producing open online learning systems

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producing open online learning systems

• Project rationale
• Core Products
• Impact
• Lessons learned
• Valorisation

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Project Rationale

• We targeted the LdV objective and priority
• To improve the skills and competences of people"
  
• "Continuous training of teachers and trainers

• We had found that LWUTL teachers had little
  access to ICT based materials and needed training
  in how to employ and develop such materials. We
  therefore wanted to

• Promote CALL - computer assisted language
  learning
• Show teachers how to develop and use CALL
• Promote development of materials
• Promote sharing of materials copyleft

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Pools core products

• Digital pools with copyleft online resources 360
  videos
• Sample language teaching units based on the video
  materials in 9 languages
• Teacher course modules on pedagogical ICT
  methodologies
• Teacher course modules on development of ICT
  based teaching resources
• Course book on CALL
• A do it yourself DVD on courseware development
• Project clusters
• A web portal

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Digital pools - online resources

• Video recordings in Basque, Danish, Dutch,
  English, Gaelic, German, Lithuanian, Romanian,
  and Spanish
• Content covers general youth culture as well as
  vocational areas Electronics, Catering and
  tourism, Healthcare, ICT and Media studies.

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Course modules on ICT methodologies ICT content
development

• In-service courses
• Distance learning courses
• Blended courses
• Flexible courses

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Course book on CALL

• Based on the results from a previous project
  BP-BLTM
• Updated content (e.g. blogs)
• Translated and adapted versions in Lithuanian,
  Romanian, English, German, and Spanish

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A do it yourself DVD on courseware development

• Shows how to use Hot Potatoes and the Web Page
  Text Blender.
• Step by step instruction and demonstration
• English soundtrack
• Subtitles in the project languages

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Challenges met and policy making?

• The POOLS product suite enables LWUTL teachers to
  develop and make proper use of CALL materials.
  Indicators are based on feedback from end users
  across the world
• Policy makers have been addressed in Romania
  where the courses are now being accredited and
  implemented in teacher training

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Lessons learned

• Central management was replaced by peer-reviewed
  distributed management
• Dissemination was the responsibility of all
  partners BUT with central management / control
• Transparent and tangible partner tasks and
  deliveries are extremely important
• Ensure that opted extras do not negatively
  influence promised outputs

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Valorisation after the project deadline

• Project website 50.000 annual visitors
• Digital pools Still growing
• Course modules delivered by partners
• Partnership Is now an open and growing network
• Newsletters Now bi-annual
• POOLS-T a project (add on)