Increasing the use of Streaming technology in school education in Europe 2003 – 2006

1. Increasing the use of Streaming technology in school education in Europe 2003 – 2006 http://estream.schule.at

2. society content teaching methods media Stimulating factors for Change school administration

3. Challenges • individualization of learning • ability to cooperative working • stronger need for social attendance • support for life long learning • meet external standards • observe efficiency of education • education becomes a market • integration of handicapped students

4. Pedagogical benefits of ICT in school • Raises the desire for communication • Brings unlimited access to information • Changes nature of learning • Improves important personal qualification of students and teachers • Supports intercultural approach • Helps students with special needs

5. Current situation of ICT in Schools • nearly all schools are connected to the internet • information retrieval • communication • education needs multimedia • streaming and broadcasting as emerging technologies could be a solution, but • need broadband access • require wider media understanding

6. Streaming & Broadcasting Technology • Streaming Media • audio and video files transmitted over the Internet in a continuous fashion. • allows you to quickly serve multimedia content to web visitors • Broadcasting Technology • from one source to many users

7. AVD as a Pathfinder of eStream • AVD = Audiovisuelle Dienste • Sponsors: Ministry of Education Telekom Austria • 92 schools connected via satellite • applications: • media-on-demand service • tool for synchronous E-Learning

8. Objectives • setting up of a video on demand service for the distribution of digital media to schools • creation of interactive, digital learning environments as e.g. digital tv using streaming media

9. Specific tasks • to test and evaluate the added value • promote interactive learning • enhance the use of media in class room • to develop support services for schools • exchange mechanism for media between countries • to network projects • to promote awareness and better understanding of the potential

10. eStream

11. Background • media on demand solutions, interactive multicasting,broadcasting – huge potential for education • schools in Europe – broadband access • insight into the impact of Streaming media on teaching/ learning and on school organisation

12. eStream a Europe wide project • to promote the exchange of experiences on the use of streaming media in class room • to raise the awareness and to promote a better understanding • to address educational/didactical aspects http://estream.schule.at

13. Partners • Coordination: EDUCATION HIGHWAY • ATiT, Audiovisual technologies, informatics and telecommunications, Belgium • CSP - s.c.a.r.l. Innovazione nelle ICT, Italy • University of Patras, School of Education, Greece • Science and Education Center, Patras, Greece • Swedish Telepedagogic Knowledge Center, Sweden • Mayo Education Center , Ireland

14. Specific objectives • to test and evaluate the added value on different teaching approaches and didactical strategies using streaming media in classroom in different eLearning contexts (didactical scenarios) • To develop support services for schools • to network projects, experienced actors and institutions in Europe in order to create synergies • to promote awareness and a better understanding of the potential for educational applications of streaming media

15. Target group • direct target group • teachers, teacher trainers and educators, educational Streaming media producers, pedagogical experts • indirect target group • students in schools

16. Activities and Products 1 • collection and analysis of existing streaming media projects, initiatives and experiences • evaluation of the pedagogical effectiveness and the organisational impact of using streaming media, by involving the schools participating • research study on the added value on the learning process

17. Activities and Products 2 • A physical demo-site in Greece • A virtual demonstrator of a multilingual video on demand and streaming service • development of a series of working demonstrators • development of strategies for the large scale deployment of Streaming media

18. Activities and Products 3 • online utilizing service - help desk, guidelines, FAQ, case studies and training materials • online information, exchange and discussion forum • development of a blueprint for the exchange of streaming material in Europe together with a paper on forthcoming standards

19. Organisation of two events: • Transnational workshop(Leuven, 26-27 May 2005) • Open European conference on streaming technology in education in Europe (Patras,Greece 14-16 June 2006)

20. virtual demo site • multilingual media-on-demand service • online media distribution • media work center • translation tool • functions • search • speakers text + translations • key frames • additional material

22. Benefits of Streaming Media • on demand service • easy distribution of media • additional features • streaming of live events • keyframing • multilingualism • linking with other media • new didactical potential • easy access to educational media also for students • Usage of existing educational media ressources for acceptable costs • Streaming content could be offered worldwide over networks

23. Key Issues • to exchange educational media in a transnational way without producing new media for each language and country • to go beyond conventional broadcasting of a lecture or showing educational media in classroom • Interactive and self-directed use instead of passive consumption • to offer possibilites for interaction (questions – answers, usage of parts of media,...) • to offer added value through the special didactical preparation of media

24. Streaming and broadcasting technology offers the possibility to move from passive consumption of media by the entire class to active work with media by each individual student.

25. http://estream.schule.at