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EU – IT Pilot Project in the Field of Education

EU – IT Pilot Project in the Field of Education. Project Steering Committee Meeting. Pristina , 24.02.2011. Contents. New Team Leader Introduction – Dr . Helmut Schramke Progress Sustainability Dissemination Conclusions Didactic Centres Meeting report

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EU – IT Pilot Project in the Field of Education

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  1. EU – IT Pilot Project in the Field of Education Project Steering Committee Meeting Pristina, 24.02.2011

  2. Contents • New Team LeaderIntroduction – Dr. HelmutSchramke • Progress • Sustainability • Dissemination • Conclusions • DidacticCentres Meeting report • PresentationofLearningObjectsRepositoryandeContent

  3. Helmut Schramke Ph. D. in Biology/Physics, Graz/Austria 1971 Computers in Education (e-Learning) Universities Wurzburg, Freiburg, Giessen, (Germany), Illinois (USA)  1978 Seminars, Trainings, Technical Support Computer/Semiconductor Industry, (Germany, France, UK, USA) SIEMENS; National Semiconductor, Altos, Uniplex, Gemplus,… 1985 Independent Consultant, Seminars, Trainings (Europe, Russia) IT, Office Automation, e-Learning, Change Management  1996 Higher Education (international) University of Vienna, Salzburg Seminar, PR China  2002 Independent Consultant, Team Leader, Education/Public Administration/ICT Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Central Asia, Croatia, Georgia, Kasachstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, PR China, Russian Federation, Serbia/Yugoslavia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Usbekistan funded by EC, UNDP, ….

  4. Cooperation with local stakeholders • MEST – the project has great support by MEST, especially by Mr. Osmani • Temporary hosting of services agreed with Faculty of Electrical andComputerEngineering • DidacticCentresmeeting – verygoodresponseandactiveparticiaption • Local experts – they have mostly good qualifications for completing project tasks

  5. Progress during reporting periodComponent 1 • eReadiness report finished according collected data and analysis in theprevious period • Preparatory work done for Action plan creation • Work on legal framework started

  6. Progress during reporting periodComponent 2 • revisit of pilot institutions • checking of existing documentation • to define the space for equipment • inspection and documentation (photographs) of defined rooms/specifications • to communicate to the pilot institution rrepresentative the scope of the needed adaptation works and presented him/her typical PC arrangements in a classroom • the pilot institution representative to nominate a person which will be responsible for maintenance of delivered equipment and responsible for issues related to delivery and installation of equipment • inform the pilot institution representative on security concept that institution has to develop.

  7. Progress during reporting periodComponent 3 • Selection of trainers of teachers finished (the project team has selected 18 candidates) • Train the trainers course delivered to selected trainers • online course during November and Presentation skills training during December • “E-learning Management” training materials finalised and training delivered during December • Preparatory work for “eLearning Center” documentation done • Training program “Basic ICT and eLearning in education” received MEST accreditation • Trainings for teachers started on 7th February 2011

  8. Trainthetrainers program

  9. eLearning Management Program

  10. PresentationSkills for trainers

  11. Progress during reporting periodComponent 4 • existing commercial and Open Source Learning Object Repositories analyzed based on defined requirements and specifications • DSpaceLeraningObjectsRepositorychosen for use in Kosovo • Preparatory work for eContent selection: participants selected and invited, presentation prepared, • “eContent selection” workshop organised – 16 participants (teachers) • 14 multimedia lessons from 5 different subjects (mathematics,physics, biology, chemistry and English language)selectedthey will be translated toAlbanian, Serbian, Turkish and Bosnian language and adapted for children with special needs – translationandproofreading are ongoing • Concept for eContentapplicationin pilot schoolsdeveloped

  12. eContentSelectionworkshop

  13. Progress during reporting periodComponent 5 • Hosting of web services: LOR and IT training mangaement system agreed with Faculty of Electrical and ComputerEngeenering

  14. Sustainability • In order to assure the sustainability, the project team invests lot of time working with local communities • All pilot institutions were visited twice by project experts, and they will be visited more times during the project and also invited on project events • We faced great level of involvement by local people who work for beneficiaries, e.g. MEST, schools, DCs, MEDs etc., for example 15 teachers were working during the whole weekend in order to select eContent for pilot • Participants of eLearning Management trainingwereveryactiveandenthusiastic, theywant to meetagainwith project experts • Challenge: localexperts are needed to continueactivitiesafterthe project

  15. Dissemination • eReadiness report is in the finalisationprocces • It willbepresented on theeventorganisedbythe project • Event “eLearning Day” is planned for November 2011 • Project leaflet, postersandbannerswillbeavailablesoon • Project web site – www.itpilotproject.eu

  16. Conclusions • The most of the project activities are on-going according to the initial plan • A few of the activities started later because of later acceptance of Inception report than the project team initially planned. • Component 5 startedlaterbecauseof period we had without Team Leader • It was critical for the project in the previous period to receive MEST accreditation for teacher training program and to start with trainings • Component 5 experts activated together with coming of the new Team Leader

  17. DidacticCentresmeetingreport 1/2 • Date: 09/02/2011 • Present: TahirBakalli(DC Gjakova/Đakovica), Sophie Beaumont (ECLO), AgimBerdyna (MEST), Kemal Berisha (DC Peja/Peć), VoglusheKurteshi (DC Gjilan/Gnjilane), GonxheMejzini (DC Gjakova/Đakovica), AgimOlluri (DC Ferizaj/Uroševac), Argjend Osmani (MEST), Ana Partalo (project), Sonja Prišćan(project) • Premises: MEST, Pristina Topics discussed: • Introduction to project results and plans for next period • Roles of MEST and Didactic Centres • Advantages for Didactic Centres and requirements on Didactic Centres • Discussion • Conclusions and setting the date of the next meeting • Learning Object Repositories project report presentation

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