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2 nd Management Meeting Project Overview & Progress EUN, Brussels, 30 September 2010. Caroline Kearney Knowledge-Building Team. Linked Logo & Meaning. PRACTICE. RESEARCH. POLICY. LINKED L everaging I nnovation for a N etwork of K nowledge on E ducation
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2nd Management MeetingProject Overview & ProgressEUN, Brussels, 30 September 2010 Caroline Kearney Knowledge-Building Team
Linked Logo & Meaning PRACTICE RESEARCH POLICY
LINKED LeveragingInnovation for a Network ofKnowledge onEducation 1 year project (Feb 2010 – Jan 2011) funded under the EC’s Lifelong Learning Programme to develop a dynamic online brokerage platform on digital skills & digital games for policy makers and practitioners www.europeanschoolnet.org - www.eun.org
ISSUES ADDRESSED Digital skills Teachers Learners Digital games in school www.europeanschoolnet.org - www.eun.org
THE PARTNERS PRACTICE RESEARCH POLICY Tiger Leap Foundation, Estonia European Schoolnet Ministerodell’istruzioneItaly MinisteriodaEducaçaoPortugal Centre for Information Technologies in Education (CITE/ITC), Lithuania Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education (NCIE) – University of Oslo, Norway University of Helsinki Finland www.europeanschoolnet.org - www.eun.org
LINKED partners EUN - Coordinator (Leader of WPs 1,4 & 6) NCIE, NO (Leader of WP 2) Uni. of Helsinki, FI (Leader of WP 3) ANSAS, IT (Leader of WP 5) DGIDC, PT TigerLeapFoundation, EE CITE, LT
WP 2: Testing & blueprint (NCIE, NO) Blueprint for LINKED brokerageplatform Analysis of feedback (NCIE, NO) LiteratureReview (NCIE, NO) Task to test brokerageplatforms (EUN) Feedback (all partners)
WP 3: Formulating questions Formulation of Questions Translate theminto ‘elaborate’ research questions, sub-questions & framing (Helsinki Uni. & EUN) Collection of authentic questions (all partners) Selection of 7 questions on digital skills & 7 on games (Helsinki Uni. & EUN) Analysis of questions throughcategorymapping& partner consultation (Helsinki Uni.)
WP 3: Formulating answers Formulation of Answers On this basis creatingother user-friendly formats for bothtarget groups (e.g. PowerPoints, videos and conceptualmaps) Use of EBSCO & ERIC searchdatabases Selection of articles by consulting criteria & abstracts, monitoring search Formulation of long answers (includingmethodology & references) & short answers
WP 4: Technical development (EUN) • Development of technical specifications based on input from WPs 2 & 3 (i.e. literature review, testing & feedback, user needs) • Features of brokerage platform: • Search tool (by keywords, country, language, type of content etc.) • Document/resource library (upload/download relevant docs) • Videos (existing ones & new ones to be produced) • RSS aggregator (from national sources & brokerage systems) • Community of practice (link to Games in Schools NING: gamesinschools.ning.com)
WP 5: Debriefing & evaluation (ANSAS) • 2 aspects to be evaluated: The quality of: - consortium management - brokerage mechanisms • Through formative and summative peer assessment • Quality plan was produced in April for internal project processes & outcomes • Final evaluation report January 2011
WP 6: Dissemination & sustainability (EUN) • Communication plan at European & national level: • EUN/national web portals (promote through news & events) • EUN/national newsletters to policy makers & teachers • Press releases • Reports • Videos • Training workshop on platform for policy makers & teachers: a face to face brokerage event (Eminent November 2010) • Final dissemination & sustainability plan January 2011
Next steps … • First test of the question & answer process to take place with an audience of policy makers (PIC & Digital Skills Working Group) at end of September, to be followed up by the Eminent training workshop in November. • Finalize development of brokerage platform & its content. • Design a strategy for the platform’s sustainability beyond the lifetime of the project. • Implement an ongoing evaluation process to ensure we are meeting the needs of our various end users. • Long but interesting process (applying to the Commission for an extension)
Next Steps Thank you for your attention. We look forward to linking up with you in the future on our Linked brokerage platform! POLICY RESEARCH PRACTICE