Brief Overview of ESPONTrain Project progress

1. BriefOverview of ESPONTrain Project progress ESPON Seminar, Krakow,30 November 2011 Stella KYVELOU, Coordinator/Project Manager E-mail : Espon2013_ncp@panteion.gr

2. ESPONTrain «Establishment of a transnational ESPON training programmeto stimulate interest to ESPON2013 knowledge» 10 ESPON countries, 6 majorthematicteachingpackages ( TTPs)

3. Two target groups The trainees should be identified for the two target groups: Group 1 ( 2-3/2011):policy makers, government officials, staff of local/regional authorities involved in spatial planning, regional and urban development etc Group 2 (5-6/2-11): postgraduate students and young researchers/professionals from the field of geography, spatial planning, regional and urban development, engineering, environmental economics etc.

4. What has been done Adaptationoftheproposalincooperationwiththe CU 6 majorthematicpackages,Trainers’ Manual Decisionsondetailsabouteducationalmaterialandeducationalcycles 3 projectmeetings ( Athens-Rome-Athens) Guidelinesonhowtostructuretheeducationalmaterial Building of the ESPONTrainplatformMoodleuploaded at http://espontrain.cs.teiath.gr Guidelinesfortheselectionoftraineesandtrainers Collection-elaborationofeducationalmaterialperthematicpackage ( final ESPON reports ) Instructional material that is an example on how to design a course Disseminationactivities ( website, socialmedia, video-spots, TV presentations )

6. Presentation of the ESPONTrain platform The ESPONTrainInteractive e-learningplatform

7. e-learning system e-learning system e-learning Tools e-learning Courses (content + learning paths)

8. e-learning Tools • ESPON-Train e-learning platform • Live Class Module (Synchronous e-learning) (WizIQ) • GIS and Geographic Visualisation (QGIS)

9. e-learning courses • Course Design Approach for ESPON-Train • Course Design Example • Course Implementation Example Learning Activities & Content

10. Uploadingthematic teaching packages • Instructionalmaterial • Designingofcoursesand e-classrooms • Developmentofonlineapplicationsandmultimediafocusingonthecasestudies • Definition of target groups and training staff • Reporting What is ongoing or has to bedone in the near future

11. Ourmainconcernsandachievements • firstofall, toreconcilenationaldiversitieswith a European-wideandfullytransnationalapproach, whichisbesidesoneofourmajorgoals • second, tocreate a highlyinnovative, flexible, user-friendly, easytomanageandinteractiveESPON e-learning process( focusingonthecasestudies’ partofoureducationalmodelandthepolicyimplications) soastobeanefficientbackgroundto a broaderESPON Virtuallearningenvironment ( VLE) inthefuture • LastbutnotleasttocreatesynergieswithotherTNAs ( e.gusing the INTERSTRAT’s workshops material, whichreflects interactions with stakeholders and policy makers of all levels and will be helpful to better understand policy implications of the ESPON findings.

12. ConcerningGreece, weareworkinginclosecooperationwithregionsandregionalcommissionersforbothTNAs, INTERSTRAT andESPONTrain… «Everyone working to helpovercome Greekcrisis has the duty to helpthe countryreturn to positive growth» saidHorstReichenbach, Headofthe EC TaskForce, addressingtoGreekregionalcommissionersintheEuropeanPartliament

13. We arereadytostartthefirstESPONTraincycleonthe 1stofFebruary 2011

14. ESPON matters ! Takeyourplacein ESPON train !! Thank you very much for your attention