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Online Language Teaching and EU Projects Problem SOLVE A Leonardo da Vinci Pilot Project

ECML Conference Graz, Austria, Sept 2007. Online Language Teaching and EU Projects Problem SOLVE A Leonardo da Vinci Pilot Project. Ms. Kristin Brogan (I. T. Tralee, Ireland). ProblemSOLVE. Problem S tudent O rientation and L anguage preparation for V ocational E xperiences.

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Online Language Teaching and EU Projects Problem SOLVE A Leonardo da Vinci Pilot Project

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  1. ECML Conference Graz, Austria, Sept 2007 Online Language Teaching and EU ProjectsProblem SOLVEA Leonardo da Vinci Pilot Project Ms. Kristin Brogan(I. T. Tralee, Ireland)

  2. ProblemSOLVE • Problem • Student • Orientation and • Language preparation for • Vocational • Experiences

  3. Background • Lack of National Language Policy • Promotion & Motivation • Autonomous Learning

  4. HLP – project managers I.T.Tralee I.T.Blanchardstown Irish and EU colleges Quality control Technical experts language and mobility experts

  5. Problem SOLVE • Two year Leonardo pilot project • Preparation tool pre-departure • Feedback from mobility coordinators • Autonomous learning • Multi-cultural • Multi-lingual • Interactive • Multimedia (audio/animations/text/images)

  6. Project Partners • Ireland 4x 1. Meeting 2003 & 4. Meeting 2005 • Italy 2. Meeting 2004 • Slovakia 3. Meeting 2004 • Germany • Sweden • Spain • Switzerland

  7. TOPICS / Sections of CD ROM • Travel • Accommodation • Socialising • Work • Emergencies

  8. Structure of each section • Introduction • Words • Phrases • Virtual Tours & Exercises • Do’s & don’ts • Cultural information • Final Assessment

  9. Surveys • Aim • Collect relevant content for CD-ROM • At first & last phase of project by each partner • Orientation, cultural & language preparation • Testing Modules • Feedback of CD-ROM for master copy

  10. Technical details ofProblemSOLVE

  11. ProblemSOLVE features • Web-site style CD-ROM • Range of content: • Information pages (text / images) • Animated scenarios with spoken audio • Self-test questions & end of section quiz • Language/country “localisation” of content

  12. Section choice (work, travel etc.)

  13. Travel information content

  14. Virtual tour(animated dialogue with audio) Audio played as dialogue text appears Animated characters

  15. Quiz – drag drop example

  16. end of section quiz score

  17. Quality manager • Master module by Irish partner • Overview • Compare & contrast • Suggest amendments/give feedback • Ensure that content meets the target audience • Assessing design of modules • Testing modules

  18. Best practices • Communication • Technical support • Workshop meetings • Detailed records • User friendly • Testing (questionnaires & master) • CD-Rom (postal costs) versus website • Deadlines

  19. European Award Problem Solve won the European Award for Languages 2006 LdV Transfer of Innovation VOCAL 2007 – 2009 12 Partners 10 Languages & LSP Award & Future

  20. Watch this space www.problemsolve.org

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