technology-enhanced micro innovation in european education

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Technology-Enhanced Micro-Innovations in European Education

Fabio Nascimbeni, MENON – SCOP 2013 Conference

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VISIR addresses three main gaps

“Understanding gap”the theories of changes and the intervention logics utilised in the different LLL sectors must be analysed and coherently integrated in some common scenarios and recommendations for change targeted both to policy and practice

“Networking gap”flows of information among ICT-for-learning experts and practitioners from different fields and across European Members states must be made smoother and must be based on recognized “good practices which work”

“Mainstreaming gap”the micro-innovation practices that exist around Europe must be made visible as ways to mainstream a meaningful bottom-up use of ICT for learning and must be the basis on which future scenarios and visions of European ICT for learning are built and discussed

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VISIR: activities and impacts

Collection, analysis and assessment of 100 micro-innovation practices

(open web showcase) Network of grassroots innovators

Influence policy and foster change at system level

Seven workshops

Better networking on meaningful ideas

Four stakeholders consultations

New vision on ICT in education

Desk research and experts validation

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Who is behind VISIR

• the MENON Network • the European Association for Adult Learning (EADL) • the European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN) • the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) • the European Learning Industry Group (ELIG) • the European Interest Group on Creativity and Innovation (EICI) • The European Foundation for Quality in e-Learning (EFQUEL) • K.U. Leuven

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Limits of CurrentApproach

Availability of tools

Vision of a Better future

Incentive tochange

DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION

Looking at education today:

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Micro-Innovations

micro due toimplementation scopesize of idea-generatordegree of actual change

not due to impact potential

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Micro-innovations database

• 120 collected cases

• Reflecting 25+ trends

• Top 20 cases selected

Section Heading

Five examples of VISIR micro-

innovation practices

Micro-Innovations

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Apps for Goodhttp://goo.gl/ZxtmV

Innovator:Iris Lapinski

Place:United Kingdom

Type:Public Private Partnership

Apps for Good

Learn App Programminghelp change the world

Innovative for:learning by doing, student motivation

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The Sentinelhttp://goo.gl/jZEvc

Innovator:Paolo Ferri

Place:Reggio Calabria, Italy

Type:Private Initiative

The Sentinel

Teach Energy Savingby putting students in control

of their school

Innovative for:learning by doing, student motivation,

use of technologies & visualisation, school governance models

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Podcastinghttp://goo.gl/FhifV

Innovator:Cinzia Chelo

Place:Asti, Italy

Type:Private Initiative

Podcasting – vivere la citta’

Teach History & Geographyby turning students

into virtual tour guides

Innovative for:learning by doing, student motivation,

student-centred learning

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Podcastinghttp://goo.gl/BAxH4

Innovator:Yvette van den Bersselaar

Place:Espoo, Finland

Type:Public-Private Partnership

Ecologically Intelligent

Teach Biology On-SiteThrough the use of augmented reality

technologies

Innovative for:learning by doing, full-immersion learning, augmented reality

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QUB Exam Revisionhttp://goo.gl/jr8TS

Innovator:Colin O’Hare

Place:Queens University Belfast, Ireland

Type:Public-Private Initiative

QUB Exam Revision

Exam Revisionby creating a video-summary

of the course

Innovative for:Student-centred learning, new pedagogies

Section HeadingSome emerging observations

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Observation 1

Innovators are

not replicating current approaches

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Observation 2

Innovators are prizing

interactive approaches

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Observation 3

Technology works as an enabler…

it is a means to an end

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Observation 4

Public-Private Partnerships encourage innovation

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Observation 5

Many innovations arise

from integration

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Observation 6

The lone inventoris alive and well

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Thank-you for your attentionQuestions?

Fabio Nascimbeni (fabio.nascimbeni@menon.org)