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2nd Management Meeting
Project Overview & ProgressEUN, Brussels, 30 September 2010
Caroline Kearney
Knowledge-Building Team
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LINKED
Leveraging Innovation for a Network of Knowledge on Education
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
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ISSUES ADDRESSED
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Teachers Learners
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THE PARTNERS
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University of Helsinki
Finland
Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education (NCIE) –
University of Oslo, Norway
Ministero dell’istruzione
Italy
Ministerio da Educaçao
Portugal
Tiger Leap Foundation,
Estonia
Centre for Information Technologies in Education
(CITE/ITC), Lithuania
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LINKED partners
EUN - Coordinator
(Leader of WPs 1,4 & 6)
NCIE, NO(Leader of WP 2)
Uni. of Helsinki, FI(Leader of WP 3)
DGIDC, PT
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ANSAS, IT(Leader of WP 5)
Tiger Leap Foundation, EE CITE, LT
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Overview of work packages 1-6
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Work Package Outputs Deliverables Deadlines
WP 1: MANAGEMENTLead by EUN
Minutes of meetings (x3) Management Report Kick-off meeting: 17-18 March Mid-project meeting: 22 June Final meeting: 9-10 November 2010
WP2:TESTING BROKERAGE SYSTEMS & BLUEPRINTLead by NCIE, NO
Literature ReviewValidation reportsAnalysis of feedback
Blueprint for knowledge brokerage platform
End of April 2010
WP3: DEVELOPING & BROKERING CONTENTLead by Uni. Helsinki, FI
Questionnaire responsesLiterature reviews/digestsProduction of videos
Report on structure and content of brokerage platform
Mid-project meeting (22 June)End of August 2010
WP4:TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT OF BROKERAGE PLATFORM Lead by EUN
Technical specifications Technical brokerage platformReport on technical features of platform
End of September 2010
WP 5: DEBRIEFING & EVALUATIONLead by ANSAS, IT
Quality planDebriefing report
Evaluation report End of Dec. 2010/Jan. 2011
WP 6: DISSEMINATIONLead by EUN
Training workshop (at Eminent, Nov. 2010)
Dissemination & sustainability plan
End of Dec. 2010/Jan 2011
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WP 2: Testing & blueprint (NCIE, NO)
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Blueprint for LINKED brokerage
platform
Literature Review (NCIE, NO)
Task to test brokerage
platforms (EUN)
Feedback (all partners)
Analysis of feedback
(NCIE, NO)
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WP 3: Formulating questions
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Formulation of Questions
Collection of authentic questions (all
partners)
Analysis of questions through category mapping&
partner consultation (Helsinki Uni.)
Selection of 7 questions on digital skills & 7 on games
(Helsinki Uni. & EUN)
Translate them into ‘elaborate’ research questions, sub-
questions & framing(Helsinki Uni. & EUN)
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WP 3: Formulating answers
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Formulation of Answers
Use of EBSCO & ERIC search databases
Selection of articles by consulting criteria &
abstracts, monitoring search
Formulation of long answers (including methodology &
references) & short answers
On this basis creating other user-friendly formats for both
target groups (e.g. PowerPoints, videos and
conceptual maps)
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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)
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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
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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
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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)
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Next Steps
Thank you for your attention.
We look forward to linking up with you in the future on our Linked brokerage platform!
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