eTwinning: A roadmap of development

Anne Gilleran

Pedagogical Manager eTwinning Central Support Service

What is eTwinning?

A Lifelong Learning Programme initiative- Comenius action

Launched January 2005

September 2008

National Support Service

(1 in each country)

Central Support Service.

Run by the European Schoolnet on behalf of the European Commission

Designed to find partners; create, manage and run school projects

Launched to encourage school collaboration in Europe

eTwinning 1.0 (2005)

What has happened since 2005?

The Internet phenomenon

Since 2005

February 2004

January 2005

February 2005

October 2006February 2004.

20062005/06

April 2006

1. The Internet has changed

Pre 2004 Web 1.x–Passive–Read the news–Retrieve information

Essentially an online encyclopedia

Interactive & Creative Web 2.0

- make the news- publish ideas- create archives- comment on events- communicate

Informal collaboration

Comenius Partnerships

Peer learning

Sharing of resources and ideas

Communitybuilding

eTwinning Projects

Many things were happeningIn eTwinning...

Above... and below the surface

Time to go beyond eTwinning 1.0

64,290 users

500,000 messages

20,000 users/day

600,000 pupils

29,000 projects

eTwinning (2009) – in figures

Find each other and get in touch

Set up & run projectswith their pupils

Get together and attend learning events

Are engaged in informal learning

Share practice and ideas

eTwinning is social

The community for schools in Europe where teachers:

In 23 languages…

eTwinning projects

eTwinning schools

The evolution of eTwinning 2.0

Learning Events

Started March 2009

Podcasting

Creative use of media

Exploring creativity

MindMapping

eTwinning Groups

European key competencies

17

Rationale for etwinning

Cooperate with colleagues from other European countries

SIMPLE approach• Share• Innovate• Motivate• Participate• Learn• Exchange

Learning resource exchange (LRE)

Resources on demand

And….

It’s still for free!

Thank you for your attention!

eTwinning portal:www.etwinning.net

Contacts:Anne.Gilleran@eun.org