2 nd Management Meeting Project Overview & Progress EUN, Brussels, 30 September 2010

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2nd Management Meeting

Project Overview & ProgressEUN, Brussels, 30 September 2010

Caroline Kearney

Knowledge-Building Team


Linked Logo & Meaning

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POLICY R

ESEARCHPRACTIC

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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



ISSUES ADDRESSED

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Teachers Learners



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

POLICY RESEARCH PRACTICE

European Schoolnet



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


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


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)


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)


WP 3: Category map for digital skills questions

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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)


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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Linked brokerage platform

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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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Discussion on platform: Homepage

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Discussion on platform: Policy page

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2 nd Management Meeting Project Overview & Progress EUN, Brussels, 30 September 2010

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