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Share.TEC

SHAring digital REsources in theTeaching Education Community

A brief guide to the three-year project co-funded by the European

Commission. Share.TEC supports access to, exchange and re-use

of digital resources and practitioner experiences within Teacher

Education at European level.


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Executive Summaryabout this report

This report provides an overview of

Share.TEC, a three-year project co-

funded by the European Commission

(eContentplusprogramme) that supports

access to, exchange and re-use of digital

resources and practitioner experiences

within Teacher Education at European

level.

Digital resources are in fact powerful

vehicles of educational innovation that

can help build bridges among the

different teacher training cultures in

Europe. The Share.TEC system connects a

number of different teacher training

related repositories and offers a unified

access point and query mechanism that

adapts to the users specific language and

cultural context. This helps to enhanceboth individual practice and also to enrich

established communities through sharing

on a broader scale.

The report aims to provide an overall

picture of the project and its outcomes in

order to foreground some key learning

from the project and draw attention to

some of the results achieved.

Readers interested in the technological

dimension of Share.TEC (the portal,

metadata models, etc.) are likely to find

the full version of the Final Project Report

(available at www.share-tec.eu) to be the

one closest to their concerns.

On the other hand, readers more

interested in the usage and development

side of Share.TEC may find this document

useful to get an idea of the portal from the

usersviewpoint and how Share.TEC is

positioned in the panorama of digital

resources and Teacher Education.

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Project

Goals

A specialized system for retrieving

Teacher Education resources

Share.TEC has undertaken to build an

advanced user-focused system that

aggregates metadata describing TE-

related digital resources located Europe-

wide. The system offers personalized,

culturally - sensitive brokerage for the

retrieval of relevant digital content.

Provision of an effective brokerage

system for TE

The matching of digital resources to

actual user needs is pursued by (a) giving

practitioners a clear pedagogical picture

of content items; (b) offering

personalisation and adaptivity features

that capture the suitability of a resource to

a given set of requirements; (c) taking

into account differences in national and

cultural education systems. In practicalterms, the Share.TEC system provides

advanced brokerage services so that

users:

can use familiar terms to search forresources;

can rely on personalised options forperforming their queries;

view results ordered according topersonalised ranking.

Thanks to these services, users have

access to a wide range of digital contents

for Teacher Education (TE) available

through the Share.TEC portal.

Semantic, linguistic/cultural and

technical interoperability

The Share.TEC portal services are based

on a semantic core called the Teacher

Education Ontology (TEO). This model

integrates and extends existing

knowledge taxonomies in order to

describe the specifics of the TE field. It

captures and relates relevant concepts,

mapping them across European cultural

and language boundaries.

Fostering reusability

Share.TEC users can report and rate their

actual experience with a specific resource

by adding their experiential annotations

(free text) and rankings. This information

helps users to understand retrieved

resources better and to reuse them in

various contexts. Further support comesfrom the systems recommender function,

which points users to potentially

interesting resources retrieved,

previewed and reused by other

practitioners with similar characteristics.

Provision of effective means compliant

with international standards

Two user-friendly support tools help

users to add their own resources in the

Share.TEC system. The ResourceIntegration Companion Kit, or RICK, tool

supports and guides individual users who

want to tag and describe their resources

so they can share their knowledge and

digital contents with other practitioners.

The Metadata Migration Facility, or MMF,

helps institutional users willing to add

their collection of already tagged

resources to the Share.TEC system.

Overcome resistance to solutions NotInvented Here

Share.TEC aims to give teacher educators

the chance to learn about praxis that

would otherwise remain largely hidden to

them and their communities. Share.TEC

seeks to support this process by involving

both individual practitioners and existing

TE professional associations at national

and European level, Engagement is

sought not only through portal use butalso via focused user involvement

activities like workshops, training

sessions and online activities.

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The Share.TEC portalA knowledge hub for TE resources

The Share.TEC portal connects a number of

different Teacher Education-related repositories

and offers a unified access point and query

mechanism that adapts to the users specific

language and context. By providing

interoperability between these repositories,

Share.TEC broadens content reusability

perspectives across Europe. Key innovative

solutions adopted in Share.TEC include, among

others, the portal functionalities and user

interface, multilinguality approach, semantic layer

(ontology and application profile), portal

architecture and the user-oriented expansion tool

RICK (Resource Integration Companion Kit).

To facilitate the access to relevant resources,

query results are automatically ordered by

relevancy and can subsequently be sorted by

language, format or date. Results can be filtered

by collection, language, format, educationalinstitution, resource type, cost/free.

To make Share.TEC easier to navigate and use, the

portal presents three main areas to explore and

work in, namely TAKE, USE and GIVE.

Casual visitors have access to a limited range of

basic functionalities. By contrast,

registered/logged-in users can take full

advantage of portal features, including

personalisation and adaptivity and the possibility

to enrich the portal and its community by addingtheir contribution. Being logged in or not can

strongly affect the users experience, so its

important to make their status clear to them.

Accordingly, when they log in, the platform logo

changes to MyShare.TEC, indicating that they

have full rights accorded to registered/logged

users and can expect personalisation and

adaptivity during interaction.

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MyShare.TECTAKE. USE. GIVE.

TAKE

This area is where users can

search or browse to find TE

resources of interest. Simple and

advanced search are available as

separate options. Simple search is

designed to provide Google-like

immediacy and ease-of-use; as

text is entered in the search box

indexed suggestions are provided

automatically.

Advanced search can be

performed by entering either free

text or by selecting the values

available for a range of metadata

fields (e.g. digital content type,

educational context, etc). Free text

search is available, as well as

different options for browsing

resources (i.e. collection,

educational Institution, teacher

practice context, knowledge area,

generic skills).

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USE

This area is designed to give users

an up-to-date view of recent

activity on the platform and allow

them to check and access their

own artefacts and activity. General

platform statistics are also

available (e.g. resource number,

collections, community members).

Additionally, (registered) users

can access personalized

information, including:

ecommended for you - list of

resource descriptions generated

in response the user profile and

history.

y Artifactslink to the users

bookmarks, comments and

ratings.

Communitylink to the groups

area.

earch historymost recent

searches the user has performed.

GIVE

This area allows (registered) users

to contribute to the community by

uploading and describing their

own resources, adding annotations

and ratings. To foster digital

content reuse, Share.TEC users

can add an experiential annotation

(open text) and ratings (1-5 stars)

that report their actual experience

with a specific digital resource.

These are used within the system

for facilitating users in (a)

retrieving resources, (b)

understanding them and (c)

reusing them in various cultural

contexts. Users can also add their

own TE resources to the portal and

describe them using the portal

RICK tool, which assists users to

tag resources that have not been

previously tagged.


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Resourcedescription

Essentially, Share.TEC is a

system that collects

descriptions of digital

resources related to Teacher

Education (TE). Each of these

descriptions, or records,

contains a set of information

about a particular digitalresource, including a link to

the digital resource on the

web. The fields comprising

this information set, and the

predefined values associated

to them, are drawn from the

Share.TEC metadata profile.

Values in some of the fields

can be viewed in more than

one language, typicallyEnglish plus at least one

language among Bulgarian,

Dutch, Italian, Spanish, and

Swedish.

Community statistics are also

displayed for each resource

description, i.e. most recent

view, total views, views today,

total bookmarks, total number

of comments.

Together with search results,

the portal provides

recommendations about

resources that are similar to

the record viewed (YOU MAY

ALSO LIKE TO SEE) and about

other descriptions that have

been viewed by users who

browsed that particular item

(USERS WHO BROWSED THISITEM ALSO BROWSED).


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The Share.TEC portal has been designed

to be multilingual. Portal multilinguality

encompasses four aspects: the metadataof digital resources as displayed by the

portal, the metadata used as search

criteria, the portal interface and the

portals online help. To support

multilinguality, the Share.TEC system

retains internal representation of various

data in a multilingual way by means of the

Teacher Education Ontology (TEO),

metadata description, metadata and userinterface.

The user can set the portal interface as

desired. When users query the Share.TEC

repository, they either use free-text

search or select from the search criteria

related to the metadata elements. In the

latter case the criteria are also

automatically mapped to the

corresponding language-independentnodes in the repositorys TEO. This

provides the possibility to search in one

language and to find relevant resources

described in another language.

The portal also offers personalisation and

social networking services, including:adaptivity of the user interface, adaptivity

of the presentation of the search results

(ranking), and recommendations of

specific resources and social interactions.

These are based both on explicit user

preferences and on implicit user

characteristics, heuristically obtained

from user behaviour logs and other

statistical data. The adaptive behaviour ofthe Share.TEC system is mainly (although

not exclusively) aimed at identifying

those digital resources that best suit the

users needs without asking them to

enumerate the requirements in detail.

Whenever possible, users are spared the

trouble of explicitly expressing these

needs as query parameters; the values

are inferred from the user model.

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Overallarchitecture

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Overallarchitecture

The Share.TEC system and

portal are based on the set of

scenarios and use cases

specified within the project.

These represent the main

system requirements guiding

the development of the overall

system architecture andfunctionalities. Main

components of the system

include: the Share.TEC Central

Repository, which stores

metadata records; the Central

Portal, where users

communicate with system

components and services; the

Metadata Harvester, that

periodically connects to all

registered sources of metadataand collects new instances;

and the System Expansion

Tools (RICK and MMF) that

automatically translate and

enrich foreign metadata

formats into Share.TEC format

(based on the CMM). To

support the creation of quality

TE metadata records, Metadata

Analyzer tools weredeveloped.

The Share.TEC system is also

endowed with a semantic layer

comprising two main

components: the Teacher

Education Ontology (TEO) and

the Common Metadata Model

(CMM). This layer is designed

to include a multilingual and

multicultural dimension(MMM-Multicultural Metadata

Model).

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The RICK ToolsIntegration kit for user-generatedresources

To support user-oriented interactive annotation of

resources, either from scratch or by enriching

existing annotations with TE-specific metadata

(based on CMM and TEO), an ad hoc tool was

developed called the Resource Integration

Companion Kit (RICK). There are two different

versions of RICK, one devoted to expert annotators

(Desktop RICK) and another devoted to final portal

users, i.e. teachers educators (Portal RICK). Both

versions provide a multilingual interface (at the

moment Bulgarian, Dutch, English, Italian, Spanish

and Swedish) and a multicultural functionality that

addresses the educational peculiarities of each

national context supported.

The main objective of Desktop RICK is to enrich

existing metadata records stored in the distributed

repositories. This tool offers four main

functionalities: creating a new description of a

resource fromscratch; creating a template to use

for generating multiple new resource

descriptions; editing and enriching an existing

description stored locally (the batch feature allows

to apply this functionality on many elements

simultaneously).

Portal RICK is not a standalone tool but rather an

integrated part of the Share.TEC portal.

Essentially, the tool allows end users to describe

the resources they want to make available for

sharing. The main differences with the desktop

version are that the fields are arranged in areas

located on a single web page, and that no batch

annotation feature is available.

The RICK user manual includes both the

installation guide (for the desktop version) and

user guidelines presented in tutorial-like fashion

so as to familiarize users with RICK by means of

examples.

In order to structure and facilitate metadata

population, a CMM guide for non-technical

indexers (such as TE, teachers, etc.) was alsodeveloped.

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Resources for TEAggregated Metadata and Contents.

Quality criteria. IPR.Share.TEC is dedicated to the TE field inEurope, and portrays digital content

aimed at all levels of teacher education

including Initial Teacher Education (ITE),

induction into the profession and career-

long Continuing Professional

Development (CPD). Through Share.TEC,

users can access highly relevant,

understandable descriptions of digital

resources that specifically address the

teacher education field, together with

links to those resources.

The Share.TEC project already brings

together a critical mass of proven TE

contents provided by its partners (about

70.000 records). This include, among

others, lessons plans, teaching modules,

best practices, reference materials. All

materials are available as texts,multimedia presentations, videos, audio

recordings - media of all kinds. The

Share.TEC collections will be

incremented by resources from other TE

institutions, publishers and content

providers, and from individual TE

practitioners, including both open access

and commercial content. Technically

speaking, the content items themselves

remain in their home location, be it the

university TE repository, YouTube, Slide

Share, Merlot, etc., while the Share.TEC

system manages the special descriptions

and links.

To be considered as appropriate for

description in Share.TEC, assets need to

be: (a) TE-specific, i.e. designed for or

used in a TE context;(b) TE-relevant, i.e.

potentially usable for TE purposes.

All metadata stored in the Share.TEC is

subject to co-ownership rights held by the

Share.TEC consortium and by the

individual who authored the metadata.

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End - UsersPractitioners in the Teacher Education field.

TEACHER EDUCATORS /

TRAINERS

The system aims to fulfill teacher

educators needs to (a) access alarge body of high-quality

resources specifically for TE;

(b) enhance their practice through

access to transferable models of

innovation; (c) develop their

competencies through sharing of

contents and best practices within

a Teacher Education (TE)

community; and (d) broaden

professional/cultural horizons tothe EU level.

Share.TEC helps teacher

educatorsat the individual and

institutional level- to enhance both

individual practice and also to

foster a stronger European identity

in the field and provide support

for teacher educators mobility.

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PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE

TEACHERS ENGAGED IN SELF-

DIRECTED LEARNIG

Pre-service and practicing

teachers engaged in self-guidedlearning can benefit from

accessing this heterogeneous set

of high-quality digital contents and

sharing professional and learning

experiences. As seekers of TE

contents, practicing teachers can

find Share.TEC a valuable support

to access digital resources that

are: (a) easy to find and TE-

native; (b) relevant to TE; (c)

trustworthy and road tested; (d)

multimedia and innovative.

As for Teacher Educators,

Share.TEC offers pre- service and

practicing teachers the

opportunity to find resources

relevant to update their

competencies and to find good

ideas and best practicesdeveloped by teachers elsewhere

in other countries.

PUBLISHERS AND CONTENT

PROVIDERS

Although developed to specifically

address Teacher educators needs,

the Share.TEC system can also fit

educational publishers needs for

direct access to a wider market for

digital content specifically for TE,

and to a distributed system

capable of delivering commercial

contents and services to potential

customers.

The Share.TEC system also

provides a TE-specific arena

across Europe for showcasing

digital products and services, and

for testing their market potential,

thus meeting content developers

needs for opportunities to

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Usersvoices

To shed light on end userneeds and boost userinvolvement, a number of userpilots were created inShare.TEC. These acted asspringboards / catalysts forforming cross-border TEcommunities centered on

specific domains of TE interest(e.g. educational technology,multicultural issues, languagelearning and social inclusion).The pilots were alsoconsidered as opportunitiesfor participants to focus oncollections of learningresources accessible throughthe Share.TEC portal, althoughthis was not mandatory. Eight

pilot projects were set upduring the third projectworkshop in Bologna,addressing different aspects(e.g. create focusedcommunities on the portal ascontexts for re-using resourcesin small groups; analyze theuse of social software and Web2.0 tools services in teachereducation).

The user pilots had mixedresults. A number of pilotsgenerated activity around theShare.TEC portal, while othersdid not get far past the initialplanning stages. Despite this,the idea of creating a numberof cross-border pilots whereend-users (teacher educators)

work on a specific educationalinnovation of their choiceappears valuable.

What advantages does Share.TEC offer you, e.g. when compared

with Google?

More focused search; better descriptions

Greater educational potential

Advantage: More focused selection of materials

Better selection criteria

Deals more directly with educational issues and materials

More filtering options than Google but far fewer results

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Impact and sustainabilityMaximize project impact at all levels.

The Share.TEC project has built a portal allowing

one stop access to Teacher Education (TE)

resources and experience. Alongside this

ambition, considerable effort has been devoted to

positioning that portal within its natural landscape

and laying the roots for continuity and for growth.

At the conclusion of the three-year project period,

Share.TEC remains the only focal point at

European level for those seeking access to,retrieval of, and contribution to pedagogical

materials for TE. As such, Share.TEC is having -

and will continue to havea major impact on the

field by responding to needs, which continue to be

felt and expressed within TE and in the education

panorama generally.

The strategy for maximizing project impact was

underpinned by the endeavour to fully exploit the

opportunities presented by all project activitiesinvolving contact with and engagement of target

users and stakeholders.

The Share.TEC network includes both

communities emerging around the system and

existing TE professional associations both at

national and European level. These actors are

important for propagating educational innovation

based on digital resource sharing, as well as for

the exploitation of the project results.

Share.TEC sustainability relies primarily onoffering relevant resources in a usable

environment in order to continually increase the

Share.TEC user base. Subscription sales and

donations are the primary revenue sources

envisaged. In addition, each current and future

partner offers the benefit of marketing,

maintaining, upgrading, monitoring, evaluating,

and validating its own digital assets including the

infrastructure housing the resources.

Dissemination is an interdependent part ofShare.TEC sustainability.

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LeveragingTE networks

Given the heterogeneity of the

TE field in Europe, the strategy

adopted in Share.TEC

identified three key levels at

which partners would leverage

their existing networks,

establish new contacts and

disseminate Share.TECobjectives and results. These

were:

level 1 - professional

networks; TE-related national

and international networks

level 2 - Higher Education

(universities, professional

schools and university

departments)

level 3 - working groups of

teacher educators and

teachers.

In total, the Share.TEC project

was presented at 60 national

and international

conferences, 48 local

workshops have been held by

project partners and 31

scientific papers were

published. The Share.TEC

system and correlated

approaches were addressed in9 university courses.

Relationships were established

with a wide variety of

organizations and initiatives

that are based in countries

both inside and outside the

partnership or are

transnational.

Type of organisation / initiative No. engaged

Universities & HE institutions 20

Public agencies, offices & educationalservices

19

Educational associations & networks 18

Projects & programmes 15

Local school hubs 5

Publishers 4

Libraries 2

Private companies 1

Other associations 1

Total 85

European: 16

BG: 4

LT: 1

IT: 26

IR: 7

SV: 18

SP: 2

NL: 4UK: 2

FR: 1 CH: 1

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The Share.TEC eventsInternational workshops and exhibit

Major dissemination events at European

level were the three international

Share.TEC workshops (held in Venice,

Dublin and Bologna) and the Share.TEC

exhibition, which took place at Online

Educa, Berlin conference.

First project workshop (Venice, IT)

The Venice workshop was designed to

engage international experts in the field,

introducing them to the project and itsambitions regarding digital resources in

the TE domain. The specific focus was on

the models being developed for

providing the Share.TEC system with

semantic, linguistic/cultural and technical

interoperability.

Second project workshop (Dublin, IE)

This event aimed to broaden

dissemination efforts by engaging

representatives from key user groups and

potential stakeholders, including TE

networks and European educational

repositories. Their participation provided

the basis for building closer ties with the

TE community at large and also provided

valuable input for the project on critical

areas like future directions in educational

repositories.

Third project workshop (Bologna, IT)

The Bologna workshop addressed both

end-users and a core group of

stakeholders. The workshop engaged

participants in (a) investigation and

testing of the pre-release version of thepilot system, (b) examination of its

relations to TE needs, (c) launching of

users pilot devoted to co-development

and sharing of digital resources that could

both provide a springboard for

dissemination and an opportunity for

international field testing.

Share.TEC OEB exhibition (Berlin, DE)

This exhibition at OEB enabled the

project to reach out to the widecommunity of education and ICT

professionals and practitioners attending

this high-profile international event.

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International BoardsAdvisory and End-Users board members.

Advisory Board members

Peter BURNHILLEDINA, University of Edinburgh,UK

Grainne CONOLEThe Open University, UK

Erik DUVALKatholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE

Conor GALVINUniversity College Dublin, IE

Gregorio Rodrguez GOMEZUniversity of Cadiz, SP

Monique GRANDBASTIENUniversit Henri Pointcar Nancy1, FR

Jan HYLNOECD - CERI, FR

Pina LALLIUniversit di Bologna, IT

Vittorio MIDOROIFIP, IT

Declan OSULLIVANTrinity College Dublin, IE

Gilbert PAQUETTELICEF, Tl-universit, CA

Maria Teresa PAZIENZAUniversit di Roma Tor Vergata, IT

Demetrios SAMPSONUniversity of Piraeus (GR)

Lampros K. STERGIOULASBrunel University, UK

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End-Users Board members

Federico ZANNONIDepartment of Educationalsciences, University of Bologna(IT)

Linda GIANNINIUniversity of Florence, LTE:

Laboratorio Tecnologiedell'Educazione (IT)

Carlo NATIUniversity of Lazio, member ofthe Working Group fordevelopment of Scientific andTechnological Knowledge ofthe Italian Ministry of Education(IT)

Cristina ODDONEUniversity of Genoa, Faculty ofForeign Languages (IT)

Miroslava CERNOCHOVAATEE-Association for TeacherEducation in Europe (CZ)

Mimi HARALANOVANational High School ofMathematics and Science,Teacher (BG)

Elitsa PELTEKOVAUniversity of Sofia, UniversityComputer Centre (BG)

Silviya KANTCHEVABulgarian Ministry of Educationand Science, General TeacherEducation (BG)

Nikolina NIKOLOVAUniversity of Sofia, TeacherEducation (BG)

Reneta BOZHANKOVASofia University, Faculty ofSlavic Studies (BG)

Adriaan SINKEHogeschool van Amsterdam,University of AppliedSciences (NL)

Roelina WIERDANHL Noordelijke HogeschoolLeeuwarden (NL)

Ronald BARENDSENNHL Noordelijke HogeschoolLeeuwarden (NL)

Ulla WIDMARKStockholm University,Department of DidacticScience (SU)

Theresa DOYLETrinity College Dublin, Schoolof Computer Science &Statistics (IE)

Cristiano CHIUSSOUniversity Ca' Foscari of

Venice. CIRDFA (IT)

Sandra ROSIUpper Secondary School,

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Models definition and User requirements

This activity was dedicated to defining the components that together comprise

the semantic layer of the Share.TEC system, namely the Teacher Education

Ontology (TEO), the Common Metadata Model (CMM) and its multicultural

extension, the Multicultural Metadata Model (MMM). The models definition

involved a number of phases and parallel tasks strictly interconnected. In order

to bring end-users perspective into the Share.TEC system, a number of detailed,

comprehensive use scenarios and cases were developed and validated to ensure

that Share.TEC suitably responds to end-user requirements.

System validation and Project evaluation

The validation mechanism in Share.TEC covered a range of project outputs,

including the initial use cases, usability of the system portal (prototype and pilot

versions), RICK tools, as well as monitoring of system performance and metadata

record consistency. Several validation iteration cycles were performed by each

partner with end-users or experts. A common procedure and tools were defined

and adopted by partners during validation sessions. The output from testing

activities were analysed and informed the system development. In order to

assess the impact of Share.TEC on its targeted application areas during its

lifetime, an expert was appointed to act as external evaluator to the consortium.

Dissemination and Sustainability

The Share.TEC consortium defined a detail dissemination plan throughout the

duration of the project. The cornerstones of this plan at European level were the

three international Share.TEC workshops (held in Venice, Dublin and Bologna)

and the Share.TEC exhibition at Online Educa Berlin event (Dec 2010). Major

dissemination events were held at national level targeting user groups and

stakeholders in partner countries.Additionally, a set of pilots was establishedinvolving practitioner groups at TE institutions located in different Europeancountries. The development of the sustainability plan was an on-going process

unfolding throughout the lifetime of the project. The final plan defines partners

roles and stakes in Share.TEC after the end of the co-funding period.

Summary of activitiesThe main activities undertaken in Share.TEC included collaborative efforts and interdependent processes that

unfolded through the project lifetime as the consortium pursued its objectives and generated its outcomes.

Bulgarian

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6%

English

7%

Italian

56%

Spanish4%

Swedish

14%

Other

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Aggregated resources - Partners' language distribution

Tools and Portal Services development and Repository population

The portal provides the digital environment necessary for the integration of

metadata resources and for accessing user-centred services. Its implementation

involved an iterative process derived from engineering (i.e. prototype, pilot and

release versions). System expansion tools MMF and RICK were designed and

developed respectively for metadata migration and metadata generation

/enrichment. Other significant enhancements included advanced recommending

services and adaptability features, and the help system. In order to support

metadata population, a CMM user guide was also developed to provide highquality and consistent indexing. Metadata analysis tools were implemented to

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Istituto Tecnologie Didattiche, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Genoa, Italy

Part of Italys National Research Council, ITD deals with technology for innovation in teaching and

learning processes within many fields, including TE.

Role: Management (project coordinator), ontology and social filtering services (recommending).

The Share.TEC ConsortiumShare.TEC brings together leading European institutions in the field of Teacher Education (TE), with backgrounds in

the fields of humanities, social sciences and computer sciences. The project consortium consists of eight partners

from six countries, aggregating substantial collections of resources for Teacher Education (TE).

Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Rated by the EU as Irelands leading research institute, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) produces

over 1900 publications annually.

Role: Multicultural metadata model, metadata analyser and user guide, repository population.

Universit C Foscari di Venezia, Venice, Italy

The Interfaculty Centre of Educational Research and Advanced Training (CIRDFA) at University

C Foscari supports scientific collaboration in teaching methodologies and vocational training.

Role: Evaluation, adaptation features (metrics for resource-user matching) & user scenarios.

Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

The Learning Resource Centre at Stockholm University (SU) provides a variety of learning andresearch support services including access to various educational e-content repositories.

Role: Awareness, dissemination and sustainability.

CLUEB, Bologna, Italy

CLUEB is a cooperative publisher associated to University of Bologna with a catalogue of 2,400

volumes, mostly monographs by university scholars.

Role: Sustainability plan

Sofiyski Universitet, Sofia, Bulgaria

The CIST Centre at Sofia University (NIS-SU) is an interdisciplinary research and training

institution dealing with the development and widespread use of ICT.

Role: System development & testing (prototype, pilot & release), services and user interface.

Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain

GSIC/EMIC is an interdisciplinary research group at the Universidad de Valladolid (UVa). Main

research areas are e-learning, applications and technologies, practitioner support and CSCL.

Role: Usability, system expansion facilities (RICK), query and brokerage services, use cases.

Open Universiteit, Heerlen, The Netherlands

OUNL is a leading academic institution whose Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologiesbrings expertise in the fields of Learning Sciences and Technology Enhanced Learning.

Role: Common Metadata Model, system specifications, activation of end-user networks


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Project Participants

CIRDFA, University C Foscari of

Venice (IT)

Monica Banzato, Gianluigi Bodi, Umberto

Margiotta, Fiorino Tessaro, Paolo Tosato.

CLUEB (IT)

Frida Bartolini, Giulia Capai, Domenico

Corcione, Michele Cristofori, Gabriele

Galli, Cristina Gaspodini, Silvia Grandi,

Luigi Guardigli, Jennifer Monroe, Giada

Nencetti, Simona Salustri.

CNR, ITD (IT) coordinator

Serena Alvino, Stefania Bocconi, Giovanni

Caruso, Jeffrey Earp, Giovanni Fulantelli,Vittorio Midoro, Giorgio Olimpo,

Donatella Persico.

NIS-SU, Sofiyski Universitet (BG)

Pavel Boytchev, Atanas Georgiev,

Alexander Grigorov, Eugenia

Kovatcheva, Nikolina Nikolova, Elitsa

Peltekova, Eliza Stefanova, Krassen

Stefanov.

OUNL (NL)

Fred de Vries, John van der Baaren,

Marion Grber, Robert Schuwer, Stefaan

Ternier, Wim van der Vegt, Wim Westera.

TCD (IE)

Inmaculada Arnedillo-Snchez, Claire

Brophy, Theresa Doyle, Ann Fitzgibbon,

Anna-Marie Higgins, Charleen Hurtubise,

Elisabeth Oldham, Brendan Tangney,

Hendrik Thomas.

SU (SE)

Karin Alling, Erik Axdorph, Eeva Koroma

Niklas Olaisson, Lena Olsson, Eeva

Edman Stalbrant.

UVa (SP)

Juan Ignacio Asensio, Miguel Luis Bote

Lorenzo, Beatriz Carramolino, Yannis

Dimitriadis, Tamara Gonzales Cubero,

Bartolom Rubia, Mara Jess Rodrguez

Triana, Guillermo Vega Gorgojo.

External Evaluator

Claire Belisle, CNRS, France.

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This document reflects the work done in the Share.TEC project by

all members of the Consortium.

Authors

Stefania Bocconi, Jeffrey Earp, Luigi Sarti, ITD-CNR

Contributing Authors

CIRDFA, CLUEB, NIS-SU, OUNL, TCD, UVa, SU staff members

Printed in Genoa, Italy, by CNR- Institute for Educational

Technology in June 2011.

The full version of the Final Report is available on the project Web Site

http://www.share-tec.eu

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This project is co-founded by European Commission under the eContentplus Programme. The content of

this report does not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Commission. Responsibility for

the information and views expressed in the therein lies entirely with the authors.
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ContactsThe Share.TEC Consortium

Portal: http://portal.share-tec.eu

Web site: http://www.share-tec.eu

To become a member, please contact [email protected]

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