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ITT “G.MAZZOTTI”ITSG “A.PALLADIO

ITIS “E.FERMI”IPSSAR “M.ALBERINI”

CASA CIRCONDARIALE DI TREVISOASSOCIAZIONE VOLONTARIATO PER IL CARCERE

“PER RICOMINCIARE”

THE PROJECT’S GENERAL OBJECTIVETHE PROJECT’S GENERAL OBJECTIVE

The LLINK project comes under the Leonardo The LLINK project comes under the Leonardo programmes for transnational mobilityprogrammes for transnational mobility - VETPRO (Mobility for professionals in the field of education (Mobility for professionals in the field of education and professional training) and has the general and professional training) and has the general objective of: objective of:

supporting improvements in quality and innovation in supporting improvements in quality and innovation in the systems, institutions and practices for education the systems, institutions and practices for education and vocational trainingand vocational training

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THE PROJECT’S OPERATIONAL THE PROJECT’S OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

Improving the quality and fostering cooperation among institutions or establishments offering learning opportunities, enterprises, social parties and other relevant organizations throughout Europe

Implementing the development of innovative practices in the field of education and vocational training, and also the transfer of such practices from one participating country to the others

Promoting the development of contents, services, teaching solutions and innovative practices based on ICT, in the field of lifelong learning


THE PROJECT’S SPECIFIC OBJECTIVESTHE PROJECT’S SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

Sharing and updating the respective experiences, competences and methodologies for distance learning based on e-learning platforms and digital contents (learning objects), for the benefit of young and adult learners. We also wish to explore the possibility of extending such methodologies to students in penitentiary institutions.


DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT’S DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT’S SPECIFIC OBJECTIVESSPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

The week-long visit abroad is aimed at collecting information and various materials, and also at exchanging first-hand experiences in the respective schools, in order to build a broader picture of the situation of e-learning and planning of digital teaching material (learning objects) throughout the schools involved in the project.

The phase of outgoing visits to the partner countries will be followed by some elaboration activities including the publication of materials and telematic discussion carried out through a series of IT tools which will be activated for the purpose (website, forum)


Hosting partnersHosting partners

GIP Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand - France Consejerìa de Educaciòn y Cultura Murcia – Spain Alfa College – Groningen – The

Netherlands Koning Willem I College -

Hertogenbosch – The Netherlands Opplæringskontor – Lofoten –

Norway Internasjonalt Servicekontor –

Oppland – Norway Hastings college - St. Leonards on

Sea East Sussex - England


Hosting partnersHosting partners


The project’s activitiesThe project’s activities

The proposed action consists in visits to the European partner schools in order to compare the respective situations.

The project lasts for 18 months from the date of approval.

The visiting periods agreed on are: from October 2007 to late The visiting periods agreed on are: from October 2007 to late February 2008February 2008


RELEVANCE OF THE PROJECTRELEVANCE OF THE PROJECT

The project becomes particularly relevant within the national The project becomes particularly relevant within the national context, in connection to various experimental experiences carried context, in connection to various experimental experiences carried out in Italy by INDIRE, for the spreading of distance learning out in Italy by INDIRE, for the spreading of distance learning methodologies and technologies, in which the Mazzotti institute methodologies and technologies, in which the Mazzotti institute has taken a very active part. has taken a very active part.

In connection to the Life Long Learning Programme objectives, the In connection to the Life Long Learning Programme objectives, the project has a strategic relevance, with regards to the support and project has a strategic relevance, with regards to the support and improvement of the quality and innovation in the systems, improvement of the quality and innovation in the systems, institutions and practices for education and vocational training institutions and practices for education and vocational training (including those offered within penitentiary institutions)(including those offered within penitentiary institutions)


Tasks of the local partnersTasks of the local partners

Indicating the participants to the project and to the visits abroad, Indicating the participants to the project and to the visits abroad, after adequate selection of the same within their own after adequate selection of the same within their own association/institutionassociation/institution

Cooperating to the participants’ academic and professional Cooperating to the participants’ academic and professional development, as well as to the social content of their visits abroaddevelopment, as well as to the social content of their visits abroad

Cooperating to the monitoring planCooperating to the monitoring plana.a. Cooperating, through the participants to the experience, to the Cooperating, through the participants to the experience, to the

editing of the research, analysis and observation materials editing of the research, analysis and observation materials collected during the visits to the European partner institutionscollected during the visits to the European partner institutions

b.b. Cooperating with “G. Mazzotti” institute, coordinating and Cooperating with “G. Mazzotti” institute, coordinating and promoting the project, in the spreading and transfer of the promoting the project, in the spreading and transfer of the achieved resultsachieved results


Profile of the participating teachersProfile of the participating teachers

Differentiation of the teachers regarding the taught subjects Differentiation of the teachers regarding the taught subjects (humanities and vocational) (humanities and vocational)

An adequate knowledge of the English language, to be used An adequate knowledge of the English language, to be used as vehicular language at all destinationsas vehicular language at all destinations; ;

Motivation to cooperate to all the phases of the exchange Motivation to cooperate to all the phases of the exchange projectproject

For every destination, the presence of an English teacher will be For every destination, the presence of an English teacher will be assured, in support of all seminar and research/study activities assured, in support of all seminar and research/study activities which will be carried out during the teachers’ outgoing phase.which will be carried out during the teachers’ outgoing phase.


Preparation for the teachers involved in Preparation for the teachers involved in the mobility the mobility

Training seminars Training seminars concerning the teaching and cultural aspects concerning the teaching and cultural aspects of e-learning, and the latest technologies for the management of of e-learning, and the latest technologies for the management of e-learning environmentse-learning environments

Language training Sessions Language training Sessions mostly aimed at the specific mostly aimed at the specific technical language of the field. technical language of the field.


Activities planned for the mobility weekActivities planned for the mobility week

Discussion seminars Discussion seminars on the general theorical issues connected toon the general theorical issues connected to the production of digital teaching contentsthe production of digital teaching contents the technological and teaching features of the e-learning the technological and teaching features of the e-learning

environments which are being used in the partner schoolsenvironments which are being used in the partner schools Visits to IT laboratories, Visits to IT laboratories, and presentation workshops on the planning and presentation workshops on the planning

techniques of digital contents in Learning Object formattechniques of digital contents in Learning Object format Meetings with the students Meetings with the students using e-learning environments in the using e-learning environments in the

hosting school, so as to evaluate the impact of IT on teaching hosting school, so as to evaluate the impact of IT on teaching methodologiesmethodologies

Possible meeting with companies producing Possible meeting with companies producing digital contents and e-digital contents and e-learning platformslearning platforms

Final discusison meeting Final discusison meeting to explore the possibility of creating a wider to explore the possibility of creating a wider project of digital content sharing and multi-lingual e-learning platformsproject of digital content sharing and multi-lingual e-learning platforms


The project’s evaluation actions The project’s evaluation actions

Questionnaires evaluatingQuestionnaires evaluating the experience, to be given out to all the experience, to be given out to all subjects and institutions involved in the programmesubjects and institutions involved in the programme

Interviews/discussionsInterviews/discussions with the participants with the participants

Final reportsFinal reports by every beneficiary teacher by every beneficiary teacher


Actions of dissemination of the project’s Actions of dissemination of the project’s resultsresults

A A digital publicationdigital publication containing the synthesis of the mobility containing the synthesis of the mobility experience, produced by the participants to the projectexperience, produced by the participants to the project

The The creation of a website, creation of a website, managed through a CMS software managed through a CMS software (Content Management System), where all the participants will (Content Management System), where all the participants will contribute to build a constantly updated report of the results contribute to build a constantly updated report of the results attained in the various parts of the project.attained in the various parts of the project.


Number of participants assigned to Number of participants assigned to each local partner each local partner

ITT “G.MAZZOTTI” ITSG “A.PALLADIO ITIS “E.FERMI” IPSSAR “M.ALBERINI” CASA CIRCONDARIALE DI

TREVISO ASSOCIAZIONE VOLONTARIATO

PER IL CARCERE “PER RICOMINCIARE”

DIRIGENTI SCOLASTICI. DIRIGENTI SCOLASTICI.


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The project teamThe project team

A project team, coordinated by the Principal, Dr. Anna Durigon, and composed of Mazzotti e Palladio teachers, will supervise all the various phases of planned activities, and will be the point of reference for the local and European partners.

The project team is at present composed by:

Prof. Di Tonto Giuseppe – Project Reference person (Mazzotti)

Prof.ssa Demattè Francesca (Mazzotti)Prof.ssa De Monte Iola (Palladio)Prof.ssa Foresti Monica (Mazzotti)


The project’s prospectsThe project’s prospects

In a future perspective, it aims at In a future perspective, it aims at investigating the conditions investigating the conditions which can enable a wider which can enable a wider initiative in the course of the next initiative in the course of the next few years, for the creation of a few years, for the creation of a repositoryrepository of digital contents of digital contents (Learning Objects) and of a (Learning Objects) and of a cooperative e-learning cooperative e-learning environment for the environment for the management of virtual management of virtual classrooms made up of students classrooms made up of students from the European from the European schools/institutions involved in schools/institutions involved in the project.the project.


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