LINKED kick-off meeting Content of Work Packages 1-6

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LINKED kick-off meetingContent of Work Packages 1-6

Brussels, 17-18 March 2010

Caroline Kearney


LINKED: February 2010 – January 2011

LINKED:

Leveraging Innovation for a Network of Knowledge on Education

1 year project 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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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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WP 1: Management (EUN)

• 3 management meetings:

- kick-off meeting: 17-18 March 2010

- mid-project meeting: 22 June 2010 PIC meeting

- final meeting: Nov. 2010 EMINENT conference

• Additional conference calls if needed • Follow-up to all meetings (agenda, minutes, working

documents etc.) to be stored on LINKED wiki:

http://linked-project.wikispaces.com

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WP 1: Management (EUN)

• LINKED wiki (http://linked-project.wikispaces.com) A document repository & work space to facilitate coordination

& exchange among partners (all documents & templates for WP’s will be stored here )

• LINKED mailing list ([email protected]) to communicate easily with all partners

• Coordination of all project tasks, contractual & financial aspects to be managed by EUN, in cooperation with all partners Final management report by EUN, Jan. 2011

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LINKED wiki: http://linked-project.wikispaces.com

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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)


WP 3: Content of brokerage platform (Uni. Helsinki)

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LINKED brokerage platform (digital Skills & games)

Questionnaire on desired knowledge & format (Policy: EUN,

Practice: Uni. Helsinki)

Translate knowledge requests into research

questions (Uni. Helsinki)

Collection of relevant research

(all partners) & videos (EUN)

Research reviews/knowledge

outputs tailored to user needs (Uni. Henslinki)


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:

- Community of practice (link to Games in Schools NING: gamesinschools.ning.com)

- Web content pages (relevant news, events etc.)

- Document/resource library (upload/download relevant docs)

- Videos (existing ones & new ones to be produced)

- RSS aggregator (from national sources & brokerage systems)

- Search tool (by keywords, country, language, type of content etc.)

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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 to be 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 to include using:

- 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 (Eminent 2010)

• Final dissemination & sustainability plan January 2011

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LINKED kick-off meeting Content of Work Packages 1-6

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