1. EUMIND Europe Meets India Educational collaborationin project-based eLearning by means of eJournal projects, 2006 -C OMP@CT/Euneos Corp. 2011

2. Motivation 3. Content

EUMIND. History / network / activities

eJournal projects

• General

• Project scenarios and research

• Showcase Values, Go Green

Video conferencing

Management

Quality insurance

• Objectives reached?

• Ongoing feed back -evaluation

• Certificates

4. I. Context EUMIND1Project-based eLearning (PBeL) > eJournal projects based on virtual and geographicmobility of students and teachers 2Internationalization of schools > from European (eTwinning) to transcontinental projects 3Intercultural communicative competence > CEFcult tool for online assessment4Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) > global projects as an integral part of curriculum and CLIL school syllabuses 5English as the 2nd language (non-native) > WebCEF tool for online assessment of speech 5. Why India?

CLIL. Bilingual education

Motivation students. Education is a privilege

Quality

Values education (no religious education)

Environmental education

Interest exchanges

Dutch Ministry : funds visits teachers

6. School system

Private schools. Fees vary

Dedicated teachers

Middle class

Big schools

13 - 15 years old for eJournal projects

16-17 yrs Junior Colleges

State exams

High competition to enter best schools

Salaries teachers vary (300 750 euro)

7. About history of collaboration

Teacher Helena Law visits Panchgani India October 11-23, 2006

Asia workshop of[email_address]in Jms Finland November 6, 2006

Pilot projects of Finn-India schools autumn 2006

Visit of Finnish teachers (7 sisters) in India 2007

eJournal projects started in the school-year 2007-08

8. ActivitieseJournal projects 2007-11(13-16 years) Visits teachers 06-11 Exchanges 09 -11Youth Summit 08-10 Community service slum schools 09-10 Videoconferencings Part of eJournal projects Teacher room (11-12) India Day Porvoo 9. Starting Finn-India 2006 10. Visits 2007 11. Networking + community building 12. Visits 13. Visits 14. Visits to Europe 15. India day May 2010. Belgium 16. Exchanges .Ca. 40st.May 2010 17. Panchgani Youth Summit / 18. Slum schools. Visit/community service 19. REAP (slum schools) 20. EUMIND founded in 2008

European schools of COMP@CT network join the projects

COMP@CT/Euneos initiates Europe Meets India (EUMIND)

EUMIND India network established in Mumbai February 2008

EUMIND India : chair + board + membership fee

EUMIND Europa: EUNEOS company is legal body

21. Key figures of EUMIND 22. 23. EUMIND Schools in India Mumbai Campion school St. Gregorios High School Cathedral and John Connon SchoolSt. Xavier's Junior College Christ Church School St. Xavier's Institute of Education D.G.Khetan International School Smt. Lilavatibai Podar Senior Secondary High School D.Y. Patil International School Springfield High School Green Lawns School Panchgani: Hasanat High School St. Peter's School Jamnabai Narsee School St. Gregorios High School, Panchgani Jasudben M.L. School Pune:Pawar Public School Pawar Public School Associated Organisation: REAP (Reach Education ActionProgramme) 24. The Netherlands Scholengemeenschap St. Ursula Anna Van Rijncollege Stedelijk College Eindhoven Beatrix College Vechtdal College Cambreur College Visser t Hooft Lyceum College Vos Willem van Oranje College Het Rijnlands Lyceum Walburg College Hofstad Lyceum Wolfert van Borselen scholen Jan van Brabant College Belgium Lyceum Oudehoven Vrije Sint-Lambertusscholen Maasland College Finland Montessoricollege Paaskytien koulu Porvoo Oostvaarders College Linnankosken lukio Porvoo PiusX-College Bladel Pohjankartano Secondary School Oulu Scala College Viitasaari Upper Secondary School 25. II. Ejournal project

Themes

Common aims

Topics : interesting, relevant , subject-oriented or cross- curricular

Linked to the curriculum, also in India

Containsresearch: main question and subquestions:WHY

Not onlydescription or comparison

From research to action (Go Green Indian schools)

Organisation

Management : group work - teachers as coaches

Clear structure :division in stages and deadlines

Monitoring: progress reports

Final product : research articles

Evaluation

0 W N E R S H I P 26. Specific characteristics virtual project

Ownership students

Visualisation: attractive lay-out

Creativity: video

Communication: video-conferencing

Teacher structures and monitors

Content - research

The more virtual, the more structured....

M I X 27. Students present on frontpage 28. Web tools 1/2: Why eJournal?

a systematic approach of collaboration, not a single project

long-term, not short-term

one common tool easy to train and easy to use

videoconferencing has to work perfectly

teachers need to administer the tool by themselves

higher requirements of safety and teacher control ( < intercultural differences)

project help

fastwrite questionnaires integrated into the tool

inexpensive

29. Topics eJournal projects

Criteria

• Interesting

• Relevant

• Curriculum

• Research

• Group work

Examples

• Schooldaze

• Footprints

• Regions

• Values

• Go Green

• Poems

30. Topics 2009-2010 31. Poems

Write a poem in Hindi/Dutch

Translate the poem into English

Make a ranking of the top 10 Hindi/Dutch poems

Translate the top 5

32. Regions

Map your region

Identify burning issues

Researching and photographing

Any solutions?

33. Regions. Research

Burning issues

Good practice(parcs)

34. 35. Project scenarios. Phases

Phase 1. Introduction of the group

Phase 2. Action plan

Phase 3 Research

Phase 4. Communication through Videoconferencing

Phase 5. Evaluation and certificates

36. Values.Subtopics - main research questions

Members of the family.

How important is the role of the family ?

Grandparents.

Do we have sufficient respect ?

The multi-cultural school.

What are the advantages?

Celebrations at home.

Show very important social values

National Day.

How important is the National Day?

37. Values. Example National day. Subquestions

How important is the National Day ?

Which historical event ?

How do we celebrate at home, at school?

How do media cover Nat. Day?

How do young generation and old generation celebrate ?

How do immigrants celebrate their National Day in your country?

Conclusion.

38. Values. Example Sufficient respect for our grandparents?

Where do they live?

Do you ask their opinion?

What happens in case of illness?

What is the importance of grandparents in our lives?

Do most of the grandparents feel respected?

What is the opinion in your family about the role of elderly people?

Does the government have any policy regarding the support of elderly people?

Conclusion. Do we have sufficient respect?

39. Values. Example .The variety of festivals demonstrates respect for the various cultures 40. Showcase 1. Phase 1.Introduction 41. Showcase2 Phase 1.Introduction 42. Showcase3 Introduction video 43. Showcase4 Phase 2. Action plan 44. Showcase5Phase 3. Research 45. Showcase6 Phase 3. Research 46. Showcase7 Phase 3. Research 47. Showcase 8 Phase. Conclusion 48. Go green.Subtopics - main research questions

Saving energy at school / water management

How can energy be saved at school?

Waste management / rubbish in the school /

How can waste management be realized?

Ecological footprint

Is it possible to reduce your ecological footprint/ by more than 20%?

49. 50. Go green . Saving energy 1 Video 51. Go green. Saving energy 2 52. Go Green. Waste at school 53. III. Video Conferencing.

iVocalize

Whiteboard

Chat

Own room

Replay

Own website with pictures and replays

54. India Day. Porvoo 2010 (Fi) Rotterdam/Porvoo/Mumbai/Panchgani 55. India day. Mumbai/Panchgani 56. India Day. Porvoo. Ambassador India Panchgani. Principal and coordinator 57. 58. 59. 60. VC. 10-11. Lessons learnt

Very efficient ad powerful tool in global communication

Great participation from Indian side.

Poor participation from Dutch schools

Technically no problems in India

Subscriptions needed (Doodle.com)

Methodology

• Agenda on whiteboard

• 60 min. = maximum

• Role of moderator

• Technical part = use of whiteboard

• Strict rules

• Evaluation

61. 62. VCAgenda

• Welcome / can you see/ hear me

• Who is who.

• Pronunciation of your name/school

• Speak slowly and clearly

Rules

Topic. Report about the research

Free questions about the topics

Evaluation

Good bye

63. VC Rules

• Moderator gives turns / wait for your turns

• Use the chat for questions / No private messages

• No bad words

• Use whiteboard to show pictures

• No writings on the whiteboard

64. VC. Evaluation of sessions

Evaluate the session in the chat (type your answer)

Technically : were you satisfied with your connection, voice, image

9 excellent / 8 very good / 7 good / 6 moderate/ 5 less than expected

Content and communication of the videoconferencing in general

9 excellent / 8 very good / 7 good / 6 moderate/ 5 less than expected

65. Videoconferencing 2011-2012

Compulsoryfor each school

Training students Netherlands : presentation skills

Training teachers moderators per project

Each project : 2 VC teachers / 4 VC students

Limited number of participants

From home 4pm EUto home 8.30 pm INDIA

Topics. Research items and free (teachers leave VC room)

66. VC. Use of whiteboard 67. Use of whiteboard 68. VC. Lessons learnt

10 computers

1 to 4 students per computer

Great communication

Chat supports VC

Use of whiteboard

25 computers

Very diffiucult to moderate

Little communication

Chat is second channel of communication

69. 70. III.Management 71. Management at school level

Creating groups

Division of subtopics

Training teachers and students !

Action plan and division of tasks

Mailing list of group leaders

Project scenario for all students

72. Group work highly appreciated 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. Management. International coordination Ca. 30 schools

Internationally: central management

• Feb 11:collection ideas, preferences (ownership) in EU and in India

• March 11 : Central matching. 2 Indian and 2 EU schools per projectand appointment international coordinators

International coordinators (ca. 8) define final project scenarios with school coordinators June 11

September - October 11

• Central launching eJournals Sept. 11

• Frontpage by international coordinators Oct. 11

October 11- Jnauary 12

• Central coaching international cordinators

• Progress reports International coordinators

78. Progressreport 79. IV. Quality insurance

Clear projectscenarios (phases, research questions)

Curriculum based

Monitoring

Technical and content support in EU and in INDIA

eJournal tool and Video Conf. tool

Evaluation. Regular feed back and on-line evaluation

Quality of articles.Certfication byInternational jury

80. Evaluation on-line

149 groupleaders. Great response

Survey monkey. On-line

Outcomes processed

Each response sent to the coordinator

27 teachers. Great response

81. Certificates. Criteria 82. Febr. 2011. Certificates Campion School 83. Objectives reached? 84. 85. 86. Students opinion 87. Students opinion 88.

Thank you!