QualiTraining at Grassroots Level

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QualiTraining at Grassroots Level

Qualitäts-sicherung in der Unterrichtspraxis

www.ecml.at

http://qualitraining2.ecml.at

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“QualiTraining 2” (2008 – 2009)Follow-up to the ECML projects: • QualiTraining – A Training Guide for Quality Assurance in

Language Education (2004-2007), finalised with a book and CD ROM (EN & DE),

• Quality Management in Language Education (2000-2003), finalised with a CD ROM (EN & FR)

Project Teams / Authors: Frank Heyworth, Galya Mateva, Maria Matheidesz, Laura Muresan (co-ordinator), Mary Rose

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Main Goal:

• working towards consolidating a quality assurance culture in language education across Europe and beyond

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consistency

involving the grassroots level

processes & products

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How? • Experiencing the “QualiTraining” approach –

reflecting on our own context (as participants)• Reflecting on methodological aspects – e.g.

why these activities?• Reflecting on and discussing what could be of

interest, what would work in our own context (as leaders, trainers, facilitators…)

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Questions for reflection:How to…• achieve consistency of approach in language

education in an institutional context? • involve teachers and students (who do not have

‘formal’ managerial responsibilities) in quality assurance processes?

• cater for differences of experience, needs, interests, differences in ‘cultural’ expectations, etc. ?

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What & How?

Products

Processes

People -

Networks

http://www.ecml.at

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QualiTraining Guide: Methodological Approach

alternating questions for reflection with input, incl. glossing of concepts, where necessary

flexibility in terms of sequencing and activity types

illustrating principles through case studies and additional resources (on the CD Rom and the project web site)

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Drawing on the experience of language professionals and QM experts - regional and international workshops, expert & network meetings at the ECML in Graz, Austria

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Case studies in the QualiTraining Guide: for analysis and reflection on own context• Summary of case study

• Description of context

• What we needed to do and why we did it

• Main purpose (what we wanted to achieve)

• Action taken (stages and procedures)

• Main outcomes

• Main conclusions

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Central WS, Graz, Oct 2006

Participants from 28 countries (additional case studies contributed – available on the CD ROM and project web site)

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exploring… observing, listening…

reflecting,

learning…

networking, promoting a collegiate culture of sharing and learning from each other

EAQUALS Conference: QualiTraining Workshop - Paris, 25 April 2008

Integrating QT in Teacher Education – e.g. Interdisciplinary MA - “Educational Management” module, Bucharest Univ.

of Economics, 2008

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QT2 - Network Meeting of Experts

May 2008

Planning further “QualiTraining” activities & networking in national

contexts

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Feedback? • Is the topic relevant to your professional context?

• Is the level appropriate? Too elementary? Too difficult?

• Are the activities interesting? Useful? Challenging?

• Is the format appropriate?

• Is the tone and style at an appropriate level to use in your professional context?

• Would you use it? Who with? How?