eTwinning blended learning - best practice example

From eTwinning beginner to expert – modular, blended learning approach

Lidija Kralj, OŠ Veliki Bukovec, Hrvatska

eTwinning training for teachers

• Flipped classroom for teachers

• Work as you teach

eTwinning training for teachers

• 3 face-to-face workshops • a month-long sessions for online

communication and collaboration between them

Face to face

• covered all main topics• from registration to • application for Quality Label

In-between period – time to

• familiarize with the eTwinning network • make contacts • start or join projects• ask for advice and help

How?Task Why

find and read eTwinning cookbook

familiarize with public part of eTwinning portallearn about some possibilities of eTwinning

send contact request to at least 5 teachers outside of your country

learn how to find eTwinner and send request

join teachers room find company and support

How?Task Why

find and read tutorial about starting a project

familiarize with public part of eTwinning portallearn how to start project

look for interesting project on eTwinning and think about idea for your project

get some idea how projects looks like & develop some ideas

How?Task Why

think what resources, objects you want to publish in project

discuss about suitable forms, modules and finding solutions for some resources

think what web 2.0 tools you want to use during project

discuss about suitable tools and finding solutions for some tools, how to use it with TwinSpace

How?Task Why

find out what are embedded codes

we use web 2.0 tools later so they know what they have to look for

try some Google documents we use embedding Google forms later

Next level

• Series of 10 webinars• September – November 2013

Busy as always• eTwinning showroom• First steps• Survive on eTwinning Desktop• From an idea to the project• eTwinning for primary level (age 6 – 10)

Busy as always• Finding ways in TwinSpace• eTwinning for primary & lower secondary

level (age 11 – 14)• Getting extra skills for TwinSpace • eTwinning for secondary level (15 – 18)• Quality above all

Bad sides

• more time for preparation• more time online with participants• slower work online than f2f (2 : 1)• give more time to participants but be

there for them

Good side or Why??

• Reach to teachers in distant/poor/different schools• Recordings• Community support• Participant in centre,

responsible, flipped ;)

lidija.kralj@skole.hr

Lidija Kralj, Veliki Bukovec, Hrvatska

@LidijaKralj