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SOCRATES

Compendium 1997

Open & DistanceLearning

EuropeanCommission

Explanatory Note

This section of the 1997 SOCRATES Compendium contains projects supported during 1997 throughSOCRATES, Open and Distance Learning (ODL).

The projects are listed by coordinating country and project number in ascending order.

For each project the Compendium contains the following information:

• Reference e.g. 25075-CP-2-97-1-BE-ODL-ODLThis reference is made up of the following components:project number - project type - year of activity - application year - selection round - applicant country -programme code - Action code• Title of project• Description of project• Coordinating institution of project with contact details• Partner institutions with country codes

The project descriptions are in English, French or German.

There is a Compendium section for COMENIUS Action 2 and Action 3.1, LINGUA Action A andAction D, Open and Distance Learning and Adult Education.

The ERASMUS Institutional Contract Compendium 1997/98 is available in web-page format on theEUROPA Server at the following address:

http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/dg22/socrates.html

The SOCRATES 1997 Compendium has been prepared by the SOCRATES & YOUTH Technical Assistance Office for the European Commission,DGXXII, Education, Training and Youth, Directorate A - Action in the field of education, implementation of SOCRATES.

SOCRATES & YOUTH Technical Assistance Officerue Montoyer 70/Montoyerstraat 70B-1000 Bruxelles/BrusselTel. (32) 2-233 01 11Fax (32) 2-233 01 50E-mail. [email protected]

The SOCRATES & YOUTH Technical Assistance Office is part of the ETAPE Consortium which assists the European Commission in the technicalmanagement of the SOCRATES and Youth for Europe III Programmes.

REFERENCE: 25075-CP-2-97-1-BE-ODL-ODL

TITLE: GABRIEL - Global Access by Bridging Resource Centres for Interactive Educationand Learning

DESCRIPTION: Gabriel proposes to disseminate the EuroPACE 2000 model of European Ph.Dprogrammes (post-graduate level), based on advanced but sustainable telematics,focusing on video-conferencing and computer-based telematics media. This will bedone by means of a handbook which will describe all the stages required to implementthe model, from conception to evaluation of the course, and will include the role ateach level of the actors involved. The objective of Gabriel is thus to support theresearch of Ph.D. students by providing a model by which research communication andaccess to expertise is improved on a trans-European scale. The outcomes of the projectwill include - a handbook in 5 European languages which describes the EuroPACE2000 model of European Virtual Ph.d. Seminars, guidelines which describe goodpractice and suggestions and recommendations on the integrated use of video andcomputer conferencing. A template for setting up, developing, promoting andevaluating courses of this nature will also be produced.

COORDINATOR: EUROPACE 2000Celestijnenlaan, 200 AB-3001 LEUVEN - HEVERLEEPhone: +32/16/32.75.73Fax: +32/16/32.79.95Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Marc KETELS

PARTNERS: UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID , ES

UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND , GB

PÔLE UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN, FR

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN , IE

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, BE

COIMBRA GROUP ASBL, BE

TEKNILLINEN KORKEAKOULU, FI


TITLE: MEDIATRAINER: Training of trainers in the use of digital media by the use of ODLTechniques

DESCRIPTION: One of the most important challenges linked to the rapid evolution of ODL and newdigital media is to integrate them in the daily educational practice of teaching staff,especially for teaching staff who are not directly involved with new digital media viatheir subject discipline. For this reason Media Trainer aims at developing a trainingpackage which is interdisciplinary, and which can be consulted and followed by users ina flexible and self managed way. The objectives are to improve the synergy andnetworking between institutions in the area of ODL, by exchanges of experience, know-how and methodologies to develop guaranteed quality, and quality assurance systemsto ensure the validity of the products resulting from the project and to cooperage withthe ODL institutions in the consortium to encourage the academic recognition of ODLtraining. The proposed outcomes are a CD-Rom which will contain practice materials inthe form of files and applications, simulation programmes, product demonstrations andeasily applicable examples. A handbook of guidelines for the self-study activities,accompanying the CD-Rom and training modules will also be produced

COORDINATOR: KAHO SINT-LIEVENGebroeders Desmetstraat 1B-9000 GENTPhone: +32/9/265.86.44Fax: +32/9/265.86.46Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: André GOVAERT

PARTNERS: ECONOMISCHE HOGESCHOOL SINT-ALOYSIUS, BE

STUDIECENTRUM OPEN HOGER ONDERWIJS, BE

OPEN UNIVERSITEIT NEDERLAND, NL

UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ , NO

FACHHOCHSCHULE WÜRZBURG-SCHWEINFURT - ABTEILUNG WÜRZBURG, DE

UNIVERSIDADE TÉCHNICA DE LISBOA, PT


TITLE: HUMANITIES II - Historic Universities Multimedia A Network for InnovaTIon inEducation Systems

DESCRIPTION: Humanities is a European Project which aims to introduce and develop a structure ofvirtual mobility, using telematics-based distance learning, for students in human sciencefaculties. Humanities is not concerned with the question of access so much as thebenefits and improvements available to traditional universities through the use of multi-media and ODL. The objectives are to introduce ODL in top level EuropeanUniversities in order to enhance the way ODL is viewed and to explore the benefitsrelated to the internationalisation of curricula and of international study experiences.The project aims to prove that virtual mobility can work effectively on a European scaleand will create a usable model for a “Virtual Classroom”. In addition, it aims to introduceHumanities in an academic area which in the past has been reluctant to use newtechnologies and ODL or has experienced problems with the employment of its studentsand would benefit from curricular innovation with a European direction. The proposedobjectives are a handbook for traditional universities on the implementation of ODL andvirtual mobility, available in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian, a teachers,tutors and learners guides and the development of common technology forconfigurations.

COORDINATOR: SCOEIMBRA ASBL (COIMBRA GROUP) - SCIÉTÉ DE COOPERATION ETORGANISATION INTER-UNIVERSITAIRERue de la Concorde, 60B-1050 BRUXELLESPhone: +32/2/513.83.28Fax: +32/2/511.61.32Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Valerio GREMENTIERI

PARTNERS: EUROPACE 2000, BE

ASSOCIAZIONE CAMPO, IT

EUROMEDIALINK SRL, IT

TECHNET FINLAND, FI

UNIVISJON, NO

NOESIS-CMI AB, SE

SCIENTER - CENTRO DI RICERCHE E SERVIZI AVANZATI PER LA FORMAZIONE -S. CONS. R.L., IT

REFERENCE: 39715-CP-1-97-1-DK-ODL-ODL

TITLE: SocraTESS Odl Network

DESCRIPTION: The objective of this project is to promote European cooperation that is centred on in-service teacher training for special education needs in primary and secondary schoolsettings. The intention is to use ODL activities and information and communicationstechnology as a tool to provide access to the most up to date knowledge in the field ofreading pedagogy in the different partner countries and, as a result, to developinnovative methods and materials for the benefit of teaching pupils with specialeducation needs. The short term results will be the development of methods andmaterials for teaching using ODL and new technology. The long term effect is intendedto be to incorporate the in-service training concept into an on-line service and ODLactivities for the benefit of pupils with educational specieal needs in European schools.

COORDINATOR: PEDAGOGISK PSYKOLOGISK RÅDGIVNINGSvinget 2DK-8382 HINNERUPPhone: +45/86/98.77.55Fax: +45/86/98.57.05Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Pia Guttorm ANDERSEN

PARTNERS: DIENST STEDELIJK ONDERWIJS ROTTERDAM, NL

TORSHOV RESOURSE SENTER, NO

DEPARTAMENTO DE EDUCAÇÃO BÁSICA, PT

FACULDADE PARA A MOTRICIDADE HUMANA (UTL), PT

SKOLFORVALTNINGEN, KLIPPAN, SE

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS SERVICE, SE

LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN, DE

INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION RESEARCH, GR

POBALSCOIL ROSMINI, IE

DIRECCIÓN PROVINCIAL DEL MEC - MINISTRIO DE EDUCACIÓN Y CULTURA, ES

KENNARAHÁSKÓLI ÍSLANDS, IS

MINISTERIO DE EDUCACION, DIRECCION PROVENCIAL DE ASTORIAS, ES

REFERENCE: 25080-CP-2-97-1-DE-ODL-ODL

TITLE: CULA - HYPER MEDIA PROJECT

DESCRIPTION: Schools and colleges need to develop good educational software which enablesstudents to test and use ODL approaches. The general objective of CULA is to promotethe use of new methods to improve the flexibility of learning in terms of space, time andchoice of content. This will be achieved through the integration of multi-media vehiclesand methods into more traditional patterns of education together with information fromthe Internet and electronic mail. The project will use the theme of living and workingconditions in the age of industrialisation as a focus for an interdisciplinary project withinwhich such technologies and new pedagogical approaches can be designed andrenewed. The objectives are to develop collaborative working links between Collegesand Heritage Service providers on the use of ODL techniques, to use ODL as a meansof facilitating communication between the participating schools (Internet/E-mail), todevelop new skills in Hypermedia production techniques for staff, students and serviceproviders, to develop knowledge of multi-media and design issues and to review,assess and formulate new pedagogical approaches, to examine the role changesrequired of teachers and students when using new information and communicationtechnologies and with ODL approaches in general and to develop a European modulein multi-media skills in two Community languages (English/German). The proposedoutcomes are an electronic book on the theme of Living and Working Conditions in theAge of Industrialisation: Common European and Regional Perspective and a report onhow to provide multi-media software as well as how to use the Internet and E-mailaccess to support ODL.

COORDINATOR: WILHELM-NORMANN-KOLLEGSCHULEHermannstraße 5D-32051 HERFORDPhone: +49/52/21.13.28.00Fax: +49/52/21.13.28.49Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Heinrich PINGEL-ROLLMANN

PARTNERS: REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE - GALWAY, IE

HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE , GB


TITLE: Telematics for Autonomous and Intercultural Tandem Learning

DESCRIPTION: This project aims to develop tandem learning, especially synchronous tandemlearning,i.e. that which uses virtual reality and video-conferencing. The purpose is todevelop an existing International E-Mail Tandem Network by creating a database formaterials and by introducing both new partners and new language tandems. A pilotexperience should test the possibilities to introduce virtual reality and to integrate thequalification into local curricula. The objectives are to develop the International E-MailTandem Network, to create a database of learning materials and reports and tointegrate tandem learning into local curricula. The proposed outputs are a database onInternet of learning materials and reports on tandem learning, an experience of theintegration of tandem learning in local curricula and an integration of virtual realitythrough video-conferencing.

COORDINATOR: RUHR-UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM

D-44780 BOCHUMPhone: +49/234/700.57.48Fax: +49/234/709.45.78Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Helmut BRAMMERTS

PARTNERS: AARHUS UNIVERSITET, DK

UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA , PT

DUBLIN UNIVERSITY - TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IE

MITTHÖGSKOLAN - MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY, SE

UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO , ES

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD , GB

HOGESCHOOL KATHOLIEKE LEERGANGEN SITTARD, NL

UNIVERSITÄT TRIER, DE

ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS, FR

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO / CENTRO LINGUISITICO E AUDIOVISIUNIVERSITARIO, IT


TITLE: EDUVINET - EDUcation VIa NETworks

DESCRIPTION: The Purpose of the EDUVINET project is to raise awareness of the use of newinformation technology (IT) and electronic networks among teachers in Europeanschools and to improve the concrete use of IT and electronic networks in classrooms forteaching and learning purposes. Furthermore EDUVINET wants to stimulate thediscussion and exchange of experiences and ideas with regard to the use of IT andelectronic networks in schools throughout Europe. The objectives are to develop ITtraining methods and guidelines for teachers at the European level which emphasisethe educational rather than technological issues teachers need to understand, toestablish an IT-information service for teachers and students on the Internet and to runa pilot demonstration project. The proposed outcomes are a EDUVINET Service on theInternet (WWW), a handbook which will include the IT training methods and guidelinesdeveloped by the partners and a network of experts and advisory teachers.

COORDINATOR: INSTITUT FÜR WIRTSCHAFTSWISSENSCHAFTLICHE BILDUNG RADOLFZELLE.V.Steinmattenstraße, 15D-79194 GUNDELFINGENPhone: +49/761/54.833Fax: +49/761/54.834Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Edmund OHLENDORF

PARTNERS: EDUCATION CENTRE - DRUMCONDRA, IE

RECTORAT DE L'ACADÉMIE DE STRASBOURG, FR

ESCOLA SUPERIOR DE EDUCAÇÃO DE FARO, PT

INFORTEC, ES

GOVERN BALEAR - CONSELLERIA DE CULTURA, EDUCACIÓ I ESPORTS, ES

ACCADEMIA FARNESE, IT

EUROTECHNIKI KEK, GR

PARK LANE COLLEGE , GB


TITLE: EVA Europäische Virtuelle Arbeitsschule

DESCRIPTION: The project aims to develop the use of multi-media ODL for socially disadvantagedyoung people by creating a European virtual classroom corresponding to the needs,possibilities and willingness to learn of the target group. It will, in addition, seek toenhance transnational and multicultural co-operative group work. The objectives are todesign a learning environment oriented towards groupwork based on resource basedlearning process (RBL) and a software design by learners (SDL), to develop apedagogical methodology for use in the virtual classroom, to experiment and evaluatethree transnational teaching projects which include cultural and linguistic perspectivesas well as content ones and to incorporate a pedagogy that enables the target group touse self learning media and to design media of their own. The proposed outcomes are apractice-oriented handbook on training concepts for trainers and teachers all overEurope which introduces and familiarises them with the Software-design approach andResource based learning approach, a collection of exemplifying teaching units andproject proposals for the integration of ODL into various phases of vocational training ofdisadvantaged young people (school, job preparation, vocational training), a handbookand technical support (hotline) for the set-up, operation and maintenance of thetechnical components (Multi-media studio-project year 1, WAN-project year 2), interimand final reports in the form of publications also directed to experts in the field of thesupport and education of the disadvantaged.

COORDINATOR: GIP - GESELLSCHAFT FÜR INFORMATIONS-TECHNOLOGIE UND PÄDAGOGIKAM IMBSEIm Moerser Feld 1D-47441 MOERSPhone: +49/2841/91.73.20Fax: +49/2841/91.73.26Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Ulrich RAUTER

PARTNERS: PPI - PSYCHOLOGISCH PEDAGOGISCH INSTITUUT, NL

ACCIONES INTEGRADES DE DESARROLLO, ES


TITLE: SE-ULDEE - Socio-Economics of University Level Distance Education in Europe

DESCRIPTION: This observatory project aims to provide a comprehesnive picture of the socio-economic aspects of teriary university level open and distance education in Europe.The socio-economic issues to be adressed include the cost effectiveness of ODLrelative to traditional tertiary education, the (new) markets and their structures whichcan be serviced by ODL under various conditions, redressing disadvantage throughODL, approaches to the delivery of ODL programmes, policy-oriented issues (mission,target groups, organisational issues, ...) of ODL and the socio-economic effects of newtechnologies in ODL.The resulting publication, also available on www, will be of interestto policy makers, ODL practitioners and institutions contemplating introducing ODLmethods.

COORDINATOR: FERN UNIVERSITÄT HAGEN

D-58084 HAGENPhone: +49/2331/987.26.89Fax: +49/2331/987.345Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Friedhelm NICKOLMANN

PARTNERS: UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA, ES

NATIONAL DISTANCE EDUCATION CENTRE, IE

EUROPEAN OPEN UNIVERSITY NETWORK, NL

THAMES VALLEY UNIVERSITY , GB


TITLE: CEFES Creating a European Forum in European Studies

DESCRIPTION: The objective of this proposal is to develop a virtual seminar and European forum for acourse on European Studies. The partnership also intends to collaboratively developODL materials based on an existing course platform ("What is Europe ?"), through theuse of computer mediated conferencing and other multimedia components. The flexibleuse of these elements will facilitate cross-cultural exchanges and promote the transferand acquisition of knowledge in "virtual" learning environments. The project will focuson the methods for generating a real and ongoing exchange of knowledge at theEuropean level and at the organisational level on the approach for offering collaborative(centrally) developed Europeon courses. An evaluation study will examine the efficacyand effectiveness of the various approaches adopted

COORDINATOR: DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FÜR FERNSTUDIENFORSCHUNG AN DER UNIVERSITÄTTUBINGENKonrad-Adenauer-Str. 40D-72072 TUBINGENPhone: +49/7071/97.92.39Fax: +49/7071/97.91.00Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Hans-Peter BAUMEISTER

PARTNERS: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY , GB

DANISH ASSOCIATION OF OPEN UNIVERSITIES, DK

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA, ES

UNIVERSIDADE ABERTA , PT

UNIVERSITY OF SURREY (ROEHAMPTON INSTITUTE), GB

REFERENCE: 25136-CP-2-97-1-GR-ODL-ODL

TITLE: IMEL- Intercultural Microworld courseware for Exploratory Learning

DESCRIPTION: The proposed project aims to develop computational tools and computer-based learningenvironments which involves collaborative project-based team work for pupils and aconsultation-pedagogical role for the teacher. The content areas of the educationalsoftware will be mathematics, geography and music at primary school level. Theobjectives are to create ODL-literate school communities where both teachers andstudents are effective users of computer tools and practices, to improve the quality ofexisting learning environments, to develop new tools for the construction ofmathematics, geography and music computerised micro-worlds, to apply the use of newtechnologies in the curriculum and to evaluate the learning/teaching processesemerging from the application of these learning environments. The proposed outcomesare specific micro-worlds (that is, educational applications encompassing tools andmaterials designed under specific pedagogical objectives), micro-world designguidelines concerning the subject of mathematics, geography and music, new softwaretools that will utilise state-of-the-art technologies and methods and will be used for theconstruction of micro-worlds, teacher-education material and guidelines concerning theuse of the specific technologies for learning/teaching purposes.

COORDINATOR: COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTEKolokotroni, 3 - Achaia - P.O. Box 1122GR-26110 PATRASPhone: +30/61/27.34.96Fax: +30/61/22.20.86Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Manolis KOUTLIS

PARTNERS: PANEPISTIMIO ATHINON, GR

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, GB

UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA , PT

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT- UNIVERSITY OF HULL - CD, GB

CCMR - CENTER OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC RESEARCH , GR


TITLE: ARCHIMEDIA NETWORK: Ekpaideftiko diktio ilektronikou arhiou evropaikiarhitektonikis. (Educational Network of European Architecture Electronic Archive)

DESCRIPTION: The intention of this project is to promote the use of ODL in the field of Architecture bythe introduction of ODL technologies into the educational curriculum of students at theparticipating institutions. The promoters claim that this will improve the quality ofeducation for architectural students and better prepare them for working in suchenvironments in their professional lives. The students at each institution will take partin weekly lessons on the Internet and will be involved in projects where they willexamine significant european buildings of the last 20 years from an architecturalperspective. The outcomes of the projects will form the basis of a database of ODLdidactical materials for use in Architectual education. The model proposed for theproject will be evaluated and assessed for its appropriateness in other domains/fields

COORDINATOR: ARISTOTELEO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKISPanepistimioupoli ThessalonikiGR-54006 THESSALONIKIPhone: +30/31/99.55.01Fax: +30/31/99.55.04Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Emmanuel TZEKAKIS

PARTNERS: UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH , GB

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE , GB

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT WIEN, AT

EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION, BE

EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN EDUCATION, GB

UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH , GB


TITLE: e-Hermes : Development of pedagogical framework for the implementation of ODLin secondary education. Handbook compiling. Application in enviromentaleducation

DESCRIPTION: e-Hermes aims at the development of a pedagogical framework for implementation ofODL in secondary education. The basic outcome will be a handbook that will: i)summarise current experience with ODL programmes ii) analytically describe a specificmethodology for implementation in secondary education and its evaluation. Thepartnership will carry out a distance learning project in the field of environmentaleducation. An electronic tool in the form of an interactive web site with capacity for realtime data analysis will be designed. The electronic tool will contain material from thepresent curriculum of the participating countries and a data collection form in whichstudents from 13 contributing schools will enter environmental data which will beprocessed in real time. The results will be presented in comparative graphicalrepresentations that will provide students with a basis for transnational discussion andcollaboration. A tool for this collaboration will be the Electronic Students EnvironmentalMagazine.

COORDINATOR: ELLINOGERMANIKI AGOGI S.A.D. Plakentias 25GR-15234 CHALANDRI (ATHINA)Phone: +30/1/603.25.50Fax: +30/1/682.19.53Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Stavros SAVAS

PARTNERS: UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS , GR

JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE UNIVERSITÄT , DE

FREIHERR VOM STEIN SCHULE, DE

UNIVERSITÄT WIEN, AT

BUNDESGYMNASIUM UND BUNDESREALGYMNASIUM, AT

REFERENCE: 25116-CP-2-97-1-ES-ODL-ODL

TITLE: NEPTUNO - Network of Entities Promoting Training in University with ODL

DESCRIPTION: The purpose of the project is to establish a co-operative network that will seek toimprove familiarisation with ODL products and methodologies. To this end they intendto both distribute didactic materials on the Internet and create work group to analyseand establish what are effective educational methodologies for ODL. The objectives areto establish an electronic forum on the pedagogical and technical aspects of using ODL,to improve teacher trainers knowledge in the use of ODL and to contribute to theunderstanding of effective approaches to ODL. The proposed outcomes are a state ofthe art of the ODL environment, the production and dissemination of pedagogicalmaterials on Internet and the set-up of courses on Internet.

COORDINATOR: FUNDACIÓN UNIVERSIDAD-EMPRESA DE VALENCIAPlaza del Patriarca, 4 Entlo.E-46002 VALENCIAPhone: 34/6/353.61.07Fax: 34/6/352.58.84Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Vicente Luis FRANCÉS

PARTNERS: UNIVERSIDAD DE VALENCIA , ES

CENTRO EUROPEO DE EMPRESAS E INNOVACIÓN , ES

ASSOCIAÇAO CCG/ZGDV - CENTRO DE COMPUTAÇAO GRÁFICA, PT

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON , GB

UNIVERSITY OF WALES SWANSEA , GB

SCIENTER, IT

ARTHOUSE LTD - MULTIMEDIA CENTRE FOR THE ARTS, IE

REFERENCE: 25218-CP-2-97-1-ES-ODL-ODL

TITLE: TEEODE - Technology Enhanced Evaluation in Open and Distance Education

DESCRIPTION: The project will conduct a study of both the assessment and evaluation proceduresused by ODL teachers and the assessment strategies and regulations adapted by ODLinstitutions in Europe. The overall aim is to design and develop software tools andmethods for the assessment and evaluation of learning in ODL programmes. Theobjectives are to survey the ODL sector in order to produce an exhaustive report on thestate-of-the art, to produce software applications in order to help distance courseteachers evaluate their students and to prepare an inventory of assessment tools (ATI).The proposed outcomes are a book and a CD-Rom in five languages presentingproposals for student assessment and an assessment tools inventory.

COORDINATOR: UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA - INSTITUT DE CIÈNCES DE L'EDUCACIÒPasseig de la Vall. d-Hebron, 171 Edif. Llevant 246E-08035 BARCELONAPhone: +34/3/403.50.65Fax: +34/3/403.50.14Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Antonio R. BARTOLOME PINA

PARTNERS: UNIVERSITÄT ZU KÖLN , DE

UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE, BE

TERZA UNIVESITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA, IT

UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER , GB


REFERENCE: 25093-CP-2-97-1-IT-ODL-ODL

TITLE: MAILBOX - Observation des usages des systèmes électroniques decommunication en environnement scolaire

DESCRIPTION: The mailbox project aims to survey European best practices in the use of electroniccommunication (E-mail, computer conferencing) in school environments (primary andsecondary level). The survey will be followed by field research at 12 selected sites toidentify through ethnographic studies at the sites the implicit learning processes andacquisitions associated with the use of electronic communication. The objectives are toimprove the quality and the user-friendliness of the ODL tools, to facilitate co-operationbetween the different institutions involved in ODL and to improve teachers and trainersknowledge in using electronic communication in school environments. The proposedoutcomes are a report on the experiences of use of electronic communication systemsin school environments in Europe, based on field work, available in two languages(English and French). European guidelines for good practices in the use of electronicmail and computer conferencing in school environments, available in four languages(English, French, German, and Italian), specifications for complementary or additionalfunctionalities for electronic communication systems with an educational perspective,aiming at improving the educational impact of communication facilities, available in twolanguages (English and French) and a training seminar-kit for teachers.

COORDINATOR: ATELIER38, rue de BourgogneF-75007 PARISPhone: +33/1/47.05.27.07Fax: +33/1/47.05.27.07Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Eric BARCHECHATH

PARTNERS: UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE - LABORATOIRE D'ANTHROPOLOGIE DE LACOMMUNICATION, BE

CONSULTANCY IN DISTANCE EDUCATION - CIDE, GB

CENTRE NATIONAL D'ENSEIGNEMENT À DISTANCE - CNED DE POITIERS, FR

NCER - NASJONALT LAEREMIDDELSENTER, NO

DGCO - DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DU CYCLE D'ORIENTATION DE GENÈVE, CH

CENTRE INFORMATIQUE PÉDAGOGIQUE, CH

ATELIER STUDIO ASSOCIATO, IT

REFERENCE: 25111-CP-2-97-1-FR-ODL-ODL

TITLE: Young Reporters for the Environment

DESCRIPTION: “Jeunes reporters pour l’environnement” aims at developing the use of new IT at schoollevel. It is based on a net of European schools making enquiries about theirenvironment and implementing the information collected on the Internet server so that itcan be exchanged with other schools. The idea is to introduce pupils to new IT and totrain teachers to its use. The project has been conceived as a action research-programme aiming at promoting the European dimension in schools as well as a globalintegration of schools in their own environment. The objectives are to set-up a networkbetween a number of secondary schools, to establish a teacher training programme andto harmonise ODL tools to student needs. The proposed outcomes are the extension ofthe net to 100 secondary schools, a collection of pedagogical material on a web-serverand the training of pupils and teachers in new IT.

COORDINATOR: OFFICE FRANÇAIS DE LA FEEEAvenue du Maine, 6F-75015 PARISPhone: +33/1/45.49.40.50Fax: +33/1/45.49.27.69Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Philippe SAUGIER

PARTNERS: FRILUFTSRADET , DK

HELLENIC SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE, GR

AN TAISCE/NATIONAL TRUST FOR IRELAND, IE

BANDIERE BLU D'EUROPA, IT

THE CODENAME FUTURE FOUNDATION, NL

ABAE - FEEE PORTUGAL - ASSOCIACÃO BANDEIRA AZUL DA EUROPA, PT

THE KEEP SWEDEN TIDY FOUNDATION, SE

THE TIDY BRITAIN GROUP, GB


TITLE: BASE - Base de données des Acteurs et des Supports Educatifs multimédia

DESCRIPTION: The general objective of BASE is to establish the basis of an information system in thefield of educational software and multi-media. The intention is to provide to bothEuropean and national authorities and professionals in the field a regular overview ofthe supply of educational multi-media producers and products. It will also provideanswers to those who are searching for products, providers, clients or partners. Theobjectives are to set up a database containing information on producers and multi-media pedagogical resources available across a total of 16 European countries, to givean overview of the supply of the more significant products at European level and togive, at the national level, more precise information about the producers and productsavailable in each country. The proposed outcomes are a database on actors at aEuropean level, a print version of the directory containing information about producersand the domains of their products, a CD-Rom version which will be indexed in fivelanguages and will contain descriptions of some products.

COORDINATOR: OBSERVATOIRE DES RESSOURCES POUR LA FORMATION6, Boulevard Saint DenisF-75010 PARISPhone: +33/1/44.52.78.04Fax: +33/1/44.52.78.19Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Odile QUESNEL

PARTNERS: GES-GUILFORD EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LTD, GB


PSYCHOLOGIE UNIVERSITÄT ERLANGEN, DE

ESIN-ESTUDIOS INSTITUCIONALES S.L., ES

HMA - HELLENIC MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, GR

ORGANISATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE FORSCHOOLS, DK

INSTITUTO DE ESTUDIOS SOCIAIS E ECONOMICOS - IESE, PT


TITLE: Sesame du multimedia pour ouvrir les écoles à l'Europe

DESCRIPTION: ‘Sesame du Multimedia pour ouvrir les Ecoles a l’ Europe’ is a European partnershipproject between three European organisations which aim in two years to: * to promoteof the use of new information and communication technologies (ICT) in open anddistance learning * to develop services for training at a distance The project proposesthe development of a European educational environment where the teachers and thestudents can exchange ideas, information and learning material using ICT andespecially video-conferences systems. This project aims to promote the utilisation ofODL methods in mainstream secondary education. Four actions are proposed toinable the project achieves its objectives: Action1. Organisation of ‘transnationalmultimedia classes’ which means that a network between schools in 3 countries will beestablished which will help in the exchange of ideas, information and multimedialearning material via the Internet as well as in the exchange of virtual visits via video-conferencing systems. Action 2. Production of a guide on CD-ROM called ‘Sesame duMultimedia’ which will include the results of the experimentation with the of the‘transnational multimedia classes’, the multimedia applications which have beendeveloped collaboratively in the classes, as well as, a compendium with the views ofexperts in multimedia technology and of actors involved in the classes (students,teachers). Action 3. Creation of a networks of all the WWW servers which are used toprovide open and distance learning material. Action 4. organisation of courses forteacher training in the use of multimedia and ODL methods in mainstream secondaryeducation. This project is a ‘path-finder’ toward the opening of all schools in Europewhich means that the students and teachers from different schools and countries willcommunicate and interact via the help of ICT and use multimedia material inmainstream education

COORDINATOR: EUROSESAME47, rue des AcaciasF-75017 PARISPhone: +33/1/40.55.94.66Fax: +33/1/40.55.94.66Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Robert VALETTE

PARTNERS: GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA DEPARTAMENT D'ENSENYAMENT, ES

ISTITUTO REGIONALE DI RICERCA SPERIMENTAZIONE AGGIORNAMENTOEDUCATIVI DE LOMBARDIA, IT


TITLE: Nouvelles Technologies de Formation & Nouvelles Technologies deCommunication

DESCRIPTION: The aim of the project is to create an ODL network between secondary schools at theEuropean level. The purpose of the network will be to exchange experiences andinformation on innovative methods and on the utilisation of new information andcommunications technologies for teaching and learning. The partnership comprises ofboth experts/experienced actors in the field and new comers to this area. The intentionis that the latter group will benefit from the existing knowledge of the more experiencedmembers of the consortium. This more experienced members will be reponsible forboth creating a guide on methodolgies and proceedures to be followed by schoolsseeking to improve the quality of teacher training in the use of ICT and ODL and adatabase on the Internet of relevant materials and examples.

COORDINATOR: GRETA LEMAN - GROUPEMENT D'ETABLISSEMENTS PUBLICSD'ENSEIGNEMENT2A, avenue de Verdun - BP 527F-74107 ANNEMASSE CEDEXPhone: +33/450/43.91.81Fax: +33/450/43.91.82Email:

CONTACT: Jean-Noël PACHOUD

PARTNERS: ASSOCIACIÓN NAZIONAL DE CENTROS DE ENSEÑANZA , ES

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION E INFORMACION DE SERVICIOS SOCIALES, ES

CEJAC, ES

CIDE, ES

INSTITUTO VOX, ES

DIMOKRITIO PANEPISTIMIO THRAKIS, GR

EDITIONS HELIDONI, GR

CESFO - CONSORZIO EUROPEO, IT

CIOFS/FP - CENTRO ITALIANO OPERE FEMMINILI SALESIANE, IT

ENDO-FAP - ENTE NAZIONALE DON ORIONE, IT

ENFAP - ENTE NAZIONALE, IT

FED. ITAL. CENTRI ISTRUZIONE ADDESTRAMENTO PROFESSIONALE, IT

ISTITUTO CULTURALE ITALIANO, IT

ITC "CARLO DELL'ACQUA" - ISTITUTO TECNICO COMMERCIALE STATALE, IT

LICEO CLASSICO "MARIA AUSSILIATRICE", IT

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO , IT

VEB - ACCADEMIA EUROPEA, IT

IFV -INSTITUTO DE FORCA DE VENDOS, PT

NORTH TRAFFORD COLLEGE , GB


TITLE: Campus Voice

DESCRIPTION: The Campus Voice project aims at creating a platform on Internet to help thedissemination of services which have high education added value and provides accessto existing services through an 'ante-serveur'. It is targeting mainly students in Europeby networking students, teachers, higher education institutions, multimedia editors andnational press from various countries. The ODL Socrates part of the project will focuson a study of the educational usability of information and educational products deliveredon-line and the development of a virtual seminar forum. The project will give anoverview of what already exists and conduct a comparative analysis of the attitude ofstudents towards such on-line educational services. This will lead to recommendationson the design of such a platform for promoting the European dimension of Education.

COORDINATOR: THE LINK FACTORY147-149 rue St HonoréF-75001 PARISPhone: +33/1/55.35.92.60Fax: +33/1/55.35.92.62Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Eric BRAC DE LA PERRIERE

PARTNERS: DIE FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG, DE

UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES, BE

LE SOIR, BE

EL PAIS, ES

LE MONDE, FR

AIESEC, FR

LAFARGE, FR

HAVAS, FR

SCHNEIDER, FR

PSA, FR

HELSINGIN KAUPPAKORKEAKOULU, FI

UNIVERSITÀ COMMERCIALE 'LUIGI BOCCONI' DI MILANO, IT

LA REPUBLICA, IT

NRC HANDELSBLAD, NL

UNIVERSITY OF YORK , GB

GEC ALSTHOM, GB

FAGE, FR

REFERENCE: 35227-CP-3-97-1-IE-ODL-ODL

TITLE: ARKNET - The Ark Learning Network

DESCRIPTION: The project aims to develop the concept of a network of remote, portable, “electronicclassrooms” for young people living in marginalised rural areas and inner-city areas whoare experiencing disadvantage in the labour market. The objectives are to design andimplement an innovative model of intervention as a means of training trainers workingwith the target groups and with the young people themselves, to develop a network ofportable electronic classrooms linked to a host computer through the Internet and toinvestigate the parity of associated qualifications in Member States in the participatingpartners. The proposed outcomes are a training network accessed through the Internetand the WWW with 3 remote electronic classrooms in each participating Member State,a range of new ODL related methodologies and pedagogical tools, a certifiedqualification of acquired learning, a code of good practice handbook and a detailedtraining needs analysis and resultant training programme curriculum.

COORDINATOR: THE KERRY DIOCESAN YOUTH SERVICENew RoadIRL-Co. Kerry KILLARNEYPhone: +353/10/643.17.48Fax: +353/10/643.67.70Email:

CONTACT: Jon HUGHES

PARTNERS: THE FILM & MEDIA TRAINING COMPANY LTD., GB

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY, GB

EUROTECHNIKI KEK, GR

SYMA CONSULTANTS, GR

UNIVERSITY OF THESSALLY, GR

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND - CORK, IE

REFERENCE: 39668-CP-1-97-1-IE-ODL-ODL

TITLE: TeleLearn - Remote Learning and Development using Telematics

DESCRIPTION: The TeleLearn project proposes to enhance the opportunities for remote schools toshare experiences and educational activities through the use of new technologies. Theproject will involve the development of a multimedia computer programme onEnvironmental and Drugs Awareness which will be developed jointly by the two schoolsand the vocational training centre who are involved in the Partnership with the supportof the technical and educational Partners.. The Programme will be developed as a jointactivity between the two schools and the training centre, one in each of the participatingcountries (Ireland, France, Germany) and will be prepared in the languages of the threecountries. The interaction between the students will be accommodated through ODLtechniques using P.C. based video conferencing technology which will allow real timevideo and audio interaction between the schools. In this way all the students canparticipate in a significant way in the transnational activities which will be central to theproject implementation. The TeleLearn project will evaluate the use of ODL techniquesthrough the implementation of an actual transnational project between schools. Thework will involve the students and teachers in all activities in the development of themultimedia Programme. This will enable the partners to realistically evaluate the useand benefits of ODL techniques and establish a model which could be used as astructure for further development of remote teaching and exchange of ideas.

COORDINATOR: GCOM TEORANTATechnology Services Centre, Na ForbachaIRL- GALWAYPhone: +353/91/59.25.33Fax: +353/91/59.22.03Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: John GLYNN

PARTNERS: GESELLSCHAFT FÜR INFORMATIONSTECHNOLOGIE UND PÄDAGOGIK, DE

CIEL, FR

GAIRM SCOIL EINNE, IE

GIP, DE

CHARLES DE FOULCAULD, FR


TITLE: Istruzione e formazione a distanza degli insegnanti di storia e di disciplineumanistiche

DESCRIPTION: The project aims at enhancing the role and importance of knowledge of multimedia andinformatics. Following the experiences achieved at Paris VII, it intends to design andtest an ODL course for in-service training of teachers of History and Social Sciences atsecondary school level. The course will use a variety of technologies and will focus ondidactical and pedagogical aspects. The objectives are to set-up a Europeanpartnership and observation project, to implement results obtained from a previous pilotproject and to improve teacher’s knowledge of multimedia and informatics. Theproposed outcomes are the establishment of a web-site for televersity, the productionand dissemination of CD-Rom and an in-service teacher training course.

COORDINATOR: UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PERUGIALargo Giuseppe ErminiI-06123 PERUGIAPhone: +39/75/58.54.931Fax: +39/75/58.54. 926Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Maria Cristina GIUNTELLA

PARTNERS: UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA 'LA SAPIENZA', IT

UNIVERSITÉ PANTHÉON-SORBONNE (PARIS I), FR

UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES, BE

KÖERBER STIFTUNG, DE

UNIVERSITÉ DE PARIS VII , FR

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI BARI , IT


TITLE: O-TE - Observatory on Tele-Education

DESCRIPTION: The project aims at promoting the analysis of the tele-education experiencesimplemented at a European level. The analysis focuses on the different technologicalperformances, the various methodological processes which have been developed andanalysis of available technologies and tools for tele-education. The objectives are toidentify measures and tools in order to improve planning methodologies, to develop andto test distance assessment procedures, to experiment at a transnational level - throughpilot courses - systems of Tele-education and to set-up guides and informationmaterials on technologies which are used to transfer know-how from a distance. theproposed outcomes are a database of existing experiences, a network between partnersin order to exchange information, a newsletter on Internet, multilingual didacticmaterials and a feasibility study in order to establish pilot schemes for tele-education.

COORDINATOR: ENTE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA, L'AMBIENTEVia Anguillarese, 301I-00060 SANTA MARIA DI GALERIA (ROMA)Phone: +39/6/30.48.48.68Fax: +39/6/30.48.43.78Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Giorgio GRIMALDI

PARTNERS: ENTE NAZIONALE PER L'ADDESTRAMENTO E LA FORMAZIONEPROFESSIONALI, IT

SOCIETÀ DI SERVIZI PER LA FORMAZIONE, IT

ISTITUTO STATALE D'ARTE DI ROMA II, IT

EUROPLIROFORISSI , GR

ALEPH AIA SL, ES

GRETA LEMAN - GROUPEMENT D'ETABLISSEMENTS PUBLICSD'ENSEIGNEMENT, FR

FOREM FUNDACION FORMACION Y EMPLEO, ES

EURO INTERACTIVE SYSTEM LTD., GB


TITLE: CALIBER-NET: Quality in European ODL

DESCRIPTION: The project intends to establish a collaborative European network concerned withquality in ODL. It intends to address, in particular, the issues of credibility of ODLproducts and services (including the recognition of skills and credits obtained via ODL)and transferability between European countries. The objectives are to establish aEuropean electronic forum on quality issues in ODL, to produce a development guide tohelp institutions, to review and assess ODL experiences, to encourage the developmentof quality tools for use in ODL and to conduct a survey of systems of ODL recognitionwithin Europe. The proposed outcomes are a guide to review and assess ODL materialsand services, a multilingual European glossary of ODL (English, French, German,Italian and Spanish), a survey of current practice of recognition of competenciesachieved through ODL and a collaborative network of quality-related working groups ofEuropean and national associations.

COORDINATOR: ASSOCIAZIONE CAMPOVia Cavour, 82I-50129 FIRENZEPhone: +39/55/238.14.84Fax: +39/55/238.14.85Email: [email protected]


PARTNERS: PSYCHOLOGIE UNIVERSITÄT ERLANGEN, DE

SCIENTER, IT

OBSERVATOIRE DES RESSOURCES POUR LA FORMATION, FR

EDEN, GB

EUROPACE 2000, BE

COIMBRA GROUP ASBL, BE

EADTU - EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF DISTANCE TEACHING UNIVERSITIES ,NL


TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRAINING LTD., GB

LAMBRAKIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION, GR


TITLE: Gypsies on the Web: a problem solving Laboratory

DESCRIPTION: This project intends to set-up and run an experimental ODL course for people who needto learn problem solving and crisis management techniques to assist them in dealingwith problems related to and faced by gypsies. The objective is to define an ODLparadigm, which will include all the component parts necessary: number and type ofactors and players, selection of participants (learners, tutors, teachers), type of media,number and type of interactions, types and modes of assessment and evaluation. Theproposed outcomes are the validation of the new ODL paradigm in which different ODLplayers are active with different roles co-operating to set-up an ODL scheme, anelectronic magazine on gypsies on the Internet which will be accessible to authors,teachers or trainers and students. A strategy for promoting multilingual communicationbetween educational institutions operating in the area of social

COORDINATOR: MEDIA LAB SRLVia Filippo Fiorentini 106I-00159 ROMAPhone: +39/6/439.21.67Fax: +39/6/439.25.00Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Giovanni LARICCIA

PARTNERS: UETP - TOSCANA, IT

CREUFOP, FR

BOSCH GIMPERA FOUNDATION, ES

MEDBORGARSKOLAN, SE


TITLE: PINOCCHIO: Transeuropean Schools Network for ODL Promotion

DESCRIPTION: The project aims to allow secondary schools students to actively participate inEuropean co-operation by creating a network of schools to foster a virtual mobilityprogramme. The wide and extensive co-operation within this school network will fosterthe exchange of information, experience and materials also allowing theexperimentation of new teaching strategies and developing a European dimension ineducation so as to prepare the students to live in a multi-ethnic society. The objectivesare to develop the European dimension in education of secondary school students, totrain participating teachers via a multi-media teacher guide in the use of ODL andmultimedia and to organise video and ODL seminars. The proposed outcomes areteachers and students guides on ODL and multimedia available for dissemination,handbooks, CD-Rom and web-pages on the EU available for dissemination.

COORDINATOR: UETP - TOSCANAVia Cavour 82 - Piano 2I-50129 FIRENZEPhone: +39/55/238.14.84Fax: +39/55/238.14.85Email: [email protected]


PARTNERS: LICEO EUROPEO SPERIMENTALE "EDUCANDATO DELLA SS.MA ANNUNZIATA",IT

AYUNTAMIENTO DE LORCA, ES

WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE , GB

LYCÉE ALFRED KASTLER, FR

HERMELINSSKOLAN, SE

LAHTI VOCATIONAL COLLEGE , FI

RINGVE VIDEREGAENEDE SKOLE, NO


TITLE: CACTUS - Computer Algebra & Conferencing for Teaching of UndergraduateScientific Subjects

DESCRIPTION: The proposal will use a combination of new technologies for the teaching ofundergraduate applied mathematics. Specifically, the intention is to develop computer-mediated conferencing and multi-media software packages for students who experiencedifficulty participating in conventional tutorial support systems. The objectives are toimprove the quality and user-friendliness of ODL products, to develop a small scalemulti-media simulation and computer packages in algebra and to develop ways ofextending the use of computer-mediated conferencing to cover distance learners oftechnical subjects. The proposed outcomes are a prototype for interactive simulationusing a standard multi-media authoring tool, a computer conferencing system to beused in conjunction with a computer algebra package to establish a framework for theefficient communication of technically complex material, introductory materials (indistance learning format) to enable students to acquire the necessary skills to use thesepackages and guidelines for further applications and extensions of the proposed model.

COORDINATOR: AMITIEVia Val d'Aposa, 3I-40123 BOLOGNAPhone: +39/51/23.01.07Fax: +39/51/23.58.90Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Pier Giacomo SOLA

PARTNERS: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY , GB

FACHHOCHSCHULE WÜRZBURG-SCHWEINFURT-ASCHAFFENBURG, DE

UNIVERSITÉ STENDHAL - GRENOBLE III, FR


TITLE: PEGASUS - Development of new learning technologies and of commonexamination and accreditation methodologies in traditional universities

DESCRIPTION: Pegasus is a project aimed at the introduction of well established methods andtechnologies of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) as part of traditional graduationcourses and the development and adoption of models for their academic recognitionbetween participating institutions in the 15 EU countries. Pegasus will introduce amajor advance by implementing and adopting in the partner group: * a common set ofrules and procedures for acknowledgement (academic recognition) of courses adoptingODL strategies * a common telematic assessment system for holding commonexamination sessions, acceptable for accreditation. Pegasus will adopt the technicaland educational benchwork done by the HUMANITIES project. Starting from 7universities in 6 EU countries and Switzerland, Pegasus aims at involving in theexperimentation more than 30 traditional universities in 15 EU countries by the end ofthe planned 3 year period. Pegasus ensures a high profile in terms of didactic,pedagogical and technological approach thanks to the competence of the partner groupand the valorisation of the results of past experience given by the HUMANITIESproject.

COORDINATOR: UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI SIENAVia Banchi di Sotto 55I-53100 SIENAPhone: +39/577/29.84.60Fax: +39/577/29.84.61Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Sebastiano BAGNARA

PARTNERS: COIMBRA GROUP ASBL, BE

FONDAZIONE MEDIATECA REGIONALE TOSCANA, IT


UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA, ES

INSTITUT FÜR PUBLIZISTIK- UND KOMMUNIKATIONSWISSENSCHAFT DERUNIVERSITÄT WIEN, AT

UPPSALA UNIVERSITET, SE

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA , IT

RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN, NL

UNIVERSITÉ DE GENÈVE, CH

REFERENCE: 39994-CP-1-97-1-NL-ODL-ODL

TITLE: InterPriSE - INTERnet for Primary Schools in Europe

DESCRIPTION: The objective of this project is to encourage primary school teachers and pupils todesign and test specific ODL learning materials. Organisations from four differentcountries will draft a manual (in English and their mother tongue) for primary schoolteachers on how to use the Internet for projects involving pupils (11-12 year olds) fromat least two countries, working on a common theme and in a foreign language. In thesecond year of the project two groups from two countries will design and test specificteaching materials based on this manual that can serve as examples of good practice.The final version of the manual will then be converted into digital form and madeavailable in a WWW site.

COORDINATOR: STICHTING OWG-BUREAUP.O. Box 1206NL-6040 KE ROERMONDPhone: +31/475/31.91.48Fax: +31/475/33.38.66Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Noël JAMINON

PARTNERS: STICHTING REGIONAAL BUREAU ONDERWIJS (R.B.O.) NOORD- EN MIDDEN-LIMBURG, NL

LIBER KOMPETENS, SE

ITTT, SE

ALLESKOLAN, SE

SØNDERVANGSKOLEN, DK

REFERENCE: 40363-CP-1-97-1-AT-ODL-ODL

TITLE: EDISSON - Education at a Distance in Intercultural and Social Skills OrientedNetwork

DESCRIPTION: The objective of this project is to build a demonstration platform and undertake afeasibility study of multicultural and social skills components in transnational ODLsettings. The feasibility study will endeavour to propose a series of practical measuresto promote intercultural and social skills in University collaboration across the EU, andto recommend how these can best be established, expanded and evaluated. The studywill include a major survey to identify, implemement and disseminate the understandingof social learning forms and skills at the international level. The project involves 2ODL Universities, 1 ODL institution linked with traditional Universities, 1 traditionalUniversity with a strong interest in ODL developments and a European ODLassociation.

COORDINATOR: JOHANNES-KEPLER-UNIVERSITÄT LINZStrozzigasse 2A-1080 WIENPhone: +43/1/404.74.247Fax: +43/1/404.74.248Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Franz PALANK

PARTNERS: FERN UNIVERSITÄT - GESAMTHOCHSCHULE- HAGEN, DE

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY , GB

CENTRE NATIONAL D'ENSEIGNEMENT À DISTANCE - CNED DE POITIERS, FR

EUROPEAN OPEN UNIVERSITY NETWORK, NL

STUDIENZENTRUM BRIG FÜR DIE FERNUNIVERSITÄT HAGEN, CH

REFERENCE: 39701-CP-1-97-1-PT-ODL-ODL

TITLE: EDIN - Ensino à Distância de Informática

DESCRIPTION: The objectives of this project is to create pedagogical expertise and ODL materials tosupport the teaching of Computer Science subjects to full-time undergraduate studentsin five European countries - Portugal, Spain, Germany, France and Belgium.The globalaim is to introduce ODL techniques and materials as a support for traditional, face toface classes. The main tasks will be the study and definition of pedagogic models forODL in Informatics/computer Science, the design development and distribution of ODLmaterial and, finally, the production of a strategic report for ODL aimed at Europeanaudiences. The intention is to include Informatics/computer Science students asmembers of the development teams in an attempt to ensure the development of userfriendly and orientated materials. One of the intended outcomes of the project is tohave in each partner institution a solid group capable of preparing their institution forthe future goal of providing ODL courses which are distributed and tutored.

COORDINATOR: INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DO PORTORua Dr. Roberto FriasP-4200 PORTOPhone: +351/2/557.10.09Fax: +351/2/52.07.72Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: M. Fátima MORGADO

PARTNERS: FACHHOCHSCHULE WÜRZBURG-SCHWEINFURT - ABTEILUNG WÜRZBURG, DE

UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE I, FR

KATHOLIEKE HOGESCHOOL SINT-LIEVEN, BE

UNIVERSITAT DE GIRONA , ES

REFERENCE: 25097-CP-2-97-1-FI-ODL-ODL

TITLE: APPLAUD - A Programme for People to Learn At University-level at a Distance

DESCRIPTION: The consortium wants to establish both a virtual and physical centre of excellence in thefield of ODL techniques and teacher education which will make availablemethodological data and a knowledge base of methods and teaching approaches. Theywill also organise courses and workshops throughout the project. The intention is toexamine the changes that need to take place in both initial and in-service teachereducation in order to implement ODL in future educational programmes. The objectivesare to facilitate co-operation between different teacher education institutions in Europe,to empower teachers and teacher educators by improving their command of andcompetence in ODL techniques, to promote the exchange of experience, innovationand good practice among teachers, teacher educators and teacher trainees and toestablish a system of ODL modules to be used by teaching staff and student teachers inall institutions involved. The proposed outcomes are a change in attitudes towards ODLtechniques to be used in teacher education, a user-friendly database of ODLtechniques, tools and methods with examples, demonstrators and teacher educationmodules.

COORDINATOR: HELSINGIN YLIOPISTOP.O. Box 38 Ratakatu, 6 AFIN-00014 HELSINKIPhone: +358/ 9/191. 81.31Fax: +358/9/191. 81.00Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Seppo TELLA

PARTNERS: INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FORMATION DES MAÎTRES DE L'ACADÉMIE DEGRENOBLE, FR

KENNARAHÁSKÓLI ÍSLANDS, IS

LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GB

PÄDAGOGISCHE AKADEMIE DES BUNDES IN OBERÖSTERREICH, AT

ST. ANDREW'S COLLEGE, GB

UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK , IE

JOENSUUN YLIOPISTO, FI

JOHANNES-KEPLER-UNIVERSITÄT LINZ, AT

REFERENCE: 25121-CP-2-97-1-FI-ODL-ODL

TITLE: VMF- Virtual Multimedia Factory

DESCRIPTION: The project is part of a larger project entitled The Development of Dispersed MultimediaProduction and Distribution in Training Education - An Approach to a virtual MultimediaFactory. The need for this project arises from the lack of suitable multimedia productsfor use in adult education and training. The proposer want to improve the knowledge ofexisting products and create a European wide multimedia production and deliverysystem, which would operate in the participating countries through electronic networkssuch as Internet. The objectives are to increase the knowledge of existing multimediaproducts suitable for vocational training and education, to investigate the connectionbetween the use of multimedia and effective learning, to develop a framework formultimedia production based on studies on adult learning, to evaluate various methodsin multimedia production and delivery, to improve the knowledge of educators in theuse and development of multimedia applications, to improve the dispersed multimediaproduction and delivery systems and to develop the quality and evaluation systems ofmultimedia applications. The proposed outcomes are a report on the study, systematicmethods for evaluating the effectiveness of the use of multimedia in learning situations,a multimedia design and production guide, an evaluation handbook for interactivemultimedia, a framework, handbook and pilot modules for training teachers and trainersand evaluation and suggestions for transnational collaboration.

COORDINATOR: FORSSAN AMMATILLINEN AIKUISKOULUTUSKESKUSPerkiöntie, 9FIN-30100 FORSSAPhone: +358/3/41.40.600Fax: +358/3/41.40.609Email: jari.mustajä[email protected]

CONTACT: Jari MUSTAJÄRVI

PARTNERS: AIKE INTERNATIONAL, FI

KUOPION AMMATILLINEN AIKUISKOULUTUSKESKUS, FI

SEINÄJOEN AMMATILLINEN AIKUISKOULUTUSKESKUS, FI

TAMPEREEN AMMATILLINEN AIKUISKOULUTUSKESKUS, FI

UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA COMILLAS , ES

FAS/TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT AUTHORITY, IE

UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE , NL

TELECOM FINLAND OY, FI

PDE-POST DENMARK TECHNOLOGY, DK

ELECTRIC PAPER COMPANY LTD. - EPCO, IE

REFERENCE: 25087-CP-2-97-1-SE-ODL-ODL

TITLE: DEMETER: Distance Education Methods in Teacher Education and Research

DESCRIPTION: DEMETER will address two main issues for European partnership in ODL in TeacherEducation: models of collaboration and exchanges between institutions in highereducation; the pedagogy, structure, distribution and development of course modulesand learning material for ODL. The proposed topic for the project is cross-culturalEducation and Communication in Europe. The objective is to create co-operationbetween staff, faculty and educational planners in teacher training institutions inEurope, in particular between those in the ITE network (Innovation in TeacherEducation), for European Teacher Education, to facilitate the participation of students inboth virtual and real exchange programmes and to develop ODL methods which makeuse of the INTERNET as a communication tool for reaching students living in lowpopulated areas or people with functional disabilities or persons following part-timestudies or studying at home. The most important outcomes of the project are increasedskills and knowledge in design of interactive material for use in ODL, use of INTERNETas a tool for ODL and use of IT for studies of Cross Cultural Education andCommunication in Europe, particularly in the localities of the participating institutions.

COORDINATOR: HÖGSKOLAN I KRISTIANSTADFrederiksdalsvägen 119-2 - Box 59S-29194 KRISTIANSTADPhone: +46/44/731. 09Fax: +46/44/731. 09Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Kaj BJÖRK

PARTNERS: LÄRARHÖGSKOLAN I STOCKHOLM , SE

HÖGSKOLAN DALARNA, SE

HASLEV SEMINARIUM , DK

HØGSKOLEN STORD/HAUGESUND COLLEGE, NO

UNIVERSITÄT LÜNEBURG , DE

PÄDAGOGISCHE AKADEMIE BURGENLAND, AT

UNIVERSIDADE DO ALGARVE , PT

NOORDELIJKE HOGESCHOOL LEEUWARDEN, NL

CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH COLLEGE, GB

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE , GB


MITTHÖGSKOLAN - MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY, SE

UNIVERSITY OF THESSALLY, GR

REFERENCE: 25251-CP-2-97-1-SE-ODL-ODL

TITLE: Computer Network based Health and Safety ODL

DESCRIPTION: The project will focus on the pertinent use of new technologies combined withtechniques for distance learning for new areas of teaching. The purpose of the study isto increase co-operation between organisations and institutions concerned with workingenvironments and working life and seeking to use ODL and, secondly, to enhance theskills of teachers, trainers and managers in ODL techniques and methods. Theobjectives are to make an inventory of the actual ODL situation regarding health andsafety education in vocational training within Europe, to develop a number of interactivelessons with multimedia technology on Health and Safety at work and to developpedagogical methods and training materials to educate teachers. The proposedoutcomes are a network of institutions all over Europe using ODL for Health and SafetyEducation, an inventory of relevant sources to be used in all partner countries andinteractive multimedia lessons.

COORDINATOR: ARBETSLIVSINSTITUTET

S-171 84 SOLNAPhone: +46/8/730.95.19Fax: +46/8/730.98.88Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Margareta HELLSTRÖM

PARTNERS: ARBETSMILJØFONDET, DK

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY , GB

INSTITUTO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO E INSPEÇÂO DAS CONDIÇÔES DETRABALHO - IDICT, PT


TECMINHO-ASSOCIAÇÃO UNIVERSIDADE EMPRESSA P / DESENVOLVIMENTO,PT

REFERENCE: 25007-CP-2-97-1-GB-ODL-ODL

TITLE: ALTAE - Advanced Learning Technology Applications in Education

DESCRIPTION: The project aims to enhance the quality of conventional education by training teachersin networks of local schools in the four partner countries to develop and applyinformation and communications technologies in their teaching. The teacher training willbe implemented through a ODL approach and consequently multi-media learningpackages will be developed. The project intends to develop two multimedia learningprogrammes: one on multimedia applications in education and one on Internetapplication on education. The other outcomes are the training of 70 school teachers in36 schools in the use of new technologies, a report on the project for disseminationpurposes and the establishment of an Internet “home page” on the project, which willregularly be updated.

COORDINATOR: THE PEOPLE'S COLLEGEMaid Marian WayUK-NG1 6AB NOTTINGHAMPhone: +44/115/912.34.44Fax: +44/115/912.86.00Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: David BARTON

PARTNERS: ITEP - INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY , LABOUR AND ENVIRONMENT, GR

AGEFORM - AGENZIA FORMAZIONE LAVORO, IT

OSG WEST-FRIESLAND, NL


TITLE: OBSERVE - Observation in the Behavioural Sciences : A European Research &Valuation Exercise

DESCRIPTION: The project aims to improve the quality of training in behavioural observation in highereducation in psychology, behavioural biology and related disciplines. They plan to takean existing video course, the theoretical basis of which is derived from the work ofethnologist, and convert it into a multi-media course which will also includemethodological, analytical material. The objectives are to co-operate between teacherswith relevant research and teaching experience in a number of EU countries in order toachieve a consensus on the key skills and concepts required, to increase the interestand knowledge of ODL approaches amongst higher education teachers and to test themulti-media programme by partner institutions. The main final product of the first yearwill be the introductory multimedia package (together with an explanatory handbook)and a final report on the project. The introductory multi-media package will consist of aCD-Rom which will contain or be associated with the necessary components of theObserver software. It will include directions and text which will give backgroundinformation about the observation of behaviour.

COORDINATOR: UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOLP.O. Box 147UK-L69 3BX LIVERPOOLPhone: +44/151/794.26.61Fax: +44/151/794.22.21Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Carl NEADS

PARTNERS: NOLDUS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BV, NL

HÁSKÓLI ÍSLAND, IS

UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA - FORMACIÓ CONTINUADA, ES


TITLE: ManageLearn-managing learning with open distance learning (ODL) andmultimedia telematic technics

DESCRIPTION: ManageLearn involves the creation of a selective bibliography and literature review onODL aimed at conventional higher education institutions. An additional, linked activityis the development of a management tool intended to assist policy and decision makersin pedagogical and managerial issues concerning the use of multimedia telematics forODL. The two major objectives are to produce the selective bibliography and literaturereview on ODL for use by conventional higher education institutions and to develop themanagement tool to assist policy and decision makers in pedagogical and managerialissues concerning the use of multimedia telematics for ODL. The outcomes willinclude·a document containing a selective bibliography and review of literature dealingwith issues relating to ODL in higher education, giving particular emphasis to usingmultimedia telematics.·The same document presented in a format enabling it to bedownloaded from the WWW. A WWW-based searchable database in a restrictedaccess area of the ICDL WWW site, containing entries describing items for inclusion inthe bibliography, and full texts of publications where permission has been given, a CD-ROM electronic version of the bibliography and literature review. A prototypemanagement tool to aid policy and decisions makers understand better the pedagogicaland managerial issues related to introducing multimedia telematics into ODL inconventional higher education institutions. This tool will be available on the WWW andalso on the CD-ROM and will be inter-linked to the bibliography and literature reviewThe specific plans for the second year of the project were not fully finalised at the timeof writing the current compendium but are likely to require a somewhat reducedpartnership that will focus on the finalisation of the ODL bibliography and literaturereview part of the project.

COORDINATOR: OPEN UNIVERSITYWalton HallUK-MK7 6AA MILTON KEYNESPhone: +44/1908/65.35.37Fax: +44/1908/65.41.73Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Magnus JOHN

PARTNERS: OBSERVATOIRE DES RESSOURCES POUR LA FORMATION, FR

DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FÜR FERNSTUDIEN AN DER UNIVERSITÄT TÜBINGEN,DE


UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA, ES


TITLE: VSM (Virtual Student Mobility) project.

DESCRIPTION: The VSM project aims to provide full-time and part-time students registered at the sixpartner institutions (Arhus, Athens, Lancaster, Rome, Lyon, Porto) with the opportunityto become virtually mobile. This will be achieved by the design of six modules, one ateach institution, which will be offered to students abroad via computer conferencing(Lotus Notes) by local teaching staff in their own language and in English. All themodules will be allocated ECTS credits and a major feature of the project will be toproduce a user-guide to help staff to apply ECTS to this kind of ODL approach. Theobjectives are to provide learners in one Member State with access opportunities tohigher educational institutions in other Member States, to adopt ECTS in the ODLcontext, to examine the obstacles to virtual student mobility and to produce a feasibilitystudy on the possibility of generalising this approach in European higher education. Theproposed outcomes are the production of a user-guide aimed at training staff to set upthe approach used in the project and to assist them to incorporate the principles ofECTS, a feasibility study on the possibility of generalising the ODL application withinBusiness Administration and a dissemination plan aimed at informing the widereducation community about the benefits and problems encountered during the project.

COORDINATOR: UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER

UK-LA1 4YX LANCASTERPhone: +44/15/24.59.40.64Fax: +44/15/24.59.26.52Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Stephen FOX

PARTNERS: HANDELSHØJSKOLEN I ÅRHUS, DK

ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE DE COMMERCE DE LYON, FR

IKONOMIKO PANEPISTIMIO ATHINON, GR

LIBERA UNIVERSITÀ INTERNAZIONALE DEGLI STUDI SOCIALI ROMA, IT

UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO, PT


TITLE: Cost-effectiveness in open and distance learning

DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this project is to review European Experience on the cost-effectivenessof ODL and of models of costing. The intention is to produce a handbook of goodpractice for policy makers and managers of, in particular, bi-modal teaching institutionsusing both conventional and ODL educational approaches. The specific objectives areto review data on the comparative cost-effectiveness of ODL and on the variablesassociated with enhanced cost-effectiveness, to examine existing techniques andmodels used for the costing of ODL, especially in bi-modal institutions and to developguidelines for budget holders on costing, which incorporate proposals for increasing thecost-effectiveness of ODL. The main outcome of the project will be a handbook on cost-effectiveness in open and distance learning, incorporating guidance on appropriatecosting techniques.

COORDINATOR: INSTITUTE OF COMMUNITY STUDIESIRFOL, Cintra House, 12 Hills RoadUK-CB2 1PF CAMBRIDGEPhone: +44/1223/36.47.21Fax: +44/1223/35.52.07Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Hilary PERRATON

PARTNERS:


TITLE: PEDESTAL - Pedagogical Frameworks for the Delivery and Support ofTechnology-Assisted Learning

DESCRIPTION: The purpose of the project is to develop, trail and evaluate in a post-16 education andtraining context, a structured pedagogical framework for the application of newtechnologies and multimedia in the delivery and support of ODL programmes. Theoutcomes will be: i) two seminars for all partners ii) a series of reports on the trials anda final report on the project's outcomes iii) ODL practitioner workbooks on the uses oftechnology in ODL iv) a documented pedagogical framework for technology-assistedprogrammes and audio and computer conferences.

COORDINATOR: CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF ISLAM AND CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM RELATIONSWellington Road SouthUK-SK1 3UQ STOCKPORTPhone: +44/161/958.33.66Fax: +44/161/958.33.82Email: J. Robinson@CS. Stockport.AC.UK

CONTACT: Jackie ROBINSON

PARTNERS: ZENTRUM FÜR WEITERBILDUNG, DE

KERAVAN KAUPPAOPILAITOS, FI

ISTITUTO VENETO PER IL LAVORO, IT

ANKE WEIDEMASCHOOL, NL

TRAINING INITIATIVES, IE


TITLE: SHARP - Shareable representations of practice : pedagogy for asynchronousmultimedia conferencing

DESCRIPTION: The main purpose of this project is to identify and disseminate pedagogical andorganisational guidelines for the use of Asynchronous Multimedia Conferencing (AMC)in situations where learners are trying to acquire complex skills. The primary focus is onlearners in higher education who need to acquire complex skills for application in real-world working contexts. The learning of skills within AMC environments, especially thecomplex skills which are embeded in real-world practices, is only poorly understood. Anexample is where groups of learners, tutors and expert practitioners can create,annotate and discuss their own video clips of actual working practices - capturing "realworld knowledge" and subjecting it to close scrutiny. The approach within the currentproject will be; 1. to create an experimental on-line library of such video clips in thedomain of software/IS engineering 2. to engage the various actors in collaborativeannotation and discussion of these resources using AMC 3. to evaluate the trials andproduce guidelines about both pedagogical and other organisational issues

COORDINATOR: UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTERCSALT - Dept. of Educational Research - Lancaster UniversityUK-LA1 4YL LANCASTERPhone: +44/1524/59.26.85Fax: +44/1524/84.47.88Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Peter GOODYEAR

PARTNERS: A PRIORI LTD, GB

REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE LIMERICK, IE

ETHNIKO METSOVIO POLYTECHNIO , GR


HØGESKOLEN I AGDER, NO


TITLE: TELMIE : Telematic European Learning Materials for ' Inclusive Education' inInitial Teacher Education (I.T.E.)

DESCRIPTION: The project is concerned with informing and enhancing the theoretical and pedagogicalcompetencies of students in initial teacher education with regard to comparativestrategies for 'inclusive education'. It will create and present, in an appropriate andselected range of telematic formats, learning packages which will enable students inI.T.E. to understand and evaluate strategies as deployed in a wide grouping of national,later primary (8-12) educational contexts. In particular it will, i) produce telematicmaterials learning packages for use by students in I.T.E. in various national contextsand on the theme of 'inclusive education'; ii) use processes of collaborative authoringand production of these materials packages to develop tutor skills in the use oftelematic formats for teaching and learning; iii) create within the materials aneffectively planned and efficiently managed learning environment for comparativeEuropean study of a professional theme and pedagogy. A main feature of the project isthe use of electronic modes of communication for creation, monitoring and formativeevaluation of the materials production, and the use of electronic conferencing facilities.

COORDINATOR: UNIVERSITY OF DERBYWestern Road - MickleoverUK-DE3 5GX DERBYPhone: +44/1332/62.22.31Fax: +44/1332/51.43.23Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: John DOLAN

PARTNERS: INTEC - COLLEGE OF ST. MARK AND ST. JOHN , GB

COLAISTE PHADRAIG - DROIM CONRACH, IE

HOGESCHOOL EDITH STEIN / ONDERWIJSCENTRUM, NL

UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO , PT

PÄDAGOGISCHE AKADEMIE DES BUNDES IN VORARLBERG, AT

UNIVERSITÄT OSNABRÜCK , DE

HÖGSKOLAN I KALMAR , SE


TITLE: Developing Effective Community Based ODL

DESCRIPTION: The objective of this project is to develop a better understanding of how communitybased ODL can be developed for adults with low levels of education and in particularthose facing economic, social and locational (e.g. rural areas) disadvantages. Theproject involves three institutions from the UK, Denmark and Sweden.The project aimsto implement and evaluate strategies and approaches for initiating and sustaininglocally based ODL with a view to encourage the development of shared models of goodpractice.

COORDINATOR: BOLTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCILClarence Street Centre, Clarence StreetUK-BL1 2ET BOLTONPhone: +44/1204/52.55.00Fax: +44/1204/36.39.62Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: John CLARKE

PARTNERS: VÄRMLANDS KOOPERATIVEN, SE

FRIESLAND COLLEGE, NL


TITLE: BASIC SKILLS

DESCRIPTION: The project will review the available multimedai resources on the teaching of basicskills in all the partner countires. Taking the 'New Reading Disk' materials aimed atstudents with a variety of learning difficulties already developed by one of the partnersas a basis for discussion, the project will develop teaching strategies that involve theuse of multimedia in the teaching of basic skills. The intention is to find ways to supportusers to work flexibly, at a time of their choice and in a place of their chosing usingmultimeida. Each partner will develop teaching materials for a chosen purpose in theirown language - these will be piloted and evaluated with end users. (who will be involvedthrough out the process) The outcome of the project will be guidelines for the teacherson how to use multimedia material and technologies at school (translated into all thepartner languages).Another outcome will be multimedia material on Basic skill aimed atstudents with learning difficulties and, a final outcome, it to begin a European networkon the teaching of basic skills.

COORDINATOR: LEWISHAM COLLEGELewisham WayUK-SE4 1UT LONDONPhone: +44/181/694.32.33Fax: +44/181/694.91.63Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Sylvia MINGAY

PARTNERS: KARKKU COLLEGE OF HOME ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SERVICES, FI

VOLKSHOCHSCHULE FLORIDSDORF, AT

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA E TECHNOLOGIA - INETI , PT

REFERENCE: 25090-CP-2-97-1-NO-ODL-ODL

TITLE: Do ODL - Dissemination of Open and Distance Learning

DESCRIPTION: DO-ODL intends to l address the followingl important issues for dissemination of ODLwithin higher education; the training teachers and tutors and making ODL available tonew disciplines; organising, developing the use of ODL material and techniques in thetraditional curriculum; developing models for co-operation between study centres whichmay be located in schools, military units, companies or higher education institutions. Aparticular focus of the project will be enhancing the skills of teachers, trainers andmanagers in the use of ODL techniques. The project will try out and evaluate differentorganisational models and various types and combinations of commercial andexperimental ODL products and techniques against several user groups and withindifferent subject areas, thus improving the quality and user-friendliness of ODLproducts. Major outcomes of the project will be to gain experience in dissemination ofODL techniques in “conventional” education and new subject areas using local orinternational study centres. Special efforts will be made to evaluate the effects andavailability of the ODL products used. Instructional material, both electronic, printed andmultimedia-based products developed during the project will be made available forpublic distribution.

COORDINATOR: HØGESKOLEN I SØR-TRØNDELAGE.C. Dahls gt, 2N-7005 TRONDHEIMPhone: +47/73/89. 63. 60Fax: +47/73/89. 63. 82Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Thorleif HJELTNES

PARTNERS: HANZEHOGESCHOOL - HOGESCHOOL VAN GRONINGEN, NL

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD , GB

HELSINGIN LIIKETALOUDEN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU, FI

THESSALONIKIS , GR



NTNU - NORGES TEKNISK NATURVITENSKAPLIGE UNIVERSITET, NO


TITLE: DIOTIMA - Development of a European Comparative ODL Gender & PoliticsProgramme

DESCRIPTION: DIOTIMA involves a collaboration between ODL institutions and Women StudiesDepartment who plan to jointly develop a European comparative distance educationprogramme package in the field of gender & politics using an existing programme inNorway as a prototype model. The objectives are to register and compare existingapproaches and methodologies in partner institutions, to develop teaching materialswhich are women user-friendly and to establish an Internet forum on gender andpolitics. The proposed outcomes are a European distance education gender and politicscourse package, country specific distance education gender & politics programmes, aEuropean network and forum for teachers of gender and politics on Internet and WorldWide Web, as well as evaluation reports of the trials of programmes.

COORDINATOR: LILLEHAMMER COLLEGEBox 1004, SkurvaN-2601 LILLEHAMMERPhone: +47/61/28.83.72Fax: +47/61/28.82.00Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Ann- Kjersti SLETTEN

PARTNERS: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ÖREBRO, SE

HOGESCHOOL VOOR DE KUNSTEN ARNHEM, NL


UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID , ES

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO / CENTRO LINGUISITICO E AUDIOVISIUNIVERSITARIO, IT

CSEA SCPA, IT

UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN - UNIVERSITAIRE INSTELLING ANTWERPEN, BE

EURO STUDY CENTRE - ANTWERPEN, BE


TITLE: OrthODL- Open Distance Learning Co-operation for European PostgraduateEducation and Training in Orthodontics

DESCRIPTION: ORTHODL intends to realise the recommendation of the 1992 Consensus Curriculum inEuropean Orthodontics Education to develop an ODL based model for EuropeanOrthodontics Education. It will achieve this through co-operation between organisationsworking in the fields of ODL and Orthodontics. The objectives are to use ODL-basedtools to strengthen the co-operation between partners and lay the foundation for a futureODL-based educational model, to pilot a multimedia case-based database, to surveyexisting products and to produce guidelines on the use of ODL applications inOrthodontics education. The proposed outcomes are guidelines on the use of ODLapplications in orthodontics and a multimedia design model for the European Educationof Orthodontics.

COORDINATOR: UNIVERSITEIT BERGENOrtho Tower - Herman Fossgt. 6N-5020 BERGENPhone: +47/55/58.41.84Fax: +47/55/58.41.07Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Andrea VERGARI

PARTNERS: UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN, DE

SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE ORTODONCIA, ES

ASSOCIATION FOR DENTAL EDUCATION IN EUROPE, ES

ARISTOTELEO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS, GR

MEDICAL VIDEO, IT

SCIENTER SOC.CONS S.R.L., IT

GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITET, SE

UNIVISJION AS, NO

NORSK KJEVEORTOPEDISK FORENING, NO


TITLE: FTCJ - From Takers to Creators of Jobs

DESCRIPTION: FTCJ is a European partnership project aiming at establishing co-operation andexchange of information and knowledge between schools and employing organisations.The intention is to develop courses for teachers to help them work more effectively withpupils doing junior enterprise projects. The objectives are to build up an electronicnetwork between participants to share ideas and experiences, to exchange videos,learning materials and video-conference as well as to use the experience to developteachers knowledge of teaching and learning at a distance. The proposed outcomes areincreasing knowledge and experiences about learning and teaching at distance,increasing knowledge of the relationship between school and employment with focus onpupil enterprises, handbooks and guidelines in different languages.

COORDINATOR: HØGSKOLEN I BODØAmtmann Worsøesgt., 28N-8002 BODØPhone: +47/755/177.00Fax: +47/755.177.98Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Børge SKÅLAND

PARTNERS: LULEÅ TEKNISKA UNIVERSITET, SE

HJØRRING SEMINARIUM, DK

UNIVERSIDADE DE TRÁS-OS-MONTES E ALTO DOURO, PT

HØGSKOLEN I STAVANGER, NO

UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA , ES


TITLE: MECPOL - Models for European Collaboration and Pedagogy in Open Learning

DESCRIPTION: MECPOL is a European Partnership project, aiming at mutual co-operation andexchange between all participating organisation. The intention is to carry out ananalysis and evaluation of models of collaboration and pedagogy used for IT basedopen learning. The major activities of the project should lead to recommendations ofpedagogic and collaborative models of ODL. The objectives are to provide and testmodels for pedagogy in ICT based open learning, to survey and makerecommendations of models for collaboration between academic institutions and todisseminate findings and models of pedagogy and collaboration in open learning. Themajor outcomes of the project will be the instructional material for the profession ofODL, including both electronic, printed and - to a certain degree - multi-media basedmaterial, which, by the end of the project, will be made available for public distribution.Partner institutions will also have raised their own quality of education, and theircapacity to help others in the same direction.

COORDINATOR: HØGSKOLEN STORD/HAUGESUND COLLEGEKlingenbergvegenN-5414 ROMMETVEITPhone: +47/53/49.13.76Fax: +47/53/49.14.20Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Harald HAUGEN

PARTNERS: UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD , GB

ETHNIKO METSOVIO POLYTECHNIO , GR

BINARY LOGIC, GR

HØGESKOLEN I SØR-TRØNDELAG, NO


NTNU - NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET, NO

UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER , GB


TITLE: The Use of ODL in Pre-School Teacher Training

DESCRIPTION: The project proposes to evaluate the comparative advantages of an ODL basedapproach with more traditional teaching methods for the professional development ofpre-school teachers in rural and peripheral areas of the EU, and to disseminate theresults via a variety of methods, including the use of WWW pages. The projectintends to collaborate closely with local and regional authorities in order to open accessto groups in more remote areas, or to groups that for other reasons have difficulites intaken part in established university courses. This collaboration will include practicalmodels for covering the costs of establishing proper infrastructure for ODL basedstudies

COORDINATOR: HØGSKOLEN I STAVANGERP.B. 2557 Ullandhaug UlandhaugN-4004 STAVANGERPhone: +47/51/83.13.00Fax: +47/51/83.13.50Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Dan Dyrli DAATLAND

PARTNERS: NORTHERN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION , GB

REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE - WATERFORD - INSTITUTE OFTECHNOLOGY , IE

JYVASKYLÄN YLIOPISTO, FI

FOSTURSKOLI ISLANDS, IS

GÖTEBORGS UNIVERSITET, SE


TITLE: EUROLITERATURE - Europeannetwork for Literary Studies in a MultimediaEnvironment in Higher Education

DESCRIPTION: Euroliterature intends to carry on and extend successful cooperation and developdeeper and more integrated ODL approaches between partnerships already initiatedwithin the Humanities I and II, Virtue and Transcult projects within the field of literarystudies and to expicitly target a group of committed end users agreeing to cooperate.Euroliterature objective is to capitalize on practical experiences acquired during thisproject and integrate further Open and Distance Learning activities and virtual mobilitiesaspects into the day to day practice of students, tutors and teachers at undergraduateand PhD level. The partners will initiate, coordinate , monitor and evaluatetranseuropean literature workshops offered to students and teachers from memberuniversities using state-of the- art information technology and telematics. Euroliteratuewill seek to anchor in a more robust way previous initiatives within departments,faculties and centers and develop permanent insitutional links encompassing curriculumdevelopment , credit recognition and exchange of teaching resources.

COORDINATOR: UNIVERSITEIT BERGENHermann Fossgt. 6N-5020 BERGENPhone: +47/55/58.41.85Fax: +47/55/58.41.88Email: [email protected]

CONTACT: Daniel APOLLON

PARTNERS: COIMBRA GROUP ASBL, BE

EUROMEDIALINK SRL, IT

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, BE

EUROPACE 2000, BE

SCIENTER, IT

UNIVISJON AS UMS, NO