Summary of the Activities

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2003.01.30

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2005.01.10

Tools and methods for integrating Imagine into local learning settings: Developing strategies and tools for proper integration of the tool into teaching / learning processes in different settings (different levels of education, different countries and regions, different age groups and disabilities etc). This forms the basis of developments and methodology to be used throughout the project.

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1 Didactical material about the method of introducing Imagine and collaboratories into local learning settings.

OP 1: Introducing Imagine and collaboratories into local learning settings

WP1_HU and Colabs_elte presentation

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2002.11.07 - 10

Workshops defining standards for collaboratories: In SK: Disseminated ‘know-how’ between partners for developing tools in Imagine in a standardised way, which shall be provided by Slovak partners, who are the developers of Imagine authoring tool.

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2003.01.30 –> 2004.01.30

Developing e-learning platform and active web tools: Facilitating the integration of collaboratories into distant learning frameworks accessible through the Internet.

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2 Distant learning environment (websites, scripts, etc.) suitable for networked laboratories - collaboratories.

Purpose of this package is to develop technical tools, which will facilitate and support communication within one platform across different languages. If children and teachers are to collaborate across regional and language borders, there must be advanced and sophisticated technology to overcome the language barriers (e.g. national versions of the same programming language for visual modelling or national versions of a script language for creating animated stories and presentation etc.). Therefore, we will develop and evaluate set of tools to make such communication feasible.

2003.01.30 –> 2004.01.30

Developing communication and co-operation tools for collaboratories: Develop technical tools, which will facilitate and support communication within Imagine across different languages to overcome the language barriers.

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3 Technical tools to facilitate and support communication within Imagine across different language versions.

Language Issues in Imagine

2003.01.30 –> 2004.01.30

Defining and developing collaborative microworlds (action research): Each partner involved shall develop the collaboratories planed, which are the closest to their profile of development indicated in the output list. These developments provide the basis for starting evaluation of utilising developments in collaborative learning processes. Action research ensures that local evaluation can start at a very early stage and depending on the international aspect of the microworld, even on international field.

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4 Microworlds:

Creative Writing

Fractions

Colabs Portal

Secondary maths microworlds

2003.07.30 –> 2004.01.30

Developing ‘active web' materials (action research): collaboratories that have been designed to fulfil distance collaboration shall be further developed into a Web frame. Action research ensures that local distance evaluation can start at a very early stage and depending on the international aspect of the microworld, even on international field

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5 Microworlds implemented into distant learning environment, support materials for use.

ELTE-HU will embed developed microworlds into e-learning platforms and develop support material.

CNO-PT will embed developed microworlds into e-learning platforms and develop support material.

2003.07.30 –> 2004.01.30

Implementing organic enhancements of Imagine platform: Implement generic and organic enhancements of Imagine and other platforms with special emphasis on networking and communication aspects.

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7 Imagine platform enhanced by networking & communication functionality.

Purpose of this sub-task is to implement generic and organic enhancements of Imagine and other platforms with special emphasis on networking and communication aspects. Organic developments and requirements, which will arise from other sub-tasks will be incorporated into the platforms. 

2003.01.23

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2003.01.25

Workshops co-laboratory development (in PL) (3 days) Disseminated ‘know-how’ between partners for developing tools in Imagine. Planning activities.

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Partners presented plans and extensive discussions took part on implementation possibilities.

2003.08.27 – 2003.08.30

Workshops co-laboratory development (in PT) (6 days) Attending Eurologo 2003, presenting results to international community and performing a workshop for children as start of an international experiment for evaluating collaboratories.

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At Eurologo workshop with Portuguese children and teachers took place. See  http://www.cnotinfor.pt/eurologo2003/

2004.01.10

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2004.01.12

to finalize OP till

2004.07.30 

Workshops co-laboratory development (in UK) (3 days) Disseminated ‘know-how’ between partners for developing tools in Imagine. Visiting BETT to get an overview of present innovative products in the field and market survey for CoLabs outputs.

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8 Know-how of microworld development using Imagine & market survey.

2004.06.28

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2004.07.3

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8 At IFIP International Workshop prominent educationalists took part.

See http://learningfor21century.ini.hu/

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 2004.12.30

Local experiments & evaluation: Experiments using the developed collaboratories by responsible countries.

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9 Report on the evaluation of the local use of collaboratories.

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 2004.12.30

International experiments & evaluation: Experiments using the translated collaboratories in all partner countries.

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10 Report on the evaluation of the international use of collaboratories.

2005.01.13 – 2005.01.16

Concluding evaluation: In UK: Visiting BETT and concluding evaluation and closing meeting, preparation of reports.

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11 Final report on the overall evaluation and future implications for the multiplier effect of CoLabs and modes of transferring collaboratories into other domains, environments, languages, and settings.

Overall evaluation, and HU, SK, PT, PL

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 2004.07.30

Developing guidelines for learners: Summary of important issues that learners need to know before of during use of collaboratories. These summaries arise from the process of introducing developments to learners and researching their needs for support and collaboration. Each partner institute shall develop own guides and these shall be brought on a common basis at the end of the scheduled period.

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12 Guides of main issues for introducing collaboratories to learner.

(Guidelines are all available with products.)

 2003.01.30  –>

 2004.07.30

Developing guidelines for teachers: Summary of important issues that teachers need to know before of during use of collaboratories. These summaries arise from the process of introducing developments to teachers and researching their needs for support and collaboration. Each partner institute shall develop own guides and these shall be brought on a common basis at the end of the scheduled period.

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13 Guides of main issues for introducing collaboratories to teachers.

(Guidelines are all available with products.)

 2004.07.30  –>

 2004.12.30

Translations of guidelines: provide a final guidance to other countries wanting to use CoLabs.

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14 Translated guides.

(Guidelines are all available with products.)

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 2005.01.30

All partners shall participate in local conferences related to ICT in education and shall demonstrate products and initiate discussions among educators. All partners shall operate Web pages where the progress of the project shall be reported for local educators and stakeholders. All partners shall collectively participate at Eurologo 2003 in PT and IFIP 2004 in HU, where international workshops shall be performed.

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15 Strategies for dissemination of collaboratories & support materials and contract between partners concerning royalties.

Colabs web page: http://matchsz.inf.elte.hu/Colabs/

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Project co-ordination: Co-ordinate the project, communication with partners and commission, implementation of monitoring strategy.

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16 Strategy for communication, administration, monitoring, and quality assurance applied throughout the project.
17 Final deliverables submitted.