Newsletter 3/4

January 2017

Work done
from June 2016
to January 2017

Fourth
Meeting

In this number:

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1. Summary of work done from June 2016 to January 2017
2. Fourth meeting in UK
3. Videoconferences and other activities
4. Dissemination and exploitation
5. Social media - Pictures

Grecol meeting in Aberdeen: photo of group on the mouth of Dee river

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 Summary of the work done
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Summary of the work done from June 2016 to January 2017

- Use of the Moodle Platform of IOC-ES for communication and collection of

documentation and forum.
- Google Drive use for collaborative work in writing contents and activities
of the modules
- update of the platform XERTE (version 3.1).
- Realization of five videoconferences (17 Jun - 20 Sep - 29 Sep - 25 Oct - 15 Nov)
- Final version of M2 European Institutions and their function in XERTE and translation
in other 6 national languages. Responsible Pdagogische Hochschule Freiburg.
- Implementation of the web page in Google-sites:
https://sites.google.com/a/ioc.cat/grecol/
The page contains information on the project and presentations of all the partners.

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Uploading of the contents of all modules started under the responsibility of NESC-UK
- Use of an internet account in del.li.ci.ous to collect consulted resources which have
relationships with the thematic of the project. IOC-ES.
- Implementation in Google Drive of the form to collect and organize all the
dissemination activities carried out by all the partners under the responsibility of
EUROPOLE-IT. The data of the form can be automatically turned from the form into a
spreadsheet.
- Implementation of multiple social media: Blog, Twitter and Facebook (both a closed
group and an open page) by all the partners under the responsibility of EUROPOLE-IT
for dissemination of the project.
- Grecol Newsletter nr 2 to collect and spread activities carried out until the moment
under the management of EUROPOLE-IT . This e-bulletin is shared through the social
nets: blog, twitter and Facebook.
- According to the working plan 4 transnational meetings have been carried out to
Spain, Germany, Denmark and UK.
- When concluding each mobility participants have filled in an evaluation questionnaire
on the meeting in the Moodle platform of IOC. Responsible IOC-ES
- Documentation and reading materials related to the contents and activities of
the modules M3, M4 and M5.
- Final version of M3 (VUC-DK) as activities for this module each partners has made one
or two videos containing an interview about studying and working in Europe.
- Final version of M4 (DIABKM-TR) uploaded in XERTE
- Translations in progress of M3 and M4 into national languages of all the partners.
- Draft of M5 by Rigas Raina 8 vakara (mainu) vidusskola
- IOC in Barcelona tested the complete material last semester and is doing it again this
semester with its students.

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 Fourth workshop
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2. Fourth Workshop-Meeting in Aberdeen (UK)

Participants on behalf of all 7 partner Organisations have attended to the

fourth meeting/workshop held in Aberdeen at venue of Nescol from 29th May to
2nd June 2016. After a short Introduction of the new participants into the
partnership some communications were given about proof of work done, mobility
tool and frequency of access to the platform. During this fourth Workshop all
partners took part in discussions according the following work plan:

Presentation of the British Organization Nescol

Progress so far with: Module 2 (Germany)
Progress so far with: Module 3 (Denmark)
Tour of campus
Overview of Learning Opportunities provided by Nescol
Progress so far with:
Module 4 (Turkey)

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Working in Xerte including images & logos
Dissemination (Italy)

Visits to the following places were performed:

Walk from Castlegate
Union Street to Fittee then back via Beach after dinner
Footdee, Aberdeen Beach
Plans for Module 5
Student Activities

Other business including:

Website
Using Delicious
User Guide
Translations
Project Budget
Issuing Attendance Certificate
Old Aberdeen Walk
Visit to University of Aberdeen
King's College
and Sir Duncan Rice Library

After the meeting the Evaluation Questioner was submitted.

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Getting Ready for European Citizenship On Line Participants

Participants:

Denmark:
Pernille Aakerlund Bonde, Kristian Madsen & Anne Isholdt
Italy:
Salvatore Filella, Ivo Zambello, Gabriella Ferri
Latvia:
Vivita Ponciusa, Loreta Bierne
Turkey:
Nuriye Yasar & Hatice Guzel
Spain:
Cristina Fuertes Royo, David Laporta Cabes, Camino Lanero Fernndez
Germany:
Bernd Remmele & Serafina Scherrmann
UK:
Brian Dunn (Faculty Manager Social Sciences & Learning Opportunities)

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Iain Henderson (Senior Learning Technologist)
Zuzana Banicova (Information and Advice Manager)
Laura Guyan (Projects Officer)
Gillian Griffin (Head of Student Services)

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Getting Ready for European Citizenship On Line Videoconferences and
other activities

3. Videoconferences and other activities

Videoconferences

Using the System Polycom provided by VUC-DK. five videoconferences (17 Jun - 20
Sep - 29 Sep - 25 Oct - 15 Nov) were performed with the participation of all partners.
Videoconferenses have been recorded by the Danish Partner VUC and wrote down in
minutes by Spanish Coordinator IOC.

The topics under discussion were usually:

- Revision of modules
M1 and M2 M3 M4 M5

Case studies for M5

Module overview

English revision

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Testing GRECOL
Translations
XERTE
User guide
Google site
https://sites.google.com/a/ioc.cat/grecol/
Dissemination plan
the template of the dissemination

https://docs.google.com/a/ioc.cat/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLT6nB4rEKlrTrK1ygV
5twdVLPwO4u5Wq8BBKu6wTp2dQHHA/viewform
eTwinning
Mobility tool
Following meeting

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other activities

Other Activities

Google site
https://sites.google.com/a/ioc.cat/grecol/
Each partner is uploading information of its own organization

(a presentation with text, images or videos).

UK is in charge of uploading the information of the modules in the

webpage.

Etwinning

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Those partners who work in education sector under university level, should
check if they are member of eTwinning https://www.etwinning.net

After that the partnership will create a project in etwinning with the topic
GRECOL for the dissemination and also carry on some of the activities with
students from at least two different organizations when it is possible to
deal with GRECOL as a course.

Testing GRECOL
IOC tested the complete material last semester and is doing it again this semester
with its students.

At the end of this semester the students should give feedback of the materials
through a survey.

About testing the materials by the other partners we'll have more information in
details in the next News Letter.

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exploitation

4. Dissemination and exploitation

Template for twitter

A template for Twitter has been prepared by Europole in order to communicate in
brief events of dissemination max 140 characters

" Our Organisation ....... managed a (conference, seminar, workshop, meeting )

on.......(date) at (venue). Number of participants: ...."
https://twitter.com/GrecolErasmus?lang=it

Google Form for dissemination

In Google Drive it has been edited by Europole (Italy) since February 2015 a
Google Form for recording dissemination and exploitation activities. The Form is

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in charge of all the partners and all the partners have to update it. In fact
dissemination and exploitation is a duty that each organization assumed from the
acceptance of the application form.
https://docs.google.com/a/europole.org/forms/d/1NNY2fUh-
FX4E15ek5G14WzkCG2ushUdpBpdXWa-s9u0/edit

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Getting Ready for European Citizenship On Line Social Media

SOCIAL MEDIA used in Grecol

Grecol Google Site:

https://sites.google.com/a/ioc.cat/grecol/

Xerte platform used in the project Grecol, proposed by NESC-UK

and installed in IOC-ES servers
https://xerte3.ioc.cat/xertetoolkits/

A blog, a Facebook account and a Twitter account edited by

EUROPOLE-IT, created for Grecol dissemination

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Twitter account: https://twitter.com/GrecolErasmus?lang=it

Facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/grecol.erasmus

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009384856354
(Closed group) : https://www.facebook.com/groups/grecol1417/

Blog address: www.grecol20142017.blogspot.com,

An internet account in del.li.ci.ous to collect all the consulted resources

created by IOC-ES

Google Drive used for collaborative work and a Google Form, created under
the responsibility of EUROPOLE-IT to collect and organize all the dissemination
activities

Moodle Platform of IOC- ES is used for communication and

collection of final documentation.

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Getting Ready for European Citizenship On Line At Work

AT WORK

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Pictures during the meeting sessions

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Getting Ready for European Citizenship On Line Visiting

VISITING
THE CAMPUS

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VISITING
THE CITY

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Sweet Memories

SWEET MEMORIES

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Grecol Partnership

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