Project ideas: Education goes digital

Friday 4 December 2015

Liaison agency Flanders-Europe

In this document you find an overview of 12 project leaders looking for partners for an
innovative European e-learning project.

How do you proceed if you want to apply as a potential partner ?

Step 1: Discover the details of each project proposal by clicking on the project title in the
overview
Step 2: Select 1 or maximum 2 projects proposals for which you want to apply
Step 3: To apply, click on the link following the title of the project.
Step 4: A small textbox with a weblink opens automatically, click on that link to open the
registration form and fill it out.
Step 5: Do not forget to submit your application by clicking on the ‘Submit’-button at the
bottom of the form.

Overview of 12 project leaders looking for partners

1. Virtual Classes - Kent County Council
2. Tablets for classroom inclusion and differentiation (TABLIO) - PXL University College
3. Intelligent learning environment for the acquirement of 21st century research skills -
KU Leuven Campus Brussels
4. Use of mobile devices for schooling of young refugees for faster language acquisition
and career guidance - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Baden-Württemberg
5. From qualification framework to online course - School Community 1 Antwerp
6. International multi-level Monitoring system for blended learning practices - KU
Leuven
7. Learning for work: Relevance and quality of non-formal and informal learning
acquired on social Networks as a profit tool for employability and growth of labor
market - Empreend
8. Researching alternative learning environments to help students succeed and achieve
graduation - University College Ghent
9. Digidemocracy in school - University of Jyväskylä, Department of Teacher Education
10. Creative, collaborative improvisation with technology to support learning and
innovation - University of Jyväskylä & Agora Center
 11. The Game of Democracy - Ghent University
12. The effective use of using mobile devices in teaching and learning math, science and
foreign languages - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Baden-Württemberg
Detailed description of each project proposal

1. Virtual Classes - Kent County Council - Click here to apply for

this project

Your Family Name Knox

Your First Name David
Your organisation Kent County Council
Mail address david.knox@kent.gov.uk
Phone 7824305740
Project title Virtual Classeso
Short summary of We are looking for different training providers, colleges across the
your project idea (10 partner countries for our project, which is an e-learning platform,
lines) which will service a core of Health Needs learners, and the wider
county where appropriate, to support vulnerable learners. The
project will be addressing the need for Key Stage 5 provision for
learners with health needs. In addition, it will be appropriate for
transition phases where learners are between schools. The second
focus will be raising attainment and outcomes for English Maths,
Science and ICT for all. The project works alongside existing
resources to synthesise an innovative central hub for online
education, as well as providing original resources and lessons.
The project is being moved forward by a small project group, with full
staffing to be implemented on rollout. We are keen to work with our
European partners who are doing similar research and work in their
regions to share best practice and opportunities across the countries.
Type of partners We are keen to work with organisations who have experience of
wanted? (type of working with young people who have additional health needs from
organisation and either school or further education. So this could be schools, colleges,
expertise) sector skills boards, research bodies, local councils and 3rd sector
bodies.
Which EU funding Erasmus+ Key Action 2: Strategic partnership, Horizon 2020:
programme are you ICT4.11 – 2016: Learning and skills (draft work programme)
aiming for?
In which education School education (primary, secondary, incl. initial and in service
field do you expect teachers education)
your project to have
the biggest impact?
Your region and Kent, England
country
Past experience as a Kent County Council has a long established track record of
Project Leader in EU successfully participating and leading a number of EU funded
funded projects? projects. These projects have been across a number of themes, and
not just education. Such projects have ranged from relatively small
 Comenius Regio projects to larger Interreg projects across various
strands and themes, including leading on a large Interreg Europe
project looking at telehealth across Europe. The Project Manager for
this project, the Strategic Projects and Partnerships Manager within
the Education and Young Peoples Directorate, has over 16 years
experience of managing and delivering projects of various sizes
including European funded programmes as well as more domestic
funding streams. He therefore has experience of managing as well as
participating in transnational partnership projects. He also has a
Masters in Public Administration and is currently studying for a
number of UK recognised project management systems including
PRINCE2.

2. Tablets for classroom inclusion and differentiation (TABLIO) - PXL

University College Click here to apply for this project

Your Family Name Hustinx

Your First Name Wouter
Your organisation PXL University College
Mail address Wouter.Hustinx@pxl.be
Phone +32(0)488355328
Project title Tablets for classroom inclusion and differentiation (TABLIO)
Short summary of This project aims to broaden and deepen the knowledge of the
your project idea (10 possibilities of tablets for classroom differentiation and inclusion. In
lines) an exploratory study we finished in spring 2015, we analysed 19
Flemish good practices. A remarkable conclusion was that all good
practices were similar, mainly focusing on differentiation on the
content- and process-level. We hardly found any examples of
differentiating on the interest-level nor on the product-level. We also
have particular interest in using the tablet for the inclusion-purpose
for pupils with specific educational needs.
This project aims to explore good practices in different EU-countries.
We also want to ‘fill the gaps’, and create new educational designs in
international teacher-design-teams following the design-based-
research-methodology. This will also broaden and deepen the
expertise of participants and school-teams in order to realize
educational innovation.
Type of partners Institutes of teacher education with an interest for and expertise in
wanted? (type of the integration of tablets in classrooms.
organisation and Primary and secondary schools using tablets in their classroom
expertise) practice.
Which EU funding Erasmus+ Key Action 2: Strategic partnership
programme are you
aiming for?
In which education School education (primary, secondary, incl. initial and in service
field do you expect teachers education)
your project to have
the biggest impact?
Your region and Hasselt - Belgium
country
Past experience as a None.
Project Leader in EU
funded projects?

3. Intelligent learning environment for the acquirement of 21st

century research skills - KU Leuven Campus Brussels - Click here to
apply for this project

Your Family Goeman

Name
Your First Name Katie
Your KU Leuven Campus Brussels
organisation
Mail address Katie.Goeman@kuleuven.be
Phone +32 (0)2 608 14 29
Project title Intelligent learning environment for the acquirement of 21st century
research skills
Short summary More information about the project proposal is available via
of your project https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gnQW8uFZwzFEIV-
idea (10 lines) 5RZTiD2zLPTVBO80ggF3KeoaF18U/edit?usp=sharing

In this project, partners from academia, training providers and developers

of high-level open source software solutions work together in order to
create, deliver, test and disseminate an intelligent learning environment.
This environment targets last-year secondary school pupils and higher
education freshmen, typically learners who are expected to master a series
of basic and applied research skills. Its design and development is
accomplished via co-creation based upon a partnership between the
intended users, content experts, instructional designers and technology
developers. The final environment and its contents, along with the
accessory documentation will be made available as open source materials.
The learning environment is set up to be integrated in a fully online or a
blended instructional approach, and it encompasses five main components.
These components are identified as being facilitators for effective, self-
regulated learning in an online or blended environment:
(1) adaptive multimedia learning contents,
(2) an adaptive assessment and feedback system,
(3) a series of communication, interaction and community building tools,
(4) learning analytics tools, and
(5) a toolbox for (pre-)training of self-regulated learning skills and e-skills.
Type of partners * Experts in research and development of learning analytics’ systems incl.
wanted? (type visualisation (e.g., Cerego, university research centres involved in
of organisation educational data mining)
and expertise) * Developers of ICT solutions for e-integration (e.g., Cronos)
* Experts in quality assurance of online and blended learning (e.g.,
European Association of Distance Teaching Universities)
* Experts in design-based research, user studies and/or living labs (e.g.,
Centre for Instructional Psychology and Technology, KU Leuven; Research
Group for Media & ICT, Ghent University; Centre for User Experience
Research, KU Leuven; University of Twente, NL)
* Experts in research and development of services based on big data
analyses (e.g., Business Intelligence & Smart Services Institute, NL)
* Designers and developers of (adaptive) online learning environments and
video-based learning materials (e.g., Centre for Learning Sciences and
Technologies, OU Netherlands, NL; Media Centre at the University of
Burgundy, NL)
* Developers of customized solutions for multiple platforms (stand-alone
and mobile)
Which EU Horizon 2020: ICT4.11 – 2016: Learning and skills (draft work programme)
funding
programme are
you aiming for?
In which School education (primary, secondary, incl. initial and in service teachers
education field education), Higher education
do you expect
your project to
have the biggest
impact?
Your region and Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
country
Past experience None
as a Project
Leader in EU
funded projects?

4. Use of mobile devices for schooling of young refugees for faster

language acquisition and career guidance - Ministry of Education,
Youth and Sports Baden-Württemberg - Click here to apply for this project

Your Family Name Zieher

Your First Name Michael
Your organisation Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Baden-Württemberg
Mail address Michael.Zieher@km.kv.bwl.de
Phone +497112792903
Project title Use of mobile devices for schooling of young refugees with the
 objective of a faster language acquisition and career guidance.
Short summary of Refugees at the age of 16 to 21 attend special classes at VET schools
your project idea (10 in Baden-Württemberg with no or very few knowledge of the German
lines) language. Very often refugees have own digital devices (e.g. mobile
phones) which can be used for language learning in a quick and
simple way by providing special apps (translation programs, language
teaching software). On the other hand, it is very important to guide
newly arrived young refugees for possible career options.
The aim of the project would be to ease the integration of refugees by
supporting them with user friendly apps in two fields: language
learning and career guidance.
Type of partners for example: Institute of school development, Institutions for intital
wanted? (type of and continous teacher training, any kind of schools hosting refugees
organisation and aged around 16 and 21 years.
expertise)
Which EU funding Erasmus+ Key Action 2: Strategic partnership
programme are you
aiming for?
In which education School education (primary, secondary, incl. initial and in service
field do you expect teachers education), Vocational Education and Training (VET)
your project to have
the biggest impact?
Your region and Baden-Württemberg, Germany
country
Past experience as a One of the Baden-Württemberg project partner will be the Initial VET
Project Leader in EU teacher training Institute in Karlsruhe which has experiences with EU
funded projects? funded projects.

5. From qualification framework to online course - School

Community 1 Antwerp - Click here to apply for this project

Your Family Name Cox

Your First Name Ann
Your organisation Scholengroep 1 Antwerpen
Mail address projects@sgr1.be
Phone +32 3 502 19 63
Project title From qualification framework to online course
Short summary of your The project would look at the role ICT Departments and Teachers
project idea (10 lines) play in the development of online courses and learning environments
through a combination of action research, reflection reports and
qualitative research.

Part of the project would be devoted at looking at the outcomes of

PISA 2012 (using the existing data and replicating/adapting the
 research at different levels of education).

Cooperation with non-EU countries (eg. Kenya, Korea, Namibia,

Suriname, Tanzania,..) would broaden the perspective and allow for
an exchange of ideas, staff and researchers beyond the established
intra-European cross-pollination. Whereas the focus of the project
would of course be on European partnerships - in terms of
implementation, dissemination and exploitation of the results - the
non-EU countries suggested are added (as H2020 projects are one
to a wide range of countries) to broaden the perspective of the
project in terms of exchange of good practices, experiences and
possible future applications from areas in the world where online
learning is often a necessity (e.g. in terms of distance or
infrastructure or even costs) to lower the barriers to education and
to allow self-paced learning and because of the developmental
benefits of such initiatives.
The countries listed in our summary proposal have already taken
steps towards inclusive online or blended learning (for less-
advantaged) groups of learners and can provide added perspectives.
In our final proposal we will limit ourselves to one country outside
the EU that best fits the overall and elaborated proposal.

Tentative list of activities:

1) Looking in innovative ways at assessing the EFFICIENCY and

EFFECTIVENESS of ICT-supported learning within the boundaries of
(national) qualification frameworks.
2) Looking in innovative ways at assessing LEARNING OUTCOMES of
ICT-supported learning as an integral part of (national) qualification
frameworks
3) School ICT-staff and Teaching Staff Mobility to exchange
experiences with colleagues in (non-) EU partner countries (non-EU
only under H2020)
4) Support the research with scholarship / internship funding for
university researchers
5) Establishing best-practices based on the above
6) Develop guidelines for online course design that is effective and
efficient in regards to learning outcomes
7) Pilot project in several (non-) EU countries
8) Series of workshops "From qualification framework to online
course"
Type of partners - (Adult) Education providers with ICT Supported Learning
wanted? (type of - Educational Research Institutes (e.g. VUB Dept. of Psychology &
organisation and Education or the University of Gent - PISA Group)
expertise) - Organisations specialised in developing online courses
- Non-EU based education institutions (eg. Suriname, Kenya,
Tanzania, Namibia..) if funded under Horizon2020
Which EU funding Erasmus+ Key Action 2: Strategic partnership, Erasmus+ Key Action
programme are you 3: Forward-looking cooperation projects and EU policy reforms,
aiming for? Horizon 2020: ICT4.11 – 2016: Learning and skills (draft work
programme)
In which education School education (primary, secondary, incl. initial and in service
field do you expect teachers education), Vocational Education and Training (VET), Adult
your project to have education
the biggest impact?
Your region and Antwerp, Belgium
country
Past experience as a Yes:
Project Leader in EU - LAI - Life All-In (2013-2015)
funded projects? - Ontotech (2013-2016)
- SG4Adults - Serious Game for Adults (2014-2015)
- KA1 (2015-2017)
- SEE - Social Entrepeneurship (2012-2014)
- BeE - Becoming European (2012-2014)

6. International multi-level Monitoring system for blended learning

practices - KU Leuven - Click here to apply for this project

Your Family Name Poelmans

Your First Name Stephan
Your organisation KU Leuven
Mail address stephan.poelman@kuleuven.be
Phone +32 486683828
Project title International multi-level Monitoring system for blended learning
practices
Short summary of To achieve optimal comparability and actionable progress indicators of
your project idea (10 e-learning and blended learning practices across the European Union,
lines) this project aims at conceptualizing and operationalizing a long-term
monitoring system. It gathers an international expert panel from
academia and educational practitioners to produce a survey-based
system to be deployed by field workers in higher and secondary
education. The system aims at monitoring blended learning activities
and gauging related self-assessments on a regular basis, in different
educational programs, targeting both the teacher and learner’s
experiences and views on various facets of blended learning (such as
course persistence, motivational and performance factors, technology
evaluations, ..). Using multiple standardized dimensions and
indicators, a considerable amount of concrete data stemming from
several countries can recurrently be gathered and analysed to support
educational policy-making and schools’ instructional efforts, and to
stimulate cross-country progress and exchange of best-practices.
Type of partners  European Association of Distance Teaching Universities: Quality
wanted? (type of assurance in online and blended learning
organisation and  KU Leuven: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
expertise) (Centre for Instructional Psychology and Technology), Faculty
of Social Sciences: survey-based research and user studies
  Open University in the Netherlands (Centre for Learning
Sciences and Technologies): design and development of
learning environments
Which EU funding Erasmus+ Key Action 3: Forward-looking cooperation projects and EU
programme are you policy reforms
aiming for?
In which education School education (primary, secondary, incl. initial and in service
field do you expect teachers education), Higher education
your project to have
the biggest impact?
Your region and Belgium
country
Past experience as a None
Project Leader in EU
funded projects?

7. Learning for work: Relevance and quality of non-formal and

informal learning acquired on social Networks as a profit tool for
employability and growth of labor market - Empreend - Click here to
apply for this project

Your Family Name Sousa

Your First Name Maria José
Your organisation Empreend
Mail address mjdcsousa@gmail.com
Phone +351914311032
Project title Learning for work: Relevance and quality of non-formal and informal
learning acquired on social Networks as a profit tool for employability
and growth of labor market
Short summary of Address the issue of the benefits and impacts of ICT, more precisely,
your project idea (10 of Web 2.0 (social networks) in the non-formal and informal learning
lines) skills of individuals as factor of employability in organizations, and
arises from the perception of the current situation that the society of
the twenty-first century has experienced. Unemployment rates have
increased, and individuals who cannot afford courses offered by
formal learning institutes, tend by themselves, or with their peers,
acquire skills required from a labor market in constant change.
Therefore, in Portugal, according to data from the National Institute
of Statistics, the population Unemployed estimated at 712,000
people, of which 286,000 are part young aged between 15 and 34
years. In response to this situation, this project pretends to identify
and explore digital 2.0 tools which will potentiate learning skills
required for the labor market. It will also identify and make a
proposal of sets of competencies to develop by adult learners
answering the needs of the labor market.
 The Project will define and implement in a pilot action a reference
guide of the skills that can ensure the employability of working-age
adults, through the development of non-formal and informal learning
throughout life in order to certify people with the skills required by
the labour market and their relevance for the economy and
contribution to a cohesive society.
Type of partners National Europass centers
wanted? (type of European Quality Assurance Reference Framework
organisation and Small and large Enterprises
expertise) Policy Makers organizations
Governmental instituitions for lifelong learning
Which EU funding Erasmus+ Key Action 2: Strategic partnership
programme are you
aiming for?
In which education Vocational Education and Training (VET), Adult education
field do you expect
your project to have
the biggest impact?
Your region and Lisboa
country
Past experience as a Great (APG)
Project Leader in EU Cinet (UAb)
funded projects?

8. Researching alternative learning environments to help students

succeed and achieve graduation - University College Ghent - Click here
to apply for this project

Your Family Name De Smet

Your First Name Cindy
Your organisation University College Ghent
Faculty of Education, Health & Social Work
Ledeganckstraat 8
9000 Gent
Mail address cindy.desmet@hogent.be
Phone M +32 485 03 34 47
Project title Researching alternative learning environments to help students
succeed and achieve graduation
Short summary of Over the last years, the student inflow in teacher education in
your project idea (10 Flanders became more diverse, resulting in a student cohort with
lines) decreased content-specific knowledge and essential general (study)
competences. Consequently, it is becoming increasingly difficult for
these pre-service teachers to pass the first year of their study, let
alone to obtain a diploma. Therefore the University College Ghent
 decided to rethink the curriculum of the bachelor teacher training of
(pre-)primary education and to engage more in teaching methods
such as problem-directed assignments or working in peer groups;
and to enhance self-regulated learning strategies. In this context, we
would like to conduct a remediation project by designing an online
learning environment which is adapted to the needs of our incoming
students. In particular, we want to offer our students a set of digital
learning tools that matches their learning needs and is congruent
with their learning phase.
Type of partners We would like to partner with other teacher educators who are facing
wanted? (type of the same challenges or who already have extensive experience in this
organisation and domain. Together, we can research and create sustainable solutions
expertise) that will help us make further progress in our goal to provide adapted
instruction to all individual needs. We see opportunities for partners
who want to work in parallel with us, or partners who prefer to
instruct in an alternative way in order to compare experiences and
outcomes.
Which EU funding Erasmus+ Key Action 2: Strategic Partnership
programme are you Horizon 2020 ICT-22-2016: Technologies for Learning and Skills
aiming for?
In which education higher education
field do you expect
your project to have
the biggest impact?
Your region and Flanders-Belgium
country
Past experience as a none
Project Leader in EU
funded projects?

9. Digidemocracy in school - University of Jyväskylä, Department of

Teacher Education Click here to apply for this project

Your Family Name Rautiainen

Your First Name Matti
Your organisation University of Jyväskylä, Department of Teacher Education
Mail address matti.a.rautiainen@jyu.fi
Phone +358 40 805 3368
Project title Digidemocracy in school
Short summary of Thin participating culture in school and passive learning culture has
your project idea (10 been characteristic for Finnish schools, but also for many other
lines) European schools (see e.g. ICCS-studies). Nevertheless, democratic
culture and its values are the strongest basis for both structures and
everyday life in EU. However, schools has changed very slowly
towards more active culture even if there has been lot of different
projects at local, national and European level.
 This project stresses new learning environments and technology-
based tools in the learning processes and especially in the life of a
school community. Where developing the active citizenship in school
has been based on forms of representativeness, technology gives
possibilities to develop bottom-up activities of democracy in school.
Different kind of “on line” applications (voting systems, open
discussion, open decision-making processes, voice for pupil) could be
reality in schools from technological viewpoints.

Technology also makes possible students’ ownership towards their

own learning when they have more influence in their own learning
process, like discussing with other students and teachers on the
contents and methods of learning. Technology makes possible the
voice of students in the school, if teachers and head teachers are
willing for it. It also makes possible not only participate for the
school’s culture, but also for the developing of their own
neighborhood (democracy as a way of life).

In this project new ICT tools will be developed for the use of
education for democracy (primary and secondary schools). These
tools will be also tested in school(s).
Type of partners All who are interested in developing schools towards more democratic
wanted? (type of culture.
organisation and
expertise)
Which EU funding Anyone of those three choices could be perfect for this project, but
programme are you maybe mostly KA3: Policy reforms
aiming for?
In which education Results can be exploited in schools (and other communities too)
field do you expect when developing schools participatory culture and active citizenship.
your project to have
the biggest impact?
Your region and Jyväskylä, Finland
country
Past experience as a Personally I don’t have any experience in project leading in EU
Project Leader in EU funded projects, but our organization has a lot.
funded projects?

10. Creative, collaborative improvisation with technology to support

learning and innovation - University of Jyväskylä & Agora Center -
Click here to apply for this project

Your Family Name Vesisenaho

Your First Name Mikko
Your organisation University of Jyväskylä, Department of Teacher Education & Agora
 Center
Mail address P.O. Box 35, 40014 University of Jyväskylä
mikko.vesisenaho@jyu.fi
Phone 358400247686
Project title Creative, collaborative improvisation with technology to support
learning and innovation
Short summary of The project idea focuses on research, development and
your project idea (10 experimentation with smart learning environments, especially based
lines) on networked mobile technologies, to filter, consolidate and transfer
improvisations between different user groups: learners, teachers,
educators, workplace professionals and practitioners.

The aim is to use networked mobile technology-based improvisational

tools and materials to support:
a. the learning of improvisation techniques and recognising creative
or commercial potential in spin-off activities;
b. consolidating and transferring improvisations and spin-off
outcomes from one learning/workplace situation to another where
creative or commercial potential might be realised;
c. developing new innovative learning avenues or business ideas.

The project will:

- Research and develop ICT, namely networked mobile technologies
(e.g., smartphones, tablets, apps, websites, social media; note!
including applying the opportunities and combinations of existing
tools) for teachers, learners, educationalists, workplace professionals,
trainers, and other personnel, that target and facilitate improvisation
in developing the creative potential of underutilized learning and
workplace practices;
- Undertake research interventions with networked mobile
technology-based improvisational tools while simultaneously refining
their use in a diversity of learning situations and workplaces (i.e.,
schools, teacher education, museum education, vocational education,
science centers, companies);
Through research interventions we will:
- Investigate combinations of various learning situations (formal,
non-formal, informal, learning in the workplace) with networked
mobile technologies to establish generalized characteristics of
learning through improvisation that might be incorporated into tools;
- Develop networked mobile technology-based tools to ‘open-up’
learning and workplace practice by provoking, capturing, filtering and
consolidating improvisations and transferring them to different
situations where their under-utilised potential might be developed.
- Disseminate the research findings and the networked mobile
technology-based improvisational tools with support material through
professional and academic networks, workshops, conference
presentations, and publications.
Type of partners Enthusiastic, e.g. technology and piloting partners, but other actors
wanted? (type of from the field as well
organisation and
expertise)
Which EU funding Either
programme are you - Erasmus+ Key Action 2: Strategic Partnership
aiming for? or
- Horizon 2020 ICT-22-2016: Technologies for Learning and Skills
(draft work programme)
In which education Technology and learning
field do you expect
your project to have
the biggest impact?
Your region and Central Finland, Finland
country
Past experience as a I have been leader of the application, but not led a H2020 project so
Project Leader in EU far, but lead e.g. Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation,
funded projects? Academy of Finland and ESF projects
Other main actors behind the idea:
Dr. Tuula Nousiainen, University of Jyväskylä;
Professor (emeritus) Patrick Dillon, University of Exeter, UK /
University of Eastern Finland;
RuoLan Wang University of Liverpool, UK / France

Earlier collaborators in the topic area:

Open University (OU), UK
University of Tartu (UT), Estonia
RR & CO. Knowledge Centre Ltd (RR), Slovenia
Colour Urban Design Ltd (Colour), UK
Estonian National Museum (ERM), Estonia
Formater (Formater), Italy
Heureka - the Finnish Science Centre (Heureka), Finland
Lusto - Finnish Forest Museum, Finland
Arcusys, Finland
Humap Software Ltd. (Humap), Finland

11. The Game of Democracy - Ghent University - Click here to apply for
this project

Your Family Name Rutten

Your First Name Kris
Your organisation Ghent University
Mail address kris.rutten@ugent.be
Phone +329 264 62 53
Project title The Game of Democracy
Short summary of “Active citizenship” is a key competence in the European knowledge
your project idea (10 economy (cfr. European Commission). Yet, international research
lines) has shown that young people do not show interest in traditional
politics and lack the knowledge and skills to participate in the public
 mediatized debate (ICCS, 2009) in which they are confronted with
many different – often conflicting – perspectives. To prepare
teachers for dealing with this new reality, rhetoric is often proposed
as an important topic in teacher training. Specifically argumentation
theory and the accompanying communication skills can help people
to understand, analyze and frame messages and opinions. The main
goal of this research project is to develop research about and create
a prototype for a game or interactional tool that can improve
citizenship education, by helping young people to grasp and practice
the basic principles of rhetoric and argumentation theory.
Type of partners - Researchers (Rhetorical studies, computational linguistics,
wanted? (type of educational studies, political sciences, sociology);
organisation and - Communication experts;
expertise) - Teacher trainers;
- Computer scientists;
- Game developers
Which EU funding Erasmus+ Key Action 2: Strategic partnership, Erasmus+ Key Action
programme are you 3: Forward-looking cooperation projects and EU policy reforms,
aiming for? Horizon 2020: ICT4.11 – 2016: Learning and skills (draft work
programme)
In which education School education (primary, secondary, incl. initial and in service
field do you expect teachers education), Vocational Education and Training (VET), Adult
your project to have education, Higher education
the biggest impact?
Your region and Ghent (Belgium)
country
Past experience as a I am postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Educational
Project Leader in EU Studies in Ghent University, specifically working within the research
funded projects? group Culture & Education. I am submitting this proposal together
with Dr. Jeroen Bourgonjon, member of the research group and chair
of DiGRA Flanders, and Prof. Dr. Tony Valcke of the Department of
Political Sciences.

I have experience as principal investigator in writing and submitting

a Horizon 2020-proposal (Call Reflective 2 - deadline 28/05/2015,
decision forthcoming).

12. The effective use of using mobile devices in teaching and

learning math, science and foreign languages - Ministry of
Education, Youth and Sports Baden-Württemberg Click here to apply for
this project

Your Family Name Jurke

Your First Name Thomas
Your organisation Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Baden-Württemberg
Mail address Thomas.Jurke@km.kv.bwl.de
Phone 497112792587
Project title The effective use of using mobile devices in teaching and learning
math, science and foreign languages
Short summary of The intention of the proposed project is to design and test appropriate
your project idea (10 modules for a teacher-training course, which enables teachers to
lines) judge the quality of mobile device aided learning environments e.g. in
science teaching, to adapt best-practice examples of those
environments to their own teaching, and to evaluate their own
teaching afterwards. For this purpose, it will use already existing
experiences of the different project partners. This project wants to
establish a new and flexible teacher-training course that is useful in
all participating but also in other countries. It will show that
discussing and judging the quality of mobile teaching and learning is
an actual question in all European countries.

A huge amount of excellent computer aided teaching and learning

material already exists in Europe, but there is far less experience (and
also competence) at using these materials effectively within regular
classroom activities and outside. This is especially true with respect to
getting girls and boys interested to study science, and motivated to
get acceptable learning results. Recent research results from science
education show, that there are good chances for improving the
classroom practice if the materials are appropriately used and
adapted to the specific needs within the schools. A transfer of those
results into teaching practice within Europe would be useful and
should be organised by this project. Since teaching practice differs
within the different European countries, it will be developed as a
concept of culture oriented support activities. International scientists
and teachers, experienced within this field, could work together and
adapt their nationally oriented ideas and research results to other
needs.
Type of partners e.g. University of Education, Teacher Training Seminar
wanted? (type of Institute for School Development Stuttgart, Schools
organisation and
expertise)
Which EU funding Erasmus+ KA 2
programme are you
aiming for?
In which education
field do you expect
your project to have School education (secondary, incl. initial and in service teachers
the biggest impact? education)
Your region and Baden-Württemberg, Germany
country
Past experience as a State Seminar for Didactics and Teacher Training Karlsruhe, State
Project Leader in EU Institute for School Development Stuttgart, both have experiences
funded projects? with Erasmus+ funded projects