small ideas: big impact. 20 e-learning micro-innovations from around europe

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20 e-learning micro-innovations from around Europe

Anthony F. Camilleri

Small Ideas – Big Impact

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Limits of CurrentApproach

Availability of tools

Vision of a Better future

Incentive tochange

DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION

Looking at education today:

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Micro-Innovations

micro due toimplementation scopesize of idea-generatordegree of actual change

not due to impact potential

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Micro-Innovations

„give me a lever long enough…..and I will move the world“

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Results of the Project so far

• 120 collected cases

• Reflecting 25+ trends

• these are the top 20

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Apps for Goodhttp://goo.gl/ZxtmV

Innovator:Iris Lapinski

Place:United Kingdom

Type:Public Private Partnership

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Section HeadingTechnology enabling

interaction

Micro-Innovations

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Apps for Goodhttp://goo.gl/ZxtmV

Innovator:Iris Lapinski

Place:United Kingdom

Type:Public Private Partnership

Apps for Good

Learn App Programminghelp change the world

Innovative for:learning by doing, student motivation

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The Sentinelhttp://goo.gl/jZEvc

Innovator:Paolo Ferri

Place:Reggio Calabria, Italy

Type:Private Initiative

The Sentinel

Teach Energy Savingby putting students in control

of their school

Innovative for:learning by doing, student motivation,

use of technologies & visualisation, school governance models

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SCALEhttp://goo.gl/iaoSZ

Innovator:Bridie Jones, Ray Higginson, Colin Torrance

Place:Pontypridd, UK

Scaffolding Learning with Twitter

Simulating Clinical Roundswith the help of twitter and video

Innovative for:simulation, interaction methods

Section HeadingTechnology enabling

employability

Micro-Innovations

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AUTHhttp://goo.gl/YOZjD

Innovator:Ioannis Stamelos

Place:Salonika, Greece

Type:Public Initiative - EC

AUTH

Give StudentsWork-Experience

by allowing them to contribute to live code projects

Innovative for:student motivation, employability

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Virtual Placementshttp://goo.gl/MolCT

Innovator:Hilde Evers & Lieve Mulier

Place:Belgium & Finland

Type:Private Initiative

International Innovation Lab

Give StudentsWork-Experience

by allowing them to participate in virtual work placements

Innovative for:student motivation, employability

Section HeadingTechnology giving rise

to new learning experiences

Micro-Innovations

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Gen-Yhttp://goo.gl/pq5nM

Innovator:Steven Ronsijn

Place:Leuven, Belgium

Type:Public-Private Initiative

Gen-Y

Entrepreneurship Educationinspired by ICT-innovation models

Innovative for:simulation, learning by doing, full-class integration,

sustainability models

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Podcastinghttp://goo.gl/FhifV

Innovator:Cinzia Chelo

Place:Asti, Italy

Type:Private Initiative

Podcasting – vivere la citta’

Teach History & Geographyby turning students

into virtual tour guides

Innovative for:learning by doing, student motivation,

student-centred learning

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Podcastinghttp://goo.gl/ymBQb

Innovator:Pauliina Venho

Place:Espoo, Finland

Type:Public Initiative

Vocational English Mobile Route

Teach Conversational Englishthrough an interactive technology-

enabled learning route

Innovative for:learning by doing, full-immersion learning, integration of technologies

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Podcastinghttp://goo.gl/BAxH4

Innovator:Yvette van den Bersselaar

Place:Espoo, Finland

Type:Public-Private Partnership

Ecologically Intelligent

Teach Biology On-SiteThrough the use of augmented reality

technologies

Innovative for:learning by doing, full-immersion learning, augmented reality

Section HeadingTechnology enabling

new ways to learn

Micro-Innovations

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QUB Exam Revisionhttp://goo.gl/jr8TS

Innovator:Colin O’Hare

Place:Queens University Belfast, Ireland

Type:Public-Private Initiative

QUB Exam Revision

Exam Revisionby creating a video-summary

of the course

Innovative for:Student-centred learning, new pedagogies

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Evershedshttp://goo.gl/DoIqT

Innovator:Eversheds

Place:Global

Type:Private Initiative

Eversheds

Targeted Professional Educationusing a skills compass

Innovative for:Efficiency of learning outcomes, business setting

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City of Young Researchhttp://goo.gl/jvVvl

Innovator:Andreas Sexauer

Place:Karlsruhe, Germany

Type:Private Initiative

City of Young Researchers

Teaching Languagesusing self-created materials

Innovative for:Integration of different technologies,

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WiiFiizhttp://goo.gl/6J1Yk

Innovator:dr. Károly Piláth

Place:Hungary

Type:Private Initiative

WiiFiiz

Teach Principles of Motionby hacking the Wii-Mote

Innovative for:New uses for tools, simulation

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Team-Playerhttp://goo.gl/WTtpB

Innovator:Christina Becker, Martin Händeler

Place:Nordrhein-Westfalen

Type:Public Initiative - EC

Team-Player

Improve Intercultural Understandingthrough vocational game-based

learning

Innovative for:Integration of concepts, game-based learning

Section HeadingTechnology increasing

access

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LogiAssisthttp://goo.gl/UxDJO

Innovator:Fraunhofer Institute

Place:Germany

Type:Public-Private Initiative

LogiAssist

Occupational Trainingthrough contextual mobilelearning for truck-drivers

Innovative for:mobile learning, contextual learning, learning-at-work

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Robo-Braillehttp://goo.gl/GH47i

Innovator:Lars Ballieu Christensen, Svend Thougaard

Place:EU

Type:Public-Private Initiative

RoboBraille

Education for the Blindthrough integrative text-to-speech

and braille technologies

Innovative for:ease-of-use, linguistic reach, integration of technologies

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Settimocielohttp://goo.gl/iaoSZ

Innovator:Augusta Torinese

Place:Settimo Torinese, Italy

Type:Public-Private Initiative

Settimocielo

3rd Age Technology Educationthrough community-linked blogging

Innovative for:Target group, community-integration

Section HeadingTechnology supporting

learning

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SEVAQhttp://goo.gl/npmiG

Innovator:EFQUEL

Place:Brussels, Belgium

Type:Public Initiative - EC

SEVAQ

Institutional Quality Processesusing an off-the-shelf tool

Innovative for:Institutional integration, ease of use, potential impact

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OLPC-IThttp://goo.gl/mHIfO

Innovator:Paola Limone; Dario Zucchini

Place:Piedmont, Italy

Type:Public Private Initiative

1 PC per ogni bambino (OLPC)

Improve PC-use in schoolsusing techniques designed

for the 3rd world

Innovative for:adaptation of existing concepts

Section HeadingSome Trends

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Observation 1

Innovators are

not replicating current approaches

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Observation 2

Innovators are prizing

interactive approaches

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Observation 3

Technology works as an enabler…

it is a means to an end

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Observation 4

Public-Private Partnerships encourage innovation

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Observation 5

Many innovations arise

from integration

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Observation 6

The lone inventoris alive and well

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Observation 7

All approaches increase

The Joy of Learning

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Technology-Enhanced Micro-Innovations in European Education

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