Development of the Online PortalSecond Alexandria Education

Convention

Adam Hill and Steven Steger16th December 2012

Who am I?

• Adam Hill - Operations Manager, Consult and Design International in the United Kingdom

• Civil Society - particularly bridging formal and non-formal education

• EuroMed - Experience of transnational and intercultural projects

• IT and the Web - Project Manager for development of the Anna Lindh Foundation website

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New website, new tools

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Online Portal

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First Impressions

• What is intercultural citizenship education?• Why does it matter?• What can you do?

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Functions of the Website

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Website Structure

• About (The concept, handbook, team, etc.)• Theory (Diversity, Change, Active Citizens)• Practice (Learning Activities, teaching challenges)• References (External publications, resources etc.)• Promotional Tools (Quotes, visuals, flyer)

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Challenges to consider

• Turning shared concepts into tools• Creating and sharing information that is relevant and

specific to the EuroMed region• Finding resources in Arabic language• How to involve the wider education community• Keeping information simple• Creating engaging and visual content

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Some ideas

• Publish a draft online version of the handbook early with commenting for others

• Resource library searchable by topic and language• Structure the handbook so that it works well online

and offline (simple structure and text)• Provide information in 3 languages• Make editorial processes automatic and simple

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Over to you…

• What considerations need to be made for the online portal? (language, editorial process, interactivity)

• What format should the online handbook take?• What kind of online tools would help in the

collaboration and dissemination of the handbook?• How could the handbook be promoted online?

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