Online Events: from A to Z

Learning Events

The story of the Learning Event

approach

2009

– CSS wrote a concept paper for Learning

Event Approach

Gannon-Leary and Fontainha 2008

– ‘Among a group of people with a common

interest in a topic, there is no natural

hierarchy except the one that evolves from

participation and ‘natural’ experts can

emerge.’ P. 25

On the way towards Personal Learning Environments: Seven crucial

aspects, Schaffert and Hilzensauer 2008

1. The role of the learner as active, self-directed creators of content

2. Personalisation with the support and data of community

members

3. Learning content as an infinite “bazaar”

4. The big role of social involvement

5. The ownership of learner's data

6. The meaning of self-organised learning for the culture of

educational institutions and organisations

7. Technological aspects of using social software tools and

aggregation of multiple sources.

Definition of a Learning Event

A Learning Event is a short intensive online event of

one week duration, where an experts presents

materials in a variety of media, animate discussions

and provide learning activities on a topic of choice.

There is ususally a different activity and discussion

topic for each day.

They are designed to be intensive, short, high profile

events where eTwinning participants can subscribe to

take part and commit to follow each day's activity over

a short period of time.

Expert 4 = Topic

Activities

Information

Media

Interaction

Expert 3 = Topic

Activities

Information

Media

Interaction

Expert 1 = Topic

Activities

Information

Media

Interaction

Expert 2 = Topic

Activities

Information

Media

Interaction

Learning

Event

Model

Learning Event Model

Process – planning phase

Ideas and/or suggestions

Proposal using

template

Proposal Analysis

Calendar structured based on topics and languages

variety

Promotion

Process – running phase

Space preparation

• Contacts with experts

• Application and eval forms creation

Open application 1 week before

Invite participants 1 day before

Follow up message 3

days after the start

Evaluation message at the last day

Process – last phase

Expert sends list for

certificates

CSS assigns certificates

Expert needs to send report back to CSS

Practical Analysis – Exploring a Leaning Event

Go to http://learninglab.etwinning.net

Log in with one of the user name/password

combinations given

Go to the following 2 Learning Events and look

through the approaches taken by the experts

1. The Networked teacher

https://learninglab.etwinning.net/18952/

2. eTwinning & Interculturality

https://learninglab.etwinning.net/18957

Group work/discussion

What are the differences in the

approaches to providing

information taken by the three

experts?

How do they engage the

participants?

How are the discussions carried

out?

Is there a lot on interaction

between the participants?

Any other points you have

observed?

Online Seminars

Quiz

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Plans

https://groups.etwinning.net/7637/pages/page/47668

Plans

https://groups.etwinning.net/7637/pages/page/47669

eTwinning Live Featured Online Events

Definition

eTwinning Live

online events

organised by the

Central Support

Service, with the

collaboration of NSS,

ambassadors,

experts and other

eTwinning teachers

Main features

Open to all eTwinners

Objectives: Showcase best practices, tips to use get started in

eTwinning and make the most of the platform, present (schools,

projects, new activities), inform.

They are not CPD (unlike Online Seminars,

Learning Events…)

They are in English.

They have special promotion.

Late sign-up

How to organise a Featured Event

1. Design the event: Prepare the topic and the structure of the

event. Contact the teachers who will participate (if any)

2. Check the Featured Online Events Calendar and pick a date

3. Contact the CSS to confirm the date: Send an email to

Beatriz and she will book the eTwinning Live event for you.

4. Run the webinar: You will be the host/presenter, the CSS will

offer technical support if needed.

Questions and further info

Contact Beatriz

Romero (CSS)

Check out the step-

by-step guidelines

and the Support

Services

Community

Pose your questions

in the forum

eTwinning Online Courses

Online Courses

Can you spot at least 5 differences?

Type of event

Max.

Number of

participant

s

Main goal Main target

group Who is involved?