small ideas: big impact. 20 e-learning micro-innovations from around europe
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The powerpoint presents 20 micro-innovations - improvements in education motivated by individual innovators in Europe's schools, universities and workplaces. These are the best 20 cases found from more than 120 submissions through the VISIR project - www.visir-network.eu. The presentation was given at the : - EDEN 2013 'Joy of Learning' Conference in Oslo, Norway. - ICT Innovations Conference 2013 in Ohrid, Macedonia - The EFQUEL Innovation Forum 2013 in Barcelona, Spain - The VISIR International Seminar at the Committee of the Regions, Brussels Belgium in March 2014TRANSCRIPT
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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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