PDW for eTwinning Ambassadors

1. Thomas Roche M.Sc.Ireland.IE,
Liene Millere, Latvia.
Angeliki Kougiourouki-Ourania Bekiri, Greece.
Theodora Gkeniou, Greece.
Niilo Alhovaara, Sweden

2. Concept (Thomas)
Concept’s Attraction
• Feedback from Face to Face Meetings
• No travel, no cost
• Multiple Locations Meeting
• Personal Working Environment
• Work in Virtual, Dynamic Realtime

3. The Operational Platform
• Webex, Adobe Connect
• Facility for intergroup text, audio,video
• Facility to upload rich multimedia formats
• Facility to record, play back, e-mail meeting
• Synched NSS Administration.
• Strong NSS Virtual Logistics.

4. e-Twinning Portal and Online
• Easy to synche and toggle online training and the portal
• Opportunity for itemised dialogic participation
• Isolate items for group investigation, discussion and
conclusion
• Actual familiarity and usage of e-Twinning Live

5. Pedagogical Online
• Great teacher motivation
• Exhibit generated outputs
• Peer to peer evaluation...what to look for
• Promote the idea of sharing generated expertise
• Curate the productions for re-usability

6. Sustainability and Transfer
• Post event create defined group in the portal’s
designated “Create Group”
• Post event encourage member activity in this
group
• Add more members after each training session
• Upload all digital outputs

7. Project Method - online course (Liene)
Technical issues:
• Group virtual meeting via Anymeeting(7 meetings);
• Work in small groups via Skype;
• Work in small groups with google doc templates;
• TwinSpace platform with course materials;
• Final group work presentations

8. Project Method - online course (Liene)
Theoretical background:
• Projects in education;
• Project ideas (defining problem, case study, size of projects);
• Project planning (aims, objectives, time line, risks);
• ICT in projects, e-safety;
• Quality criteria of projects
• Project plan presentations

9. Example: The Hour of ambassadors for Greek
eTwinners (Angeliki, Rania)
Aims
•Communicate at national level with eTwinners
•Transfer and resolve questions
•Help and support
•Exchange ideas
•Discuss several issues
•Inform about the professional development
•Provide supportive material

10. Short description
Who:
• Group of Greek ambassadors
• Beginners and already active Greek eTwinners
When:
• Specific day: Monday
• Specific time: 19:00-20:00
• Specific duration: 1 hour
Where:
• Through eTwinning Live

11. Short description
What for:
•To exchange ideas
•To discuss on issues that teachers and students face
•To resolve issues of use and integration of web 2.0 tools
•To provide information about professional development

12. Short description
How to:
•Schedule the online event •Run the online event

13. Expected results
Greek eTwinners have the opportunity:
• to frequent contact with their ambassadors to ask questions
• to express their concerns
• to exchange ideas
• to get information
• to be as active as possible in the eTwinning educational community
• to gain familiarity and experience throughout an online environment
• to use Live Events with their students

14. Short Evaluation

15. Short Evaluation: What is it written?
Rania: an opportunity to talk
Dimitra: these meetings are very useful
Christina: I will certainly be here next Monday organized with much more
questions
Olga:It helped me in the process of work which was already in progress. I
have been benefited!! Of course we want to continue…..
Sophia: Thank you very much for the information and the support!

16. Organising Webinars to train etwinners:
tips and how-tos (Theodora)
A. Distance and online learning distinctive features
B.Planning and Organising a webinar
(pre/while/post)
C.Last but not least..

17. A. Distance and online learning distinctive features
1.the nature of
communication
2.the audience
3.technical
considerations
4.assistance and
cooperation
5.clear instructions

20. B. Planning and Organising a Webinar (pre-stage)
1.needs analysis
2.set goals
3.choose a topic
4.timing
5.tools
6.attract your audience
7.reminders

23. B. Planning and Organising a Webinar (while-stage)
1.talking & acting
2.introduce yourselves
3.timetable
4.connect to needs
analysis
5.multimodality
6. types of activities
7. food for thought
8. complementary
materials
9. presentation
layout/desktop share

26. padlet walls &
whiteboards:
•Icebreakers
•Brainstorming
•Greetings
•Information

27. food for thought and questions
complementary materials

28. less is more

29. C. Planning and
Organising a Webinar
(post-stage)
1.develop
(asynchronous)
communication
2.interaction-feedback
(groups)
3.establish rapport

30. D. Last but not least..
1. Did you inform the participants about the goals set, the
process and the content before the webinar?
2. Did you design stimulating, pedagogically appropriate and
informative materials to be used during the webinar?
3. Did you make sure that all the attendees actively
participated in the webinar?
4. Did you provide food for thought after the webinar?

31. don’t forget!!!

32. Connectivity (Niilo)
Great advantages in connecting eTwinning to
established media networks on the Internet:
• Live streaming through YouTube, available to
anyone
• Using live streamed, recorded video as raw
material for podcasts
(I might also talk a bit about Blended Learning in general)