Teaching materials for computer based lessons need to be in local languages: Scientix translation on demand service

Agueda Gras-Velazquez - Premysl Velek – Eloise Gerard - Evita Tasiopoulou – Maite Debry

European Schoolnet, Belgium

10th International Conference on Computer Based Learning in Science Barcelona, Spain | 29 June 2012

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Network of 30 Ministries of Education in Europe:

• Support schools in bringing about the best use of technology in learning

• Promote the European dimension in schools and education

Mission: To improve the quality of education in Europe Areas of interests:

• services to schools • research and innovation • sharing of learning resources

www.eun.org

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

European science, maths and technology projects

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Scientix facilitates dissemination and sharing of best

practices in science and maths education in Europe: • Scientix portal: www.scientix.eu

• European Conference, 6-8 May 2011, Brussels

• Workshops for teachers and/or researchers in STEM

education

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Resource repository

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

On-demand translation of teaching materials

XploreHealth is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

http://www.xplorehealth.eu/

Coordinated by: The Parc Científic Barcelona (PCB) http://www.pcb.ub.edu

Partners: Centre of the Cell, United Kingdom European Schooolnet (EUN), Belgium European network of science centres and museums (Ecsite), Belgium Ubach Munné y Asociados, Spain

XploreHealth A European gateway to the science and research of health, through online and offline innovative activities aimed at citizens, patients, pupils and teachers

XploreHealth is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

The portal offers modules on various health research topics:

• Drug development

• Biotechnology

• Skin cancer

• Malaria

Modules to be published soon:

• Obesity

• HIV/AIDS

• Genomics

• Mental health

www.xplorehealth.eu

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Scientix translation on demand

• 100+ projects

• 428 teaching materials

• c. 250 of them allow translation

• less that 5% of the possible

translation have been so far

requested

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Scientix translation on demand Challenges: Lack of understanding of copyrights among Scientix content providers and the conditions of different copyright licences Teachers don’t expect/believe the translation is free of charge and are not used to browsing and searching for materials in other languages

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

How to use the service

Scientix is financed under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development

Premysl Velek, EUN

premysl.velek@eun.org

Contacts:

Dr Agueda Gras-Velazquez, EUN agueda.gras@eun.org

Thank you for your attention!