Improving Visibility And Access To Project Results
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Improving visibility and access to project Improving visibility and access to project results!results!
European Shared European Shared TreasureTreasure
•Capitalise on the immense treasure treasure of experiencesof experiences to be found in the framework of decentralised actions of Socrates Programme, i.e. ComeniusComenius and Grundtvig Grundtvig partnerships
•Show how these projects work towards the "Education and Training 2010" objectives.
A database for the disseminationdissemination of good practice
• Gain knowledge• Document• Monitor• Evaluate• Trace products• Retrieve best practices
A database in European A database in European dimension in order todimension in order to
The EST projectThe EST project
since 2000GOLD
Global On Line Documentation The database was created for:
- documentation - monitoring- final reporting
of Comenius1 and Grundtvig 2learning partnerships
Attempt to build on and go beyond GOLDAttempt to build on and go beyond GOLDA five-year experience with the Italian national
database provided precious and ample feedback from users
4 National agencies4 National agenciesThanks to a pilot project funded byThanks to a pilot project funded bythe European Commission, DG EACthe European Commission, DG EAC
ITALYITALY (co-ordinator)Indire - Istituto nazionale di documentazione per l'innovazione e la ricerca educativa
AUSTRIA AUSTRIA Sokrates Nationalagentur Österreich
GREECEGREECEYKY- Ίδρυμα Κρατικών Υποτροφιών
POLAND POLAND Fundacja Rozwoju Systemu Edukacji
ESTEST is composed of national databases, located and managed in participating country servers which form part of a networknetwork.
A common metadata modelcommon metadata model and multilingual retrieval toolsmultilingual retrieval tools, allow for simultaneous searchessimultaneous searches
A shared A shared databasedatabase
Strong pointsStrong points
with European and world-wide acknowledged standards (Dublin Core, Isced, Nuts, European Treasury Browser)
User User friendlinessfriendliness
EfficiencyEfficiency
MultilingualiMultilingualismsm
CompatibilityCompatibility
many fields in EST are pre-filled through imported data from Soclink
National language versions for DATA INPUT and SEARCH
•Easy to fill in by schools and institutions
•Easy to install and mantain by Agencies
•User friendly for research•Open to public users
MultilingualismMultilingualism
Data inputData input
Display of Display of resultsresults•The Search page is translated in national languages
•The use of a vehicular language in project’s and product’s descriptions allows consultation by users from different countries
Is performed using a common metadatamodel available in different national language versions
MultilingualiMultilingualismsm
Input in national Input in national languageslanguages
Projects and ProductsProjects and Products
EST will document activities carried out by schools and adult education organisations in the framework of Comenius 1 and Grundtvig 2 partnerships covering all main aspectsProject
Partnership
Topics and subjects
Products
Metadata modelMetadata model
- Project Code* - Action: Comenius/ Grundtvig*- Vehicular language: EN/FR/DE
- Title in national language* - Title EN/FR/DE- Description in national language - Description EN/FR/DE
Project
A free text abstract (1000 k) focusing on the most important features of the project: objectives, themes, methodology, activities, results and benefits for the participants.
BASIC DATA
*Pre-filled from Soclink
Applicant Institution
- Name*- Address*- Town*- Country*- Nuts code- e-mail- contact person- ISCED level
Institutions Involved
*Pre-filled from Soclink
PartnershipMetadata modelMetadata model
Partnership
- Name*- Town*- Country*
• draw the attention on Education and Training Objectives 2010
• offer a project interpretation key within the wider framework of European Policies
• point out Socrates contribution to the achievements of these goals
codified into 8 descriptors in order to:
Metadata modelMetadata modelProject’s content
Topics Topics SubjectsSubjects
Lisbon Lisbon prioritiespriorities
retrieved from Soclink
Metadata Metadata modelmodel
Products
the output output of a cooperationcooperation between pupils/learners,
the best way to communicate the resultscommunicate the results of a project
to a wider community- Title- Copyright- Language of the resource- Audience- Product type- Description in national language - Description EN/FR/DE
Metadata Metadata modelmodelAvailabilityAvailability
Search optionsSearch optionsMultiple search options at a national or limited/unlimited European levelGuided Guided searchsearch
different keys,in one of the following sections:
search project
search product
- type of product- language(s) of the product- target users
- institutions- contents of the project
Free text search Free text search in progress
……towards the shared towards the shared treasuretreasure
September 2005September 2005 TEST INPUT by IT NA and partner NAsby schools/institutions in Italy
April 2004April 2004 PILOT PROJECT
June 2006June 2006 in Italy EST will become part of the final documentation required BY CONTRACT
October 2005October 2005 DATABASE IMPLEMENTATION by schools and institutions on a voluntary base
Dec- Sept.2005Dec- Sept.2005 - design of the full datamodel- implementation of the common database- design users web interface
End users: End users: for whom might EST be for whom might EST be useful ?useful ?•New projectNew project applicantsapplicants
to check on existing material and avoid repetition•ProjectProject coordinatorscoordinators
the input of data helps reflect and self-evaluate even in relation with other European realities
•TeachersTeachers to gain direct access to didactic materials developed within projects
•Decision makersDecision makers to trace progress made by schools and adult education organisations in a European cooperation project
•PoliticiansPoliticians have an indicator of the Socrates’contribution to the European dimension in the field of education and to extent of work completed in relation to Lisbon objectives.