NORDSWEM, Reykjavik 21.4-27.4.2013

Group formationGroup work

Reports

Group formation - 4 groups with one or two members from each partner country.

0 Group 1 (Monica Vilms)0 Meril Allikivi 0 Anna - Liisa Šavrak0 Matilda Kjellander0 Tommi Granroth0 Ásgeir Rúnar Elvarsson

0 Group 2 (Mei Gong)0 Marleen Arula0 Edvin Niklasson 0 Anders Tengvall0 Reka Hajdu0 Guðmundur Ingi Hinriksson

Group formation - 4 groups with one or two members from each partner country.

0 Group 3 (Renja Yrjönen)0 Kristel Püss0 Anneli Nilsson0 Olli Soppela 0 Lishan Wu0 Þorsteinn Eggertsson

0 Group 4 (Guðbrandur Steinþórsson)0 Ann - Riin Ridbeck0 Petra Nilsson0 Maxym Sytnyk0 Þórdís Björnsdóttir

Group assignment: A comparative in-depth study0 A comparative in-depth study of four of the pre-task

statements/questions. -> One theme/question is given to each group for further scrutiny:

0 Group 1. Current state of energy production and usage, sources, domestic production.

0 Group 2. Renewable energy sources, availability, current usage and future prospects.

0 Group 3. Use of energy, past, present and foreseeable future.

0 Group 4. What will be the main sources in the next decades?

Group assignment with a Scandinavian and a Baltic point of view

0Each group dwell on one of the above mentioned statements/questions from both a Scandinavian and a Baltic point of view (as a whole).

0As comparison, the students study (=gather information) and add a Norwegian, Danish, Lithuanian and a Latvian perspective to their final presentation on Friday.

Timetable for group work0 Monday, April 22.0 08;30-9;30 First session, introduction. Students form their work groups. A new

group work assignment given to students. Presentation of pre-tasks + discussion.

0 Wednesday, April 24.0 08;30-10;50 Working groups in session. Presentation of pre-tasks + discussion

continues in separate groups (in separate class rooms) if not completed on Monday.

0 Thursday, April 25.0 08;30-12;00 Working groups in session. Group work assignment continues.0 13;00-17;00 Working groups in session. Group work assignment finalized.

0 Friday, April 26.0 14;30-17;00 Working groups present their reports. 15-20 minutes per group +

discussion. All the groups join together when the groups present their reports.

Students get 3 ECT units

0By completing the following tasks:0Presentation of the pre-task during the international

study week (1 ECT unit).0Taking part in the international study week in Iceland

(1 ECT unit).0Handing in of 2 reports: Daily travel diary and a

Scientific report on the energy issues discussed during the study week (1 ECT unit).

Report 1: A Daily travel diary - impressions and reflections

0 - 1 page/ day. (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)

0 - Pictures can be included, but the text content still has to be 1 page/day.

0 - Reflect on your every day life during the trip. What did you learn and experience during the stay? (The energy issues will be discussed in the scientific report.)

0 What did you feel and think?0 Did you get new ideas?0 What did you learn?0 Did you learn something about yourself through this experience?0 Did you learn something about your group members?0 How did the group work go?0 Do you think everyone was treated fairly in your group?

Report 1: A Daily travel diary - impressions and reflections

0 Did you discover any cultural differences between the different nationalities?

0 Did you learn some things that you may apply in the future?0 What was your highlight of the day?0 Was it a rewarding day?0 What was good? What could have been better?0 Do you view the world differently now?

0 - Hand in the diary to your teacher after the intensive study week.

0 - Your own teacher can give you more detailed instructions.

Report 2: A scientific report on the energy issues encountered during the excursions and the group work.

0 - 1 page/ day. (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)

0 - Pictures can be included, but the text content still has to be 1 page/day.

0 - Reflect on the excursions and group work during the visit. Write down what you experienced; you can also include hard facts.

0 What did you learn?0 How can you make use of new information?0 Did you get new ideas?

0 - Include (scientific) references. Cite your references with a footnote.

0 - Hand in the scientific report to your teacher after the intensive study week.

0 - Your own teacher can give you more detailed instructions.