Sofoklis Sotiriou
Pavlos Koulouris
Ellinogermaniki Agogi
‘From MUSE
to NEMED, ZEUS, and RURAL WINGS’
Distance in-service trainingfor multigrade school teachers
Main pointsMain points Multigrade schools: an important role in Multigrade schools: an important role in
providing access to ‘providing access to ‘Education for AllEducation for All’ in ’ in remote and disadvantaged rural areas.remote and disadvantaged rural areas.
Our focus: Our focus: support and in-service-trainingsupport and in-service-training opportunities promised to the multigrade opportunities promised to the multigrade school teacher by developments in school teacher by developments in educational technologies.educational technologies.
Current and emerging tendencies of Current and emerging tendencies of broadband access broadband access provision for multigrade provision for multigrade schools (e.g. satellite network services).schools (e.g. satellite network services).
The potential for The potential for catalysing change catalysing change and and development in the school and in the local development in the school and in the local community more widely.community more widely.
Provision of in-service Provision of in-service training to teachers working training to teachers working in remote rural schools: in remote rural schools: a need a need a challenge (geographical, a challenge (geographical,
organisational, socio-organisational, socio-economical reasons)economical reasons)
MUSE: MUltigrade School Education
(Socrates / Comenius 2.1)
The partnership
Plus 4 multigrade schools (pilot sites) in Greece, Finland, and Spain.
Ellinogermaniki Agogi (Gr)
University of Aegean (Gr)
Pedagogical Institute (Gr)
Cadiz University (Es) Institute of Education (UK)
Chydenius Institute (Fi)
Aims and objectives
• To develop a programme of in-service training for teachers in multigrade schools.
• To enhance teachers’ professional skills, including their ability to develop lesson plans in accordance with the specific needs of their work environment.
• To develop an innovative dedicated web portal supporting the provision of continuous in-service training and support to the teachers.
• To encourage and support communication between the isolated remote school environment and the wider educational community.
Training programme
NEMED: continuing the MUSE
•A network, aiming to support further exchange of knowledge, experience and good practice, in the framework of Socrates / Comenius 3.
• Partners:
• UNIVERSITY OF AEGEAN (Greece)
•ELLINOGERMANIKI AGOGI (Greece)
•INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION - UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (UK)
•CHYDENIUS INSTITUTE (Finland)
•UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA (Spain)
•UNIVERSITY OF LISBON (Portugal)
•UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS (Cyprus)
•UNIVERSITY OF LECCE (Italy)
•POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST (Romania)
•EOTVOS LORAND UNIVERSITY (Hungary)
•EUROPEAN DISTANCE EDUCATION NETWORK (UK)
•ORIENTE (Austria)
Satellite data communications: Satellite data communications: an advanced and reliable channel an advanced and reliable channel
for broadband access to the for broadband access to the Information Society in Information Society in geographically disadvantaged and geographically disadvantaged and isolated areasisolated areas
a promising way out of the problem a promising way out of the problem of multigrade school teachers’ of multigrade school teachers’ isolation.isolation.
Let’s exploit the broadband Let’s exploit the broadband possibilities offered by satellite possibilities offered by satellite telecommunications in order to telecommunications in order to afford afford richerricher, , multimodalmultimodal online online learning experiences that would learning experiences that would not be feasible through the not be feasible through the standard terrestrial connectivity standard terrestrial connectivity nowadays usually available in nowadays usually available in remote areas.remote areas.
Funded by the e-Learning programme of the Greek government (GSRT)
ZEUS
OTE
HELLAS SAT
INTRACOM ELLINOGERMANIKI AGOGI
UNIVERSITY OF AEGEAN
Q-PLAN
The partnership
Advanced telecommunication channels are used, such as satellite systems, for the provision of high quality training to multigrade school teachers in the Greek countryside.
Training is piloted in a network of ten schools, situated in remote, both insular and mountainous, areas of the country.
ZEUSSystem Architecture
A multitude of training material formats:
• Video
• Presentations
• Study texts
• Websites
Let’s explore the potential of Let’s explore the potential of such initiatives to such initiatives to reach beyond reach beyond the individual teachers the individual teachers receiving receiving the training, by fostering the training, by fostering digital digital culture culture among all rural citizens among all rural citizens and thus and thus bridging the digital bridging the digital dividedivide. .
Let’s go ‘global’ (i.e. beyond Let’s go ‘global’ (i.e. beyond Europe)Europe)
RURAL WINGS:
Wings for a rural Information Society
FP6-SpaceFP6-Space
ArgentinaBelgiumCanadaChileColombiaCyprusEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceIsraelPeruPolandRomaniaSpainSwedenTurkeyUKUSA
The partnership
UoP Germany University of Potsdam
NET Finland Karjalan Nettinikkarit Ltd
FORTHNET Greece FORTHnet
ERC Belgium European Resuscitation Council
TELEMEDICINE France Telemedicine Technologies
BGU Israel Ben Gurion University – Center For Futurism In Education
FOURIER Israel Fourier Systems Ltd
GB Turkey Goerceada Belediyesi
PBF Poland Progress & Business Foundation
UoF Chile University of La Frontera – Instituto De Informática Educatica
FVG Colombia Fundación Volvamos A La Gente
IEP Peru Instituto De Estudios Peruanos
UNSA Argentina National University of Salta
CCD Colombia Corporación Colombia Digital
ICCS Greece Institute of Communication and Computer Systems
ASTRIUM France EADS Astrium
AVANTI United Kingdom Avanti Communications
EMS Canada EMS Technologies
MIT/ML-2B1 USA MIT Media Lab – 2B1 Foundation
EUTELSAT France EUTELSAT
EA Greece Ellinogermaniki Agogi
INSEAD France Insead
IIE –MULTIMEDIASweden Institute For International Education / Multimedia – Stockholm
University
EDEN United Kingdom European Distance And E-Learning Network
CRC Canada Communication Research Center
Q-Plan Greece Q-PLAN S.A.
HELLAS SAT Cyprus HELLAS SAT Consortium LTD
AU Canada Athabasca University
UBSpain University of Barcelona, Department of Didactics and
Educational Organisation
FORTHGreece Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and
Technology
UPB Romania Universitatea "Politehnica" din Bucuresti
A&O Estonia Alfa – Omega Communications
Progress TV France Progress TV
UoA Greece University of Aegean
OverviewOverview
Strategic objectives addressed: Strategic objectives addressed: End-to-end satellite End-to-end satellite telecommunications systems for telecommunications systems for tele-education applications tele-education applications
Developing an advanced learning platform through satellite DVB-RCS access technologies, promoting a user-centred methodological approach.
Main aimsMain aims To support the creation of a new culture in rural
communities promoting digital literacy and reducing resistance to the use of new technologies
To offer stimulating and creative learning environments to support vibrant user communities
To attempt an extended implementation in dozens of pilot sites in 18 countries worldwide
To catalyse satellite broadband take up in Europe and beyond
Ultimately, to transfer knowledge and adjust these practices in different knowledge spaces (at school, at work, at home) as a mean for interaction between user needs and technological developments.
InnovationInnovationTechnologyTechnology::
Both upload AND download linkBoth upload AND download link
ContentContent:: Learning@schoolLearning@school Learning@workLearning@work Learning@homeLearning@home
MethodologyMethodology:: Emphasizing guided self-initiative by users / traineesEmphasizing guided self-initiative by users / trainees
Satellite coverage
Country # of pilot sites
Greece 30Spain 10
Sweden 10France 5
Romania 10Cyprus 5Estonia 7Finland 10Poland 10
UK 10Israel 6
Canada 10Chile 10
Colombia 10Argentina 10
Peru 10Turkey 5
S. Africa 10TOTAL 168
VERDI
BARRD
SCHOOLSAT
MUSE
RIA
ZEUS
TWISTER
RURAL WINGS
RCST
USER DEMAND
TECHNOLOGY PUSH
RURAL WINGS in relation to previous projects
The project will push the current boundaries further by providing a platform that integrates contextual information into new learning settings.
The geographical coverage of the project will help bring together experiences from different countries and cultures.
Satellite network
Remote area LANSatellite terminal
@
INTERNET backbone
PLATFORMS
CONTENT
LEARNING HUB
WIRED AND/OR WIRELESS
LAN
END USERS terminals
DVB-RCS hub
TWO WAY EXCHANGE OF DATA-FDW LINK DVB/MPEG2 DATAFORMAT (45Mb/s)-RTN LINK USING MULTI-FREQ.TDMA (2Mb/s)
System Architecture
Learning hubsLearning hubs The The Learning HubLearning Hub will provid will providee a ‘lab’ where innovative ideas can be tried out a ‘lab’ where innovative ideas can be tried out
Learning community Learning community ((wi-fi local wi-fi local networknetwork))
Establishment of a wireless Establishment of a wireless (Wi-Fi)(Wi-Fi) communications communications infrastructure. infrastructure.
The new technology facilitateThe new technology facilitatess flexible interpersonal flexible interpersonal communication patterns. communication patterns.
Project evolveProject evolvess toto “learning networks and communities”“learning networks and communities”
An in-depth knowledge and modular development of An in-depth knowledge and modular development of the DVB-RCS technology the DVB-RCS technology
how it needs to be configured to provide the standard of how it needs to be configured to provide the standard of service service that customers demand, expect and are willing to that customers demand, expect and are willing to pay for.pay for.
Greater awareness amongst the general public of the Greater awareness amongst the general public of the possibilities satellite systems providepossibilities satellite systems provide
promotion of the DVB-RCS technology and awareness of promotion of the DVB-RCS technology and awareness of its its suitability for bridging the digital dividesuitability for bridging the digital divide
An exciting and compelling range of educational toolsAn exciting and compelling range of educational tools that make the full use of broadband characteristics that make the full use of broadband characteristics
(speed, (speed, interactivity, personalization, always-on etc) interactivity, personalization, always-on etc)
Representing a significant value added service that Representing a significant value added service that could help drive could help drive the uptake of satellite broadband.the uptake of satellite broadband.
Main Results
Rural schools could function as places Rural schools could function as places of of lifelong learninglifelong learning for the for the whole whole communitycommunity, providing the local labour , providing the local labour force and citizens of all ages with fast force and citizens of all ages with fast Internet access to opportunities for Internet access to opportunities for knowledge and creativity. knowledge and creativity.
The rural teacher would then take on The rural teacher would then take on an extra role, as an an extra role, as an agent of change agent of change and and catalyst catalyst for the penetration of the for the penetration of the Information Society in the remote Information Society in the remote rural communities.rural communities.