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FaceIt

Module

European PROFESSIONALISM (School Concepts in Europe)

Didactical framework

Heiko Vogl

2009-07-10

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Table of ContentsTable of ContentsTable of ContentsTable of Contents

1 FaceIT Project ............................................................................................................................................................ 3

1.1 Project Details ................................................................................................................................................... 4

1.2 Course – Model ................................................................................................................................................. 4

1.3 Boland Model .................................................................................................................................................... 5

2 E-Learning Models .................................................................................................................................................... 7

2.1 Gilly Salmon’s 5 stage e-moderation model ................................................................................................ 7

2.2 Technology-based classification of Back ................................................................................................... 9

2.3 Teaching modes ............................................................................................................................................... 9

3 Unit 6: Reflection and Collaboration - Personal Concepts .............................................................................. 11

3.1 List of the criteria for the Personal Concept task .................................................................................... 12

3.2 Why using a WikiWeb for collaboration? .................................................................................................. 13

3.3 Wiki collaboration .......................................................................................................................................... 15

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1 FaceIT Project

The overall aim of the project: Face it is to develop content and a methodology to enable students of

teacher training colleges to acquire the knowledge and to develop the competences, skills and attitudes

required to become a European teacher. The learning materials will be developed around four content

areas:

1. European Identity / Cultural Heritage,

2. European and world Citizenship,

3. European diversity / Multiculturalism,

4. European Professionalism / School concepts in Europe.

The learning materials will be available in an e-learning environment on http://www.european-

teachers.eu/

The course materials will be developed around four content areas: cultural diversity, cultural heritage,

world citizenship and European school concepts.

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1.1 Project Details

Project Number:

134362-LLP-1-2007-1-NL

Grant Agreement:

2007-3446 / 001-001

Sub-programme:

COMENIUS-CMP

1.2 Course – Model

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The materials will be based on the characteristics of a European teacher as formulated by Michael

Schratz (see D.1), which can be summarized as follows:

1. European identity: A European Teacher sees himself/herself as someone with roots in one particular

country, but at the same time belonging to a greater European whole. This coexistence of national

identity and a transnational awareness provides a valuable perspective on questions of

heterogeneity. Diversity within unity is therefore a key-aspect of a developed European identity with

an open mind toward the world as a whole.

2. European knowledge: A European Teacher has some knowledge of other European education

systems and, possibly, of educational policy matters at an EU level. He/she has knowledge, has a

European approach to subject areas of European and world affairs and is aware of European history

(histories) and its (their) influence on contemporary European society.

3. European multiculturalism: A European Teacher engages with the multicultural nature of European

society, has a positive relationship with his/her own culture and is open towards other cultures.

He/she copes with the challenges of the multicultural aspects of the knowledge society.

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4. European language competence: a European teacher speaks more than one European language

with differing levels of competence and is able to teach subjects in languages other than his/her first

language.

5. European professionalism: A European teacher has an education, which enables him/her to teach in

any European country. He/she has a European approach to subject areas in his/her teaching and

links up cross-curricular themes from a European perspective. He/she exchanges curricular content

and methodologies with colleagues from other European countries.

The course materials will be developed around four content areas: cultural diversity, cultural heritage,

world citizenship and European school concepts.

1.3 Boland Model

The Boland Model considers formal education as a system in a dynamic, changing social network. It is a

helpful tool in describing facts, trends and prospects. Of course it could describe significant, isolated

events, which occur in different countries. But a comparison of educational events, which take place in

several countries more or less simultaneously, is more successful by using a model.

It is a framework, which makes comparisons possible. By using this conceptual model as a framework, it

will create at least some coherence between specific, local and (at first sight) isolated events. The Boland

Model offers a framework for such an analysis.

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Figure Figure Figure Figure 2222: Boland Model: Boland Model: Boland Model: Boland Model

The model carries four components: (i) the rectangles in the centre, which refer to the primary school

system at three levels. (ii) the four triangles above, below and at the side representing affecting factors.

(iii) the circles around representing facts, which have an influence on educational processes, and finally

(iv) a horizontal line, which refers to changes over time.

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2 E-Learning Models

The European PROFESSIONALISM Module is based on e-Learning models of

• Gilly Salmon

• Back

• Baumgartner

2.1 Gilly Salmon’s 5 stage e-moderation model

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The 5 stage model was researched and developed by Gilly Salmon. The FaceIT Module European

PROFESSIONALISM implements this model in the Moodle LMS Course.

1 http://www.atimod.com/e-moderating/5stage.shtml

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Stage 1 – Access and motivation

• Welcoming and encouraging

• Setting up system and accessing

The key questions in stage one for teachers and students are to access the Learning Management System

and be motivated to spend time and required work load.

Members have to be able to access and use the system and follow or contribute to discussions.Teachers

will need to motivate their students and support them in the system.

Stage 2 – Online socialisation

• Sending and receiving messages

• Familiarising and providing bridges between cultural, social and learning environments

Course members will adjust to online interaction. Some members will view Moodle as a new strange

setting. Module members recognise the need to identify with each other and to develop an online

behaviour. Introduction can provide benefits to participants.

Stage 3 – Information exchange

• Searching, personalising software

• Facilitating tasks and supporting use of learning materials

The interaction at this stage is around content or sharing of information. Members recognize how fast and

easy information exchange is. Module members begin to appreciate the broad range of information

available to them online. They need to develop strategies to deal with potential overload.

Stage 4 – Knowledge Construction

• Conferencing

• Facilitating process

At stage 4 members start to interact in participative ways. Module members respond to each others’

messages. They become involved in active learning.

At this stage participants start to interact with each other in participative ways. Participants respond to

each others' messages; many become involved in active learning.

Stage 5 – Development

• Provide links outside closed conferences

• Supporting, responding

Module members become responsible for their own learning. They need little additional support.

Participants and moderator are using a constructivist approach to learning.

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2.2 Technology-based classification of Back

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Back’s model is based on technologies and learning modes. It distinguishes between distributive,

interactive and collaborative e-learning technologies. Using distributive technologies for learning causes

teacher directed learning. The aim is to provide information. Interactive technologies provide self directed

learning. The aim is to acquire skills. A collaborative e-learning technology allows sharing data und

cooperation.

2.3 Teaching modes

Peter Baumgartner describes three prototypical modes of teaching and learning and their consequences

for the design of eLearning environments. He differentiates between transfer of knowledge mode I),

acquisition of knowledge (mode II) and construction of knowledge (mode III).

Based on this theoretical framework he developed the notion of “educational scenarios” and integrates

this concept into a three level perspective:

• scenarios

• interactions patterns

• usage of tools

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Figure Figure Figure Figure 5555: Teaching modes: Teaching modes: Teaching modes: Teaching modes

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3 Unit 6: Reflection and Collaboration - Personal Concepts

Figure Figure Figure Figure 6666: Unit 6: Unit 6: Unit 6: Unit 6

Unit 6 is the final unit of module European PROFESSIONALISM (School Concepts in Europe) and contains a

workload of 1 ECTS-Credit. This unit is spitted in to 5 activities and the final assessment.

Activities of unit 6

• Write down a brief description about how you see yourself as a reflective practitioner

• Read the article written by Barbara Larrivee entitled, ‘Meeting the Challenge of Preparing

Reflective Practitioners.’

• Watch the video from Teachers TV and read synopsis of the video.

Assignment of unit 6

• Writing a personal account of yourself as a reflective practitioner and include it in the portfolio.

Design a "ideal school" based on your own concept of what education should be.

• Work in groups (max. 8-10 students). Design your "ideal school" based on your own concept of

what education should be. Use the list of criteria to help you to complete this assignment. Use a

wikiweb for collaboration.

• Produce a promotion folder for this ideal school. Publish it in the forum and in the wikiweb.

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3.1 List of the criteria for the Personal Concept task

Criteria group task (8-10 students) Evaluation

(insufficient-

sufficient-good-

excellent)

Remarks

Description of the formal information of the school:

• Introduction to the school concept

• Accountability of the concept

• General information about the school

• Information about the pupils/students

• Information on the staff

Description of the identity, mission statement and

profile of the school:

• Philosophy

• Pedagogy

• Social vision

• Educational vision

General educational aims:

• Continuous process of development

• Handling values and standards

• Child centred education

• Intercultural education

• International/global education

Monitoring pupil’s progress:

• Monitoring system

• Problem solving structures

Content:

• Language and mathematics

• Musical-expressional/sports

World orientation/Science and culture/Primary

science

Social-emotional

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ICT

Religion

Internationality (including English language)

Personnel policy:

Teacher profiles

Lifelong learning

Career perspectives

Personal concepts (each individual member)

Brief reflection and evaluation of the group work

Marketing folder: layout and content

Reaction to the folders (on the forum)

Teacher’s assessment

3.2 Why using a WikiWeb for collaboration?

Figure Figure Figure Figure 7777: Teaching modes: Teaching modes: Teaching modes: Teaching modes

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Figure Figure Figure Figure 8888: Teaching model: Teaching model: Teaching model: Teaching model

Based on Peter Baumgartner’s teaching model Wikis are one possible way to implement Teaching III into

the FaceIt framework and especially into the module European PROFESSIONALISM (School Concepts in

Europe).

There are some reasons why using a wiki for Unit 6

1. Every visitor can edit a Wiki site

Different from other content management systems there are no strict author rights. Everyone can

edit ever site any time. Every change on a wiki site is logged by the wiki-system. A history of every

change is stored. Different versions can be compared.

2. Creating and changing Wiki-sites is easy

Every site has an edit button to change from viewing to editing mode. Text will be inserted in a

simple textbox. Formatting happens by an easy to learn markup language. If something goes

wrong there is the history to set the wiki-site back to an old version.

3. Collaboration

More than one person can edit a Wiki at the same time. Depending on the Wiki-System there

should be different rules to prevent overwriting text. On same Wiki-Systems like MediaWiki, there

are synchronies writing on single sides possible, if these sides are partitioned by headings.

4. Cross collaboration between different groups of students

FaceIt provides one wikispace at wikispaces. This space can be reached by different groups on

http://youridealschool.wikispaces.com/. Everyone can see which ideal schools are developed by

students who are using this module.

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3.3 Wiki collaboration

There is a Wiki for this module implemented on http://youridealschool.wikispaces.com/. To edit the wiki

settings use the account.

Usnername: facit

Password: faceit12

To use the collaboration wiki each group member has to create a account at wikispaces.

Getting started to use the wiki at http://youridealschool.wikispaces.com/.

• Click on the edit button above to put your own content on this page.

• To invite new members, click on Manage Wiki and Invite People.

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• To change your wiki's colors or theme, click on Manage Wiki and Look and Feel.

• To set who can view and edit your wiki, click on Manage Wiki and Permissions.

Need Help?

• Click on the help link above to learn more about how to use your wiki.

To start collaboration do design your ideal school open the wiki and create a new site in this wiki with the

group name and year as site name. Include a link form the start site to your group site.

Example of the site name: alternative_school_braga_2009

The school side should include at least:

• Name of the school

• All members of the group and their role in the collaboration part

• table of contents

• promotion folder

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Sources Baumgartner, P. (2004). The Zen Art of Teaching - Communication and Interactions in eEducation.”

Proceedings of the International Workshop ICL2004, Villach / Austria 29 September- 1 October 2004,

Villach, Kassel University Press.

Reinmann, G. (2005). Blended Learning in der Lehrerbildung. Lengerich: Pabst Science Publishers.

Salmon, G. (2004). „ The 5 stage model.“ http://www.atimod.com/e-moderating/5stage.shtml (accessed

June 2009)

Wikipatterns.“Assess Wiki-Ability.“ http://www.wikipatterns.com/display/wikipatterns/Assess+Wiki-

Ability (accessed June 2009)

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