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1. EUMIND – Europe Meets India
Educational collaboration
in project-based eLearning by means of
eJournal projects, 2006 -
© COMP@CT/Euneos Corp. 2011

2. Motivation

3. Content
 EUMIND. History / network / activities
 eJournal projects
 General
 Projectscenarios and research
 Showcase Values, Go Green
 Video conferencing
 Management
 Quality insurance
 Objectives reached?
 Ongoing feed back - evaluation
 Certificates

4. I. Context EUMIND
1 Project-based eLearning (PBeL)
> eJournal projects based on virtual and geographic
mobility of students and teachers
2 Internationalization of schools
> from European (eTwinning) to transcontinental projects
3 Intercultural communicative competence
> CEFcult tool for online assessment
4 Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
> global projects as an integral part of curriculum and CLI
school syllabuses
5 English as the 2nd language (non-native)
> WebCEF tool for online assessment of speech

5. Why India?
 CLIL. Bilingual education
 Motivation students. Education is a priviige
 Quality
 Values education (no religious education)
 Environmental education
 Interest exchanges
 Dutch Ministry : funds visits teachers

6. School system
 Private schools. Fees vary
 Dedicated teachers
 Middle class
 Big schools
 3 - 15 years for eJournal projects
 16-17. Junior Colleges
 State exams
 High competition to enter best schools
 Salaries teachers vary (300 à 750 euro)

7. About history of collaboration

Teacher Helena Law visits Panchgani India October
11-23, 2006

Asia workshop of COMP@CT in Jämsä Finland
November 6, 2006

Pilot projects of Finn-India schools autumn 2006

Visit of Finnish teachers (”7 sisters”) in India 2007

eJournal projects started in the school-year 2007-08

8. Activities
eJournal projects 2007-11(13-16 years)
Visits teachers 06-11
Exchanges 09 -11
Youth Summit 08-10
Community service slum schools 09-10
Videoconferencings
Part of eJournal projects
Teacher room (11-12)
India Day Porvoo

9. Starting Finn-India 2006

10. Visits 2007

11. Networking + community building

12. Visits

13. Visits

14. Visits to Europe

15. India day May 2010. Belgium

16. Exchanges. Ca. 40st. May 2010

17. Panchgani Youth Summit /

18. Slum schools. Visit/community
service

19. REAP (slum schools)

20. EUMIND founded in 2008

European schools of COMP@CT network join the projects

COMP@CT/Euneos initiates ”Europe Meets India”
(EUMIND)

EUMIND India network established in Mumbai February
2008

EUMIND India : chair + board + membership fee

EUMIND Europa: EUNEOS company is legal body

21. Key figures of EUMIND

23. EUMIND Schools in India
Mumbai
Campion school St. Gregorios High School
Cathedral and John Connon School St. Xavier's Junior College
Christ Church School St. Xavier's Institute of Education
D.G.Khetan International School Smt. Lilavatibai Podar Senior Secondary High
School
D.Y. Patil International School Springfield High School
Green Lawns School Panchgani:
Hasanat High School St. Peter's School
Jamnabai Narsee School St. Gregorios High School, Panchgani
Jasudben M.L. School Pune:

24. The Netherlands Scholengemeenschap St. Ursula
Anna Van Rijncollege Stedelijk College Eindhoven
Beatrix College Vechtdal College
Cambreur College Visser ’t Hooft Lyceum
College Vos Willem van Oranje College
Het Rijnlands Lyceum Walburg College
Hofstad Lyceum Wolfert van Borselen scholen
Jan van Brabant College Belgium
Lyceum Oudehoven Vrije Sint-Lambertusscholen
Maasland College Finland
Montessoricollege Paaskytien koulu Porvoo
Oostvaarders College Linnankosken lukio Porvoo
PiusX-College Bladel Pohjankartano Secondary School Oulu

25. II. Ejournal project
Themes
• Common aims
• Topics : interesting, relevant , subject-oriented or cross-
curricular
• Linked to the curriculum, also in India
 Contains research : main question and subquestions: WHY
0
 Not only description or comparison W
 From research to action (Go Green Indian schools) N
Organisation E
 Management : group work - teachers as coaches R
 Clear structure : division in stages and deadlines S
 Monitoring: progress reports H
 Final product : research articles I
 Evaluation P

26. Specific characteristics virtual
project
Ownership students
 Visualisation: attractive lay-out
 Creativity: video
 Communication: video-conferencing
M
I
Teacher structures and monitors
X
 Content - research
The more virtual, the more structured....

27. Students present on frontpage
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28. Web tools 1/2: Why eJournal?

a systematic approach of collaboration, not a single project

long-term, not short-term

one common tool easy to train and easy to use

videoconferencing has to work perfectly

teachers need to administer the tool by themselves

higher requirements of safety and teacher control ( <
intercultural differences)

project help

fastwrite questionnaires integrated into the tool

inexpensive
•

29. Topics eJournal projects
Criteria Examples
• Interesting Schooldaze
• Relevant Foodprints
• Curriculum
Regions
• Research
Values
• Group work
Go Green
Poems

30. Topics 2009-2010

31. Poems
 Write a poem in
Hindi/Dutch
 Translate the poem into
English
 Make a ranking of the top 10
Hindi/Dutch poems
 Translate the top 5

32. Regions
 Map your region
 Identify burning issues
 Researching and photographing
 Any solutions?

33. Regions. Research
 Burning issues  Good pratice(parcs)

35. Projectscenarios. Phases
Phase 1. Introduction of the group
Phase 2. Action plan
Phase 3 Research
Phase 4. Communication through Videoconferencing
Phase 5. Evaluation and certificates

36. Values.
Subtopics - main research questions
Members of the family.
How important is the role of the family ?
Grandparents.
Do we have sufficient respect ?
The multi-cultural school.
What are the advantages?
Celebrations at home.
Show very important social values
National Day.
How important is National Day?

37. Values. Example
National day. Subquestions
How important is the National
Day ?
 Which historical event ?
 How do we celebrate at home,

at school?
 How do media cover Nat. Day?
 How do young generation and
old generation celebrate ?
 How do immigrants celebrate

their National Day in your
country?
Conclusion.

38. Values. Example
Sufficient respect for our grandparents?
 Where do they live?
 Do you ask their opinion?
 What happens in case of illness?
 What is the importance of grandparents in our lives?
 Do most of the grandparents feel respected?
 What is the opinion in your family about the role of
elderly people?
 Does the government have any policy regarding the
support of elderly people?
Conclusion. Do we have sufficient respect?
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39. Values. Example. The variety of festivals
demonstrates respect for the various cultures

40. Showcase 1. Phase 1.Introduction

41. Showcase 2 Phase 1.Introduction

42. Showcase 3 Introduction video

43. Showcase 4 Phase 2. Action plan

44. Showcase 5 Phase 3. Research

45. Showcase 6 Phase 3. Research

46. Showcase 7 Phase 3. Research

47. Showcase 8 Phase. Conclusion

48. Go green.
Subtopics - main research questions
Saving energy at school / water management
How can energy be saved at school?
Waste management / rubbish in the school /
How can waste management be realized?
Ecological footprint
Is it possible to reduce your ecological footprint/ by more
than 20%?

49. Go green. Ecological footprint

50. Go green . Saving energy 1
Video

51. Go green. Saving energy 2

52. Go Green. Waste at school

53. III. Video Conferencing.
 I vocalize
 White board
 Chat
 Own room
 Replay
 Own website with pictures and replays

54. India Day. Porvoo 2010 (Fi)
Rotterdam/Porvoo/Mumbai/Panchgani

55. India day. Mumbai/Panchgani

56. India Day. Porvoo. Ambassador India
Panchgani. Principal and coordinator

60. VC. 10-11. Lessons learnt
 Very efficient adpowerful tool in global communication
 Great participation from Indian side.
 Poor participation from Dutch schools
 Technically no problems in India
 Subscriptions needed (Doodle.com)
 Methodology
 Agenda on whiteboard
 60 min. = maximum
 Role of moderator
 Technical part = use of whiteboard
 Strict rules
 Evaluation

62. VC Agenda
Welcome / can you see/ hear me
Who is who.
 Pronunciation of your name/school
 Speak slowly and clearly
 Rules
 Topic. Report about the research
 Free questions about the topics
 Evaluation
 Good bye

63. VC Rules
 Moderator gives turns / wait for your turns
 Use the chat for questions / No private messages
 No bad words
 Use whiteboard to show pictures
 No writings on the whiteboard

64. VC. Evaluation of sessions
Evaluate the session in the chat (type your
answer)
Technically : were you satisfied with your
connection, voice, image
9 excellent / 8 very good / 7 good / 6 moderate/ 5
less than expected
Content and communication of the
videoconferencing in general
9 excellent / 8 very good / 7 good / 6 moderate/ 5
less than expected

65. Videoconferencing 2011-2012
 Compulsory for each school
 Training students Netherlands : presentation skills
 Training teachers moderators per project
 Each project : 2 VC teachers / 4 VC students
 Limited number of participants
 From home 4pm EU to home 8.30 pm INDIA
 Topics. Research items and free (teachers leave VC room)

66. VC. Use of whiteboard
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67. Use of whiteboard

68. VC. Lessons learnt
 10 computers
 1 to 4 students per computer
 Great communication
 Chat supports VC
 Use of whiteboard
 25 computers
 Very diffiucult to moderate
 Little communication
 Chat is second channel of
communication

70. III. Management
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71. Management at school level
 Creating groups
 Division of subtopics
 Training teachers and students !
 Action plan and division of tasks
 Mailing list of group leaders
 Project scenario for all students

72. Group work highly appreciated

77. Management. International
coordination Ca. 30 schools
 Internationally: central management
 Feb 11: collection ideas, preferences (ownership) in EU and in India
 March 11 : Central matching. 2 Indian and 2 EU schools per project and
appointment international coordinators
 International coordinators (ca. 8) define final project scenarios with school
coordinators June 11
 September - October 11
 Central launching eJournals Sept. 11
 Frontpage by international coordinators Oct. 11
 October 11- Jnauary 12
 Central coaching international cordinators
 Progress reports International coordinators

78. Progress
report

79. IV. Quality insurance
 Clear projectscenarios (phases, research questions)
 Curriculum based
 Monitoring
 Technical and content support in EU and in INDIA
 eJournal tool and Video Conf. tool
 Evaluation. Regular feed back and on-line evaluation
 Quality of articles.Certfication by International jury

80. Evaluation on-line
 149 groupleaders. Great response
 Survey monkey. On-line
 Outcomes processed
 Each response sent to the coordinator
 27 teachers. Great response

81. Certificates. Criteria

82. Febr. 2011. Certificates Campion School

83. Objectives reached?

86. Students opinion

87. Students opinion