Eden2012_GLOBALexcursion
- 1. Linking schools with science: How innovative tools can increase the effectiveness of science teaching in the classroom Barbara Kieslinger Centre for Social Innovation – ZSI Vienna, Austria http://www.globalexcursion-project.eu/ GLOBAL Excursion RI-283686
- 2. European Commission 2007 In recent years, many studies have highlighted an alarming decline in young people’s interest for key science studies and mathematics…. … Unless more effective action is taken, Europe’s longer term capacity to innovate, and the quality of its research will also decline.
- 3. GLOBAL excursion …to provide young citizens (14-18 years) and their educators access to e- Infrastructures and expert knowledge for a joyful exploration of e-Science through e-Infrastructure To create teaching use cases, pedagogical & technical artefacts To improve science curricula
- 4. Main access point – Virtual Science Hub (ViSH) http://vishub.org
- 5. Access to virtual excursions and infrastructure
- 6. What are virtual excursions? a tour through some digital context by teachers and pupils on a given scientific topic that is attractive and has an educational purpose. 2 types of virtual excursions: Interactive & synchronous: teachers and pupils interact directly with scientists and with other pupils and teachers from other schools. Asynchronous: it can be accessed at any time. It provides access to infrastructure and scientific educational content.
- 7. Participatory Design Approach abstract abstract CURRENT teacher's present existing science BASIS work content and tools concrete concrete Participatory Design process abstract abstract NEW Virtual Excurion teacher's future Hub & virtual DEVELOPMENT work excursions concrete concrete
- 8. The extended partnership Active involvement of scientists, designers, developers and teachers from across Europe!
- 9. Participation process Prototypes
- 10. Important findings I Flexible small content units in controlled environment Live connections with scientists Support of different didactical concepts Multiple device access (mobile!) Support experience exchange amongst teachers Drop gaming approach
- 11. Facts & Figures Partnership Duration: 30 months (September Zentrum für Soziale Innovation - 2011 – February 2014) ZSI, Austria Budget: 800.000 € Universidad Politécnica de Contract number: 283686 Madrid, Spain Funding Programme: 7th European Schoolnet EUN, Framework Programme of the Belgium European Union, Capacities, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain Research Infrastructures University of Cambridge, UK Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary Agora Systems, Spain
- 12. Thank you! Barbara Kieslinger Claudia M. Fabian Margit Hofer Teresa Holocher Centre for Social Innovation - ZSI Linke Wienzeile 246, 1st Floor 1150 Vienna, Austria phone: +43-1-495 04 42 – 31 fax: +43-1-495 04 42 – 40 mail: kieslinger@zsi.at http://www.zsi.at