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Sofoklis Sotiriou Pavlos Koulouris Ellinogermaniki Agogi ‘From MUSE to NEMED, ZEUS, and RURAL WINGSDistance in-service training for multigrade school teachers
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Sofoklis Sotiriou

Pavlos Koulouris

Ellinogermaniki Agogi

‘From MUSE

to NEMED, ZEUS, and RURAL WINGS’

Distance in-service trainingfor multigrade school teachers

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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.

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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)

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MUSE: MUltigrade School Education

(Socrates / Comenius 2.1)

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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)

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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.

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Training programme

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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)

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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.

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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.

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Funded by the e-Learning programme of the Greek government (GSRT)

ZEUS

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OTE

HELLAS SAT

INTRACOM ELLINOGERMANIKI AGOGI

UNIVERSITY OF AEGEAN

Q-PLAN

The partnership

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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.

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ZEUSSystem Architecture

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A multitude of training material formats:

• Video

• Presentations

• Study texts

• Websites

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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)

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RURAL WINGS:

Wings for a rural Information Society

FP6-SpaceFP6-Space

ArgentinaBelgiumCanadaChileColombiaCyprusEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceIsraelPeruPolandRomaniaSpainSwedenTurkeyUKUSA

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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Satellite coverage

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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”

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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

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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.

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