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A Comenius 2.1 project2001 – 2004

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• The background for the PROMISE project

• Why go from TRANSPRO to PROMISE?

• The objectives of the PROMISE project

• The aim of the PROMISE 2004 conference

• Recommendations

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• Participants in the ESP collaboration had

asked for methods to be used as a common platform for the international projects

• Collaboration within the ESP coordinator network

• Socrates – Comenius programme

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Three columns

The Project method

ICT

Transnational collaboration

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Organisers

Borivoj Brdicka (CZ) - John Rullestad / Coordinator (NO) – Mogens Eriksen (DK) – Kirsten M. Anttila (DK) – John Bruce (UK - Scotland)

Course tutor: Signe Holm-Larsen (DK)

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1997 – 2001 5 courses with almost 150 teachers from 19 European countries.

Many new contacts and transnational projects

Publication: ´The Project Method and Transnational Projects’

The organisers urged to set up even more TRANSPRO courses.

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• The project method to a larger audience• The technology had opened for new possibilities,

but also challenges• New ways in European in-service training – eLearning?

Why PROMISE?

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OrganisersBorivoj Brdicka (CZ) - John Rullestad (NO) - Mogens Eriksen

(DK) -Kirsten M. Anttila/Coordinator (DK) – Clara I. Navas (EUN)

Course tutor: Signe Holm-Larsen (DK)

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• ‘The objectives of The PROMISE (the PROject Method In School projects through E-learning) project are to offer a structured and tested method, make it more widely used and at the same time combine different uses of the Internet to support the professional development (E-learning) of teachers and the learning outcome of their students. ..

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The objectives cont….

• Technology will be implemented and used according to didactic considerations …

• The project will demonstrate how on-line courses and mixed approaches material can be used to qualify teachers…

• The project method will be used as the overall method combined with an ongoing internal evaluation to promote the possibilities of creating contents and framework for E-learning for both teachers and students’….

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Course content

The TRANSPRO book used as the main background material

12 modules for the e-Learning course inserted on the EUN platform (internal website)

Course tutor and organisers as tutors for the different modules

Establishment of an external website

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The PROMISE ProjectOrganisation

An initial course for teacher trainers 2002 Online course with the teacher trainers to try the PM and the

e-Learning platform (course tutor and organisers as tutors) Local courses conducted by teacher trainers, course tutor

and one of the organisers.. Organisers and tutor to visit and interview the teacher

trainers(10 countries represented)

Teachers from these courses try to initiate new transnational projects

Conference 2004 – inputs – recommendations Editing of course modules and other educational material Final report and opening of the platform in the spring of 2005

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The PROMISE Project

Course material – still under revision and therefore not yet accessible for anyone but the ones that have password

When the course material is revised there will be free access to it.

Different models: Self study Local tutor European in-service training

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The 2nd PROMISE conference

Teacher trainers an add on...

Enthusiasm ..

Organising the seminars

Spreading their knowledge to colleagues

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The 2nd PROMISE conference

Key note speakers to add and to share knowledge and expertise of value for the project and thereby for future European collaboration..

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The 2nd PROMISE conference

To present results and findings..To give and receive advice To improve models for in-service training To enhance quality of teaching and learning in transnational projectsTo exchange views .. ideas.. experiences

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The 2nd PROMISE conference

On behalf of the organisers..

Our hope we in the days to come not only will be able to share professional results but also enjoy being together from 12 different European countries..