Technology Enhanced Activities for Learning Science for Children in Hospital (TEACH): Building a Roadmap to teach Science to chronically ill children through using technology
Funded by Consell Social de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and from the Spanish Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia
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Project Overview• Problem
– Children chronic illness– Miss schooling– Difficult to catch up Maths and
Science• Action
– Roadmap with four year plan to Spanish Government on how to harness technology to teach Science to these children who are often isolated through their illness
– Survey (adapted Delphi Method) with medical staff, teachers, education and administrators and academics
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Key Findings• Four year plan: four
parallel activities– ICT infrastructure– Training of professionals
working with sick children– Digital science materials– Virtual repositories for
professionals caring/teaching sick children
• Strong evaluation programme
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Impact and Implications• Children less isolated – get
connected• All key professionals
participated. Major milestone since doctors rarely communicated with hospital school teachers etc.
• One computer per child for Catalan schools.
• Cost of home schooling reduced.
• Better quality of life for the children.
• Informs the Spanish Government and influencing policy. DMW_24 May 2011
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