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eTwinning 2.0 - from projects to community
Anne Gilleran
Pedagogical Manager eTwinning Central Support Service
Professional Development WorkshopVillasimius – Sardinia May 2010
Informal collaboration
Comenius Partnerships
Peer learning
Sharing of resources and ideas
Communitybuilding
eTwinning ProjectseTwinning has
evolved in 5 years
Time foreTwinning 2.0
Critical Mass
Communications and networking beyond Projects
Activities outside the Portal
Sharing and exchanging
eTwinning 2.0
eTwinning 2.0
The heart of eTwinning is the platform:
www.etwinning.net
eTwinning Portal 2007
From this 2007
eTwinning Platform – 3 layers
3. The TwinSpacePrivate project workspaceWhere project partners and pupils collaborate onlineWhere project work is/can be published and shared onlineTwinBlog Where project partners share their experience
2. The Desktop
Search tools and profilesWhere teachers get in touch and register an eTwinning projectAlso a tool for communication about events
1. The Public Portal
Public Information for allWhere teachers register for eTwinningProject ideas and kits
Inspiration - Kits
eTwinning 2.0 eTwinning Desktop
From this 2005-2007
eTwinning 2.0 To this 2008-2009
To this in September 2010
eTwinning 2.0 Twinspace change
From this2005 -2008
eTwinning 2.0 To this 2008-2010
The evolution of eTwinning 2.0 (2010)
Find each other and get in touch
Set up & run projectswith their pupils
Are engaged in informal learning
Share practice and ideas
eTwinning has become a social network
The community for schools in Europe where teachers:
In 23 languages…
Informal exchange & reflection
eTwinning has also become…….
eTwinning Learning Events
eTwinning Groups
European Professional Development Workshops
Bi- Lateral workshopsA network providing opportunities for formal & informal Continuing Professional Development (CDP)
21,000 teachers were involved in the formal aspects of CDP through eTwinning in 2009
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Possible features of an online community:
people who interact socially while striving to satisfy their own needs;
shared purpose (an interest, need, information exchange, or service) that provides a reason for the community to exist;
policies in the form of tacit assumptions, rituals, protocols, rules, and laws that guide people’s interactions;
And computer systems that support and mediate social interactions and facilitate a sense of togetherness.
Preece (2000) cited in Ala-Mutka (p.25, 2008)
Online Learning Communities
Brian’s Conclusions
eTwinning is now an online community of teachers.
The community aspect is being reinforced through Learning Events and eTwinning Groups
http://www.slideshare.net/holmebn/e-twinning-pdw-28-5-10
eTwinning Groups
Linked to profile used to access desktop.
Learning Events
Not linked to Desktop profile. Log in with an email address and separate password
Educational Considerations in relation to eTwinning 2.0
eTwinning: Shifting Worlds
Formal
Closed
Top down
Teaching
Consumption
Curriculum driven
Informal
Open
Bottom up
Learning
Creation
Life as curriculum
European key competencies
21 Century Literacy
Literacies?
eTwinning helps:
To address the challenges of bringing 21 Century skills into your school
Utilises Web 2.0 technology to assist the educational process in a safe environment
What next: Challenges for the future
Curriculum
Teaching process Assessment
Web 2.0 embedded in the curriculum
Web 2.0 part of the assessment
In-service training including Web 2.0
Three pillars of education
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Rationale for eTwinning
Based on the twin concepts of cooperation and collaboration
SIMPLE approach• Share• Innovate• Motivate• Participate• Learn• Exchange
94,000 users
1000000 messages
20,000+ users/day
2,35000 pupils
41,000 projects
eTwinning (May 2010) – in figures
Why are you here?
5 objectives for 2010
– Building the eTwinning community– More pupil involvement in eTwinning– Professional Development– Involving new teachers and schools– Strengthening the relationship between
NSS/CSS
You have helped to do all this!
You are the people who help to make eTwinning what it is.
In education today the roles of pupils and teachers are blurring.
Final reflections -
The 21 century challenges us all to grasp, understand and control the forces of technology.
Technology is only as good as the use we make of it
I am 21st Century Learner !
We are 21st Century Learners!
