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