Transnational Cooperation Transcultural Cooperation

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Trans-national Co-operationTrans-cultural
Co-operation

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Questions

• What types of projects are best suited to such
  collaborations?
• Are there existing mechanisms to facilitate such
  collaborations?
• Is there a role for content publishers in such
  collaborations?
• Examples of successful collaborations and
  suggestions on how to move this forward

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Dialogue

• Mechanism to promote dialogue urgently needs to
  be developed
• Forum
• Centrally localised / Internationally linked
• Will inform and influence further developments
• Dissemination - key
• Access for all development / usage

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Dialogue

• Needs Analysis
• Survey / Inventory of what is already available
• Euro Map 1 / 2
• European Bureau for lesser used Languages Euro
  Map 3
• Web based

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Dialogue

• Database of good ideas and experimental
  programmes
• Co-ordinating focus
• Facilitate use
• Teacher involvement
• Newsletter

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Piggy Back

• Existing mechanisms
• E.U. Praxis major languages / minor languages
• Minerva initiative
• EU DG XII
• ICT co-ordinating mechanism (Islands Committee)
•  Partnerships
• software developed using major language
• wider market possibilities
• status modern European language

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Moving Forward

• Cost effectiveness / Collaboration relationship
• Examine ways of adapting existing products
• Consultation before the design process begins
• Existing curriculum - Starting point for
  development
• Implications for learning /new technologies
• Flexible framework
• Be aware of adaptation to other education systems

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Moving Forward

• Maths / Science
• Language rich materials
• Materials for language learning
• Use whats on our doorstep
• Dublin / centre of expertise for localisation
•  Responsibility of making ourselves aware of
  involving other lesser user languages
• Ensure funding is for sustainable products /
  upgrades