eLSEE project

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e-LSEE project
Ülle Kikas University of Tartu, GLOBE CC, Estonia
Karl Torstein Hetland, Ilona Kocova, Magdalena
Mashinko-Nagrabecka, Andy Tasker, Jitka Hazukova,
Suzanne Welsh, Yvette Bellens, Hana Grundova,
,........
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e-Learning in Science and Environmental
Education

• Collaboration of GLOBE teachers and country
  coordinators from 6 European countries
• Estonia Czech Republic Netherlands
• Norway Poland United Kingdom
• EU Socrates-Minerva grant 2001 2003

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e-LSEE objectives

• promote the computer- and Internet-supported
  learning in traditional school
• develop activities for online learning in virtual
  environment
• based on GLOBE Web services and student data base
  
• organise an e-learning conference for teachers,
  scientists, developers of educational materials

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Why?

• exploit educational potential of the GLOBE data
• simplify using of the GLOBE Web site in classroom
• define tasks
• provide background and instructions
• provide Web links
• simplify e-teaching in regular school
• thematics fitted to curricula
• time fitted to regular lesson time
• ready materials
• encourage project participants for self-education
  and professional development in e-learning

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e-learning materialsLearn about the Earth,
teach about the Earth!
http//www.globe-europe.org/
CD

• integrated in unit html format
• 5 languages
• for teaching in classroom or for independent
  learning
• Support teaching of science, geography, biology,
  physics, chemistry, mathematics and informatics
• target ages 8 - 17
• themes are included in curricula of partner
  countries

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Structure of e-learning materials
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Pedagogical approach

• problem based learning
• multi-source learning
• develop critical thinking
• enable individual approach
• develop ICT skill of students
• increase awareness on Earth and its natural
  resources
• point out usefulness of the GLOBE data collected
  by students worldwide
• Technical
• Interactivity bases on GLOBE Web services
• uniform html format
• software a browser, word processing (MS Word),
  spreadsheet processing (MS Excel)
• conservative should work with Windows 95

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e-LSEE and GLOBE

• Project based on GLOBE network of people
• Learning materials relay on GLOBE Web
• sustainability future collaboration of e-LSEE
  partners and GLOBE headquarters
• Teachers engaged as active developers
• Professional development of teachers
• Increased motivation for continuing in GLOBE
• Additional funding
• Intensified international communication

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e-LSEE events

• Preparation meeting in Tallinn, Feb 2001
• Project workshop in Prague, Apr 2002
• e-learning Conference in Tartu, Oct 2003

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Visibility

• Articles in
• European Parliament Magazine
• European e-learning portal http//www.elearningeu
  ropa.info/projectsAndCommunities.php?num116lng1
  sid12d85d06887a8629a0115c30fbfd5ad7
• Presentations in media (TV show in Poland,
  broadcasts, articles)
• Applications in GLOBE teacher workshops
• CD-s Sent to European GLOBE country coordinators

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Summary 1

• e-LSEE demonstrated a collaboration power of the
  GLOBE network
• the most valuable experience was participating in
  a workable international team
• we created a new educational resource based on
  GLOBE environmental data
• Sustainability of the e-LSEE e-learning materials
  depends on our future the cooperation in and
  with the GLOBE program
• Wide educational use and extension of e-LSEE
  materials can be achieved through teacher
  training

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Summary 2

• Agreeing of concepts, specification of
  educational content and technical layout in the
  process of trans-national discussion required
  much more efforts than it was planned
• A lot of voluntary work was done
• Many thanks to partners for their commitment !
• The process itself can be evaluated as
  beneficial for professional development of
  teachers in e-learning area, and therefore
  positive for propagating of e-learning in Europe