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Innovative education and new skills to increase engagement in Science

This transnational project meeting focuses on quality assurance and validation for innovative education and new skills in science engagement. The meeting includes evaluation of project methods, progress, and outputs, as well as the impact and benefit of the project. Experts from Greece, Hungary, and Belgium will provide non-biased input. The meeting will also evaluate project management, architecture and program development, open educational resources, project dissemination and valorization. Furthermore, evaluation of the EU Conference and its participants, partners, speakers, and panelists will be conducted.

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Innovative education and new skills to increase engagement in Science

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  1. Innovative education and new skills to increase engagement in Science Quality Assurance & Validation Activity Pole 4 Dr Voreadou Catherina Natural History Museum of Crete-University of Crete Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  2. Quality Assurance & Validation General aim: • To ensure a systematic monitoring and control of the project quality including the e-learning platform and the training courses • To monitor the achievement of the project’s methods, progress and outputs Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  3. Quality Assurance & Validation • BIOTALENT External Advisory Board with 3 experts: • Dr. SofoklisSotiriou from Greece, Director of EllinogermanikiAgogi Center for Science Teachers Training, and contact person of SCIENTIX for Greece • Dr. TamásVásárhelyi from Hungary, Board member of the Hungarian Society for Environmental Education • Joke Flour from Belgium, Staff member of the Educational projects at Natuurpunt CVN • will bring in valuable non-biased input into the project quality Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  4. Quality Assurance & Validation Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  5. Quality Assurance & Validation O9: Quality Assurance Plan Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  6. Quality Assurance & Validation IN-ITINERE EVALUATION PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT ! Further IMPACT EX-POST EVALUATION BENEFIT OF THE PROJECT Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  7. Quality Assurance & Validation In-Itinere evaluation indicators Activity Pole 1: Project management and administration • Evaluation of the official meetings • Extent: • of the information on project outputs and on experiences in assessing input / output or cost / benefit relationships • to which tasks and outputs have been completed satisfactorily Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  8. Quality Assurance & Validation Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  9. Quality Assurance & Validation In-Itinere evaluation indicators Activity Pole 2: Architecture and Programme development Activity Pole 3: Open Educational Resources • Number of learners involved and successfully achieved the training programme (online and attended training) • Number of training certificates delivered by the training programme • Expectations of the learners related to the: • platform operation, flexibility, attribution, and access, • quality of the training programme measuring awareness and satisfaction rate of the Community of Practice Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  10. Quality Assurance & Validation In-Itinere evaluation indicators Activity Pole 5: Project Dissemination and Valorisation • Number of public visitors to the project website and the e-learning platform (incl. length of stay, number of pages etc.); • Extent of the valorisation of the image of project (number of participants to events, meetings). Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  11. Quality Assurance & Validation BIOTALENT EU Conference: Tackling biodiversity challenges through innovative e-learning Date: 18 May 2017 Venue: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  12. Quality Assurance & Validation Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  13. Quality Assurance & Validation Evaluation of the EU Conference PARTNERS (2) Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  14. Quality Assurance & Validation Evaluation of the EU Conference SPEAKERS/ PANELISTS (3) Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  15. Quality Assurance & Validation Evaluation of the EU Conference SPEAKERS/ PANELISTS (3) Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  16. Quality Assurance & Validation Evaluation of the EU Conference: PARTICIPANTS (7) Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  17. Quality Assurance & Validation Evaluation of the EU Conference: PARTICIPANTS (7) Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  18. Quality Assurance & Validation Evaluation of the EU Conference: PARTICIPANTS (7) Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  19. Quality Assurance & Validation Ex-post evaluation indicators • Level of introduction of new approaches, such as evolution of number of new training opportunities developed/organised by CETAF or developed/organised on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) vital fields; Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  20. Quality Assurance & Validation Ex-post evaluation indicators • Other direct and indirect impacts produced by the project, such as • number of learners • attending the BIOTALENT training after project lifetime • obtaining a job or promotion due to attending BIOTALENT training • number of stakeholders that will contribute to the creation of new courses for the e-learning platform beyond project lifetime Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  21. Quality Assurance & Validation Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  22. Quality Assurance & Validation Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  23. Quality Assurance & Validation O10: Report e-learning Best Practices Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  24. Quality Assurance & Validation This output has collected in Belgium, Greece, Hungary & Portugal • the best practices from the existing e-learning training courses on biodiversity • necessary skills for job seekers needed for the biodiversity labour market Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  25. Quality Assurance & Validation i) Outcomes in E-learning Best Practices on Taxonomy and Biodiversity • There is a considerable need for a short-term, innovative and multilingual e-learning courses on biodiversity and climate change for an adult audience. • In order to achieve it, sufficient effort has to be put into: • designing and elaborating the virtual learning experience • awarding a credible and useful certificate • learner’s individual needs Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  26. Quality Assurance & Validation ii) Outcomes in Employment and skills for Biodiversity and STEM jobs in general These jobs are very demanding and need specialized and well trained people with: • extensive knowledge of, and passion for nature • experience of writing and editing copy for communication material • knowledge of mobile and web space content management • ability to organize events addressing multiple national and international target groups • experience of environmental education programs and interpretive activities Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  27. Quality Assurance & Validation • ii) Outcomes in Employment and skills for Biodiversity and STEM jobs in general • qualifications in environmental communication or otherenvironmentalqualifications • scientific background in animal care • a good fitness level • the will to learn more about animals each day • experience in theatrical play, story-telling, movie making, activities and crafts designing, cultural events, childrencommunication Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  28. Quality Assurance & Validation BIOTALENT: E-Learning Best Practices, Employment and Skills for Biodiversity Related Jobs (https://issuu.com/iasmi/docs/e_learning_best_practices_employmen) Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  29. Quality Assurance & Validation O.8 Validation Plan and Course Certificates December 2018 (M28) Transnational Project Meeting  5-6 October 2017 Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete

  30. biotalent.myspecies.info Thank you for your attention EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

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