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Czech

Shrnutí projektu, cíle, cílové skupiny a aktivity
Úvod k příručce

Danish

Projektsammenfatning, målsætninger, målgrupper og aktiviteter
Introduktion til håndbogen

Italian

Riassunto del progetto, obiettivi, gruppi target e attività
Introduzione al manuale

Lithuanian

Projekto santrauka, tikslai, tikslinės grupės ir veikla
Įžanga į vadovėlį

Norwegian

Prosjektsammendrag, målsettinger, målgrupper og aktiviteter
Introduksjon til håndboka

Spanish

Resumen del proyecto, objetivos, grupo objetivo y actividades
Introducción al manual

 

Index - collection of articles

Evaluations of internet-based collaborative activities:

Aase Steinmetz, VUC Vestsjælland Syd, Slagelse, Denmark

The internet-based collaborative activities that are at the core of the COLTT project have been developed and validated through different European projects, and each of them has presented evaluation results, which will be presented here.

  1. SIMULAB,
  2. eCOLE (Internet-based Collaborative Language Learning)
  3. COLTT (Collaborative Language Learning in Teacher Training)
  4. INTERACT

Cultural Awareness for Students
Judith Fowler, ISSA San Sebastian, Spain
Points for students to be aware of when working internationally.

Cybermarket
Judith Fowler, ISSA San Sebastian, Spain
Cybermarket is a simulation of a commercial situation carried out between groups of students in different countries using a Web-based platform.

Examples of Scripts for Collaborative Learning
Collected by Aase Steinmetz, VUC Vestsjælland Syd, Slagelse, Denmark
Cultural Awareness, The Will, European Education, The Villages, Potetby, Across and WebSiteStory

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Questions that have come up when working with simulations and answers given.

INTERNET-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES SHARING KTU EXPERIENCE AND IDEAS
by Audrone Daubariene and Jurate Zdanyte Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
Internet-based intercultural projects. Applying constructivism to learning with ICT.
Virtual Classroom NICENET.

Some dos and don’ts for a SIMULAB teacher
Aase Steinmetz, VUC Vestsjælland Syd, Slagelse,, Denmark
Some pieces of good advice to teachers who plan to work with simulations.

The choice of platform – demands to the interface
Randi Husemoen, VOX, Oslo, Norway
Points to consider: who is the target group, what are the objectives, what kind of technological facilities are needed to accomplish the learning activities, and economy.

Web Site Story
Aase Steinmetz, VUC Vestsjælland Syd, Slagelse,, Denmark
Scripts, instructions and guidelines for working with web site stories.

Web-based collaborative learning and New Basic Skills
Randi Husemoen, VOX, Oslo, Norway
Web-based collaborative learning is a learner centred learning method, which gives the learner more responsibility for his or her learning. Collaborate learning implies social skills such as collaborative and communicative skills.

Why Collaborative Learning?
Audrone Daubariene, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
Collaborative learning provides not only cognitive and achievement benefi ts, but also helps develop learners’ social skills, such as interdependence, shared responsibility and leadership.

SIMULAB, Collaborative Tasks for Language Learning in the Web
Graciela Sbertoli, VOX, Oslo, Norway
SIMULAB is based on such recognised pedagogical principles as student autonomy and collaborative learning. Individual creativity is just as important as the capacity to communicate both within the local group and with representatives of other cultures.

The use of electronic logbooks – E-books – in an autonomous learning environment
Leni Dam, CVU, København og Nordsjælland, Denmark
What is an autonomous learning environment? What is a logbook? Why use an electronic logbook?


 

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