BIOTALENT Innovative education and new skills Talent in Biodiversity Innovative education and new skills to increase engagement in Science Project Overview Background Key project objectives Isabella Van de Velde Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016

Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016 BIOTALENT Some background Why BIOTALENT? CETAF Training and e-Learning Group survey detected several needs finding the right call partnership created proposal submission - March 2016 approval for funding - July 2016 Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016

Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016 BIOTALENT Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016

BIOTALENT improve competences of biodiversity education teachers What will we do? biodiversity & its conservation societal change => trigger change through environmental education improve competences of biodiversity education teachers raise level of biodiversity literacy for teachers & students motivate both to learn about biodiversity engage in conserving Europe’s biodiversity ignite their passion for Science Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016

Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016 BIOTALENT How will we do it? deliver a pilot multilingual blended e-learning course on biodiversity establish an open source virtual learning platform to deliver the e-content of the course train tutors and project Partners in the use of blended and e-learning techniques develop a blended learning model for adaptable modular training courses Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016

Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016 BIOTALENT Target audience practicing biology teachers & trainee teachers from secondary education educators in science museums, botanical gardens, science centres and nature organisations other professionals such as biologists, rangers and conservation managers at nature reserves, national parks and civil organisations young unemployed professionals and open to anyone interested in the topic Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016

Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016 BIOTALENT What makes BIOTALENT different? deliver a high quality blended e-learning programme rely upon expertise, experience and resources brought to Strategic Partnership by each Partner offer learners unique transnational access to range of facilities and expertise present in the Strategic Partnership use effective multimedia to deliver learning experiences that mirror real-world practices develop matrix that can be used in wider sector of STEM Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016

Strategic Partnership 5 partners – 4 EU countries BIOTALENT Who is doing it? Strategic Partnership 5 partners – 4 EU countries Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016

Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016 BIOTALENT Some logistics project runs for 36 months start on 01/09/2016 and end on 31/08/2019 maximum grant amount = 231.410,00 EUR 5 partners in 4 EU countries Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016

Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016 BIOTALENT Project Activities AP 1 Project management and administration AP 2 Architecture and Programme development AP 3 Open Educational Resources AP 4 Quality Assurance and Validation AP 5 Project Dissemination and Valorisation Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016

Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016 BIOTALENT Any questions Kick-Off Meeting - HNHM Budapest, 20 - 21 September 2016