1. 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
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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
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4. 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
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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
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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
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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
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8. Strategic Partnership 5 partners – 4 EU countries
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Who is doing it?
Strategic Partnership
5 partners – 4 EU countries
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Some logistics
project runs for 36 months
start on 01/09/2016 and end on 31/08/2019
maximum grant amount = ,00 EUR
5 partners in 4 EU countries
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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
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Any questions
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