1. From techniques to didactics 2 Best practices in collaboration via online media, Comp@ct workshop, Linz 28th November 2003 © Ilpo Halonen

2. Producing contents on the Internet Use of VLEs/LMSs International collaboration Training users of VLEs/LMSs Community-building

3. International collaboration The world is your classroom 24/24 access to courses & materials Expert teachers a keystroke away International contacts a keystroke away Online help a keystroke away

4. Classification of project methods Judy Harris Internet projects Corres- pondence Global classrooms Distant contacts Distant mentoring Use of avatars Analysis Problem solving Database creation Virtual trips Seach of information Process writing Simulations Social actions

5. Components of project method 1/2 tool (group working tool, VLE/LMS, web magazine, discussion forum, bulletin board, newsgroups, web pages, email etc.) Projects initiatives: - vertical: Comenius, national authorities - horizontal: grass-roots projects of teachers Materials/resources for different projects Tutors/e-moderators Web site for coordination of project components

6. Components of project method 2/2 Models and instructions for different project ideas From an idea to a project -tutorial and the tools > http://www.leonardodavinci.fi/http://www.leonardodavinci.fi/ A virtual community supporting project makers Partner exchange Database about partners with more detailed information Project gallery reporting on completed or on-going projects Archive of project evaluations (web pages, portfolios)

7. Partner search information Name Email address Project language Theme Period of collaboration What do the learners know about the theme so far? How old are the learners? The size of the group Country

8. Project collaboration Transnational projects since 1988: ESPESP email projects (Das Bild, The Image)email projects Web-based projects - WebQuests - website creation - bulletin board IWEWebQuestswebsite creationIWE Virtual learning environments (VLEs/LMSs) Finnish-Slovak partnersFinnish-Slovak partners

9. Training users of VLEs/LMSs Learn Internet Projects LIP developed in cooperation with COMPACT at OPEKO, Tampere 2002-03 third LIP course 29-30th January and 8-9th March 2004 language teacher > teachers of all subjects institutions responsible for partners on a standing basis

10. Community-building support for virtually active teachers Dafnord, a community of teachers of GermanDafnord founded in October 2002 active in promoting innovations in teaching of German as a foreign language (Deutsch als Fremdsprache=DaF)

11. Main operations 1) transnational partner projects on the Internet, 2) interactive services of the website Dafnord in http://dafnord.eduprojects.net, 3) LIP courses as a new method of teacher- in-service training andhttp://dafnord.eduprojects.net 4) establishing contacts with other DaF networks and communities.