Tackling biodiversity challenges through innovative e-learning Quality Assurance & Validation Activity Pole 4 Dr Voreadou Catherina Natural History Museum of Crete-University of Crete EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

General aim: Quality Assurance & Validation 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 EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

Deliverables Deadline Quality Assurance & Validation O.9 Quality Assurance Plan February 2017 (M6) O.10 Report e-learning Best Practices O.8 Validation Plan and Course Certificates December 2018 (M28) EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

O9: Quality Assurance Plan Quality Assurance & Validation O9: Quality Assurance Plan EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT ! Quality Assurance & Validation IN-ITINERE EVALUATION PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT ! Further IMPACT EX-POST EVALUATION BENEFIT OF THE PROJECT EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

In-Itinere evaluation indicators 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 EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

In-Itinere evaluation indicators 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 EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

In-Itinere evaluation indicators 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). EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

Ex-post evaluation indicators 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; EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

Ex-post evaluation indicators 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 EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

Ex-post evaluation indicators Quality Assurance & Validation Ex-post evaluation indicators Level of sustainability of the dissemination and valorisation strategy used, such as number of organisations, institutions announcing the BIOTALENT e-learning course for their audience. EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels Quality Assurance & Validation BIOTALENT External Advisory Board with 3 experts: Dr. Sofoklis Sotiriou from Greece, Director of Ellinogermaniki Agogi Center for Science Teachers Training, and contact person of SCIENTIX for Greece Dr. Tamás Vásárhelyi 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 EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

O10: Report e-learning Best Practices Quality Assurance & Validation O10: Report e-learning Best Practices EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

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 EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

i) Outcomes in E-learning Best Practices on Taxonomy and Biodiversity 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 EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

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 EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

Quality Assurance & Validation ii) Outcomes in Employment and skills for Biodiversity and STEM jobs in general qualifications in environmental communication or other environmental qualifications 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, children communication EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

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) EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels biotalent.myspecies.info Thank you for your attention Any questions? Dr Voreadou Catherina Natural History Museum of Crete - University of Crete voreadou@nhmc.uoc.gr EU Conference - 18 May 2017 Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels