1 OUT-IN: Organising, Using and Transferring INnovation LLP-LDV/TOI/07/IT/017 THE COURSEWARE Focus Group Manchester, 14 th – 16 th February 2008 Venue: Manchester Digital Development Agency (MDDA)

2 What is... and what for... A Prototype of self-training courseware, and related didactic contents To foster the development of operators competencies in European planning. WHAT IS... WHAT FOR... In particular the courseware is addressed to: Teachers, Trainers, School Managers, Directors of Training Centers, Administrative staff supporting training and education actions, operators working within education and training policies Institutions.

3 What is... and what for... The MODEL proposed does not pretend neither to transfer the whole of necessary knowledge, neither to substitute experience but FOCUSES ON A FEW SPECIFIC LEARNING ISSUES functional to support and promote the development of particular (sometimes technical) abilities that very often are held only by professionals, not usually known or transferred and rarely applied.

4 The Structure of the Courseware The Courseware is articulated in two macro training sessions: Session 1 - ANSWERING TO A CALL: THE PLANNING PHASE focused on competences and learning areas related to the conceiving and writing of a proposal. Session 2 - TO REALISE A PROJECT: THE IMPLEMENTING PHASE focused on competences and learning areas strictly linked to the implementing process of the activities planned.

5 The Structure of the Courseware Each Session is articulated in Modules and Units. SESSION 1 Introduction Module 1 Introduction Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit … Test Module 2 Module … Session 1 - The Planning Phase: 7 Modules + 1 transversal and 16 Units Session 2 - The Implementing Phase: 6 Modules and 9 Units

6 Session 1: Answering to a call - The Planning phase M1 - CONTEXT ANALYSIS K BASICK TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL Unit 1 The EU acquis Unit 2 Information systems to support the planning phase M2 - GENERAL AND SPECIFIC AIMS K BASICK TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL Unit 1 The main methodologies of shared planning: the PCM Unit 2 The creation of Logical Frameworks: the GOPP Unit 3 Techniques of goals and problems visualization and synthesis: the METAPLAN

7 M3 - SCOUTING M4 - OUTCOMES/OUTPUTS K BASICK TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL Unit 1 The opportunities research: subjects and sources K BASICK TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL Unit 1 Basic knowledge of characteristics and purposes of the different devices usable to create products Unit 2 The creation of hypertexts and multimedia materials: definition of Learning Objects Session 1: Answering to a call - The Planning phase

8 M5 - WORKPLAN M6 - PARTNERSHIP K BASICK TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL Unit 1 Knowledge of planning tools and methods. Techniques of visualization and graphic synthesis Unit 2 Knowledge of the main methodologies and tools useful to work out the risk assessment and management K BASICK TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL Unit 1 Network building Unit 2 Planning solutions to facilitate the communication among partners Session 1: Answering to a call - The Planning phase

9 M7 - DISSEMINATION/VALORISATION MT1 (Transversal Module) - INNOVATION K BASICK TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL Unit 1 Internal/external Communication: general principles Unit 2 New Technologies and dissemination and Valorisation: tools and media K BASICK TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL Unit 1 Practices and techniques for innovation transfer (benchmarking) Session 1: Answering to a call - The Planning phase

10 M1 - WORKPLAN: THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT M2 - WORKPLAN - MONITORING AND EVALUATION IN ITINERE K BASICK TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL Unit 1 General principles of the Project Management K BASICK TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL Unit 1 Monitoring Plan design and examples of tools M3 - WORKPLAN - PARTNERSHIP COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT K BASICK TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL Unit 1 Team building Session 2: To realise a project - The Implementing phase

11 M4 - PRODUCTS REALISATION/GOALS ACHIEVEMENT M5 - EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT K BASICK TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL Unit 1 Techniques and tools for the quality management K BASICK TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL Unit 1 Evaluation Plan design Session 2: To realise a project - The Implementing phase

12 M6 - MOBILITY K BASICK TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL Unit 1 Activities Propaedeutical to a mobility experience Unit 2 Monitoring and tutoring abroad: actions and professionals involved Unit 3 Evaluation and self-evaluation Unit 4 Validation and reporting Session 2: To realise a project - The Implementing phase

13 Thank you for your attention