Innovative Open Data Education and Training based on PBL and Learning Analytics Erasmus Project

Project Title

Innovative Open Data Education and Training based on PBL and Learning Analytics

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Knowledge Alliances for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Research and innovation; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education

Project Summary

Open Data initiatives worldwide are boosting with an aim to increase transparency and contribute to economic growth. With a global annual economic potential value estimated to $3 trillion, this boost seems justified. Current progress however is not satisfactory. We believe a main reason is the lack of relevant skills and competencies. Indeed, current education and training activities are scarce and do not exploit practice-oriented learning methods such as Problem Based Learning (PBL).As a result, public servants are missing skills related to publishing open data. Similarly, companies and entrepreneurs are missing skills related to re-using open data. Students are not provided with sufficient and properly-structured academic courses.The project aims to establish a Knowledge Alliance between academia, business and the public sector that will boost Open Data education and training.The project results include:-a novel learning model based on PBL and learning analytics, termed Data Driven PBL (DD_PBL)-an open-source platform to support DD_PBL, underpinning flexible learning pathways and course re-design-co-created, freely available for any use, multimodal content on the Open Data publication and reuse-innovative activities, e.g. university courses, trainings, workshops, hackathlons etc. in academia, businesses and the public sector to boost innovation, knowledge exchange and transversal skills.The project is anticipated to have significant impact as:-academics and trainers in 5 countries will use a new pedagogical method-university curricula will be updated to include Open Data-multimodal training material on Open Data will be available to freely re-use-hundreds of students, entrepreneurs, company and Public Authorities employees will receive education and training on Open Data-a culture of collaboration between academia, industry and local authorities will be developed to foster innovation based on Open Data.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 796527 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA & Country: EL

Project Partners

• ASSOCIATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES OF NOTHERN GREECE
• PROXML BVBA
• LINKED ORGANISATION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
• ACROSSLIMITS LTD
• OPEN DATA INSTITUTE LBG
• AALBORG UNIVERSITET