Individualisiertes, Differenziertes Rechtschreibtraining durch Korrektur von für Schüler relevanten, selbst verfassten Texten Erasmus Project

Project Title

Individualisiertes, Differenziertes Rechtschreibtraining durch Korrektur von für Schüler relevanten, selbst verfassten Texten

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 : Strategic Partnerships for school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

The existence of computers, tablets and mobile phones allows a new access to the writing process for learners. Learners use both computers and the internet for writing purposes. While writing down what they have experienced they train their orthographic skills through using an intelligent dictionary. Providing that innovative access to writing is the objective of the IDeRBlog project.
In the course of this 3-year-project an internet-based platform has been created. It enables learners to sustainably improve their orthographic skills while drafting their own texts.
In accordance with data privacy protection these texts will be made either entirely or partly public on the IDeRBlog platform. On the one hand this publication on the Internet increases the writers’ motivation, while on the other hand it trains the reading competency of the readers who may establish a contact with the authors via the Internet. Through this communication the text that was authored by the student turns into a product that can be customised for the reader.
While reading contributions created by students from different regions, the learners gain insights into the life of their peers. These impressions bring about intercultural learning as they gain knowledge of interregional differences within the German speaking world.
The mistakes made in the process of writing are analysed qualitatively within the intelligent dictionary of IDeRBlog and classified according to linguistic categories. This individual analysis of mistakes is made available for the teacher in charge, thus enabling him to help each student individually.
The teacher finds the necessary resources in the material database integrated into IDeRBlog. Learners may attend those free of charge in order to improve their writing skills. All collateral products may also be used in different learning contexts.
The target group of IDeRBlog is the primary section of schools in German speaking countries. By using the platform teachers can improve their students’ writing competencies while fostering a contemporary approach to the writing process.
Via the publication on the Internet, handling their own data safely and competently becomes part of German as a school subject. The students’ increased writing and orthographical competency leads to improved performances in other subjects as well. Reading and writing are part of the key competencies of a successful school and life career.
The parents of the students taking part in the project will be informed about the school’s plans. A concept has been developed for parent-teacher conferences.
The consortium of partners consists of 6 separate institutions within German speaking areas in Germany, Austria and Belgium. Mister Ebner from TU Graz holds a long-standing experience as a researcher within the field of e-learning. He represents the core area called “learning analytics”, the analysis of learning activities. Ms Edtstadler works at the
“PH Steiermark”. Ms Edtstadler possesses experience in the field of project work and as a linguist she’s capable of considerably supporting the programming of the dictionary. As the head of the newly founded „Didaktikzentrum für Text- und Informationskompetenz (DiZeTIK)“ Mister Asphalter – who works at the “Pädagogische Hochschule Wien – can provide learners with qualified feedback on misspelt words. He created appropriate courses and
provide suitable content for them. The Landesinstitut für Pädagogik und Medien boasts a long-standing competency in the field of teacher training. Its contact person Michael Gros has cooperated in many projects and acted as the project coordinator. As a primary school teacher and deputy head of the institute’s e-learning department he acted as the link between the respective project partners and accompanied the development of the individual training modules. In its schools policy the Albert Weisgerber Schule St.Ingbert lays emphasis on learning with “new” media. IDeRBlog is used to complement the instructional offer for its students. The school’s qualified feedback contributes to improving the IDeRBlog product. The Gemeindeschule Raeren has its own writing concept deriving from the Fresh method.
This concept can be connected with IDeRBlog which can thus be meaningfully integrated into lessons.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 303979 Eur

Project Coordinator

Landesinstitut für Pädagogik und Medien & Country: DE

Project Partners

• PADAGOGISCHE HOCHSCHULE WIEN
• Gemeindeschule Raeren
• Grundschule St. Ingbert – Albert-Weisgerber-Schule
• TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET GRAZ
• KIRCHLICHE PADAGOGISCHE HOCHSCHULE WIEN