Lets try I(C)T Erasmus Project

Project Title

Lets try I(C)T

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 vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Disabilities – special needs

Project Summary

Background
ICT tools in ECEC services targeting vulnerable children (approx. 6% in EU28) are available a) to directly increase the efficiency of child related learning and b) to organizational processes. Despite the availability of these tools and APPs (e.g. 800 for children with autism) OECD points out, that professionals in most EU28 do not use them sufficiently. Lack of structured training (60% report auto-didactic learning) , myths (danger of addiction), skepticism towards early usage and missing exchange possibilities (which tool is useful/which not) inhibit the implementation of ICT tools despite the EU digital agenda, findings which highlight supporting effects regarding academic skills and a huge number of APPS and tools to be used in ECEC settings. Existing product platforms mainly follow commercial motivation and do not allow professional exchange within a community of practice of the professionals.

Aims
Lets try I(C)T aims to increase the quality of ECEC services by increasing the usage of available ICT tools, a) on the level of concrete support for disadvantaged and/or disabled children and b) on the level of service planning, documentation and assessment.
This aim in terms of further lifelong professional training is reached
1) by a community of practice, where professionals learn from he experience of others (comparable to a trip-advisor system)
2) by blended training regarding available best practice examples and tutoring (professionals become ICT multiplier for other
3) by learning events within multiplier events (also available for other professionals within mobilities)

Target groups
-Professionals in Early childhood Intervention
-Kindergarten teachers
-Parents of disadvantaged children or with special educational needs (SEN)

Products/Intellectual outcomes
1) SEN- APP-ADVISOR: Platform of common learning and exchange for professionals comparable to social platforms like tripadvisor
2) APP and Tool Multiplier: Online learning regarding best practice
3) APP-Tutoring: Didactic guidebook for multipliers in ECEC services to address the training needs of professionals regarding ICT

Impact:
Increase of usage of available ICT tools in ECEC in order to increase quality and efficiency of services by better training

Partnership:
Multisectorial and multigeographical consortium (Early Intervention (HR, DE) ,kindergarten, research (PT, TR), training (AT), SME (AT) , NGOs), most with high experience in EU cooperation. Expertise in ICT (AT, BE), in specific research (PT), EU dissemination (Down Sendromu Dernegi) and training (AT). Cooperation with training Institutions in DE (Medical School Hamburg).

Sustainability
SEN-APP-ADVISOR: It remains (self) sustainable if a critical mass of “users”
APP and TOOL MULTIPLIER: Involvement of governmental structures (quality control) and parental organisation to increase mainstream usage of participative/transparent and time-efficient ICT planning and documentation tools in ECEC
APP-TUTORING: Implementation of APP tutoring workshop in mainstream training

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 278876 Eur

Project Coordinator

ANADOLU UNIVERSITY & Country: TR

Project Partners

• ATEMPO BETRIEBSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
• Dr. Pretis
• Association Information Recherche
• Hrvatska udruga za ranu intervenciju u djetinjstvu
• Pedago Lda.
• Centre d’Etude et de Formation pour l’Education Spécialisée
• Down Sendromu Dernegi