Telepresence experience network – information on children’s learning Erasmus Project

Project Title

Telepresence experience network – information on children’s learning

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 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Early childhood education and care; Cooperation between educational institutions and business; Early School Leaving / combating failure in education

Project Summary

The network’s purpose is to support children in marginalized situations.
The information need for learning with telepresence must be uncovered, how to contribute to children’s interaction with their learning environment. We want the learning of children in marginalized situations to meet the existing requirements for learning. To gain knowledge on how to create a network among all relevant participants; across nations, sectors, and professions.
We aim to create easy access to the use of learning support, but know that there is a need for introductory training and easy access to technological learning resources if the course of teaching is to be a success.

Participants, Countries: Denmark, Sweden, Norway.
On Technology: NoIsolation (Partner) a private company. Teknologisk Institute(associated partner) an advisory organization on technology. Research Institutet/Hospital: Rigshospitalet – Bonkolab(Partner) and research department. OsloMet (Partner) University. The network group consists of actors from the Private Enterprise; a telepresence developer. Municipal organization: Malmö Stad (Partner), Københavns Kommune BBU (Partner), Gøteborg Stad (Associated Partner)

The starting point for establishing the network is interest and the participants’ previous work following the objectives:
Develop high-quality education and care systems: Among children and adolescents (aged 6-18) the school is the most important social arena. When schoolchildren are diagnosed with cancer it results in a school absence of more than 40 % during the period of treatment. This is due to hospitalization during their treatment, adverse effects, complications, isolation due to increased infection risk, etc. This leads to limited interaction with their classmates.
Social inclusion: School absence resulting from illness is a problem with major educational and social consequences. For most children and adolescents, school is the most important social arena. Unfortunately, many children and adolescents with long-term illnesses are unable to attend school for extended periods. School absence for prolonged periods results in limited interaction with other children and adolescents. Some children may end up completely losing their social networks.
Innovation practices in a digital era: The most recent development of technology and online services open up for opportunities for how children, to keep up with their education and stay connected on a social level with their peers, despite not being physically present in the classroom.
Early Childhood Education and Care: Much of child development occurs in direct relation to others and for children, school is a highly important arena for socialization, which has an impact lasting long into adulthood. Studies have demonstrated that social relations can be crucial to childhood learning and children who experience loneliness and social isolation have a high risk of developing depression later in life.
Early School Leaving / combating failure in education: The most recent development of technology and online services open up for opportunities for how children, to keep up with their education and stay connected on a social level with their peers, despite not being physically present in the classroom.
Cooperation between educational institutions and business: Through this network, we want to investigate and gain experience on how telepresence solutions, such as AV1, can be used to contribute to social inclusion. There is a wide range of different experiences amongst countries and therefore this network will contribute to knowledge sharing across borders and benefit more children.
The network will be based on qualitative research, knowledge from field studies, and expert input.
1) To establish a network that makes it accessible to share knowledge on the subject of learning with technological aids. The network will distribute insight knowledge on work with telepresence and further development in the field.
Contact will be between members; such as researchers, employees at the municipal organizations, technical developers, and users. And possibly extend beyond the 3 nordic countries.
This will give the opportunity for staying informed as a change in technology, learning forms, treatment systems change.
2) Be able to advise a meaningful distribution of responsibilities thorough insight knowledge obtained during teacher training and multiplier event. This is part of the interaction between learning initiatives that involve technological aids such as telepresence can be appropriately distributed. And be able to advise on distribution and have a network that cooperates during future development.
3) We aim to have several ready-made practical methods to make use of telepresence quickly and easily. This will especially be aimed at staff and teachers who are directly in contact with children using telepresence.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 205447 Eur

Project Coordinator

Rigshospitalet – BørneUngeAfdelingen & Country: DK

Project Partners

• No Isolation AS
• Malmö stad, Digitaliseringsenheten
• Borgercenter Børn og Unge
• OSLOMET – STORBYUNIVERSITETET