1. Open Learning Approach with
Remote Experiments
518987-LLP-2011-ES-KA3-KA3MP
Olga Dziabenko, University of Deusto (on
behalf of OLAREX consortium)

2. Outline
• OLAREX aims, objectives, target groups
• Consortium
• Activities &
• Results
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3. Consortium
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Radomska Szkoła Wyższa
Cenker Robotics S.L.

4. Objectives, Aims
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OLAREX Objectives
GOAL:
Initiate the school-
enterprises linkage
GOAL:
enhance and modernize STEM
curricula, foster student´s
creativity and motivation, and
develop professional e-
didactic and technology
competences and skills
METHOD:
Modern ICT technologies and
education methods are
implemented to improve e-
didactic competences for
project target groups, and to
develop a multimedia
interactive e-learning contents
with remote experiments
TOOLS:
Multifunctional and
multilingual e-
learning portal,
remote experiments,
non-formal activity
METHOD:
Organization Open
Door for school
senior students and
their teachers on
enterprises .
TOOLS:
Survey, Learning portal
with discussion space,
and connectivity to the
social networks.

5. Target Audience
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• Secondary school teachers/university lecturers
• Senior secondary school students (16-18 years
old)
• Full/part-time university students from STEM
studies
• Museum employees /Museum visitors
• Other stakeholders

6. Activity:
Needs analysis report (Dec.2011-May 2012)
Four different sets of e-survey :
(1) Secondary school, and university - freshman
undergraduate students (1025 students);
(2) Secondary school teachers (319 teachers);
(3) Secondary school administrative and managing staff (64
administration staff )
(4) Managing staff of SME and large enterprises ( 40
representatives of the managements of SMEs and large
enterprises).
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7. Activity: Online Training
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8. Activity:Museum Exhibition:
National Polytechnic Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria)
• Exhibition with remote
robot
• Interactive Gallary of the
Robots, commercial,
domestic and multimedia
(games, movies, books)
• Quiz-Game
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9. Future activity
• Project Summary book:
10 chapters written by researchers of Canada, Germany,
Portugal, Sweden, Lithuania, Austria, Bulgaria, Spain, and
Poland
• Roundtable (Sofia, Bulgaria)
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10. More Information
• http://www.olarex.eu/
• olga.dziabenko@deusto.es
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