SLAMIT7 Course - 18 years with Slam, GrandSlam and Slamit October 2017

1. General
Research And
New
Developments in
School Libraries
As Multimedia
and learning
centres
SLAM, Grand SLAM & SLAMit
1999 - 2008
Granted by the Socrates Minerva Action
School
Libraries As
Multimedia and
learning
centres
School Libraries As
Multimedia and
learning centres
In-service Training

2. Grand
SLAM
Grand
SLAM
SlamIT
SLAM SLAM
NO–DK–CZ-UK NO–DK–CZ-UK
EI-LT-ES-PT
NO–DK
CZ-UK
(PT –IR
LT)
1999-2002
2003-2005
2006-2008 (2017)

3. The SLAM project 1999-2002
SLAM demonstrated that the school
library as a multimedia centre, with a
staff of media specialists and teacher
librarians, could become an essential
focus for new learning styles.

4. Czech Republic:
Evaluation report from Charles University
2002
“The SLAM programme has
had substantial impact in the
Czech Republic where the
national government
authorised the ideas similar to
the original SLAM project as
part of the Action Plan of the
State Information Policy in
Education”.

5. The GrandSLAM partners
Norway
Karmøy
Denmark
Albertslund
Czech Republic
Humpolec
United Kingdom
Gosport
Ireland
Ennis
Lithuania
Alytus
Spain
Aviles
Portugal
Almada

6. The objective of the GrandSLAM
project was to develop school libraries from multi-media-
centres to Information and Learning Centres.
The project intended to focus on and qualify the ICT skills of
Learning Centre staff together with developing the
acceptance of eLearning as a vital tool for encouraging the
growth of life long learning skills.

7. The objectives were met through:
The arrangement of study
visits – an invaluable outcome
of the programmes and the
ability to share detail practice
with partner staff through
concentrated and in-depth
introduction to the
management of school
libraries and Regional Learning
Resource Centres

8. The objectives were met through:
Organisation of a series of
courses for school librarians,
ICT staff and head teachers.
Professional development to
consider the designing, planning
and evaluating of school library
activities and the new learning
strategies.

9. SLAMIT - Six European Courses based on the experiences and outcomes
from the SLAM and GrandSlam projects
First SLAMIT Course:
“School libraries as Learning Centres”
21 - 26 November 2006
Humpolec, Czech Republic
Second SLAMIT course
”Dynamic Agents of Learning – Sharing
Best Practice”
5 – 10 november 2007
Ennis, Ireland
Third SLAMIT course
Lifelong learning – School Libraries and
Regional Educational Centres supporting
learning in the society”
19 – 25 October 2008
Druskininkai/Alyuts, Lithaunia

10. SLAMit4
’Lifelong Learning -
School Libraries and new learning’
27/09 - 03/10/2009
Costa da Caparica/Lisbon, Portugal
SLAMit5
’School libraries as learning centres’
School Libraries and New Learning
25 - 31 March 2012
Ennis, Ireland
SLAMit6
’School libraries as learning centres’
Making a difference – sharing best practice
20 - 26 October 2013
Oporto, Portugal

11. Outcomes – From the evaluation report
“The project is characterised by an unusually
good ‘climate’ among the countries. This has
resulted in unique collaboration with
remarkable results – both of a professional
nature in accordance with the aims of the
project and in relation to the European
dimension. The impression is that
friendships have developed across the
countries which have been expressed in
helpfulness and a common interest in
carrying out the project with positive results
for everyone.
Altogether it has been unique that
participants from so many countries
with widely differing professional and
cultural backgrounds have been able to
meet on an equal footing and discuss
general subjects and inspire and learn
from each other”.
The two external project
evaluators were closely
involved from the start of the
project and visited most project
meetings and conference
sessions.

12. We are all here - willing to share information and experiences
from 17 great project years.
Per Fagerland, NO
Joao Proenca, PT
Marianne Klöcker, DK
Gert Larsen, DK
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