The eumind project focuses on educational collaboration between Europe and India through project-based e-learning, particularly utilizing ejournal projects that engage students and teachers in internationalized school activities. Key objectives include enhancing intercultural competence, supporting bilingual education, and implementing content and language integrated learning (CLIL) within school curricula. The project features exchanges, teacher visits, video conferencing, and ongoing evaluation, aiming to foster global communication and learning experiences.

1. EUMIND – Europe Meets India Educational collaboration in project-based eLearning by means of eJournal projects, 2006 - © C OMP@CT/Euneos Corp. 2011

2. Motivation

3. Content EUMIND. History / network / activities eJournal projects General Project scenarios and research Showcase Values, Go Green Video conferencing Management Quality insurance Objectives reached? Ongoing feed back - evaluation Certificates

4. I. Context EUMIND 1 Project-based eLearning (PBeL) > eJournal projects based on virtual and geographic mobility of students and teachers 2 Internationalization of schools > from European (eTwinning) to transcontinental projects 3 Intercultural communicative competence > CEFcult tool for online assessment 4 Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) > global projects as an integral part of curriculum and CLIL school syllabuses 5 English as the 2nd language (non-native) > WebCEF tool for online assessment of speech

5. Why India? CLIL. Bilingual education Motivation students. Education is a privilege Quality Values education (no religious education) Environmental education Interest exchanges Dutch Ministry : funds visits teachers

6. School system Private schools. Fees vary Dedicated teachers Middle class Big schools 13 - 15 years old for eJournal projects 16-17 yrs Junior Colleges State exams High competition to enter best schools Salaries teachers vary (300 à 750 euro)

7. About history of collaboration Teacher Helena Law visits Panchgani India October 11-23, 2006 Asia workshop of [email_address] in Jämsä Finland November 6, 2006 Pilot projects of Finn-India schools autumn 2006 Visit of Finnish teachers (”7 sisters”) in India 2007 eJournal projects started in the school-year 2007-08

8. Activities eJournal projects 2007-11(13-16 years) Visits teachers 06-11 Exchanges 09 -11 Youth Summit 08-10 Community service slum schools 09-10 Videoconferencings Part of eJournal projects Teacher room (11-12) India Day Porvoo

9. Starting Finn-India 2006

10. Visits 2007

11. Networking + community building

12. Visits

13. Visits

14. Visits to Europe

15. India day May 2010. Belgium

16. Exchanges . Ca. 40st. May 2010

17. Panchgani Youth Summit /

18. Slum schools. Visit/community service

19. REAP (slum schools)

20. EUMIND founded in 2008 European schools of COMP@CT network join the projects COMP@CT/Euneos initiates ”Europe Meets India” (EUMIND) EUMIND India network established in Mumbai February 2008 EUMIND India : chair + board + membership fee EUMIND Europa: EUNEOS company is legal body

21. Key figures of EUMIND

23. EUMIND Schools in India Mumbai Campion school St. Gregorios High School Cathedral and John Connon School St. Xavier's Junior College Christ Church School St. Xavier's Institute of Education D.G.Khetan International School Smt. Lilavatibai Podar Senior Secondary High School D.Y. Patil International School Springfield High School Green Lawns School Panchgani: Hasanat High School St. Peter's School Jamnabai Narsee School St. Gregorios High School, Panchgani Jasudben M.L. School Pune: Pawar Public School Pawar Public School Associated Organisation: REAP (Reach Education Action Programme)

24. The Netherlands Scholengemeenschap St. Ursula Anna Van Rijncollege Stedelijk College Eindhoven Beatrix College Vechtdal College Cambreur College Visser ’t Hooft Lyceum College Vos Willem van Oranje College Het Rijnlands Lyceum Walburg College Hofstad Lyceum Wolfert van Borselen scholen Jan van Brabant College Belgium Lyceum Oudehoven Vrije Sint-Lambertusscholen Maasland College Finland Montessoricollege Paaskytien koulu Porvoo Oostvaarders College Linnankosken lukio Porvoo PiusX-College Bladel Pohjankartano Secondary School Oulu Scala College Viitasaari Upper Secondary School

25. II. Ejournal project Themes Common aims Topics : interesting, relevant , subject-oriented or cross- curricular Linked to the curriculum, also in India Contains research : main question and subquestions: WHY Not only description or comparison From research to action (Go Green Indian schools) Organisation Management : group work - teachers as coaches Clear structure : division in stages and deadlines Monitoring: progress reports Final product : research articles Evaluation 0 W N E R S H I P

26. Specific characteristics virtual project Ownership students Visualisation: attractive lay-out Creativity: video Communication: video-conferencing Teacher structures and monitors Content - research The more virtual, the more structured.... M I X

27. Students present on frontpage

28. Web tools 1/2: Why eJournal? a systematic approach of collaboration, not a single project long-term, not short-term one common tool easy to train and easy to use videoconferencing has to work perfectly teachers need to administer the tool by themselves higher requirements of safety and teacher control ( < intercultural differences) project help fastwrite questionnaires integrated into the tool inexpensive

29. Topics eJournal projects Criteria Interesting Relevant Curriculum Research Group work Examples Schooldaze Footprints Regions Values Go Green Poems

30. Topics 2009-2010

31. Poems Write a poem in Hindi/Dutch Translate the poem into English Make a ranking of the top 10 Hindi/Dutch poems Translate the top 5

32. Regions Map your region Identify burning issues Researching and photographing Any solutions?

33. Regions. Research Burning issues Good practice(parcs)

35. Project scenarios. Phases Phase 1. Introduction of the group Phase 2. Action plan Phase 3 Research Phase 4. Communication through Videoconferencing Phase 5. Evaluation and certificates

36. Values. Subtopics - main research questions Members of the family. How important is the role of the family ? Grandparents. Do we have sufficient respect ? The multi-cultural school. What are the advantages? Celebrations at home. Show very important social values National Day. How important is the National Day?

37. Values. Example National day. Subquestions How important is the National Day ? Which historical event ? How do we celebrate at home, at school? How do media cover Nat. Day? How do young generation and old generation celebrate ? How do immigrants celebrate their National Day in your country? Conclusion.

38. Values. Example Sufficient respect for our grandparents? Where do they live? Do you ask their opinion? What happens in case of illness? What is the importance of grandparents in our lives? Do most of the grandparents feel respected? What is the opinion in your family about the role of elderly people? Does the government have any policy regarding the support of elderly people? Conclusion. Do we have sufficient respect?

39. Values. Example . The variety of festivals demonstrates respect for the various cultures

40. Showcase 1. Phase 1.Introduction

41. Showcase 2 Phase 1.Introduction

42. Showcase 3 Introduction video

43. Showcase 4 Phase 2. Action plan

44. Showcase 5 Phase 3. Research

45. Showcase 6 Phase 3. Research

46. Showcase 7 Phase 3. Research

47. Showcase 8 Phase. Conclusion

48. Go green. Subtopics - main research questions Saving energy at school / water management How can energy be saved at school? Waste management / rubbish in the school / How can waste management be realized? Ecological footprint Is it possible to reduce your ecological footprint/ by more than 20%?

50. Go green . Saving energy 1 Video

51. Go green. Saving energy 2

52. Go Green. Waste at school

53. III. Video Conferencing. iVocalize Whiteboard Chat Own room Replay Own website with pictures and replays

54. India Day. Porvoo 2010 (Fi) Rotterdam/Porvoo/Mumbai/Panchgani

55. India day. Mumbai/Panchgani

56. India Day. Porvoo. Ambassador India Panchgani. Principal and coordinator

60. VC. 10-11. Lessons learnt Very efficient ad powerful tool in global communication Great participation from Indian side. Poor participation from Dutch schools Technically no problems in India Subscriptions needed (Doodle.com) Methodology Agenda on whiteboard 60 min. = maximum Role of moderator Technical part = use of whiteboard Strict rules Evaluation

62. VC Agenda Welcome / can you see/ hear me Who is who. Pronunciation of your name/school Speak slowly and clearly Rules Topic. Report about the research Free questions about the topics Evaluation Good bye

63. VC Rules Moderator gives turns / wait for your turns Use the chat for questions / No private messages No bad words Use whiteboard to show pictures No writings on the whiteboard

64. VC. Evaluation of sessions Evaluate the session in the chat (type your answer) Technically : were you satisfied with your connection, voice, image 9 excellent / 8 very good / 7 good / 6 moderate/ 5 less than expected Content and communication of the videoconferencing in general 9 excellent / 8 very good / 7 good / 6 moderate/ 5 less than expected

65. Videoconferencing 2011-2012 Compulsory for each school Training students Netherlands : presentation skills Training teachers moderators per project Each project : 2 VC teachers / 4 VC students Limited number of participants From home 4pm EU to home 8.30 pm INDIA Topics. Research items and free (teachers leave VC room)

66. VC. Use of whiteboard

67. Use of whiteboard

68. VC. Lessons learnt 10 computers 1 to 4 students per computer Great communication Chat supports VC Use of whiteboard 25 computers Very diffiucult to moderate Little communication Chat is second channel of communication

70. III. Management

71. Management at school level Creating groups Division of subtopics Training teachers and students ! Action plan and division of tasks Mailing list of group leaders Project scenario for all students

72. Group work highly appreciated

77. Management. International coordination Ca. 30 schools Internationally: central management Feb 11: collection ideas, preferences (ownership) in EU and in India March 11 : Central matching. 2 Indian and 2 EU schools per project and appointment international coordinators International coordinators (ca. 8) define final project scenarios with school coordinators June 11 September - October 11 Central launching eJournals Sept. 11 Frontpage by international coordinators Oct. 11 October 11- Jnauary 12 Central coaching international cordinators Progress reports International coordinators

78. Progress report

79. IV. Quality insurance Clear projectscenarios (phases, research questions) Curriculum based Monitoring Technical and content support in EU and in INDIA eJournal tool and Video Conf. tool Evaluation. Regular feed back and on-line evaluation Quality of articles.Certfication by International jury

80. Evaluation on-line 149 groupleaders. Great response Survey monkey. On-line Outcomes processed Each response sent to the coordinator 27 teachers. Great response

81. Certificates. Criteria

82. Febr. 2011. Certificates Campion School

83. Objectives reached?

86. Students opinion

87. Students opinion

88. Thank you!