The document provides information about the ITiLT project, which stands for Interactive Technologies in Language Teaching. The ITiLT project is a European Union funded project running from 2011-2013 that aims to produce a website with learning objects and resources to help teachers integrate interactive whiteboards (IWBs) into their language classrooms. The summary outlines the project partners, impacts, timeline of events from project start to data collection, and data collection process for both teachers and camera operators involved in the project.

1. ITiLT Interactive Technologies in Language Teaching Lifelong Learning: Comemius, ICT and Languages Project Number - 511751-LLP-1-2010-1-BE-KA2-KA2MP

2. What is ITiLT? ITiLT ( Interactive Technologies in Language Teaching ) is a European Union project ( Lifelong Learning Programme ) running from January 2011 - March 2013. The ITiLT project will produce a website of learning objects to help teachers integrate IWBs in their language classrooms. This will include video clips of classroom interactions; learner, teacher and trainer feedback; lesson plans and learner/teacher resources.

3. ITiLT Project Partners (P1) Inst. for Language and Communication, University of Antwerp (P2) TELLConsult, Netherlands (P3) Pädagogische Ho chschule Heidleberg (PHH) Germany (P4) Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, France (P5) British Council, Spain (P6) University of Wales Institute, UK (P7) Bilkent University, Turkey

4. ITiLT Project Impact Promotion of professional IWB training Teachers/schools support network Encouragement of teacher autonomy Promotion of IWB use for LT Research into IWB best practice Bank of example lesson plans Promotion of reflective practice with IWBs

5. ITiLT Timeline The story so far…2011 Jan Project start Jan Project kick-off meeting in Antwerp Feb Website (http://itilt.eu) launched Apr Training handbook finished May-Aug Design of pilot June 2 nd meeting in Cardiff Oct Data collection starts (->June 2012)

6. ITiLT training manual flipcharts materials criteria

7. ITiLT Data Collection What’s next…2011 Nov Teacher training (1x 3hr session) Nov/Dec Classroom filming (30-60 minutes) Focus group (4 learners) immediately after class Nov/Dec Teacher interviews (1 week after filming) (using interview protocol / audio or video) Dec Episode selection (3-4 90-180 sec videos) Dec Editing of videos (MPEG4 AAC/CD quality sound) interview sections to match chosen video episodes Dec Tagging and uploading (50% by December) Feb/March 2012 = Stage 2 data collection (filming)

8. ITiLT Data collecrtion WP4 Data Collection stage 1 6 teachers, ideally… - 2xPrimary - 2xSecondary - 1xTertiary - 1xVocational or CLIL 4 x British Council / 2 x Offsite

9. ITiLT Data collecrtion Process – data collection stage 1 - for Teachers 1. Questionnaire filled in by teacher (today!) 2. iTILT IWB training session (next week?) 3. Familiarity with handbook / materials (post-training) 4. Permission forms signed by students (soon!) 5. Filming (by end of November) 6. Focus group with 4 students (just after filming) 7. Interview with teacher (week after filming) 8. Selection of episodes (with or without teacher?) Stage 2 – February/March 2012

10. ITiLT Data collecrtion Process – data collection stage 1 - for Camera Ops. 1. Filming considerations (today!) 2. Equipment test / classroom review (soon) 3. Familiarity with guidelines (before filming) 4. Filming (by end of November) 6. Focus group with 4 students (just after filming) 7. Interview with teacher (week after filming) 8. Selection of episodes (with or without teacher?) 9. Editing / preparation of learning objects (December) 10. uploading to website (by end of December) Stage 1 (off-site) December/January Stage 2 – February/March 2012