The powerpoint presents 20 micro-innovations - improvements in education motivated by individual innovators in Europe's schools, universities and workplaces. These are the best 20 cases found from more than 120 submissions through the VISIR project - www.visir-network.eu. The presentation was given at the : - EDEN 2013 'Joy of Learning' Conference in Oslo, Norway. - ICT Innovations Conference 2013 in Ohrid, Macedonia - The EFQUEL Innovation Forum 2013 in Barcelona, Spain - The VISIR International Seminar at the Committee of the Regions, Brussels Belgium in March 2014

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20 e-learning micro-
innovations from
around Europe
Anthony F. Camilleri
Small Ideas – Big Impact

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Limits of
Current
Approach
Availability
of tools
Vision of a
Better future
Incentive to
change
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION
Looking at education today:

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Micro-Innovations
micro due to
implementation scope
size of idea-generator
degree of actual change
not due to
impact potential

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Micro-Innovations
„give me a lever long enough…..and I will move the world“

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Results of the Project so far
• 120 collected cases
• Reflecting 25+ trends
• these are the top 20

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Apps for Good
http://goo.gl/ZxtmV
Innovator:
Iris Lapinski
Place:
United Kingdom
Type:
Public Private
Partnership
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Meta-Data Summary

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Technology enabling
interaction
Micro-Innovations

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Apps for Good
http://goo.gl/ZxtmV
Innovator:
Iris Lapinski
Place:
United Kingdom
Type:
Public Private
Partnership
Apps for Good
Learn App Programming
help change the world
Innovative for:
learning by doing, student motivation

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The Sentinel
http://goo.gl/jZEvc
Innovator:
Paolo Ferri
Place:
Reggio Calabria, Italy
Type:
Private Initiative
The Sentinel
Teach Energy Saving
by putting students in control
of their school
Innovative for:
learning by doing, student motivation,
use of technologies & visualisation, school governance models

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SCALE
http://goo.gl/iaoSZ
Innovator:
Bridie Jones, Ray
Higginson, Colin
Torrance
Place:
Pontypridd, UK
Scaffolding Learning with Twitter
Simulating Clinical Rounds
with the help of twitter and video
Innovative for:
simulation, interaction methods

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Technology enabling
employability
Micro-Innovations

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AUTH
http://goo.gl/YOZjD
Innovator:
Ioannis Stamelos
Place:
Salonika, Greece
Type:
Public Initiative - EC
AUTH
Give Students
Work-Experience
by allowing them to contribute to
live code projects
Innovative for:
student motivation, employability

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Virtual Placements
http://goo.gl/MolCT
Innovator:
Hilde Evers & Lieve
Mulier
Place:
Belgium & Finland
Type:
Private Initiative
International Innovation Lab
Give Students
Work-Experience
by allowing them to participate in
virtual work placements
Innovative for:
student motivation, employability

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Technology giving rise
to new learning
experiences
Micro-Innovations

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Gen-Y
http://goo.gl/pq5nM
Innovator:
Steven Ronsijn
Place:
Leuven, Belgium
Type:
Public-Private Initiative
Gen-Y
Entrepreneurship Education
inspired by ICT-innovation models
Innovative for:
simulation, learning by doing, full-class integration,
sustainability models

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Podcasting
http://goo.gl/FhifV
Innovator:
Cinzia Chelo
Place:
Asti, Italy
Type:
Private Initiative
Podcasting – vivere la citta’
Teach History & Geography
by turning students
into virtual tour guides
Innovative for:
learning by doing, student motivation,
student-centred learning

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Podcasting
http://goo.gl/ymBQb
Innovator:
Pauliina Venho
Place:
Espoo, Finland
Type:
Public Initiative
Vocational English Mobile Route
Teach Conversational English
through an interactive technology-
enabled learning route
Innovative for:
learning by doing, full-immersion learning, integration of technologies

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Podcasting
http://goo.gl/BAxH4
Innovator:
Yvette van den
Bersselaar
Place:
Espoo, Finland
Type:
Public-Private
Partnership
Ecologically Intelligent
Teach Biology On-Site
Through the use of augmented reality
technologies
Innovative for:
learning by doing, full-immersion learning, augmented reality

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Technology enabling
new ways to learn
Micro-Innovations

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QUB Exam Revision
http://goo.gl/jr8TS
Innovator:
Colin O’Hare
Place:
Queens University
Belfast, Ireland
Type:
Public-Private Initiative
QUB Exam Revision
Exam Revision
by creating a video-summary
of the course
Innovative for:
Student-centred learning, new pedagogies

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Eversheds
http://goo.gl/DoIqT
Innovator:
Eversheds
Place:
Global
Type:
Private Initiative
Eversheds
Targeted Professional Education
using a skills compass
Innovative for:
Efficiency of learning outcomes, business setting

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City of Young Research
http://goo.gl/jvVvl
Innovator:
Andreas Sexauer
Place:
Karlsruhe, Germany
Type:
Private Initiative
City of Young Researchers
Teaching Languages
using self-created materials
Innovative for:
Integration of different technologies,

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WiiFiiz
http://goo.gl/6J1Yk
Innovator:
dr. Károly Piláth
Place:
Hungary
Type:
Private Initiative
WiiFiiz
Teach Principles of Motion
by hacking the Wii-Mote
Innovative for:
New uses for tools, simulation

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Team-Player
http://goo.gl/WTtpB
Innovator:
Christina Becker, Martin
Händeler
Place:
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Type:
Public Initiative - EC
Team-Player
Improve Intercultural Understanding
through vocational game-based
learning
Innovative for:
Integration of concepts, game-based learning

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Technology increasing
access

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LogiAssist
http://goo.gl/UxDJO
Innovator:
Fraunhofer Institute
Place:
Germany
Type:
Public-Private Initiative
LogiAssist
Occupational Training
through contextual mobile
learning for truck-drivers
Innovative for:
mobile learning, contextual learning, learning-at-work

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Robo-Braille
http://goo.gl/GH47i
Innovator:
Lars Ballieu Christensen,
Svend Thougaard
Place:
EU
Type:
Public-Private Initiative
RoboBraille
Education for the Blind
through integrative text-to-speech
and braille technologies
Innovative for:
ease-of-use, linguistic reach, integration of technologies

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Settimocielo
http://goo.gl/iaoSZ
Innovator:
Augusta Torinese
Place:
Settimo Torinese, Italy
Type:
Public-Private Initiative
Settimocielo
3rd Age Technology Education
through community-linked blogging
Innovative for:
Target group, community-integration

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Technology supporting
learning

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SEVAQ
http://goo.gl/npmiG
Innovator:
EFQUEL
Place:
Brussels, Belgium
Type:
Public Initiative - EC
SEVAQ
Institutional Quality Processes
using an off-the-shelf tool
Innovative for:
Institutional integration, ease of use, potential impact

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OLPC-IT
http://goo.gl/mHIfO
Innovator:
Paola Limone; Dario
Zucchini
Place:
Piedmont, Italy
Type:
Public Private Initiative
1 PC per ogni bambino (OLPC)
Improve PC-use in schools
using techniques designed
for the 3rd world
Innovative for:
adaptation of existing concepts

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HeadingSome Trends

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Observation 1
Innovators are
not replicating current approaches

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Observation 2
Innovators are prizing
interactive approaches

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Observation 3
Technology works as an enabler…
it is a means to an end

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Observation 4
Public-Private Partnerships
encourage innovation

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Observation 5
Many innovations arise
from integration

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Observation 6
The lone inventor
is alive and well

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Observation 7
All approaches increase
The Joy of Learning

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Technology-Enhanced
Micro-Innovations in
European Education
Thank-you for your attention
Questions?
Anthony F. Camilleri (anthony@camilleri.com)
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