TeLLNet (Teachers’ Lifelong Learning Networks)
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type of project:
European project
project start:
1 Dec 2009
project end:
30 Nov 2012
The eTwinning network represents currently over 60 000 teachers. The central assumption of the TeLLNET project is that a learning network like eTwinning can have a key role in
- supporting in-service teachers in their changing role
- encouraging their professional development
- sharing good practices.
TeLLNet will study the eTwinning network in order to understand the dynamic and multidirectional flow of social influence within such networks. It will do this through visualization techniques, social network analysis (SNA) and a number of complimentary methods.
Motivations
TeLLNet aims to identify the main structures, actors, networks and communities of practice that are effective in sharing practices, encouraging innovation and creativity at schools, and engaging new members. This is important to understand the motivations and drivers for people to be part of these networks.
This understanding will make it possible to provide better support and services and more needs-focused lifelong in-service professional development.
The research focuses on identifying
- drivers and barriers for lifelong professional development of networked teachers
- mechanisms for disseminating practices within and across networks
- innovating new peer-learning approaches within a European-wide teacher networks.
Product(s):
contact name:
Adriana Berlanga
contact email:
adriana.berlanga@ou.nl
Collaboration partners/project team:
- EUN Partnership A.I.S.B.L. (Schoolnet), BE. (Coordinator)
- RWTH Aachen University, DE
- Open University of The Netherlands, NL
- Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) – Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, BE
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Financing:
The projects will be funded by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme of the Education, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency (key activity 4). Project number; 505594-LLP-1-2009-1-BE-Ka4-KA4SRM.
Links:
Project's web page: http://www.tellnet.eun.org/
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