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In Source: Melis & Goguadze Kickoff 2007 -EU Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI) & Universität des Saarlandes Erica Melis & George Goguadze Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz EACEA/01/06

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In Source: Melis & GoguadzeKickoff 2007

-EU

Deutsches Forschungsinstitut für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI)& Universität des Saarlandes

Erica Melis & George Goguadze

Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche IntelligenzDeutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz

EACEA/01/06

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Plan: 1.1.2007 – 30.6.2008 Plan: 1.1.2007 – 30.6.2008

Main goals: dissemination and exploitation of results of LeActiveMath

• Work to be done– WPs and WP leaders

• Workplan• Obligations of the Coordinator• Obligations of the co-beneficiaries• Organization• Finances• Reporting Procedure

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WP 1: exploitation servicesWP 1: exploitation services

WP leader: DFKIGoal: Provide services for open-source exploitation

of ActiveMath, materials, support activities– Support

• User manual (German, English)(DFKI)• Technological support for partners (UdS)

– Services• User mailing list, upload tool, bug reportng, forum,

installation service (UdS)• Develop cost model for main services (installation,

customization)(UdS)• Integration into open source LMS (DFKI)

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WP 2: Content reuse and enlagementWP 2: Content reuse and enlagement

WP leader: Klett (originally) now vacant (ThemaCom)

Goal: enlarge and reuse content• Translations

• Translate content + system to Czech (Prague)• System + content translation to

Hungarian(Budapest)• ActiveMath content translation to French

(Paris)• Translation of content and system to Dutch

(Zaandam)• New content

• Devise and implement new exercises (Klett)• Content from other applications

• Integration of content via Combien? (Paris, see WP5)

• Reuse (LUM)

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WP 3: WP 3: Exploitation and Exploitation and dissemination to Associations and dissemination to Associations and NetworksNetworks

WP leader: LMU MunichGoal: exploitation activities, dissemination (web

site, dissemination material, direct interaction with

target groups)• Exploitation• Website• Material• Inform the actors of ways and means of using

ActiveMath• Exchange and transfer of good practices of LeAM

and foster innovations in teaching methods• Workshops

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WP3 : DetailsWP3 : Details

• exploitation– Exploitation proposal for bridging courses project (DFKI)– investigative support of eLearning standards (DFKI)– exploitation of single components of LeAM (DFKI)– exploitation of competency-based pedagogy experience (LMU)– exploitation of LeAM as a research tool to investigate Learning (UdS)

• web site– web site implementation and maintenance (UdS)– cooperation with/dissemination to other projects (UdS)– satisfaction questionnaire for web site (UdS)– FAQ on web site (DFKI)– wiki on web site (DFKI)

• material– write text for leaflet, translate to German (DFKI)– translation of leaflet to Czech (Prague)– translation of leaflet to Hungarian (Budapest)– translation of leaflet to French (Paris)– translation of leaflet to Dutch (Zaandam)– print material (leaflet, posters) (UdS)

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WP3: DetailsWP3: Details

• inform the actors of ways and means of using ActiveMath– disseminate results of LeAM to German maths teacher network and

universities (LMU)– disseminate results of LeAM to Czech teachers, university tutors,

association, Czech portal Prague (Prague)– disseminate results of LeAM to Hungarian teacher network (Budapest)– dissemination results of LeAM to French network / association (Paris)

• exchange and transfer of good practices for LeAM and foster innovations in teaching methods– develop, exchange and transfer of good practices of LeAM (+video)

(LMU)– develop good practice with ActiveMath (Budapest)– case study and dissemination results of LeAM to Dutch teacher

networks (Zaandam)– close cooperation with other projects (Galois in NL) (Zaandam)

• workshops– general workshop organization and publication (UdS)– local workshop organization (Prague)– local workshop organization (Paris)– local workshop organization (Budapest)

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WP 4: Dissemination to Pre-ServiceWP 4: Dissemination to Pre-Service Teachers Teachers

WP leader: BudapestGoals: intensive training and dissemination with

pre-service teachers • pre-service teachers training

– train German pre-service teachers with ActiveMath (LMU)

– train Czech pre-service teachers with ActiveMath, produce pedagogical guidelines for its use (Prague)

– train Hungarian pre-service teachers with ActiveMath (Budapest)

– best practice of using ActiveMath (Budapest)– train French pre-service teachers with ActiveMath

(Paris)

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WP 5: IntegrationWP 5: Integration

WP leader: Paris

Goals: integration with eLearning app. Combien?

• integration of Combien? into ActiveMath (Paris)• technological support for integration Combien?

(DFKI)

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WP 6: ManagementWP 6: Management

WP leader: UdS

Goals: Administrative and technical management

• overall management (UdS)• updates of project summary etc (UdS)• continuous evaluation and monitoring (DFKI)• pedagogical evaluation through questionnaires,

best practice evaluation (LMU)

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Work PlanWork Plan

Management

Integration of Combien?

Pre-service teach training

Workshops

Inform actors

Web site

Exploitation

Exch./Trans. good pract.

Material

Content oth. appl.

New content

Translations

Services

Support

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Management

Integration of Combien?

Pre-service teach training

Workshops

Inform actors

Web site

Exploitation

Exch./Trans. good pract.

Material

Content oth. appl.

New content

Translations

Services

Support

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Next meetingsNext meetings

• No need to meet before Autumn 2007?– September 4– Place candidates:

• Paris• München• Budapest

• Other means of communication (conference, e.g. skype, icq)

• Local meetinngs on demand • Review (will be announced)

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Obligations of the CoordinatorObligations of the Coordinator

• Communicate with EC• Supplying all documents and information (can be delegated)

• Inform about web site• Inform agency of transfer between items of eligible

costs• Provide financial guarantee when requested• Payment requests on behalf of partners• Payment transfer to the partners

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Obligations of Co-BeneficiariesObligations of Co-Beneficiaries

• Agree upon arrangements between partners• Agree with internal cooperation agreement (CA)• Forward to coordinator all reports, financial

statements and documents• Inform coordinator of problems immediately • Inform coordinator of transfer between items of

eligible costs • Provide audits etc if required

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FinancesFinances

• Total costs: 494,875 euro• Funding: 395,900 (80%)• Direct costs (personell, travel, dissem., etc)• Indirect costs: max 7% of direct costs (flat rate)• Transfer between items

– shall not exceed 10% of amount of each item for which transfer is intended

– EC has to be informed• Subsequent payments depend on the work

progress (per partner)

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PaymentsPayments

1st payment: 40% - within 15 working days from the date when all parties

sign the CA 2nd payment: 40%

- within 20 working days of the receipt of the further pre-financing of the EC by the Coordinator

- following the approval of the progress report by the EC- only if at least 70% of the partner's prefinancing has

been spent Balance payment:

- within 20 working days of the receipt of the final payment of the EC by the Contractor

- following the approval of the final report by the EC

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Budget OverviewBudget Overview

EXPENDITURES

 

Universität des SaarlandesGerman Research Center for

Artificial IntelligenceLudwig Maximilian University Munich

Eötvös Loránd University

1. Staff costs 409.175,00 146.175,00 120.000,00 46.000,00 10.000,00

2. General expenditure 32.375,00 10.850,00 8.750,00 3.675,00 1.260,00

3. Travel and subsistence 30.000,00 4.000,00 4.000,00 4.000,00 4.000,00

4. Conferences and seminars 17.985,00 4.985,00     4.000,00

5. Production, dissemination and information costs 5.340,00 900,00 900,00 2.040,00  

6. Other 0,00        

TOTAL 494.875,00 166.910,00 133.650,00 55.715,00 19.260,00

REVENUES

1. eLearning grant 395.900,00 132.680,00 107.000,00 44.940,00 15.408,00

2. Specific subsidies except eLearning grant (1) 0,00        

3. Revenues generated by the partner (2) 0,00        

4. Self-financing 98.975,00 33.170,00 26.750,00 11.235,00 3.852,00

TOTAL 494.875,00 165.850,00 133.750,00 56.175,00 19.260,00

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Budget OverviewBudget Overview

EXPENDITURES

 Charles University Prague University Paris 6

St. Michael College (secondary school)

Klett

1. Staff costs 409.175,00 10.000,00 40.000,00 18.000,00 19.000,00

2. General expenditure 32.375,00 1.260,00 3.570,00 1.400,00 1.610,00

3. Travel and subsistence 30.000,00 4.000,00 4.000,00 2.000,00 4.000,00

4. Conferences and seminars 17.985,00 4.000,00 5.000,00    

5. Production, dissemination and information costs 5.340,00   1.500,00    

6. Other 0,00        

TOTAL 494.875,00 19.260,00 54.070,00 21.400,00 24.610,00

REVENUES

1. eLearning grant 395.900,00 15.408,00 43.656,00 17.120,00 19.688,00

2. Specific subsidies except eLearning grant (1) 0,00        

3. Revenues generated by the partner (2) 0,00        

4. Self-financing 98.975,00 3.852,00 10.914,00 4.280,00 4.922,00

TOTAL 494.875,00 19.260,00 54.570,00 21.400,00 24.610,00

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Organizational IssuesOrganizational Issues

• Consortium agreement written by UdS and signed by all partners

• Progress report: end of 2007– Each partner shall internally collect and report

all ist relevant activities per WP incl. Relevant meetings, publications etc (in CVS)

– WP leaders edit the WP reports (in CVS)– Coordinator edits overall report and adds

financial and management report– Coordinator submits report to Agency

• Final report: June 2008

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Reporting ProcedureReporting Procedure

• need to keep track of activities for each month internally

• submit activity reports in svn (UdS provides pattern)

• procedure: – each partner puts its activities into WP– each WP leader puts this together – coordinator adds things and submits – quarterly reports in addition to main progress

reports

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Content of ReportsContent of Reports

• Each partner writes a text, describing the activities• No keywords, full sentences• Structured w.r.t. Work Packages• Submit in the svn repository• Reports are assembled from this descriptions

Sample Report: University of Saarland (UdS)

WP2. Content Reuse and enlargment.UdS has encoded 20 new interactive exercises for the concept of derivative. Exercises are reusable for several learning contexts. WP6. Management. UdS has organized the Kick-off meeting of the project at 29.01. Also, UdS participated in organizazion of 3 day authoring workshop aimed to teach authors to produce content for the ActiveMath system.

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Reporting ProcedureReporting Procedure

Partner Report

Partner Report

Partner Report

SVN

WP1, W

P2

WP1, WP3

WP2, WP3 WP2

WP1

WP

3

WP1 Leader

WP2 Leader

WP3 Leader

Coordinator

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ConclusionConclusion

• weitere Möglichkeiten:– neue Inhalte, weitere Zielgruppen, Berufsausbildung – Kompetenzen als Ziele, Binnendiffernzierung– Lehrertool…

• nationale adaptive Brückenkurse