02nd September 2004

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CETIS EventEducational Content SIG

• ITALES Project Overview
• by
• Gerard Queen
• LT Scotland

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• ITALES (IST-2000-26356)
• Innovative
• Teaching And Learning
• Environments
• for
• Schools

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Project Context

• 3 year Research and Technological Development
  project partly funded by the European Commission
• Information Society Technologies (IST) Programme
• Broad thematic area Multimedia Content and
  Tools
• Specific thematic area School of Tomorrow
• Project started 01-Jul-01
• Project ended 30-Jun-04

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Project Consortium

• Learning and Teaching Scotland
• EPTRON S.A.
• Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche - Istituto
  Tecnologie Didattiche
• DIDAEL S.P.A. Web Knowledge Company
• Center for Futurism in Education Ben Gurion
  University of the Negev
• Limburgs Universitair Centrum Expertise Centrum
  Digitale Media
• Viceconsejería De Educación Del Principado De
  Asturias Centro Del Profesorado Y De Recursos
  Del Nalón Caudal

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LT Scotland Team

• Gerard Queen
• Project Manager
• Graham Wilson
• Senior Developer
• Lesley Duff
• Senior Developer
• Mohammed Asif
• Skills Developer and Pedagogic Advisor

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ITALES Tools
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Where are we right now?

• Project finished end of Jun-04
• Considered to be successful by all stakeholders
  (EC, pilot users in Scotland, Spain and Italy )
• Currently exploring future exploitation scenarios
  ITALES Mark 2 (depends on funding
  opportunities!)
• ITALES Mark 1 focus was on
• proving workability under small scale pilot
  conditions
• ITALES Mark 2 focus will be on
• Improving existing functionality, scalability,
  robustness
• Developing new client tools (learning design?)
• Trying out ITALES as a dedicated demonstrator
  involving considerably more users