Application form 2008: Lifelong Learning Programme Sub-programmes
– Multilateral Projects, Networks, Accompanying measures –
Deadline 31/03/2008
Section 1: Identification data for this application
For official use only Reference number :
Acronym[limit 10 characters] / AVALON / Start date and duration / Start date: 01/11/2008
o12 Months þ24 months o36 Months
Title[limit 50 characters] / Access to Virtual and Action Learning live ONline
Language used to complete the form / English / For communication with the Agency
Only 1 choice possible / oDE þEN oFR
This is an application for funding under the following LLP Action(Select one only) :
TRANSVERSAL PROGRAMME Deadline: 31/03/2008 / þ
Key Activity 3: ICT / Multilateral project / þ
Network
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AVALON – Key Activity 3 ICT – Multilateral Project
Please identify the Sub-programme areas covered by this proposal / COMENIUS (school education)ERASMUS (higher education) / þ
LEONARDO DA VINCI (vocational education and training) / þ
GRUNDTVIG (adult education) / þ
Contents
Section 1: Identification data for this application 1
Section 2: Participating Organisations 3
Applicant Organisation 7
Section 3: Summary of the proposed project 26
Summary 26
Budget summary 26
Profile of Consortium 27
Associated projects 27
Section 4: Detailed Description of the proposed project 28
Why does the consortium wish to undertake this project? 28
Aims and objectives 28
What will this project produce? 29
What is the approach adopted by the consortium to develop the work of this proposed project? 29
Impact and Sustainability: 30
Who will produce these outputs? 31
Section 5 : Workplan and workpackages 32
Section 6: Justification of the project in terms of quality and relevance to the Call 66
Part 1 - Lifelong Learning Objectives and Priorities addressed 66
Part 2: Justification of the proposal according to the Award Criteria 70
Section 2: Participating Organisations
Summary table of partnersPartner number / Country / Legal name / Type
P1 Applicant Organisation / UK / University of Manchester / EDU-UNIV
P2 / AT / University of Vienna / EDU-UNIV
P3 / AT / Verein Grenzenlos – Interkultureller Austausch / NFP-NGO
P4 / AT / Verein Offenes Lernen – Sektion ‘TALKADEMY’ / NFP-NGO
P5 / DE / International Certificate Conference e.V. / NFP-NGO
P6 / DE / LANCELOT School GmbH / EDU-VET
P7 / ES / The British Council / EDU-OTH
P8 / IT / University of Pisa / EDU-UNIV
P9 / NO / Molde University College / EDU-UNIV
P10 / SE / Mid Sweden University / EDU-UNIV
Associated partners
Please complete the table below, providing details of organisations that are not formally part of the consortium, but who will be contributing to the work of the consortium.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisationCZ / Západočeská univerzita
Univerzitní 8
306 14 Plzeň
Česká republika / EDU-UNIV
Brief description of the role in the project
In the project the University of West Bohemia will disseminate the project results in the Czech Republic.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisation
SE / SEED – Swedish English Educational Database for tertiary education
http://dooku.miun.se/mats.deutschmann/seed.htm
Philip Shaw
Stockholm University
106 91 Stockholm
Sweden / ASC-RESEUI and
ASC-STD
Brief description of the role in the project
SEED is a national project aiming at promoting sharing materials and data to promote learning, teaching and research in the subject of English. SEED will help with valorisation of the project.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisation
SE / HUMlab
http://www.humlab.umu.se/humlabinenglish
Umeå University
90187 Umeå
Sweden / EDU-UNIV
Brief description of the role in the project
In the project HUMlab at the University of Umeå will be helping with valorisation of the project in Sweden. HUMlab is a meeting place for the humanities and technology and has frequent workshops and seminars.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisation
DE / University of Tübingen
Prof. Dr. Kurt Kohn
Applied English Linguistics
Wilhelmstr. 7
72074 Tübingen
www.ael.uni-tuebingen.de / EDU - UNIV
Brief description of the role in the project
The Applied English Linguistics group cooperates with the Steinbeis Transfer Centre to offer a blended e-learning solution and are keen to develop their electronic portfolio for possible exploitation.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisation
IT / University of Siena
Centro Linguistico di Ateneo
Piazza San Francesco, 7
53100 Siena
Italy (IT)
http://www.unisi.it/servizi/cla/
http://moodle.lett.unisi.it/
/ EDU - UNIV
Brief description of the role in the project
The University of Siena Language Centre will disseminate and promote the AVALON project results.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisation
DE / Universität Kassel
FB 2 - Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften
Institut für Anglistik/Amerikanistik
Fremdsprachenlehr- und -lernforschung & Interkulturelle Kommunikation
Georg-Forster-Str. 3
34109 Kassel
http://www.uni-kassel.de/flul / EDU-UNIV
Brief description of the role in the project
The University of Kassel will disseminate and promote the AVALON project results.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisation
UK / IH World Organisation Ltd
Unity Wharf
13 Mill St
London SE1 2BH
United Kingdom / ENT-LARGE
Brief description of the role in the project
IH is testing partner of the AVALON training, contributes TEFL training know-how and intends to exploit the results in its 148 schools in 50 countries.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisation
UK / Cambridge University Press / ENT-PBL
Brief description of the role in the project
As with any major ELT publisher CUP are interested in developments in language learning and are keen to develop their electronic portfolio.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisation
UK / Learning Technologies Special Interest Group of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language / NFP-ASC
Brief description of the role in the project
The LTSIG (many members in the European Union) has a particular interest in the uses of technologies in language learning, but disseminates its activities to the broader language teaching community.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisation
DE / MONDIALE-Testsing systems
Kiesstrasse 65 A
64283 Darmstadt
www.mondiale-testsysteme.com / ENT-OTH
Brief description of the role in the project
Mondiale-Testsysteme is an international online language test provider and is eager to exploit the results of the project to further the development of leading-edge testing environments.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisation
UK, DE, BE and others / IBM – Virtual Universe Community / NFP - ASC
Brief description of the role in the project
The IBM Virtual Universe Community consists of approx. 6,000 IBM employees involved in the development of 3D environments and their role will be consultative and informative in the inWorld.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisation
UK / languagelab.com
46 Manchester Street
London W1U 7LS
www.languagelab.com / ENT - SME
Brief description of the role in the project
Language labs is one of the first language schools which started into Second Life in June 2004 and currently have hundreds of students and 18 language trainers working in the in-World.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisation
NL / myngle.com
Wibaustraat 129
1091 GL Amsterdam
The Netherlands / ENT-SME
Brief description of the role in the project
Europe’s largest live online language learning market place offering hundreds of courses and listing thousands of students looking for live online lessons. Myngle is greatly interested in exploiting the results.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisation
DE / European Telecoaching Institute
Stühlinger Str. 21
79106 Freiburg i.Br.
www.telecoaching.org / NFP-NGO
Brief description of the role in the project
The ETI is an international professional network for promoting, implementing and disseminating innovative learning concepts throughout Europe and members exploit the technical expertise in the industry.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisation
DE / SKYLIGHT GmbH
Hansaring 61
50670 Cologne / CONS-CNST
Brief description of the role in the project
SKYLIGHT is a consulting company specialising in communication strategies in medium to large enterprises. It facilitates discussions on learning innovation and teaching quality standards in the language learning industry.
Country / Organisation name / Type of organisation
DE / Tunnicliff and Kollegen Gbr
Magdeburger Strasse 19
043155 Leipzig
www.Trans-lingo.com / EDU - SME
Brief description of the role in the project
Trans-lingo is a language school in Leipzig and servicing mainly corporate clients. Its role in AVALON will be exploitation.
Partner number
Applicant Organisation
/ P1Registered address and type of organisation
Full legal name / University of Manchester
Short name / acronym / UoM
Registered Address / Oxford Road / Street number
Postcode / M13 9PL / City / Manchester / Country / UK
Legal Status / o For profit þ Not for profit
Contact details of the Legal Representative of the Applicant Organisation (this person must sign the declaration of honour and attach it to the application. In the event of a successful application, this person will also sign the Grant Agreement on behalf of the Consortium).
Title / Professor / First name / Alistair
Family name / Ulph / þ Male o Female
Department / Faculty of Humanities
Position / Vice-President, Head and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
Address / Devonshire House G9, Oxford Road / Street number
Postcode / M13 9PL / City / Manchester
Country / UK / Region / UKD3
Telephone 1 / ++ 44 161 306 1111 / Telephone 2 / ++ /
Mobile / ++ / / Fax / ++ /
Contact Email / / website / http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/
Contact person When the Applicant Organisation is also the Coordinating Organisation, these must be the details of the Coordinator
Title / Dr / First name / Gary
Family name / Motteram / þ Male o Female
Department / School of Education
Position / Senior Lecturer in Education
Address / Ellen Wilkinson Building, Oxford Road / Street number
Postcode / M13 9PL / City / UK
Country / Region / UKD3
Telephone 1 / ++ 44 161 881 5905 / Telephone 2 / ++ /
Mobile / ++ / / Fax / ++ 44 161 275 3480
Contact Email / / website / www.education.manchester.ac.uk
edtechandtesol.info
To be completed by each organisation involved in the consortium / network including Applicant and Coordinating Organisations
Type of organisation / EDU-UNIV
General description of the organisation: [Limit: 1000 characters] scope of work, areas of specific expertise and competence in relation to the project / network proposed
The Language Teacher Education (LTE) group within the School of Education has been a highly successful deliverer of teaching education in the language field since the 1960s. In the 1980s and 1990s it took its face-to-face courses and initially converted them into a second generation distance teaching operation, but by 1996 LTE was pioneering the move of the degrees online. It now offers two Masters degrees by e-learning, one which specialises particularly in the area of educational technology and TESOL. Because of the team’s interests in educational technology, the delivery of the degree has kept pace with the changing tools used in distance education and a good proportion of our research is targeted at these areas. In the 1980s we used MUDs/MOOs, now we are exploring 3D worlds. Other relevant areas of research in the group include teacher education and intercultural practice. In recent years we have been successful in winning project work in distance education and have gained considerable experience of international project management, particularly in the areas of e-learning.
Role of the participant organisation in the proposed project / network [Limit: 1000 characters]
This organisation will take a number of important and key roles in this project: co-ordination and management; the development and trialling of the trainer course and the management of dissemination and valorisation. The LTE group will take an active management approach to the maintenance and development of the project community; collecting and analysing documents and data on a regular basis and communicating proactively with all the teams both individually and in groups. It will make use of these data both to manage the project as well as to disseminate progress to the wider world.
The team has considerable experience of the development of online courseware and will utilise this in the creation of the teacher training course as well as the management of the pilot process. Through its central involvement in all of the stages of the project it will act as an effective mediator between the other members of the team.
Because of our long established engagement with the language teacher education field we will be able to bring the external community effectively into the ongoing project work.
Skills and expertise of key staff involved in the project / network
Name
Limit 50 characters / Summary of relevant skills and experience Limit 750 characters per person
Gary Motteram / Gary Motteram has a long track record in the field of computer assisted language learning. He has also been a long time member of the Learning Technologies Special Interest Group of IATEFL (ltsig.org.uk) and seen through its transition from the early days of CALL to its current world of internet-assisted learning, he has worked in a number of different roles to run courses and develop this group. He set up and still runs an MA in Educational Technology and TESOL (www.education.manchester.ac.uk) and conducts research into the field of internet assisted teacher education (edtechandtesol.info). In recent years he has also been instrumental in winning international projects and managing them for the University (www.echinauk.org).
Diane Slaouti / Diane Slaouti has been a lecturer in the School of Education, University of Manchester since 1996. Prior to this she worked as a second language teacher of French and German in the UK, and then of English in international contexts. Her current work is with teachers undertaking Masters and doctoral study in educational technology and English language teaching either onsite or by distance learning. This work foregrounds the teacher, in terms of how technology impacts on practice, and the teacher educator, exploring specifically how e-learning facilitates professional development. She has developed online teacher education courses within the Masters provision for 12 years. She has also supported the professional development of primary, secondary and higher education teachers through various local training courses and through mentoring classroom research projects.