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1. Youth Meeting Youth The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

2. Youth Meeting YouthA collaborative e-learning pilot project between schools in Denmark, Kenya and Zambia. 2002 - 2004 Kirsten M. Anttila & Mogens Eriksen The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

3. Youth Meeting YouthWhy a collaboration between Europe and Africa? Why not? Denmark • The objectives of the law to implement the international dimension in education • Knowledge about African countries in education generally based on information from traditional sources, but Internet makes it possible to work directly and on equal terms with African schools. • European, national and local interest in using ICT in education Africa • Equal interest in being part of the ICT development • Wish for educating the coming generations The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

4. Youth Meeting Youth Objectives • Create a human and technical platform for a direct collaboration between schools in the participating countries • Enhance teaching and learning by integrating the use of e-mail, Internet and TV. • Promote exchange of ideas and experiences about European and African conditions and thus form a basis for intercultural understanding The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

5. ECOLE NL ES Spin offs N IT DE PT EE SK DK CZ SLO BE SE TRANSPRO SCO PROMISE Youth meeting Youth EUN The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

6. KOEE / Kenya The Danish Outdoor Council Centre for Higher Education Copenhagen & North Zealand / ESP-DK Youth meeting Youth The Danish Association for International Co-operation Kulturkommunikation Danish Teachers’ County Ressource Centres ZOGEE / Zambia JEL-kommunikation The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

7. Youth Meeting YouthA collaborative e-learning pilot project between schools in Denmark, Kenya and Zambia. 2002 - 2004 Financed by the Danish Ministry of foreign affairs - DANIDA The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

8. Youth meeting Youth The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

9. Youth Meeting YouthProcess Grants from the Danish Foreign Ministry Danida for 2002 and 2003 (2001) • 2001 An introductory seminar • 2001 A fact finding mission to Kenya and Zambia • 2002 Selection of lower and upper secondary schools in all three countries – private as public • 2002 A teachers’ seminar in Denmark • 2002 ICT In-service courses in Zambia and Kenya conducted by the local coordinators • 2002 – 2003 Development of the Virtual House • 2002 – 2003 Installation of lap tops at the African schools • 2003 Access to the Fronter platform for all involved The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

10. Youth Meeting Youth Do the curricula in the African schools in the pilot project give room for both cross curricular activities and implementation of ICT? The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

11. Youth Meeting Youth Zambia Cross curricula activities ‘Certain areas of learning do not appear in the curriculum as regular subjects but are rather linked and embedded in all subjects. They are a vital component of the life of the school. These areas are as important to knowledge and life as are the regular subjects.’ Zambia: The Basic School Curriculum Framework The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

12. Youth Meeting YouthCurriculum Cross Cutting Themes • Basic Health • Environment • Living together • Human rights • Citizenship • Democracy • Making a living Zambia: The Basic School Curriculum Framework The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

13. Virtual House General information Ad hoc chat room Students’ room Teachers’ room Zambia Kenya Tanzania Denmark Others Co-ordinators’ room Materials and methods Language Environment Science The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

14. Youth Meeting Youth Relevant questions about ICT • Hardware • ICT skills • Support from colleagues or headmasters • Maintenance • Climatic problems (heat – rain) The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

15. Youth Meeting Youth Barriers Africa: • Technical barriers: number of students per class and per PCs - telephone lines - electricity – security • Traditions: oral tradition Africa and Denmark: holidays and exam periods staggered Denmark • Impatience • Understanding that things take time • Involve students too early before contact is established The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

16. Youth Meeting Youth What has been accomplished? • First student letters exchanged • Visits from Africa • Student and teacher exchanges The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

17. Youth Meeting Youth Wishes • During 2003 and onwards involve collaboration between countries in Europe, Africa and Asia • Develop more educational material within various topics together with colleagues in the countries involved • Sponsors • That EU financial support could be expanded to involve developing countries as well The ESP/ECOLE Conference 2003 Kirsten M. Anttila - Mogens Eriksen

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