CHIRON: New Media Knowledge Village for Innovative e-Learning Solutions

Contract Information

Programme:	EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Programme Acronym:	LEONARDO DA VINCI
Contract Type:	NO CONTRACT TYPE
Start Date:	2004-10-01
End Date:	2006-09-30
Contract No:	N/A
Role for TUC/MUSIC:	Contractor
Funding for TUC/MUSIC:	60924.0 Euros
Principal Investigator for TUC/MUSIC:	Stavros Christodoulakis

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Project Description

The aim of the CHIRON project is to develop reference material presenting and analysing research outcomes, experiments and best practice solutions for new forms of e-learning, based on integration of broadband web-, digital TV- and mobile technologies for ubiquitous applications in the sector of non-formal and informal life-long learning. The ubiquitous learning activities deal with materialization of personalised life-long learning on-demand for all, anywhere, anytime. They require new organisational structures and relations between learning at educational institutions, in workplace, at home, at social venues, on the move etc. Ubiquitous learning /u-learning/ as a concept may potentially be viewed as a ‘next-generation’ e-learning. U-learning gives new opportunities for non-formal and informal vocational training of different users groups due to: richer access to vocational training facilities anywhere, anytime, in accordance with increasing occupational and geographical mobility of European citizens; further development of tendency to ensure personalised training on demand; improvement of Internet-based structures for vocational e-training, facilitating also the combinations of formal and non-formal learning to serve the rapidly changing competence needs in the Knowledge society.
The aim and results of the CHIRON project will be achieved by realisation of the following specific objectives:

• Development of knowledge through surveys and analyses in the following areas: Specific learning needs of the main groups of potential users in non-formal and informal ubiquitous learning; Learning methodologies, adequate for ubiquitous computing solutions; Technologies and tools for ubiquitous learning; Ubiquitous web, interactive TV and mobile applications for e-learning.
• Development of analysis and observation tools: Application of methods for analysis and prognosis - SWAT-analysis, foresight methods; Investigation and experimenting with tools for data observation and analysis, including knowledge technologies approaches; Investigation of benchmarks, indicators and evaluation models of u-Learning effectiveness and identification of best practice.
• Development of information exchange: Discussion and dissemination of the produced surveys and analyses on open project workshops; Dissemination through the project website and direct communication by mail, meetings, promotional materials and campaigns; Development of virtual forum for exchange of information, experience and good practice. Exploitation of results as an aid to decision-making by distribution and implementation of the produced surveys, analyses and extended summaries through network structures, including VET stakeholders and decision-makers.

Project Publications

(1) The Design and Implementation of the Knowledge Pool in the CHIRON Project

Publication Authors: Moumoutzis N., Kontogiannis P., Christodoulakis S.
Publication Info: In the Proceedings of the Joint KNOSOS - CHIRON Open Workshop: "e-Learning Solutions - On the Way to Ubiquitous Applications", 26 - 27 May 2005, Sandanski, Bulgaria, ISBN 954-91700-1-2 (pp. 81-91). 2005
Publication Type: Book Chapters

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	FMSH FONDATION MAISON DES SCIENCES DE L'HOMME	FR
	COREP CONSORZIO PER LA RICERCA E L'EDUCAZIONE PERMANENTE, TORINO	ΙΤ
	MTA-SZTAKI Hungarian Academy of Sciences	HU
	EDUWEB Eduweb Multimedia technology and Distance Learning CCo	HU
	EDEN EUROPEAN DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING NETWORK	UK
	IMI INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS AND INFORMATICS - BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES	BG
	SU Stockholm University	SE
	MSC Multimedia Systems Center S.A	EL
	ASDIS ASDIS	BG