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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
In Source: Melis & GoguadzeKickoff 2007
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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Month
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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