Presentation of the project Rete@ccessibile at CSUN 2012 .. Maura Striano, Corinna Freda, Stefania Fiorentino

1. Teaching and Learning Together
for Each and for Everyone
Maura Striano, Corinna Freda, Stefania
Fiorentino
University of Naples Federico II
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2. The Project
• The research project “Teaching-Learning –
together and for each and everyone in order to
carry out a life plan” is funded by the Italian
Ministry of Instruction, University and
Research within the program FIRB (Funds for
basic research).
• The project involves five Italian University and
a Foundation.
www.firbreteaccessibile.it
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3. Research unit 1 and National Coordinator - Università
degli Studi di Roma "FORO ITALICO" (coordinator
The Research Units Prof. Lucia de Anna)
Research unit 2 –Università degli Studi di Bologna
"ALMA MATER STUDIORUM" (coordinators Prof.
Roberta Caldin (from January 2011; Prof. Andrea
Canevaro from June 2009 till December 2010 and still
co-working on the research project)
Research Unit 3 - Università degli Studi ROMA Tre
(coordinator Prof. Roberto Maragliano)
Research Unit 4 - Università degli Studi di Trento
(coordinator Professoressa Patrizia Ghislandi)
Research Unit 5 - Università degli Studi di Napoli
"Federico II" (coordinator Prof. Maura Striano
Research Unit 6 - Polo Tecnologico, Fondazione Don
Carlo Gnocchi Onlus ( Coordinator Eng. Dr. Renzo
Andrich).
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4. Aims and Objectives
• The projects aims at testing the possibilities to create learning and
socialization integrated environments, where competences and needs
converge, within an integration process and an inclusive vision.
• Each scientific unit cooperates to the whole execution of the project and is
supported by experts of Italian and foreign universities. The project is
supported by different research networks involving foreign universities(i.e:
Unica network, Ortelius, Fedora project, Handinet network, OCDE
projects..).
• The main objective is the creation of an inclusive learning context
connecting informal, non formal and formal learning experiences and
developing a meeting ‘place’ where individuals with different abilities are
able to exchange knowledge and experiences.
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5. The Scientific Objectives
• to advance technological research in order to promote
an accessible learning;
• to establish a connection among technology, special
pedagogy and e-learning;
• to monitor educational practices, adopting solutions
and educational roles which correspond to the
characteristics of flexibility, co-construction, openness,
reticularity peculiar to web environments developed
according to the evolution of the web 2.0
•
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6. Scientific Objectives
• to create the conditions for the socialization and learning in a
perspective of self-expression;
• to let people “live” learning environments, soliciting activities
which encounter needs and expectations of the involved
ones, promoting creative potentialities also through ludic
doings;
• to involve individuals in the creation of their learning
environments on the basis of a collaboration/ exchange logic;
• to identify cognitive, emotional and relational profiles so that
it will be possible to find out the characteristics concerning
learning styles, ways of communication and expression,
cognitive needs, by focussing on the individual stories of
learning.
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7. The Focus
• The project research group is focusing on the
educational potentialities of web technology,
meant as an environment for
intercommunication, encounter and collaboration
and as a resource for sharing experiences.
• In detail, the project is focused on the creation of
an inclusive learning context as a meeting ‘place’
where people with different abilities are able to
exchange knowledge and learning so that both
people and the environments are made more
competent.
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8. The Context
The work is carried out in a web environment
2.0 in order to eliminate spatial, temporal and
personal constraints and hindrance, so that:
• both spaces and group and individual ways of
experience can be widened and re-articulated;
• imagination, emotional sphere and creative
construction receive a real recognition;
• the value of person in his/her wholeness is
fully recognized.
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9. The Activities
The research activities of the different units are
strictly correlated and have involved.
Testing in Web 2.0 enviroments with students of the
universities participating (in particular Bologna,
Rome Tre, IUSM, Federico II of Naples).
Specific case studies with an intense attention to
specialized tutoring actions in order to
experiment the use of supportive devices and
dedicated educational software (by involving the
Erickson Centre, Asphi and the Ausiloteca).
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10. The Environment
Multi space environment on an Open Source
Platform (Moodle) containing different spaces for
learning and socialization:
a) Research area (sharing of research materials,
meetings, news).
b) Tutor training and professional development
area (case studies,learning materials, forum,
self-assessment, supported by Eutopia).
c) Students’ area ( collaborative learning,
individual learning and self-directed learning
pathways.
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11. The Student’s area
a) common entrance area, a sort of virtual “hall”
for the students of all the universities involved in
the project as well as to the students of the
universities collaborating with the project.
b) an area specifically dedicated to university
courses, each of which has a dedicated virtual
classroom, the students have access to all the
courses.
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12. The Hall
• Help desk
Here students are provided with general and technical support.
• Square
Here students can meet each other discuss in a forum, view and
comment scenes from a selection of movies, chat, discuss in
forums, work in study circles.
• Self reflection
Here students can reflect on their own characteristics and
potentialities and identify their own learning profile, make a
preliminary assessment of competencies, reconstruct their personal
educational pathway focusing on the most significant moments,
places and spaces, chat, construct and discuss a conceptual map
focused on inclusion in order to participate to the construction of a
more inclusive university culture;
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13. The Courses
• University courses in pedagogical and
psychological studies (research units)
Each is provided with an accessible virtual
classrom involving multiple learning activities
and materials.
• University courses in other studies
• Teacher training
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14. The Support Resources and Tools
• The project has required a constant monitoring
of the quality of learning processes within
University context taking into account all their
aspects and dimensions, with a particular focus
on the “learning to learn” abilities.
• Specialized tutors to support students have been
trained-in-situation in order to acquire and
develop in presence and on line tutoring
competences.
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15. The Outcomes
• More personal involvement in learning activities and tasks
• Development of a self reflective attitude
• Enhancement of interaction and participation
• Essential role of the tutors but also of peer tutoring.
• Contribute of the students providing experiences and
suggestions to implement the learning enviroment (skype
study meetings, facebook ).
The outcomes of the project will be used to evaluate and
broaden the opportunities offered by Italian university
system (in terms of learning, inclusion, participation).
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16. Thank you for your
attention
For further information visit the websites
www.firbreteaccessibile.it
www.sinapsi.unina.it
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