DIALE administration items

Coordinator Sanna Ruhalahti

Characteristics of transnational project teams

People in the project

Different management systems

Different projects cultures

Different situations

Different organisations

Different need and expectations

Different cultures

Different nationalities

Different personalities

Shared ownershipCommon aimsAgreements and rulesCollaborationReflectionLearning process

You cant choose your

partners

Only few meetings a year

Intensive, long

meetings

Extra work?

DIALE - Expected results

• Web service of dialogical competence• Method cards of dialogical competence• Training program for the development

of dialogical competence• DIALE Wiki• Other dissemination materials

Workpages and phases in the timeline

Communication channels in the DIALE

• Social media will be as a tool of development work as well as processing and coordinating– WIKI– Webex– Skype– Emails ( tendency toward WIKI)

– and

Social Media in DIALE-project

• Wiki - Development work and project coordination, networking + open information channel

• Youtube – short video clips

• Slideshare?• Flickr?• Facebook ?• Newsletter ?

Pros and Cons aspects – ” always under development”

• Explicit• No outdated documents• Enables process workingprocess working• Enables networking• Easy to correct mistakes• Documentation and

visibility of process• Anyone can operate and

collaborate• No needs for EXTRA

project intranets

• Change in personal working methods

• Takes own learning time

• IT orientated• Enduring

incompleteness • Challenges in

structuring information

Evaluation• The internal evaluation is based on Kirkpatrick’s (1998)

four-level model which assesses the development of dialogical skills and knowledge as a process.

• The evaluation is a process in which every level is based on the results of the previous level.

• The levels of reaction and learning assess the results of training and education. The effectiveness is assessed by the change in present activities (transfer) and results.

– Levels are 1) reaction 2) learning 3) behavior and 4) results (effects)Levels are 1) reaction 2) learning 3) behavior and 4) results (effects)

The circle methods of development

Dissemination activities• Different ways:

– The press, especially specialist publications that are concerned with the subject matter of the project

– Newsletters – Flyers and brochures– Internet – using the project website and actively searching for

links to associated sites– Exhibitions and displays– Seminars and conferences

NOTE!! NOTE!! remember to keep a record from all activities and list remember to keep a record from all activities and list them them

to the DIALE WIKI immediatelyto the DIALE WIKI immediately

Dissemination – some points

• Roles of associated partners• Strengthing link to vocational

education (focusing)

• Update activities directly to the WIKI Update activities directly to the WIKI -> always ”online”-> always ”online”

Financial reporting

• Time tables:– period 1.10.2010 – 31.03.2011, -> 10.05.2011– period 1.04.2011 – 30.09.2011, -> 10.11.2011 Interim report10.11.2011 Interim report– period 1.10.2011 – 31.03.2012, -> 10.05.2012– period 1.04.2012 – 30.09.2012, -> 10.11.2012

• The balance will be paid accordingThe balance will be paid according to invoiced, duly reported and actual expenditures

• Delivery address: HAMK University of Applied Sciences, Päivi Oksanen, P.O Box 230, 13101 Hämeenlinna, Finland

• Send financial report also by e-mail, paivi.oksanen@hamk.fi• NOTE: do not send copies of invoices by e-mail

Interim report

• NA monitoring before deadline• Processing in the wiki

Next steps

• Dissemination activies• Familiarise yourself with 2 dialogue

articles • Evaluation process starts 01/2011• II webinar • II meeting in Netherland 04/2011

Thank you for your attention Muchas graciasΕυχαριστούμε

Dank uKiitos