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Annual Report October 2013

The International Network of Innovators in Education (INIE) (http://www.inie.eu) is a student and alumni network for early- and mid-career researchers and practitioners in the field of education. We support cross-disciplinary, international cooperation in order to develop new understandings and practices that focus on the advancement of education within the knowledge society, with an orientation towards modern and innovative approaches, methods and practices as the foundation of the network.

HistoryINIE was established as an Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (EMA) network on Education under the REALISE IT initiative. It is supported primarily by the DG Education and Culture of the European Commission through EMA and crowdfunding campaigns.The network officially started its activities in 2012 at the REALISE IT 2 event in Delft, Netherlands with 6 members.Its official kick-off was in June 2013 during its First Annual Conference: Extending Boundaries in Lisbon, Portugal, which lasted two days and attracted 45 participants.The network currently has more than 100 members from 37 countries and it is developing two international projects that will have an impact on more than 2,000 students.

VisionTo become one of the premier international networks in the field of Education; by building a community of practice and being a reference point for innovation in education through the development of capacity building strategies and the design of sustainable learning. MissionTo substantially contribute to the field of education through capacity development and sustainable learning all around the world.

PrinciplesPeople centered: People at the heart of what we do. We have a user experience (UX), design based approach to solve educational challenges. Multicultural: We are an international community and we respect and promote the diversity of cultures.Sustainable: Our projects and initiatives should be viable in the long term and encourage the involvement of local experts and communities.Scalable: All our projects are replicable and can be adapted to different contexts and audiences.

General ObjectivesEnhance the link between young researchers and practitioners of innovative education methodologies and approaches to teaching and learning. Provide our members a platform to share ideas, construct knowledge, and develop their skills through capacity building and sustainable learning. Develop innovative projects under the capacity building and sustainable learning strategic lines.

Specific Objectives

Organize conferences in which young and established innovators, researchers and practitioners meet and share their findings and experiences. Contribute to the development of capacities in Erasmus+ students and alumni by designing tailor-made e-learning courses.

Short Term Activities (2013-2014)Attracting more members from universities, companies or international organizations.Strengthening the links between our members by building a community of practice focused on innovation in education.Organizing INIE’s annual conference. Developing fundraising activities to ensure 10,000 euros annually, to cover conference expenses and to guarantee the long-term development of the network.

Strategic LinesCapacity Building:We develop face-to-face and online professional development events for EMA and OCEANS in order to foster leadership, multicultural, technical and emotional capabilities within members. These events make it possible for our members to share innovative ideas and projects in teaching and learning.

Sustainable Learning:Self-led initiatives for passionate people.We believe that Education is the key for the development of individuals within an increasingly globalized world. Therefore we want to leverage the abilities and expertise of our members to develop international projects that use innovative solutions in Education to create a better world.

Projects include an E-learning course on Multiculturalism, the Social Economy Project and publications and presentations from Innovative Project teams.

International Consultancy:In the long term, INIE members who have previously developed projects under the capacity building and sustainable learning lines will operate as an experienced group of international consultants.

Extending Boundaries Conference

In June 2013, the International Network for Innovators in Education (INIE) hosted a conference at the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa’s Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH) with approximately 45 attendees present between the two days.

The network’s launch followed our formal introduction to the EMA General Assembly and our welcome from FMH’s President, Dr Carlos Neto, EMA’s Outgoing President, Jean Carlos Pelicano, Dr. Georgi Dimitrov from the European Commission, and INIE’s Co-Chairs, Stephanie Raible and Marcela Chávez Ocampo.

The conference featured keynotes from esteemed professionals and academics within the field of education including Georgi Dimitrov (European Commission), Marjo Vesalainen (University of Helsinki), Alonso Cedeño (Estrategia en Línea), and Cristina Gouveia (YDreams). Fifteen others from the EMA and OCEANS communities spoke in the concurrent sessions, with topics spanning the four thematic areas:

1) Leadership, Policy and Management 2) Diversity, Equality and Social Justice 3) Technology, Media and Innovation4) Theory and Practice in Teaching and Learning

The conference also featured two panel sessions on education quality with speaker Aimee Haley of EMA’s Course Quality Advisory Board (C-QAB) and Women in Education with Professor Ana Lobo of Amonet and Roberta Gregoli and Elona Xhaferri of EMA Women, as well as two workshops led by Margaret Meredith and Catalina Quiroz Niño of York St. John University (Social Economy) and Marcela Chávez Ocampo and Norbert Sabic (e-Learning Course Development). Social activities included an historic trolley tour of Lisbon and a dinner overlooking the city.

Other projects

WebsiteINIE website is our main communication channel to our members. This year, it had more than 3550 visits from 114 countries.

Social MediaFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/inieconferenceTwitter:https://twitter.com/INIEConferenceLinkedIn group:http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=3975225&trk=anet_ug_hmFundRZ:https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/4Q20d

INIE TeamsPresident:

Marcela Chávez OcampoVice President:

Stephanie RaibleDirector of the Annual Conference:

Norbert SabicResponsible for all aspects of our annual conference development and managing a team of members pre-conference and on-site during the conference. Responsible for helping to establish an annual theme and selection of abstracts. Also manage all conference logistics.

Director of Quality Monitoring: Abebaw Yirga

Responsible for developing post-event surveys, interest surveys and reports for EMA/OCEANS/REALISE IT. In charge of advising INIE Board on collected feedback and suggesting future improvements and network directions.Will oversee all innovative project groups.

Director of Internal and External Communications:Lex Tan Yih Liang

Responsible for social media, website, written communications, member communications, INIE branding and identity and also responsible for partnerships, cooperation agreements, and INIE representation. Promotional announcements of our members (e.g. awards, publications, presentations).

Director of Capacity BuildingResponsible for the development and/or oversight of professional development (PD) activities for the network (e.g. webinars, training sessions, PD activities within the conference); serves as the primary PD liaison to EMA’s PD team.

Director of FinanceResponsible for all facets of budget management and the oversight and promotion of network-wide fundraising activities.

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