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When: Mon 28 May 2018 13:00 – 14:00 Athens
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* Katerina Tsinari- creator
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Dear partners,
I hope you all had a nice travel back home!
Please find below the link for the evaluation survey of the Berlin meeting,
as part of our quality assessment activities:
è https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DHKQD6D
As for the previous surveys, please provide only one response per
organisation.
I would like to thank again Max and all the FSFE staff for taking care of
the organisation and for being such a positive and nice host :)
And thanks to everyone for your active and fruitful participation!
Wish you a good start of the week!
Best,
Francesco
Dear participants at the Berlin meeting,
I hope all of you arrived well in Berlin. For your information, I'd like
to share some details and last-minute changes before tomorrow's meeting.
- We will meet from 08:30 and start at 09:00. To get to the meeting
room, follow the Mozilla signs and following instructions:
"To access the building use the driveway to the courtyard of
Schlesische Strasse 27 and go straight until the end of the area. Then
enter Haus 3 entrance C on the lefthand side.
The building entrance door opens automatically. However, the next door
needs to be opened manually. Once you pass them, there are two
elevators on the righthand side." [^1]
You can take the stairs or elevator to the 3rd floor where you'll find
an open door. We are in the meeting room, actually the first room
you'll see. If you have troubles finding the place, please just call
me: +49 30 60 98 99 265
- I just noticed that due to constructions the U1 line is interrupted
between "Hallesches Tor" and "Schlesisches Tor", the latter being the
nearest subway station to the event location. There's a bus with the
same name to connect the two points but it will take longer obviously.
I recommend to check with a public transportation app or the official
website [^2] for alternative routes. It may also be worth to search
for a connection to "Taborstrasse" which is a bus stop but very near
to the location.
- For Lunch we'll go to Amar (Schlesische Str. 9). We'll go there
together so this is just FYI.
- For Dinner, we'll go to Schalander (Bänschstr. 91, 10247 Berlin).
There's another restaurant with the same name so please make sure you
navigate to the correct one.
All other logistics can be discussed tomorrow. I'm looking forward to
meet all of you!
Best,
Max
[^1]: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Berlin_Office#Getting_Here
[^2]: http://www.bvg.de/en/
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Dear all,
For our meeting in Berlin next week I have the slight feeling that not
all participants signed up in the list in Keybase (Meetings/2.
Berlin/Organisation of Meeting in Berlin.xlsx). Currently listed persons
are:
Katerina Tsinari
Francesco Agresta
Sachiko Muto
Brian Keegan
Björn Lundell
Jonas Gamalielsson
Max Mehl
We need a definite number and all names of the participants to book the
restaurants (Thu afternoon and evening) and create
the certificates of attendance.
Please also indicate whether you would be interested in having lunch in
the Mozilla HQ on Friday afternoon after the official agenda. I will
have to announce the number of participants very soon.
Thank you for your help. I'm looking forward to see many of you next
week :)
Best,
Max
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Hi Katerina,
I am just putting together our work plan with my colleague Brian Gillespie.
I remember Francesco saying that he would not need the full allocation of
time on Day 1 and that DIT might use some of this time.
If this is the case then I would propose that we move the DIT/ALL schedule
on Day 2 into Day 1 and push some of the Brainstorming session items back
to Day 2. This would allow us to discuss a proposed structure for the
E-Learning Platform with the group and then combine it with the
Brainstorming session.
If this was the case, Brian Gillespie could give a presentation on Day 1
after lunch (14:30 - 15:45 slot) covering the following:
- Methodologies and Technologies
- Current DIT online learning facilities
- Best Practices
Suggested/Proposed Teaching Structure
- Overview of FOSS
- How to conduct an audit of the business
- FOSS alternatives
- Tutorials/HowTo's (Migrate/Install/Use)
Then on the second day (11:00 - 12:00 slot) we could discuss the merits,
advantages/disadvantages of the proposal in a workshop format which would
allow us to discuss the design and content. This would also facilitate a
discussion relating to the following agenda items:
- Development of the Curriculum of the training course
- Development of the Assessment procedure for the recognition of competence
We are completely flexible on the timing and delivery of the agenda items.
Let me know what you think.
Regards,
B.
On 18 April 2018 at 15:30, Katerina Tsinari <tsinari(a)abe.gr> wrote:
> Hi Brian,
>
> of course.
> You will find it on the third page inside Day 2. Its about Output 2, which
> you are going to lead.
>
> 11:00 – 12:00
>
> *Output 2*
>
> · *Introduction*
>
> · *Development of the E-Learning Platform*
>
> · *Discussion on Design, Content, etc.*
>
> DIT/ALL
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Best,
> Katerina
>
> On 18 April 2018 at 17:01, Brian Keegan <brian.x.keegan(a)dit.ie> wrote:
>
>> Hi Katerina,
>>
>> Can you remind which time slot DIT is taking over for the updated
>> schedule so I can fill in the Agenda?
>>
>> B.
>>
>>
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Dear all,
Our next physical meeting on the 3rd and 4th of May in Berlin will take
place at
Mozilla Berlin
Schlesische Straße 27
10997 Berlin
Germany
I'm happy we will be located in the German headquarter of a well-known
FOSS producing and fostering organisation, and I think this will be a
great place for us to plan our next steps.
On Thursday we will start at 09:00 and have the room until ~18:00. On
Friday Katerina suggested to make 09:30 to 13:30.
We will have some large tables and enough seats, a large TV screen for
presentations and screen sharing, power sockets, a whiteboard, access to
a printer if required, and softdrinks/water/tea/coffee. For dinner I
will reserve a cosy place for us. For lunch on both days we can either
go out or join the Mozilla folks' catering for ~10€ per meal – please
note that I would need to know this at least 1 week before the event!
# Accommodation
We are located near "Schlesisches Tor" and I recommend to pick a hotel
next to the U1 subway line so you don't have to switch lanes to reach
the venue. Here are some suggestions for hotels (50€-100€ per night)
without liability ;)
Motel One (Berlin Tiergarten)
Mercure Hotel (Berlin Zentrum)
acama Hotel & Hostel
Hotel Sachsenhof
Hotel Prens
Hotel Johann
A more pricey hotel near the venue:
Holiday Inn
Please use a hotel booking platform of your choice if you would like to
compare actual prices and ratings. Platforms with good coverage of
Berlin are Booking.com or HRS.
# Travel
By train: From "Berlin Hauptbahnhof" (main station) you can take the S5
to "Warschauer Straße" and switch to the U1 to "Schlesisches Tor". For
Berlin, I recommend to download the Free Software Android app
"Transportr" where you can select "BVG" as transport provider to
calculate your inner-city travels.
By plane: Berlin has two airports, Tegel (TXL) and Schönefeld (SXF).
Tegel is in the city centre so very well connected, while Schönefeld is
in the outskirts but served by low-cost airlines.
Is there anything else you would need to know right now? Please let me
know so I can inform everyone.
Best,
Max
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Dear partners,
as previously communicated, today is the deadline for collecting responses
from the survey. We will now proceed with the analysis of the data gathered,
that is going to be included as the Field Research section of our country
reports. For the sake of consistency, please structure the analysis
following the same topic arrangements of the survey:
- Demographics
- Level of knowledge and perception
- The use of FOSS in everyday business activity
- The obstacles (actual and perceived) to a migration to FOSS
- Learning programme
Lastly, draw your conclusions and wrap-up of findings in a last dedicated
paragraph.
As someone asked for them, I am writing here below again the username and
password to access the Limesurvey platform
(https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/admin/authentication/sa/login)
Username: katerina
Password: UrqITUORIfsT
To check your results, access the survey page and click on the Responses
tab, which is placed at the top of the page on the right side. Then, select
Responses and Statistics and click on the Statistics tab. Filter by your
country/language and you will get the results in the preferred file format.
Please remind that the deadline set for this activity is by Wednesday 25
April.
The analysis altogether is going to be our starting point for brainstorming
on the future training modules at the Berlin meeting.
Finally, to whom has not done it yet, please dont forget to fill in the 6th
month evaluation survey for the project at the following link:
è https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K3G3FVX
Consider me at your disposal for any further clarifications you may need.
Wish you all a nice weekend!
Best,
<http://www.dlearn.eu/> Descrizione: Descrizione: dlearn
Francesco Agresta
European Project Manager
European Digital Learning Network
Via Domenico Scarlatti, 30
20124 Milano
Mob. +39 3496027623
Email <mailto:francesco.agresta@dlearn.eu> francesco.agresta(a)dlearn.eu
<http://www.dlearn.eu/> www.dlearn.eu
Dear all,
Please find enclosed and in Keybase the first draft of the FOSS4SMEs
Dissemination Plan. I am looking forward to your feedback.
As written in the introduction, I am convinced that dissemination cannot
be planned by one individual or even one partner. Every organisation has
certain strengths and foci so the spread of our common results has to be
a joint activity. Therefore, please provide your input and ideas.
I would also like to kindly remind you to use every option available to
disseminate our project. This is a core element of any EU project.
Additionally, I'd like to use the chance to remind you of filling out
the attendance spreadsheet for the Berlin Meeting on 2 May. I attach the
current version of the document but would like to ask you to directly
edit the file in Keybase (Meetings/2. Berlin/). This will help me and us
planning the meeting. Thank you!
Best,
Max
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Dear partners,
I hope everything is fine with all of you!
As activity leader, and after an internal discussion with Katerina, I would
like to give you some updates and guidance on the current status of the O1,
with some further information on our next steps:
A. FIELD RESEARCH These are the results as I checked them earlier in
the limesurvey:
Descrizione: cid:image007.jpg@01D3C6BA.3D909AA0
i. In total, we currently have 142 records complete
(compliments to Germany and Greece for the excellent numbers!), which is not
a bad result considered that we were expected to have 120 (20x6).
Unfortunately, we still miss responses from some countries to reach the
individual threshold. We suggest to the partner to reach out individual
contacts to get the missing responses. This is the approach we will adopt
here in Italy starting from the next week, (since we are currently in the
Easter week and some offices might be closed until Tuesday 3/04), and that
worked out successfully for Greece. After this is done, the survey will be
closed and we will start to analyse our results, which are to be included in
the Field Research as the second part of our Country Reports.
ii. The interim check on the survey results is not going to be
conducted, as we thought that at this stage it would not be feasible.
iii. Since UK, Ireland and Sweden are supposed to be all
using the English version of the questionnaire, and given the absence of a
specific question on the country of origin of each respondent (which would
have allowed us to filter the results accordingly), we have come out with
the following solutions:
- UK / IE: reach 40 responses in total and then share the results;
- SW: even if we have not a Swedish translation of the survey, the
system categorises as Swedish the queries which start with the Swedish
language set. Then, when sending out the survey, the Swedish partner should
use this link ( <https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/174174?lang=sv>
https://survey.fsfe.org/index.php/174174?lang=sv) and inform their audience
to keep the Swedish language set.
After this is done, we as DLEARN will produce a single summary of the final
conclusions of all results together. This will be added to the single
report, which P1 will upload in the Mobility Tool for the Greek National
Agency.
In light of the above, the new and final deadlines for O1/A1 are the
following:
13/04 -> survey closed and responses collected
25/04 -> results analysed, field research complete, reports complete.
Although we are a bit behind schedule, we will try to catch up by focusing
on the closure of O1/A1 by April, trying then to win time by working
intensively on O1/A2 during the Berlin Meeting, where Dlearn will provide
some guidelines and background on the ECVET system, which is the reference
framework for the development of the FOSS-BU curriculum which we are going
to develop by the next June.
Given that the learning outcomes of the curriculum will be shaped in
accordance with the learners needs identified by the survey, it is of
utmost importance at this stage to finalise the survey and the reports on
time, so that no further delays occur. We plan to have discussions and
working sessions on O1/A2 at the Berlin meeting, similar to the ones in the
kick-off meeting, with the hope of getting mutual agreement on our next
steps and tangible results.
Lastly, please find at the link below the 6th month review we have put
together for the project evaluation:
è https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K3G3FVX
You are asked to provide your opinions on the project management and
implementation so far, while expressing your expectations, wishes and
concerns with relation to the next phases of the project.
Please take the survey by the next 13th of April, so we will be able to
share the results and discuss them at the Berlin meeting.
Thank you for reaching the end of this very long mail and for all the
effort you have put so far in the project!
Wish you all a nice Easter!
Best regards,
<http://www.dlearn.eu/> Descrizione: Descrizione: dlearn
Francesco Agresta
European Project Manager
European Digital Learning Network
Via Domenico Scarlatti, 30
20124 Milano
Mob. +39 3496027623
Email <mailto:francesco.agresta@dlearn.eu> francesco.agresta(a)dlearn.eu
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Dear partners,
as today we are closing the first part of our work on the desk and field
research (O1/A1), I would like to give you some guidance on the next steps
and some clarifications on this Activity.
Quoting from p.8 of the related Methodological Framework, "The tangible
deliverables of the research phase will be the country reports developed by
each partner, describing the results of the desk research (existing
curricula, training material, qualifications) and field research
(preliminary findings). The deadline for this delivery is by March 2018. "
1. DELIVERABLE O1/A1: To avoid any possible confusion on the matter,
please allow me to clarify once more that the only tangible deliverable for
O1/A1 are the 6 country reports, one per each partner. The final version of
the country reports will include both results of the DESK research and of
the FIELD research (i.e. the questionnaire). In coordination with the
Project Manager we have decided to extend the deadline for the delivery of
the reports until the 23rd of March.
2. DESK RESEARCH RESULTS:
o The desk research includes two sections: the first section is about
collecting training courses and their materials from all over Europe, while
the second focusses on national curricula relevant to FOSS.
o In order to try and avoid overlapping between our results of European
training materials, I had proposed you the use of an online collaborative
sheet, updating in real time, in which we can indicate our entries. In line
with the concept of our project, I have used Only Office, a FOSS tool, and
created the following link: <http://onlyo.co/2BegOhd>
http://onlyo.co/2BegOhd
We will use this, unless someone proposes a better solution.
3. NEW DEADLINE FOR THE FIELD RESEARCH: Since it seems that we still
have poor responses from our survey, and given the turnover in two of our
partners' persons in charge, I would suggest to leave the survey open for
two weeks more (i.e. until the 15th of March), in order to give everyone the
opportunity to collect the results required (20 representatives of national
SMEs are to be involved). Feel free to use Twitter to promote the survey.
There is a ready Twit from our official page here:
https://twitter.com/FOSS4SMEs/status/968466922009440257
4. FIELD RESEARCH RESULTS: Once the survey is closed, every partner
shall access the questionnaire dashboard with the credentials already
shared, click on "Responses" on the menu at the top-right of the page, then
"Responses and statistics" -> "Export" -> "Export results to application"
and then download the results in the preferred file format.
Then you shall report on the data collected, analysing it and drawing
conclusions on the results of the research. For that you can follow the main
categories of the questionnaire: 1.Demographics, 2.Level of knowledge &
perception, 3.The use of FOSS in everyday business activity, 4.The obstacles
(actual and perceived) to a migration to FOSS, 5.Learning programme,
6.Summary of main results.
Use graphics and charts to show data trends, as this would help comparisons
between the different country reports.
This has to be included in a third section of your country report, which
will then be finalised.
5. NEXT STEP: Building on the results of the research as a whole
(O1/A1) , starting from April we will shift to O1/A2, the "ECVET CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT", which has its deadline on the 30th of June.
Please don't hesitate to ask for any further clarifications or feedback on
these activities. And of course share your suggestions, if you have any.
Thank you very much for your effort!
Best,
<http://www.dlearn.eu/> Descrizione: Descrizione: dlearn
Francesco Agresta
European Project Manager
European Digital Learning Network
Via Domenico Scarlatti, 30
20124 Milano
Mob. +39 3496027623
Email <mailto:francesco.agresta@dlearn.eu> francesco.agresta(a)dlearn.eu
<http://www.dlearn.eu/> www.dlearn.eu