Wide Minds, a Comenius 3 Network, is one project in the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union. Wide Minds promotes international collaboration as a context for improving digital competence and multilingualism in all learners.
What is the WiMi Network?
One of only 3 Comenius networks to have been funded by the EU Commission from 2008 -2011, WiMi consists of 15 partners representing public authorities, universities and pedagogical institutes, 7 partner schools, and 2 associate partners. |
- Heads and teachers in pre-primary, primary and secondary school
- Pupils and their parents/guardians
- School governors
- Advisors and inspectors
- National Agency representatives
- Policy and decision makers
Thematic areas
- Digital learning
- Multilingualism
- Intercultural Dialogue
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What are WiMi’s main aims and objectives?
To act as a forum for innovation and best practice, and to provide heads and teachers with the training, and support mechanisms necessary to develop their use of digital learning and multilingualism in the exciting context of international projects.
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What is WiMi doing?
Promoting the human face of digital learning through:
Learning with familiar faces
- Local support and ICT training in 13 Regional Co-ordinating Centres
Learning with new faces in authentic, international contexts
- International conferences and ICT training
- Opportunities for school partner finding and initiation of international school projects
- Mobilities both real and virtual
WiMi is also:
- Promoting use of open source / free software
- Encouraging and supporting creative use of ICT
- Building Moodle LMS (Learning Management System)
- Carrying out a video conferencing initiative
- Conducting action research in Multilingualism
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What is WiMi producing?
- Website www.wideminds.eu
- Learning Management System www.wideminds.eu/moodle
- Kaleidoscope – WiMi’s termly online, multilingual magazine
- Guides to Videoconferencing & Multilingualism
- DVD and online guide with case studies
WiMi Conferences
- Elblag, Poland, Nov 18-23, 2008 The human face of digital learning
- Murcia, Spain, Oct 6-11, 2009 Speaking your mind
- Thessaloniki, Greece, Oct, 2010 Caring for Europe
- Tuscany, Italy, May , 2011 WiMi Celebration and Dissemination
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WiMi Partners (Crew)
Dublin West Education Centre, Dublin, Ireland
Regione Toscana, Italy
University College Lillebælt, Center for Undervisningsmidler, Denmark
Pädagogische Hochschule Steiermark, Austria
Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Pedagogická fakulta, Czech Republic
IT-Support Fosie BoU, Fosie Stadsdel, Malmö, Sweden
Eberhard KarlsUniversität Tübingen, Germany
IUFM du Limousin, France
Centro de profesores y recursos. Molina de Segura, Spain
Starostwo Powiatowe w Elblągu, Poland
Pedagogical Institute , Cyprus
Adiyaman Milli Egitim Mudurlugu, Turkey
Αristotelio Panepistimio Thessaloniki, Greece
WiMi Partner Schools
Plascrug Primary School, Wales
Linnéskolan, Malmö, Sweden
IES Cañada de las Eras, Spain
Gaelscoil na Camoige, Ireland
İMKB İlköğretim Okulu, Turkey
4th General Lyceum of Thessaloniki, Greece
Hindsholmskolen, Denmark
WiMi New Partner
Centre for Learning and Resources,
Department of Education, City of Oulu, Finland Wimi External Evaluator
M. Yves Beernaart,
Freelance expert working for the Commission, DG EAC, ministries of education, European and international
organisations
WiMi Associate Partners
Centre of Information for Language Teaching (CILT) Cymru
www.ciltcymru.org.uk
Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) www.fee-international.org
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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication / communication reflects the views of the author and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use
which may be made of the information contained therein
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