Learnercentred digital ecosystem of competence development Comp Leap

Learner-centred digital ecosystem of competence development (Comp. Leap) Project Kick-off CSC – Suomalainen tutkimuksen, koulutuksen, kulttuurin ja julkishallinnon ICT-osaamiskeskus

Why do we need Comp. Leap in Europe? • Skills and competence mismatch o Economic crisis 2009 o Unemployment – especially youth o ”over supply”, ”over-qualified” – academic unemployment o Migrants and refugees o NEET – neither in employment nor education • Lifelong-learning o Not only in classrooms – changing context o Formal qualifications – informal learning 2 30. 9. 2020

Kick-off agenda: Wednesday 10. 1. 2018 -10 Time 10: 00 10: 15 -12: 15 -13: 00 -14: 45 -15: 00 -17: 00 19: 00 -21: 003 Arrival to CSC office (Keilaranta 14, Life Science Center), meeting point: entrance hall 1 st floor, Coffee/tea in 7 th floor Welcome (CSC office, Sessio meeting room 7 th floor) Introduction to the project Presentation of project group members Project objectives (annex 1) Partner introductions (annex 2) Small groups: ways of working and expectations for the project (summary of outcomes) Lunch / Restaurant Life Science Center 1 st floor Tasks and timelines (annex 3) Shared working area – Eduuni Project road map Deliverables and milestones Schedule Responsibilities (annex 4) Project Contract Consortium Contract Project formalities Coffee/Tea Project management (annex 5) Key project management practices o Communication o Steering group o Reporting work o Change management Quality issues and project evaluation criteria Risks and success factors Q & A 30. 9. 2020 Dinner / Restaurant Shelter Kanavaranta 7, Helsinki Jonna Korhonen CSC, OPH, OY, Gradia, DUO Jonna Korhonen / CSC Tomi Kytölä / Ministry of Education and culture Antti Laitinen / CSC Each group presents the outcomes Antti Laitinen / CSC, WP leaders Anna Lindfors / CSC Antti Laitinen / CSC Heli Autere / CSC Antti Laitinen CSC DUO

Kick-off agenda: Thursday 11. 1. 2018 Time all day in CSC office, Sessio meeting room 7 th floor) 8: 30 -9. 00 Framework architecture (annex 6) Architecture tool (QPR) Some examples of first models Stakeholders (annex 7) Introduction to group work Working in small groups: listing stakeholders Stakeholder analysis Coffee/Tea Framework architecture (annex 6) User scenarios o NEET, immigrant, 17 -year old general upper-secondary school graduate, 50 -year old career changer Three prototypes and how we choose these? Stakeholders (annex 7) Stakeholder seminar(s) spring 2018 Workshop timetables and starting the prototype development Ari Rouvari / CSC Antti Laitinen / CSC Lunch / Restaurant Life Science Center 1 st floor 9. 00 -10. 00 10: 00 - 10: 15 - 11: 00 11. 00 -12. 00 12: 00 – 13: 00 – 14: 00 4 Next Steps (annex 8) Spring 2018 schedule Deliverables WP/TF leader webinars 30. 9. 2020 Steering group DUO CSC OPH DUO CSC Antti Laitinen

Introduction to the project: After this kick-off we´ll have: • Common understanding of the project objectives, tasks and expectations o Longer two-year perspective: The project as a whole o Shorter perspective: What is going to happen before summer 2018? • know each other and start working as a project team o Ways of working and what motivates us? Team culture and spirit • Started the work with stakeholders o There is a lot of them and their role is very important 5 30. 9. 2020

Project team • Erik van den Broek • Monique Leegte • Peter Heeling CSC – IT centre for Science OPH – Finnish National Agency for Education Project team of Oulu 30. 9. 2020 Jonna Korhonen Antti Laitinen Anna Lindfors Ari Rouvari DUO • Hanni Muukkonen-Van Der Meer University • Anni Silvola 6 • • Jyväskylä Educational Consortium Gradia • • Ulla Angervo Paula Borkowski Merja Väistö Katariina Repo Katariina Männikkö Marcus Casellius Seppo Ränninranta Riku Hanhinen • Jaana Virtanen

Introduction to the project: Objectives 1. Integrated and holistic learner-centred digital ecosystem framework (Architecture) What does this really mean? What kind of digital services do we/should we have in the context of lifelong learning that helps individuals to develop their competences? • Our job in this project is to draw the ”big picture” and develop digital services that helps individuals in competence development • How learning analytics might help individuals in their competence development? 7 30. 9. 2020

Our target in this project: Learner-centred digital ecosystem of competence development 8 30. 9. 2020

Life cycle with services (processes and services) as an example 9 30. 9. 2020

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Introduction to the project: Objectives 1. Integrated and holistic learner-centred digital ecosystem framework (Architecture) = Digital learner pathway o Personal competence development plan o Education offer o Labor market needs o Competence intelligence (Learning analytics) 2. Tailor the functionality of this framework » suitable across Europe 3. Build prototypes of this ecosystem (national implementation level) 4. Deploy developed ecosystem through networks o Associated partners 11 Very important theme is to build international network around these issues!30. 9. 2020

Associated partners • Finland: Salpaus Further Education – regional consortium • Finland: The Oulu Region Joint Authority for Education • Finland: Rovaniemi Municipal federation of Education • The Netherlands: The Dutch Alliance • Germany: Die EU-Geschäftsstelle der Bezirksregierung Köln • Portugal: Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria Metalúrgica e Metalomecânica • Who else? 12 30. 9. 2020

Introduction to the project: Objectives Important to keep in mind: There is two different levels where we are working on: • International (EU) level – ecosystem framework • Implementation in co-operation with partners – three prototypes and piloting in Finland other EU-countries 13 30. 9. 2020

Technological solutions: • Open source • Modular and easily adaptable to different geographic locations • Possible to implement the ecosystem as a whole or only parts • My. Data: individual in control of their own educational data 14 30. 9. 2020

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Partner introductions (OPH, OY, Gradia, DUO) (1 -2 slides) • Basic background information of your organization • Expectations for this project • What else are you working on right now besides this project? 16 30. 9. 2020

DUO executive agency for the Ministery of Education. Culture and Science

Core business • Provide student finance and contributions in study costs • Fund educational institutions • Collect tuition fees and study debts • Organise state exams and naturalization exams • Perform logistical tasks for the central exams in secondary education, and other • Enrich educational data and make information products 18 • Authenticate and recognise diplomas; • Manage the Diploma Register • Chairman of the Dutch National Europass Center

Our goals for this project “International” becomes more and more important • build on expanding experience in international projects • enlarge international network We focus on digital tools around lifelong learning, like: • Europass • Open Badges • Blockchain Comp. Leap is related, fits well with the foreseen “New Europass” in Europe, and Open Badge projects in the Netherlands Learn! 19

Employees and offices • Number of fte: about 1, 790 • Offices in Groningen (main office) and The Hague • Six regional service offices • Seven regional exam locations 20

gradia. fi Jyväskylä Educational Consortium

gradia. fi Schools and Colleges § Gradia Jyväskylä §Jyväskylä College §Jyväskylä Institute of Adult Education §Jyväskylä Apprenticeship Training Centre §Gradia Jämsä §Jämsä College §Gradia Jyväskylä General Upper Secondary Schools § Jyväskylän Lyseo Upper Secondary School, Schildt Upper Secondary School, Jyväskylä Upper Secondary School for Adults

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gradia. fi About us ü Provider of general and vocational education aligned to the needs of trade, industry, and the public/private sectors ü Pioneer in developing new operational models for better performance in VET ü Recognized and awarded VET provider in Finland other countries

Introduction to the project: After this kick-off we´ll have: • Common understanding of the project objectives, tasks and expectations o Longer two-year perspective: The project as a whole o Shorter perspective: What is going to happen before summer 2018? • know each other and start working as a project team o Ways of working and what motivates us? Team culture and spirit • Started the work with stakeholders o There is a lot of them and their role is very important 25 30. 9. 2020

Working in a small, mixed groups Group 1 / Sessio Group 2 / meeting room 2 Group 3 / meeting room 3 Antti, Jonna Ari Ulla Paula Merja, Katariina M. Hanni Anni Katariina R. Jaana Riku, Marcus Seppo Erik Monique Peter 26 30. 9. 2020

Group work 1 • Know your team o Tell about yourself and your organization to the others o What other things are you working on right now? What is your role in Comp. Leap? • Project culture: Collect together key ideas and/or words on a paper o Ways of working o Communication o Expectations for this project • Prepare to briefly tell to the others about your discussions 27 30. 9. 2020

Tasks and timelines • Shared working area – Eduuni wiki and workspace (Antti, Anna) • Eduuni wiki - Comp. Leap • Eduuni workspace – editing documents online together • Project road map • Milestones • Schedule Responsibilities (annex 4) • Project Contract and Grant Agreement (Heli) • Consortium Contract • Project formalities 28 30. 9. 2020

Project management • Key project management practices • Steering group • Communication plan • Project Identity • Project website • Reporting work • Quality issues and project evaluation criteria • Impact evaluation study • Risks and success factors - Risk management plan • Change management • Q & A 29 30. 9. 2020

Project management methodology • Strong Agile culture • • • Interactive and flexible management Short-termed delivery (sprints) Dynamic team culture Less restrictive project control Real-time communication • Service design • Active participation of the end user in the development phase • Hybrid: traditional waterfall and agile principles 30 30. 9. 2020

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WORK PACKAGES WP 1 WP 2 WP 3 WP 4 WP 5 Total person months per participant CSC 18 9 3 36 OPH 4 20 40 12 3 79 OY 2 14 0 5 1, 5 22, 5 Gradia 1 3 2 6 3 15 DUO 1 2 0, 25 1, 75 5 10 26 48 45, 25 27, 75 15, 5 162, 5 Total person/months 32 30. 9. 2020

Project management • Key project management practices • PMC meetings • Steering group • meetings • Communication plan • Reporting work • Quality issues and project evaluation criteria • Impact evaluation study • Risks and success factors - Risk management plan • Change management 33 30. 9. 2020

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Framework architecture (Antti, Ari) • Architecture: what has been done, examples of architecture tool (QPR) and first models • How should we continue in this work? Each partners role? • User scenarios • Working in small groups: NEET, immigrant, 17 -year old general upper-secondary school graduate, 50 -year old career changer etc. • Three prototypes • We need models that helps us to find the possible three prototypes 35 30. 9. 2020

Group work 2 • Know your team o Tell about your self and your background to the others • Architecture design and user scenarios o List possible user scenarios: Who might be the learner in this ecosystem? o What would be three possible prototypes to be developed in this project and how do we decide this? • Prepare to briefly tell to the others about your discussions 36 30. 9. 2020

Working in a small, mixed groups Group 1 / Sessio Group 2 / meeting room 2 Group 3 / meeting room 3 Antti, Jonna Ari Ulla OPH representative OPH Hanni Tero? OY Jaana Hanna JAO Erik Monique Peter 37 30. 9. 2020

Stakeholders (Antti, DUO) • Working in small groups: different stakeholder areas • Stakeholder management plan • Workshop timetables 38 30. 9. 2020

Group work 3 • Know your team o Tell about your self and your background to the others • Stakeholders o List stakeholders for each possible user scenario o Stakeholder seminars in spring and forming the three prototypes and reference groups for each o Prototype development and workshop timetables o We should be ready to present these prototypes in stakeholder seminar in April – forming the reference groups and planning workshops and development plan together • Prepare to briefly tell to the others about your discussions 39 30. 9. 2020

Next steps (Antti) • Steering group • Spring schedule • Architecture design • WP/TF leader webinars • Stakeholder seminar arrangements • Finland • International • Other urgent deliverables • Stakeholder management plan • KPI = key progress indicators • Risk management plan 40 30. 9. 2020

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