CATEGORIES
Projects are submitted to the eLearning Awards in general, not to a specific category. All entries are considered for the top awards and evaluators identify projects suitable for special awards.
This year, we will have seven categories covering different areas in teaching such as school development. eSafety issues and institutional aspects as well as pedagogical issues. Particular emphasis will be given to schools active in increasing the creative approach in teaching and learning as well as increasing the motivation of learners in the different subject areas.
This year we also introduce a new category on ‘international cooperation’. Entries for this category are accepted from all over the world to highlight school projects from across the globe.
In six categories the best projects will be awarded with a gold, silver and bronze prize. The prizes will be received by the school or teacher training institution.
A special category will award the best teachers. They will receive a platinum prize in a special category ‘ creativity and innovation’ for outstanding teachers.
The indicative categories proposed for the 2009 Awards are as follows, subject to negotiation with partners:
Awards to school projects
International cooperation
- Cross border project
- Intercultural dialogue
- Best international project
- Foreign languages
- Creativity and innovation
Cultural expression
- Inspiring work in the arts and culture
- Use of games in learning
- Musical performance
- Intercultural dialogue
- Increased motivation in learning foreign languages
- Use of languages to promote the European dimension
Mathematics, science and technology
- Best Learning Resource/Object
- Best online or blended course
- Best interactive whiteboard materials
- A cross-curricular approach to raising awareness of climate change
- Whole-school sustainability education
Collaborative learning
- Use of social networking tools and mobile devices in educational projects
- Young person’s educational blog
- Teacher’s podcast
- Short streamed video
- Web 2.0 learning activity
- Best wiki
- Digital photography and video
eLiteracy
- eLiteracy and models of learning
- Enabling students to use learning environments
- Outstanding work in a school to develop young people’s digital literacy
- Blended learning
- Promoting digital literacy
The e-mature school
- Best school learning platform / virtual workspace
- Best strategic management solution
- Innovative teaching and mentoring approaches
- Innovative activities to develop young people’s e-safety practices
Special category for outstanding teachers
- Creativity and Innovation
- Inspiring work in the arts and culture
- Use of games in learning
- Musical performance
- Prepare the European Year of Creativity and Innovation
- Creative approaches in teaching and learning
