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In year 2000, the European Union launched several initiatives to make Europe the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010. The main objectives were focused on increasing literacy and numeracy, accessibility of information and communication technologies (ITC), at the same time decreasing the level of gender imbalance in the fields of mathematics, science and technology by at least 15 %.
In-depth reforms of the education and training systems were felt necessary. The need for more effective and attractive teaching methods in mathematics, science and technology disciplines was recognised. By linking learning to practical day-to-day experiences, current working and social conditions, these disciplines which are otherwise purely theoretical disciplines can be made more interesting and attractive for students. A strong and effective partnership between schools, universities, research institutions and enterprises was highly encouraged.
Project SEOS, an initiative for using remote sensing in science education curricula in high schools, was an undertaking which pursues exactly these aims and objectives of the European Union. The project started in August 2007 and ended in October 2009. It was funded under the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Commission (EC). The aim of the project was to realise 15 internet-based e-learning tutorials on selected topics in earth observation.
The tutorials focus on the interdisciplinary character of remote sensing and cover many disciplines such as physics, biology, geography, mathematics and engineering. The tutorials are divided into subject groups, as follows:
Remote sensing for earth observation
- Tutorial 1: A world of images
Geography and biology
- Tutorial 2: Conservation of natural and cultural heritages
- Tutorial 3: Coral reefs
- Tutorial 4: Remote sensing and geo-information in agriculture
- Tutorial 5: Land cover / use change and land consumption
Physics and monitoring technology
- Tutorial 6: Understanding spectra from the earth
- Tutorial 7: Ocean colour in the coastal zone
- Tutorial 8: Currents in the ocean measured from space
- Tutorial 9: Remote sensing using lasers
Environmental sciences, hazards & environmental management
- -Tutorial 10: 3D models based upon stereoscopic satellite data
- -Tutorial 11: Natural resources management
- -Tutorial 12: Marine pollution
Mathematics, statistics & modelling
- Tutorial 13: Classirication, algorithms and methods
- Tutorial 14: Modelling of environmental processes
- Tutorial 15: Time series analysis
The kick-off meeting was held on October 11-12, 2007 in Oldenburg, attended by representatives from all partners as well as EC Scientific Officer Thierry Brefort. In this kick-off meeting, the following major objectives were achieved:
- the members of the scientific management board were appointed;
- the didactic requirements and structure for the modules were defined;
- the technical requirements for the project were discussed;
- the terms and conditions of the contract with the EC were discussed;
- the next activities such as meetings, public outreach, etc. were defined and agreed upon.
The Special interest group (SIG) was established during the Earsel council meeting on January 19, 2007 in Paris, France. During this time, the negotiations for project SEOS were still on-going. The first workshop of the SIG on education and training took place on June 5-6, 2008 in conjunction with the 28th Earsel Symposium in Istanbul, Turkey and was attended by approximately 100 participants coming from different remote sensing organisations, including SEOS partners. The workshop discussion brought about interesting and useful ideas on the topic: How can we improve the transfer of research to teaching in schools and universities?
Period 2 from 01 August 2008 to 31 October 2009 was highlighted by the following activities:
a) testing the draft tutorials in high schools;
b) further improving the draft tutorials based on the results of testing;
c) finalising the drafts and publishing them in the project website;
d) promoting SEOS to the public by way of different outreach activities, and
e) translating the final versions into other European languages.
Based on the results of testing as well as on feedback received from teachers during project meetings, the first version were further improved and developed. Updated versions of the tutorials were regularly uploaded in the SVN for review of the coordinator. Finished versions were published in the SEOS website.
Side by side with the realisation of the tutorials, numerous public outreach activities were undertaken to promote the results of the project to the public. Highlights of such activities include presentations during the 2nd Workshop of Earsel's SIG on education and training, presentations during teachers' trainings held by UEH, presentations in external conferences and symposia attended by SEOS partners, public exhibitions and events in the partners' localities, and article contributions in scientific and teachers' journals.
The SEOS partners have succeeded to achieve their aims and objectives of developing and implementing high quality e-learning tutorials:
- that integrate remote sensing methods and techniques in the school curricula, by including themes and topics that are interdisciplinary and by making use of colourful and interesting satellite images;
- whose scientific content not only conforms with the educational level and standards of the target groups (high school students in classes 11-13) but are also well adequate for the instruction of GMES users in the public and private sectors;
- that help to develop scientific literacy among young students by making school subjects such as physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and geography more attractive and interesting, thereby encouraging them to pursue higher education in these fields later on;
- that involve the scientific and educational community as a whole by using not only the partners' own data but also data from other sources, by seeking the cooperation of other scientific institutions, and by linking many topics to external sources;
- that promote a better understanding in different nations by being available not only in English but in five other major languages, thereby making a high impact not only in Europe but also in other parts of the world;
- that encourage not only high school students but also the general public to learn more about our planet Earth, thereby raising environmental awareness and ecological sensibility;
- that implement gender mainstreaming strategies in the organisational, technical and didactical aspects, particularly in terms of design and use of gender sensitive language;
- that are presented in a layout, design with navigational and technical features that are appealing to both female and male users of different age groups.
Drafts of the tutorials have been made accessible for the general public in the project website http://www.seos-project.eu and are now available in the Learning management system (LMS). The tutorials are covered by Creative Commons License and the access is for free.
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