Projects

I was the head/ coordinator of the national and international projects:

1999 - 2001

1. LLP Leonardo da Vinci project “Vocational Training in Information Technologies for Young People with Physical Disabilities and Preparing them for the Labour Market” (1999-2001) (http://elinara.ktu.lt/`~ITSDY)

2001 - 2004

2. LLP Leonardo da Vinci project "IT-Academy: eLearning for SME".

2005 - 2007

3.  LLP Leonardo da Vinci project “EVETE” (2005 – 2007, http://www.evete.eu)

4. National ESF project funded by EU Social Fund project (ESF-2.4-VS-01) “Integrated Development of Operability of Lithuanian Distance Education Network System” (2005 – 2007) http://www.liedm.lt/liedm2.4.

2008 - 2010

5. LLP  Leonardo da Vinci project REVIVE – Reviewing and reviving existing VET curriculum (2008-2010), http://www.reviveproject.eu, reference No. LLP-LdV-TOI-2008-LT-0022

2009 - 2011

6. LLP  Erasmus Multilateral project "TeaCamp - Teacher virtual campus: Research, Practice, Apply" (2009 – 2011), ref. No. 502102-LLP-1-2009-LT-ERASMUS-EVC - http://www.teacamp.eu 

2010 - 2012

7. National ESF project "Cmmunication is a value". http://www.bendravimas-vertybe.lt/ 

2011 - 2014

8. LLP  Leonardo da Vinci project REVIVE VET – Reviewing and reviving VET practices (2011-2013), http://www.reviveproject.eu, reference No. LLP-LdV-TOI-2011-LT-0078

2013 - 2015

9. National ESF project “Opening University Services by Training High Qualification Professionals” (in – service training). http://mokymai.vdu.lt 

The following projects coordinated by me were selected as success – stories and best practices:

-          Leonardo da Vinci project “IT-Academy: eLearning for SME” - Maastricht Communiquee and EU Leonardo da Vinci project Awards in Maastricht on December 14-16th, 2004. Presentation of the best -selected projects: “IT-Academy: eLearning for SME”.

-          Coordinator of quality awarded Leonardo da Vinci project “EVETE – Empowerment of VET by improving e-learning competences of teachers and trainers), Lithuania, http://www.evete.org  .

-          Coordinator of ESF success project and best – practice example - the National ESF project funded by EU Social Fund project (ESF-2.4-VS-01) “Integrated Development of Operability of Lithuanian Distance Education Network System” (2005 – 2007) http://www.liedm.lt/liedm2.4 .

Other project work (as a leader at partner institution)

Lifelong learning program

Leonardo da Vinci

1. FORM@TIC: Adaptation of Trainers to the Use and Integration of ICT in Blended Learning” (http://www.formalyon.fr), coordinated by Lyon Chamber of Commerce, France. 2004 - 2006.

2. “e-Assessment” coordinated by e-Novative, UK (2004-2007) http://www.e-assess.org 

3. MEVEL, Fostering the Virtual Mobility within the Metal Sector. 2013-1-ES1-LEO05-67974

Erasmus

 3. LLP Erasmus multilateral project VMCOLAB – “Virtual Mobility Collaboratory”, project head at partner institution, project no. 527770-LLP-1-2012-1-BE-ERASMUS-ESMO - http://vmcolab.eu 

4. LLP Erasmus multilateral project UBICamp – “Integrated Solution for Virtual Mobilty Barriers”, project head at partner institution, project no. 526843-LLP-1-2012-ES-ERASMUS-ESMO- http://www.ubicamp.eu

5. LLP Erasmus project OEI2 - Open Educational Ideas and Innovations (OEI2) – towards open idea and innovation sharing for learning, education and training. 539990-LLP-1-2013-1-FI-ERASMUS-EQMC

Key Activity 3

5. LLP KA3 ICT project “OLAREX - Open Learning Approach with Remote Experiments” (No. 518987-LLP-1-2011-1-ES-KA3-KA3MP) – www.olarex.eu

6.  ENKDIST (European Network for Knowledge diffusion of Digital Storytelling) is a EU project for KA 3 ICT networking program (518967-LLP-1-2011-1-IT-KA3-KA3NW), project head at partner institution. http://dtellers.org

European Social Fund

- ESF project for Lithuanian Labour Market Training Authority for Distance and eLearning environment development.

Nordplus Horizontal program 

-      NORDLET project (http://www.norldet.org)

eContentPlus program

-      The researcher and coordinator at partner institution eContentplus Programme OpenScout (Skill based scouting of open user-generated and community-improved content for management education and training) Targeted Project in the area of Educational Content (Grant ECP 2008 EDU 428016).

Other important projects

- A member and a researcher of the pedagogical working group in IST FP6 Framework project iCamp http://www.icampproject.org (coordinated by Centre for Social Innovation, Austria).

Socrates/ Grundtvig

“@DULINE: Tutoring Adults Online”, coordinated by Extension Studies Dept. at University of Turku, Finland, 2003-2004 (http://www.tkk.utu.fi/aduline/ ).

EMDEL: European Model for Distance Education and Learning (http://www.emdel.org) coordinated by Department of Training Policy - ESF Service and Vocational Training System - Italy

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