Virtual Museums as Innovative Tool for Adult Education (VMIT)
VMIT is a Grundtvig 2 Learning PartnershipProject which runs from September 2005 to September 2007
(Project Reference: 05-LVAO1-S2G01-00002-1)
The seven European countries and institutions involved are:
- Latvia: Latvian Museum of History of Chemistry at Riga Technical University
- Malta: University of Malta
- Denmark: The Danish University of Education
- France: Irfa Est Interregion
- Lithuania: Lithuanian Art Museum, Centre for Cognition of Art
- Greece: Folklore Company of Varnava
- Italy:Euromediterranian Cooperation Consortium
Summary of the project
An analysis of the situation in partner countries shows that museums working in association with adult education institutions have a significant contribution in creating knowledge society based on principles of learning partnership and the use of modern information technologies.
The project meets a number of objectives that are essential in creating a strong partnership/cooperation among small-scale partners from France, Italy, Malta, Greece, Denmark, Lithuania and Latvia.
Expanding the role of historical/ cultural heritage in adult education at European, national, regional and local level is foreseen.
The gathering and mutual exchange of information and experience about two aspects of adult education in the partner countries: historical/cultural heritage and availability of modern information technologies for needs of adult learners will be addressed.
In addition to this the use of newest developments of ICT in adult education/ artistic-cultural organisations (museums, specialized schools, organizations of adult education, library stocks, funds, associations and other) practise will be analysed and performed.
A main effort will be to make a strategy of development for the innovative management of a museum. Strengthening the links among the museums, adult education organizations, artistic- cultural organizations, local authorities, NGO, and senior associations will be a natural development.
The main target audience is the administrators and providers of historical/cultural heritage and adult education organizations, staff, teachers, learners, developers of modern learning materials for wide spectra of cultural active users and different organizations.
Activities:
First year partner meetings:
- November 2005: Kick-off meeting in Riga, Latvia. Hosted by Riga Technical University
- Objectives: Project run-up. Project plan development. Gantt chart. Praxis. Event
Minutes from the first partner meeting.doc - January 2006: Second meeting in Valetta, Malta. Hosted by the University of Malta
- Objectives: Project progress
Minutes from the second partner meeting - May 2006: Third meeting in Athens, Greece. Hosted by the Folklore Company of Varnava
- Objectives: Quality control of project progress. Evaluation
Minutes from the third partner meeting
Second year partner meetings:
- November 2006: Fourth meeting in Metz, France. Hosted by Irfa Est Interregion
- Objectives: Analysis of results of first year activities and elaborating detailed plan on second year activities
minutes from the fourth partner meeting - January 2007: Fifth meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. Hosted by the Danish University of Education
- Objectives: Improving learning modules. Feedback analysis.
minutes from the fifth partner meeting - May 2007: Sixth meeting in Messina, Italy. Hosted by the Consortium for the Development of the Euromediteranean and Other Countries
- Objectives: Project plan development. Reports Training material
[file: minutes from the sixth partner meeting]