Lifelong Learning Programme - Transversal Programme - Key Activity 3 ICT (Multilateral Projects)

Innovative pedagogy and assessment methods for diverse learning pathways

Learning nowadays is no longer linear and individuals follow mixed learning pathways during their life, supported by a rich variety of formal and in-formal learning opportunities and resources available over the Internet. However, such new learning pathways across traditional education sectors and informal learning situations present a significant challenge for traditional curricula, assessment, learning outcomes and recognition mechanisms.

Learning nowadays is no longer linear and individuals follow mixed learning pathways during their life, supported by a rich variety of formal and in-formal learning opportunities and resources available over the Internet. However, such new learning pathways across traditional education sectors and informal learning situations present a significant challenge for traditional curricula, assessment, learning outcomes and recognition mechanisms. Projects should develop and analyse innovative pedagogy and assessment approaches and methods to support these diverse individual learning pathways in order to help learners to bridge more effectively the worlds of education and work. They should also help organisations and learners themselves to be able to better assess all types of learning outcomes and future learning needs. These new methods and approaches should contribute to putting in place a life-long learning and skills policy.

Deadline: 01 March 2012

BANDI- FP7-Cooperation-ICT

Objective ICT-2011.9.11 FET Proactive: NeuroBio-Inspired Systems (NBIS)

This objective addresses the need to: - learn more about the relationship between structure, dynamics and function in neuronal circuits and assemblies, and how information is represented or “coded” in a brain. - develop deeper and more comprehensive theories of neural processing, possibly building on results obtained in the domains of dynamic and complex systems. - close the gap between neuroscience and engineering by motivating interdisciplinary work that ties data with theories, novel computing paradigms, models and implementations.

This objective addresses the need to: - learn more about the relationship between structure, dynamics and function in neuronal circuits and assemblies, and how information is represented or “coded” in a brain. - develop deeper and more comprehensive theories of neural processing, possibly building on results obtained in the domains of dynamic and complex systems. - close the gap between neuroscience and engineering by motivating interdisciplinary work that ties data with theories, novel computing paradigms, models and implementations.

Deadline: 17/04/2012 (Date of pubblication: 18/01/2012)

BANDI- FP7-Cooperation-ICT

Objective ICT-2011.4.3: Digital Preservation

Digital preservation research focuses on developing technologies, systems and tools for safeguarding digital content. The objective is to preserve digital content in a more effective and cost-efficient manner while protecting its authenticity and integrity, significantly reducing the loss of irreplaceable information, and ensuring it may be reused in the future.

Digital preservation research focuses on developing technologies, systems and tools for safeguarding digital content. The objective is to preserve digital content in a more effective and cost-efficient manner while protecting its authenticity and integrity, significantly reducing the loss of irreplaceable information, and ensuring it may be reused in the future.

Deadline: 17/04/2012 (Date of pubblication: 18/01/2012)

BANDI- FP7-Cooperation-ICT

Objective ICT-2011.5.2: Virtual Physiological Human

Target Outcomes: a) Patient-specific predictive computer-based models and simulation of major diseases integrating medical, biological and environmental data. b) Development of ICT tools, services and infrastructure to obtain more elaborate and reusable multi-scale models (e.g. models of diseases, organs) and larger repositories to show benefits of having both the data and models readily available. d) Early demonstrators and proof of concept of digital representations of health status of patients integrating different patient-specific data and models of organs into a more coherent representation of a "Digital Patient".

Target Outcomes: a) Patient-specific predictive computer-based models and simulation of major diseases integrating medical, biological and environmental data. b) Development of ICT tools, services and infrastructure to obtain more elaborate and reusable multi-scale models (e.g. models of diseases, organs) and larger repositories to show benefits of having both the data and models readily available. d) Early demonstrators and proof of concept of digital representations of health status of patients integrating different patient-specific data and models of organs into a more coherent representation of a "Digital Patient".

Deadline: 17/04/2012 (date of pubblication: 18/01/2012)

BANDI- FP7-Cooperation-ICT

Objective ICT-2011.9.1 FET-Open: Challenging current Thinking

This objective supports the exploration of new and alternative ideas that, because of their risky or non-conventional nature, would not be supported elsewhere in the ICT Work Programme.

This objective supports the exploration of new and alternative ideas that, because of their risky or non-conventional nature, would not be supported elsewhere in the ICT Work Programme.

Deadline: 11/09/2012

BANDI- FP7-Cooperation-ICT

Objective ICT-2011.9.3: FET-Open: FET Young Explorers

This objective aims at capturing the creative potential of young researchers by fostering their leadership and participation in collaborative research projects targeting first-ever and exploratory, multi-disciplinary research.

This objective aims at capturing the creative potential of young researchers by fostering their leadership and participation in collaborative research projects targeting first-ever and exploratory, multi-disciplinary research. This exploration should be grounded in scientifically plausible ideas that can provide a novel basis for the development of radically new concepts and visions that extend the conventional boundaries of ICT. New multi-disciplinary approaches and unconventional methodologies are encouraged. A project must be led by a young researcher, and the leadership by young researchers of all work packages is also required. No more than six years should have elapsed between the award of a Ph.D. (or equivalent) for each such young researcher and the date of submission of the short proposal

Deadline: 11/09/2012

BANDI- FP7-Cooperation-ICT

Objective ICT-2011.9.4 FET-Open: International cooperation on FET research

This objective aims to increase and accelerate the impact of FET research projects by cooperating with non-EU partners of excellent global standing. It targets the extension of ongoing FET projects with complementary research activities in which collaboration with non-EU44 research partners brings significant added value.

This objective aims to increase and accelerate the impact of FET research projects by cooperating with non-EU partners of excellent global standing. It targets the extension of ongoing FET projects with complementary research activities in which collaboration with non-EU44 research partners brings significant added value. Funding can be requested by the partners from the ongoing FET project and by the new non- EU research participants to cover the coordination and joint research activities necessary to complement the ongoing project. Proposals must be presented by the coordinator of the on- going project.

Deadline: 12/03/2013