CONTESSA is a new Erasmus+ project funded by the European Commission that makes a significant contribution to the branch of Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE). The project is led by the University of Graz and aims to further the development of teaching skills in Cambodia and Sri Lanka through carefully selected partnerships with institutions…
The aim of this work package was to establish effective collaboration and realistic timelines and work processes to reach the objectives of the project. Furthermore, this work package was concerned with actual coordination of the project, interfacing with the European Commission and managing budget flows. This work package included: 6.1 Preparation of official documents 6.2…
This work package focused on equipping in-service and trainee teachers with pedagogic competencies that will encourage them to engage all students in classroom activities and learn new ways to help students reach their full potential. In WP3, we created the approach for the module contents and ultimately the online platform where the modules are hosted.…
In this work package, a multi-day workshop for teacher trainers was developed. It focuses on professional development, mentoring and cross-national perspectives with the goal of strengthening the quality of university teaching. The Train-the-Trainer (TTT) program also offers a tutorial to help teacher trainers assist in-service teachers and trainee teachers who are completing the contemporary teaching…
The preparation phase was used to launch the project and provide all partners with clear guidelines and procedures about their tasks. It characterised the overall course of the project and significantly impacted the project’s general success. It was crucial that knowledge about processes, specifications, deadlines and obligations, as well as contextual conditions and other influencing…
Work Package 1 PREPARATION1.1 Project team consolidation and staffing plan100%1.2 Detailed work package specification100%1.3 Provision of a CONTESSA project manual100%1.4 Project environmental and stakeholder analysis100% Work Package 2 DEVELOPMENT I: TRAIN-THE-TRAINER2.1 Development and implementation of a training needs analysis100%2.2 Establishing a didactic concept for Train-the-Trainer100%2.3 Development of a Train-the-Trainer program100%2.4 Establishing a trainer tutorial100%2.5 Conducting…
The overall aim of CONTESSA was to develop a teacher training program that provides high-quality contemporary education that will ultimately equip current and future teachers with the skills needed to develop a wide range of didactic methods which they can in turn use to engage, empower and educate their students. CONTESSA had three main objectives that reached…