Welcome to METASCHOOL Training! This training framework is targeted to both non-technically oriented teachers as well as to IT-coordinators.

The modules are self-contained for flexibility and offer individual learning paths, to take into account different levels of ICT competence and experience with metadata and repositories. Some modules assume little experience with ICT and provide a general practical introduction, others build on previous knowledge.

In response to needs for training on specific applications and tools, there are modules covering the most frequently mentioned products. One or two modules aim to showcase good examples of practice to ensure that the pedagogical value of the training is to the forefront and to motivate teachers to apply their training in sustained and effective day to day practice.

The following table shows how the modules fit into the framework and the needs addressed. Different ways to interconnect these modules are possible.

TOPIC AREA		TOPIC
Topic Area Introduction	1	WWW and educational uses for teachers
	2	Strategies for searching information online
	3	Introduction to the concept of learning objects
Learning resources and repositories	4	Introduction to sharing learning resources
	5	Introduction to learning repositories
	6	Review & demonstration of popular repositories
Metadata	7	Introduction to metadata, educational metadata, and metadata-based searching, educational metadata schemas
	8	Intro to the tools for describing resources with metadata
	9	Social metadata  and Web 2.0 tools (folksonomies & social tagging)
Social web	10	Web 2.0 tools in education
	11	Popular social tools (e.g. Flikr) and scenarios for their use in the classroom
Hands-on sessions	12	Pedagogical strategies and best practices for using learning resources in the classroom
	13	Practical demonstration of learning resources and their classroom use
	14	Practical demonstration of metadata descriptions
	15	Hands-on session working on resources related to organic agriculture & agroecology
	16	Hands-on session working on resources related to science
	17	Searching school's resources through the LRE portal
	18	Supporting teachers in sharing resources though social tagging in LRE
Technical session	19	Introduction to setting up a portfolio and connecting to the outside world
	20	Setting up a repository (e.g using Confolio tool) in the school's server
	21	Connecting educational repositories, e.g. Confolio and LRE as an example