Outputs

Our digital skills certification system developed as part of Output 3 is now ready!

Download the ENACT digital skills certification system

We have 5 Outputs:

A report which aims to present findings following the first-round of studies to understand user requirements for the development of the web app on the ENACT project.
The web app.
Development of certification, recognition, and evaluation systems.
Digital interactive artefacts for task-based cultural and language exchange (Open Educational Resources) co-produced by inter-cultural and inter-gener-ational pairs.
Research studies that underpin our activities.

Reports

Identifying requirements for supporting users in creating digital interactive cultural activities for task-based language learning

The aim of this report is to present findings following the first-round of studies to understand user requirements for the development of the web app on the ENACT project. These findings relate to participants’ digital and linguistic competencies, as well as their activities of interest. The findings will inform both the design of the web app and the organisation and running of the co-production workshops.

Published on 22 May 2020

How to cite: Dodds, C. B., Satar, M., Kharrufa, A., Seedhouse, P., Sidorova, A., Spazheva, I., Buitrago Peña, J., Dooly, M., Öztekin, E., Akcan, S., Kotilainen, L., & Kurhila, S. (2020). Identifying requirements for supporting users in creating digital interactive cultural activities for task-based language learning. Retrieved from https://enacteuropa.com/sites/default/files/Understanding-user-requireme...

https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.15729.51042

Copyright (c) 2020 CC BY-NC-ND Colin Bone Dodds, Müge Satar, Ahmed Kharrufa, Paul Seedhouse, Anna Sidorova, Irina Spazheva, Johanna Buitrago Peña, Melinda Dooly, Elifcan Öztekin, Sumru Akcan, Lari Kotilainen, Salla Kurhila

pdf:

Understanding-user-requirements_ENACT-project_2020.pdf

Digital applications and infrastructures

As part of this output, we created the website which hosts our project information and the ENACT web app. More specifically, we produced an interactive, progressive web app with three components:
1. An engagement interface: to interact with interactive digital cultural artefacts
2. A creation interface: to author new cultural activities
3. An online community: to add likes, emoticons, comments, and feedback as well as to share and promote content.

To access the web app, click on the LEARN tab. When you register and log in (see link on the top right corner), the CREATE tab will become visible, and you can start creating your cultural activity! When you register and log in, you are able to post comments and send messages to other users and become part of the ENACT community!

We have also developed:
- a set of online video tutorials and printable user guides for using the tool, both for creation of new activities or for engaging with existing ones (see the USER GUIDES tab)
- a project website which provides project information and updates and an area for project members to access interim reports. The project website is also the main access point to the developed web app. (You are currently on the website!)

We have published two magazine articles about the features of the ENACT web app and how it was developed.
You can read our article in the FLTMAG: IALLT's free language technology magazine here: https://fltmag.com/cultural-tasks-enact/
Our ENACT article is featured in the BABEL The Language Magazine number 35 ( May 2021): https://babelzine.co.uk/babel-number-35-may-2021/

We will provide information on our research articles about the development of the web app in due course. The work is in progress, and do watch this space!
Download a pdf of our Output report below.
Published on 1 October 2022
https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28882.84169

pdf:

Output 2 report_Digital applications and infrastructures.pdf

Developing certification, recognition, and evaluation systems

This output involves the development of certification, recognition, and evaluation systems for the ENACT project including the following:
1. digital competences Download the ENACT Digital Skills self-assessment and certification system
2. knowledge of and/or attitudes towards other cultures, languages, and cultural activities
3. language learning gains
4. user evaluations of the web app (engagement, creation and online community interfaces)
5. participant engagement with the online community
6. Higher Education (HE) students' community involvement in their academic results
7. participant evaluations of the training events for co-production workshop facilitators
8. user evaluations of the project and the multiplier events

When developing these tools, procedures, and systems, we searched for existing tools already developed by previous EU projects, assessed their suitability to the current context, and adapted them to the current project where possible. However, where necessary, we created new tools, procedures, and systems.

All the systems developed and reported here are made freely available on the project website or on the reported URLs, and can be used by others interested in evaluating and certifying digital, linguistic, and cultural gains developed through face-to-face and online intergenerational and intercultural interaction. The recognition system which allows HE students to gain credit in their academic results was designed to allow flexibility to be adapted in other EU HE institutions. This will foster future student participation and support to build sustainable inclusive HE systems.

Published on 1 June 2022

How to cite: Satar, M., Seedhouse, P., Kharrufa, A., Dodds, C. B., Ganassin, S., Whelan, A., Sidorova, A., Spazheva, I., Dooly, M., Buitrago Peña, J., Akcan, S., Erçetin, G., Haznedar, B., Öztekin, E., Kotilainen, L., & Kurhila, S. (2022). Developing certification, recognition, and evaluation systems for the ENACT project. Retrieved from https://www.enacteuropa.com/?q=node/227 https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.16829.33761

Copyright (c) 2022 CC BY-NC-ND Satar, M., Seedhouse, P., Kharrufa, A., Dodds, C. B., Ganassin, S., Whelan, A., Sidorova, A., Spazheva, I., Dooly, M., Buitrago Peña, J., Akcan, S., Erçetin, G., Haznedar, B., Öztekin, E., Kotilainen, L., & Kurhila, S.

pdf:

Developing certification, recognition, and evaluation systems for the ENACT project.pdf

Co-production workshops and facilitator training

We ran co-production workshops in all partner countries to produce the Open Educational Resources (OER), in other words, the cultural activities you find under the LEARN tab. We will publish a report on our workshop activities soon.
To facilitate the co-production workshops, we ran a 2-week online training for higher education students, higher education staff, and staff from Non-governmental organisations.
Are you interested in involving your higher education students in the community?
Our training content is freely available on Canvas: https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/4121803

Download a pdf of our report below.
Published on 1 June 2022
https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.35593.72804

pdf:

Output 5 report_Co-production workshops.pdf

Evaluation, validation and research outputs

The objectives of this output are to:
1) measure the direct impact of the project outcomes on the participants,
2) evaluate and validate the impact of the deliverables through research activities,
3) reinforce interaction between practice and research,
4) produce a white paper, and the final report to disseminate the project findings in Erasmus+ Project Results portal,
5) present findings at dissemination events (E1-4) and other appropriate conferences and seminars, and
6) write academic publications.

Our outputs involve a book publication (Bloomsbury, 2025), international peer-reviewed journal articles, seminar and conference presentations, a white paper, and a final project impact report, and case studies and success stories.
Our case studies and success stories are now available! Download the pdf file below.
Published on 15 October 2022
https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.29721.70242

An earlier version of this report can be found here: https://www.enacteuropa.com/sites/default/files/Case%20studies%20and%20s...

International peer-reviewed articles
Kharrufa, A., Satar, M., Dodds, C. B., & Seedhouse, P. (2022). Supporting Non-Expert Users in Authoring Tasks for Learning Language and Culture: Evaluation Study. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT), 12(1), 1-22. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCALLT.315278

pdf:

Impact_case_studies_and_success_stories.pdf