Dear all,
I would like to update you on our status today.
*2nd Newsletter: *This is super urgent, because our last Newsletter is now
8 months old. We were supposed to send it in 12.19. ATL, Dlearn and TUD
should prepare a text and upload it in the file located -->
K:\team\foss4smes\1. Management\Newsletters
*Date Final multiplier event in Brussels**: *We agreed on 24 -25 September
meeting, 26.09. Conference. Dear Sivan, have you got the confirmation from
Dlearn? When will you send the first “save the date” mail? Keep me informed
on this matter.
*O2/A1 Updates of Units after 2nd Peer Review from OFE and FSFE: *This is
now the status of our files:
*O2/A1 Partners*
1st submission
Update after Review from SKUNI
Update after proofreading from DIT
Updates after 1st Peer Review of OFE and FSFE
Updates after 2nd peer review (ASAP)
*ATL - Unit 1*
29.11.
13.12.18
09.01.19
03.02.19
05.03.
*OFE - Unit 2.1 and 2.2.*
03.12.
12.12.18
08.01.19
30.01.19
06.03.
*Dlearn - Unti 2.3 and 2.4.*
14.09.
14.12.18 (12:04h)
14.12.18 (19:14)
18.02.19
?
*Dit - Unit 3*
12.12.
-
09.01.19
22.02.19
?
*Skovde - Unit 4*
30.11.
-
17.12.18
06.02.19
28.02.19
*FSFE - Unit 5*
08.01.19
-
-
24.02.19
08.03.
The Units should be finalised ASAP. DLEARN and TUD should send us their
updated Units for upload.
*Upload in Moodle*: ATL has finished importing Unit 1. Unit 4, 5 and 2.3
2.4. will be uploaded by the end of this week.
*O2/A1 Training Plan: *pending.
*Internal testing of each partner's material*: I suggest that each partner
starts this process as soon as his Unit is uploaded. There is already the *test
plan* developed by ATL here: K:\team\foss4smes\2.
Implementation\Outputs\Output 2\A1 Training course contents\Test Plan. So
if anyone wants changes in the platform please write one single e-mail to
me only summarising the points. I will then forward it to our IT colleague.
*A8 - Publication of Articles:* ATL will submit these days a Poster text
for OpenSym 19. Please see if you can fulfil this task as well (especially
our university partners).
*Dissemination Progress Report (M18):* Everyone please see the e-mail from
Galia on 12.03.19 to send the required information by next Wednesday the
latest. FSFE needs to prepare a report in the end of March.
*O3 - Draft Terms of Reference and Policy Brief:* e-mail from Sivan on
11.03.19. Katerina will provide feedback on the document by end of next
week.
*Timesheets and Certificates of participation – Dublin Meet.:** Pending
from *TUD.
*FOSS4SMEs: Minutes - telco 12.03.19: *Dear colleagues from SKUNI,
concerning your comments on the minutes, if you want them changes, please
consider to update the minutes using 'track change mode' and send them to
me and Brian. (see e-mail from 18.03.19)
*O2/A4 Assessment: *Dear colleagues from SKUNI, thank you for your e-mail
from 15.03.19. Due to proposal submission in new Erasmus+ projects, I was
unable to review the 3rd version of your document. I will do it by
Wednesday.
*Tools (surveys and a model for collection of case studies) by DLEARN**: *The
tools that will help us measure the impact of the entire training system to
the different target groups of this project *will be provided by Francesco*.
These tools must be used in parallel with the assessment tools of SKUNI.
Francesco, when can I have a first draft?
I will be in Berlin until next Tuesday and I will have Internet connection
periodically, so for urgent matters you can reach me in mobile or contact
Ifigeneia.
Looking forward to your replies.
The next telco is in 2-weeks time.
Take care!
Best,
Katerina
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Hi team,
Attached you find a draft of the Terms of Reference and Policy Brief
document, with our ideas on how this output 3, the policy
recommendation report could be drafted. The doc is also on keybase in
folder: /team/foss4smes/2. Implementation/Outputs/Output 3/Terms of
Reference
You will also see a detailed time plan for this output and I want to
ask you to review this, especially in terms of your deliverable so that
we can agree on a time planning.
@Katerina: Could you please add a discussion on this and on the date
for the final multiplier event to the agenda for tomorrow's call?
Kind regards,
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Hello everyone,
As I am in a process of writing the new Dissemination progress report, I
would like to ask you to send me your communication input from events
you have attended where FOSS4SMEs was mentioned, or any other activity
you had the chance to promote the project through.
Please, use the Dissemination events form, you can find attached here or
from keybase 1. Management > Dissemination templates and guidelines
Do you think you would be able to email me those before the end of this
week?
Kind Regards,
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Dear all,
the minutes-file from the telco on 12.03.2019 is now available in the
Keybase folder: K:\team\foss4smes\5. Meetings\Telcos
Here are some last points I want to mention (no time to discuss them
yesterday):
1. Progress Report: is due in March. Galia has sent us an e-mail on
12.03.19. Please remember to get back to her on this issue.
2. Stakeholders Matrix: Each partner should insert 25 entries in the table.
Because of the GDPR issue the column concerning name/ contact details
should be left empty. It can only be filled for the contacts we have their
consent, like the contacts coming from the newsletter subscriptions or the
survey participants. (see Dublin minutes for guidelines and what we agreed)
3. Concerning the 2nd newsletter, details on what to prepare are in the
minutes from the Dublin meeting. DIT and DLEARN can you please prepare a
text ASAP? This is urgent.
4. Regarding the poster, OFE (Sivan) agreed in the last telco to prepare an
(off-line) poster. Sivan wanted to check with OFE if this is possibly to
finished by May. Can you please give us an update on this Sivan?
5. We need to find further events, where we can present sth or publish an
article. Dear colleagues from FSFE, as our Dissemination experts, can you
please get back to me with suggestions? Thanks.
6. Multiplier Events: Please remember that you (all partners) need to plan
these events and fix the dates and invite people. You can use them in order
to conduct the training activities required for O2/A4.
7. Regarding the Dublin meeting, what is the status of the Dublin meeting
evaluation? Francesco can you update me?
8. TUD, can you please upload the Certificates of participation on Keybase
as PDFs?
9. "O3 Presentation - Dublin Jan 2019". Dear Sivan, can you please upload
in Keybase you presentation in editable form?
10. TUD, can you please send us your timesheets ( see Dublin minutes for
guidelines ) ?
Thank you all! Talk to you soon!
Best,
Katerina
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*Email:*
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Dear all,
in about 10' we will begin with our second telco after the Dublin Meeting.
The main discussion points for today are:
- O2/A1 Training Content - status, reviews, internal testing
- O2/ A4 preparation- status of methodology and templates
- Dissemination - Progress Report preparation, 2nd Newsletter, poster,
articles
- O3/A1 preparation - status, 1st draft
I am looking forward to catch up with you shortly and discuss our next
steps towards completion of the course and the beginning of the assessment
activities.
this is the link To join the video meeting, click this link:
https://framatalk.org/wfAWrgSRLx
Best,
Katerina
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*Katerina Tsinari*
*EU Projects consultant*
*Αntoni Tritsi 21, 570 01 Thessaloniki*
*T:*
*2310 233 266*
*Email:*
*tsinari(a)abe.gr <elsianli(a)abe.gr>*
*URL:*
*www.abe.gr <http://www.abe.gr/>*
*Skype:*
* tsinarikaterina(a)hotmail.de <tsinarikaterina(a)hotmail.de>*
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlantis-engineering-sa>
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Dear Jonas and Bjoern,
thank you for preparing version 2.0 of the deliverable on the assessment
methodology. I have now seen your files and prepared some feedback for you.
You can find my comments in the attached file and in the following points:
Can you please format the document you prepared so that it looks more like
the rest of the project papers? You can use the file “FOSS4SMES ECVET
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES” as an example.
Can you please mention some more details concerning which partner will have
which extra country? We can discuss this in the next telco to give you more
input.
Do you want to mention something on the duration and location of the short
training activities to be organised by each partner? Do you think we should
leave it open to each partner to decide on his own?
Can you please format the assessment template you developed in a way that
we can use it both digitally and in print? I also wonder if its not better
to prepare the template with the help of an online FOSS tool that will
allow automatic summary of respondents results. Why do you prefer to
develop a custom script(s) for compiling an overview of responses from the
set of ODS files? Will it not be more time consuming for us to use? Maybe
we can discuss this in our next telco. If we have discussed this in Dublin,
sorry for not remembering what the opinions of each partner were.
Last but not least, I would like to discuss with you the presentation of
three different scenarios within section 5. Have I understood your text
correctly, that you recommend the project partners to promote the first
scenario to their local SMEs? Why should they then start the assessment
with the third scenario? Maybe we need to make this part more precise to
avoid confusion of readers.
I also use the opportunity to tell you that I am working together with
Brian to be able to prepare the self-diagnostic tool and other
questionnaires that will be inside the learning platform and will help us
asses the Learners Alignment to Learning Objectives. As soon as Brian has
them ready, ATL will develop them in the platform and we will be ready to
start with the O2/A4 activities. Before that, the training system is not
considered as complete from my point of view.
Furthermore, similarly I am working together with Francesco to be able to
prepare tools (surveys and a model for collection of case studies) that
will help us measure the impact of the entire training system to the
different target groups of this project. These tools must be used in
parallel with the assessment tools of SKUNI. Francesco informed me, that he
will be able to deliver these tools after the 21st of March. Lets discuss
in our telco how can we deal with the timeline.
I suggest that we discuss these and further points in our telco on the 12th
of March. After that it will be easier for you to update your files
accordingly.
I think that our discussion will allow us clarify all points in order
everyone is on the same page and understands the steps correctly.
I thank you for your valuable contribution to this activity. I will keep
you posted on any developments.
Best,
Katerina
Στις Πέμ, 28 Φεβ 2019 στις 3:14 μ.μ., ο/η Jonas Gamalielsson <
jonas.gamalielsson(a)his.se> έγραψε:
> Dear Katerina,
>
> After consideration of review comments (in all review rounds), please find
> an updated version aimed for usage scenario 1 and 2 (O2-A1_Content Unit
> 4_v5_for_usage_scenario_1_and_2.odt) and an updated version aimed for usage
> scenario 3 (filename "O2-A1_Content Unit
> 4_v5_for_usage_scenario_3.pdf") in the following folder of the Keybase
> platform:
>
> "K:\team\foss4smes\2. Implementation\Outputs\Output 2\A1 Training course
> contents\Peer Review - 2nd round\After Peer Review"
>
> We also attach the files to this email.
>
> Please advise us when we can go ahead with our conduct of assessment
> according to usage scenario 3 as detailed in the guidelines in the document
> "O2/A4 assessment methodology and tools" (see K:\team\foss4smes\2.
> Implementation\Outputs\Output 2\A4
> Assessment\O2_A4_assessment_description_v2.pdf) and in the FOSS4SMEs
> minutes from the telco on 19 February 2019 (K:\team\foss4smes\5.
> Meetings\Telcos\FOSS4SMEs_Minutes_20190219.pdf).
>
> From past experiences and dialogues with SMEs, we find that it is very
> important to give them as much calender time as possible for the
> assessments. Therefore, we find that it is now urgent that each partner can
> proceed with step 1 (of the five steps) as detailed in section "5.
> Guidelines" in the document "O2/A4 assessment methodology and tools".
>
>
> Best
> Jonas & Björn
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Jonas Gamalielsson, PhD
>
> Software Systems Research Group
> Informatics Research Specialisation
> University of Skövde
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> SE-541 28 SKÖVDE
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> Office: Portalen, floor 4, room 410r
> Tel: +46 (0)500-448375
> Fax: +46 (0)500-416325
> Email: jonas.gamalielsson(a)his.se
> Web: http://www.his.se/gamj
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
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Dear Katerina, hi all,
I've just uploaded version 3 of Unit 5, so the revised one after the 2nd
review, to Keybase. It should now be ready to be implemented in the
learning platform.
You will also find a folder with images for each lesson and the
individual parts of each lesson. I chose this way to make it easy for
the colleagues who upload the content. Each picture should be named and
numbered intuitively. About the exact placement, we don't have a
preference and can still rearrange as soon as we see it online.
The path in Keybase:
2. Implementation/Outputs/Output 2/A1 Training course contents/Peer Review - 2nd round/After Peer Review
Thank you, and best regards,
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Dear Jonas and Bjorn,
Thank you for sending and for uploading in Keybase the updated version
aimed for usage scenario 1 and 2 (O2-A1_Content Unit
4_v5_for_usage_scenario_1_and_2.odt) and the updated version aimed for
usage scenario 3 (filename "O2-A1_Content Unit
4_v5_for_usage_scenario_3.pdf").
Can you please indicate the difference between the two texts provided? It
is not clear to me what are the changes incorporated. In particular, I
could not identify the modifications, based on the remarks of the 2nd Peer
Review (by Sivan). Also, some parts have no images, so I kindly ask you to
add a few, as we need to provide a uniform result.
Which brings me to my main point. The unit you provided contains very
useful information, but it is too “academic”. Please consider the feedback
provided from Sivan in view of a more unified and consistent training
course. I would like to remind you that this is a VET level
project/training course and that the target audience is mainly EU SMEs with
little or no experience in FOSS, which we understand is not your usual
audience. From the coordinator’s point of view, we consider it is necessary
that you modify your contribution, as at the moment it stands out as an
outlier.
Thank you for sharing with us your deep knowledge in the field. As an EU
SME with little experience with FOSS ourselves, we have been learning a lot
throughout the course of the FOSS4SMEs project. I am looking forward to
your feedback.
Best regards,
Katerina
Στις Πέμ, 28 Φεβ 2019 στις 3:14 μ.μ., ο/η Jonas Gamalielsson <
jonas.gamalielsson(a)his.se> έγραψε:
> Dear Katerina,
>
> After consideration of review comments (in all review rounds), please
> find an updated version aimed for usage scenario 1 and 2 (O2-A1_Content
> Unit 4_v5_for_usage_scenario_1_and_2.odt) and an updated version aimed
> for usage scenario 3 (filename "O2-A1_Content Unit
> 4_v5_for_usage_scenario_3.pdf") in the following folder of the Keybase
> platform:
>
> "K:\team\foss4smes\2. Implementation\Outputs\Output 2\A1 Training course
> contents\Peer Review - 2nd round\After Peer Review"
>
> We also attach the files to this email.
>
> Please advise us when we can go ahead with our conduct of assessment
> according to usage scenario 3 as detailed in the guidelines in the
> document "O2/A4 assessment methodology and tools" (see
> K:\team\foss4smes\2. Implementation\Outputs\Output 2\A4
> Assessment\O2_A4_assessment_description_v2.pdf) and in the FOSS4SMEs
> minutes from the telco on 19 February 2019 (K:\team\foss4smes\5.
> Meetings\Telcos\FOSS4SMEs_Minutes_20190219.pdf).
>
> From past experiences and dialogues with SMEs, we find that it is very
> important to give them as much calender time as possible for the
> assessments. Therefore, we find that it is now urgent that each partner
> can proceed with step 1 (of the five steps) as detailed in section "5.
> Guidelines" in the document "O2/A4 assessment methodology and tools".
>
>
> Best
> Jonas & Björn
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Jonas Gamalielsson, PhD
>
> Software Systems Research Group
> Informatics Research Specialisation
> University of Skövde
> P.O. Box 408
> SE-541 28 SKÖVDE
> SWEDEN
> Office: Portalen, floor 4, room 410r
> Tel: +46 (0)500-448375
> Fax: +46 (0)500-416325
> Email: jonas.gamalielsson(a)his.se
> Web: http://www.his.se/gamj
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Dear all,
In view of our telco next week, I would like to update you on our status
today.
*Timesheets , Travel Documents and Certificates of participation – Dublin
Meet.:** Pending from *TUD.
*Participants list of Dublin Meet. per Post: *Pending from OFE.
*Dublin Meeting Minutes: *The file is in Keybase now K:\team\foss4smes\5.
Meetings\3. Dublin Meeting\Agenda and minutes. Please send us your feedback
by this Friday.
*O2/A1 Updates of Units after 2nd Peer Review from OFE and FSFE: *Feedback
from Peer Reviewers was received on the 25th of February. Sivan and Max
thank you for your valuable contributions!
This is now the status of our files:
*O2/A1 Partners*
1st submission
Update after Review from SKUNI
Update after proofreading from DIT
Updates after 1st Peer Review of OFE and FSFE
Updates after 2nd peer review (ASAP)
*ATL - Unit 1*
29.11.
13.12.18
09.01.19
03.02.19
*OFE - Unit 2.1 and 2.2.*
03.12.
12.12.18
08.01.19
30.01.19
*Dlearn - Unti 2.3 and 2.4.*
14.09.
14.12.18 (12:04h)
14.12.18 (19:14)
18.02.19
*Dit - Unit 3*
12.12.
-
09.01.19
22.02.19
*Skovde - Unit 4*
30.11.
-
17.12.18
06.02.19
28.02.19
*FSFE - Unit 5*
08.01.19
-
-
24.02.19
The Units should be finalised ASAP or by this Friday the latest. ATL will
start importing all Units as soon as they are ready in order to enable the
Assessment to begin timely.
*O2/A1 Training Plan: *The self-diagnostic tools (pre-course survey and
after-course/skills gap analysis) need to be imported in Moodle as well to
be presented to the training participants who will participate in
activities of O2/A4.
Dear Brian, lets stay in contact to see how we can implement this within
the new timeframe.
*2nd Newsletter: *This is now very urgent, because our last Newsletter is
now 8 months old. We were supposed to send it in 12.19. Please try to prepare
your text and upload it in the file located --> K:\team\foss4smes\1.
Management\Newsletters
*Test Plan: *Dear Brian, I will prepare a file and contact you in order to
finalise it. Thank you for your examples.
*New timeline with updates on translation (requested by OFE): *A file is
now in Keybase located --> K:\team\foss4smes\1. Management\A2 MCE PLAN
The official MCE Plan will not change as it was submitted in the NA during
Interim Report and the changes we do are due to delays, which we don’t want
to show.
*O2/A4 Assessment: *Dear colleagues from SKUNI, thank you for your e-mails
on the assessment procedure. I will provide you with my feedback on the
files you prepared by Wednesday. Due to our review delay, I understand your
points and we will try to finalise the tools ASAP.
*A8 - Publication of Articles:* ATL is currently drafting a Poster text for
OpenSym 19. Dear colleagues from SKUNI, I will contact you to check if this
is something we could submit for your conference.
*Dissemination Progress Report (M18):* FSFE/Galia will contact us soon with
information on what we need to prepare and by when.
Have a nice start in this week!
Talk to you soon!
Best,
Katerina
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*T:*
*2310 233 266*
*Email:*
*tsinari(a)abe.gr <elsianli(a)abe.gr>*
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<https://plus.google.com/u/0/112248896999799346483>
Dear all,
As presented in Dublin, Sivan and I have finished the first round of
peer reviews. Attached and in Keybase [^1] you will find the results
with comments and in-text changes in the folders of OFE and FSFE.
Attached and in Keybase you will also find a document with recommended
style guidelines which summarise issues and inconsistencies we've found
in most documents. Please read and consider implementing them while
editing your learning units.
Please note that all peer-reviewed documents are in the ODT format.
Please consider using LibreOffice when editing the files to guarantee
best compatibility amongst all partners.
Timeline for the next steps related to O2/A1 looks like the following:
- 03.02.: all partners updated their units based on peer review and
guidelines
- 08.02.: 2nd round of peer review finished
- 19.02.: all partners implement feedback from 2nd peer review
- 01.03.: raw import of all units finished
Thanks for your work! If you have any questions regarding both FSFE's
and OFE's comments, please do not hesitate to ask us.
Best,
Max
[^1]: 2. Implementation -> Outputs -> Output 2 -> A1 Training course
contents -> Peer Review - 1st round
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