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1.1.1.1. SIVECOSIVECOSIVECOSIVECO businessbusinessbusinessbusiness cardcardcardcard

2.2.2.2. AeLAeLAeLAeL eContenteContenteContenteContent SolutionSolutionSolutionSolution

3.3.3.3. Methodologies,Methodologies,Methodologies,Methodologies, principlesprinciplesprinciplesprinciples thatthatthatthat promotepromotepromotepromote successsuccesssuccesssuccess3.3.3.3. Methodologies,Methodologies,Methodologies,Methodologies, principlesprinciplesprinciplesprinciples thatthatthatthat promotepromotepromotepromote successsuccesssuccesssuccess

4.4.4.4. Editors,Editors,Editors,Editors, otherotherotherother contentcontentcontentcontent typestypestypestypes

5.5.5.5. ReferencesReferencesReferencesReferences andandandand AwardsAwardsAwardsAwards

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SIVECO SIVECO SIVECO SIVECO Romania Romania Romania Romania is the largest Software Development company in Eastern Europe, and specializes in software for specializes in software for specializes in software for specializes in software for

educationeducationeducationeducation

Stability, Reliability Stability, Reliability Stability, Reliability Stability, Reliability ---- Future Future Future Future

� 20 years of continuous growth

� Leading investments in Research and Development

� Prestigious shareholders3.8 6.5

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Outstanding customer base and leading ReferencesOutstanding customer base and leading ReferencesOutstanding customer base and leading ReferencesOutstanding customer base and leading References

� eLearning projects in 19 countries, on 3 continents

� 15 million end- users

� 30,000 schools

Quality, Awards, Top analyst ratingsQuality, Awards, Top analyst ratingsQuality, Awards, Top analyst ratingsQuality, Awards, Top analyst ratings

� Best quality procedures (evaluated by specialists and Customers)

� IDC rating

� Over 150 International Awards

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Who We AreWho We AreWho We AreWho We Are

� EstablishedEstablishedEstablishedEstablished 1992199219921992 –––– overoveroverover 20202020 yearsyearsyearsyears ofofofof successfulsuccessfulsuccessfulsuccessful projectsprojectsprojectsprojects

� Largest software house in Eastern Europe

� 1300+ employees

� 200 teachers and many more part-time collaborators

� WithWithWithWith aaaa strongstrongstrongstrong divisiondivisiondivisiondivision specializedspecializedspecializedspecialized inininin eLearningeLearningeLearningeLearning

� Strategic partner of the Ministry of Education in Romania, UAE, KazakhstanStrategic partner of the Ministry of Education in Romania, UAE, Kazakhstan

� 2011 turnover: $100 million

� SIVECO successfully delivers projects in 19 countries over 3 continents

� Projects in Europe, CIS Countries, Middle East and North Africa, and Gulf Region

� Own software companies in Brussels, Eastern Europe, CIS area, Gulf region

� Global network of partners

�Impeccable business record

� More than 150 important awards across the world

� 1st software company in American Chamber of Commerce classification since 2002

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� Microsoft Gold Certified Partner

� Intel Premier Elite Partner

� IBM Business Partner

� HP Sales and Service Partner

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Our PartnersOur PartnersOur PartnersOur Partners

� BULL

� Ventyx

� iSOFT Group

� ISH Inc.

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Projects In Education on Three ContinentsProjects In Education on Three ContinentsProjects In Education on Three ContinentsProjects In Education on Three Continents

Educational Educational Educational Educational

ProjectsProjectsProjectsProjects

� Romania

� France

� UK

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UK

� Serbia

� Hungary

� Oman

� Morocco

� Lebanon

� Egypt

� UAE

� Cyprus

� Kazakhstan

� Azerbaijan

�Moldova

Over 15 million students in 30.000 schools worldwideOver 15 million students in 30.000 schools worldwideOver 15 million students in 30.000 schools worldwideOver 15 million students in 30.000 schools worldwide

Worldwide RecognitionWorldwide RecognitionWorldwide RecognitionWorldwide Recognition

2012201220122012 –––– TheTheTheThe EuropeanEuropeanEuropeanEuropean “Seal“Seal“Seal“Seal ofofofof Excellence”Excellence”Excellence”Excellence” forforforfor eGovernmenteGovernmenteGovernmenteGovernment SolutionsSolutionsSolutionsSolutions

2011201120112011 ---- SIVECOSIVECOSIVECOSIVECO RomaniaRomaniaRomaniaRomania receivesreceivesreceivesreceives thethethethe recognition of strategicstrategicstrategicstrategic partnerpartnerpartnerpartner forforforfor educationeducationeducationeducation fromfromfromfrom MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft

2011201120112011 ---- SIVECOSIVECOSIVECOSIVECO RomaniaRomaniaRomaniaRomania receivesreceivesreceivesreceives thethethethe recognition of strategicstrategicstrategicstrategic partnerpartnerpartnerpartner forforforfor educationeducationeducationeducation fromfromfromfrom UAEUAEUAEUAE MoEMoEMoEMoE

Known worldKnown worldKnown worldKnown world----wide for our educational content and eLearning wide for our educational content and eLearning wide for our educational content and eLearning wide for our educational content and eLearning

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2011201120112011 ---- SIVECOSIVECOSIVECOSIVECO RomaniaRomaniaRomaniaRomania receivesreceivesreceivesreceives thethethethe recognition of strategicstrategicstrategicstrategic partnerpartnerpartnerpartner forforforfor educationeducationeducationeducation fromfromfromfrom UAEUAEUAEUAE MoEMoEMoEMoE

2010201020102010 –––– TheTheTheThe NATONATONATONATO delegationdelegationdelegationdelegation onononon AdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvanced DistributedDistributedDistributedDistributed LearningLearningLearningLearning (ADL),(ADL),(ADL),(ADL), appreciated the first achievements of

eLearning department within SIVECO Romania regarding multi-touch technologies applied in education.

2009200920092009 –––– TheTheTheThe AeLAeLAeLAeL eContenteContenteContenteContent waswaswaswas rewardedrewardedrewardedrewarded withwithwithwith thethethethe SpecialSpecialSpecialSpecial AwardAwardAwardAward withinwithinwithinwithin thethethethe competition DiskobolosDiskobolosDiskobolosDiskobolos ICTICTICTICT AwardsAwardsAwardsAwards 2009200920092009 ––––

InternationalInternationalInternationalInternational competitioncompetitioncompetitioncompetition “eLearning“eLearning“eLearning“eLearning inininin Praxis”,Praxis”,Praxis”,Praxis”, partpartpartpart ofofofof thethethethe 7777 thththth International Conference on Emerging eLearning Technologies

and Applications (ICETA), Slovakia

2009200920092009 –––– EuropeanEuropeanEuropeanEuropean eGovernmenteGovernmenteGovernmenteGovernment AwardsAwardsAwardsAwards –––– thethethethe SEISEISEISEI ProjectProjectProjectProject

2008200820082008 ---- EuropeanEuropeanEuropeanEuropean ITITITIT ExcellenceExcellenceExcellenceExcellence AwardsAwardsAwardsAwards 2008200820082008 forforforfor introducingintroducingintroducingintroducing ITITITIT intointointointo thethethethe RomanianRomanianRomanianRomanian educationaleducationaleducationaleducational sectorsectorsectorsector

2005200520052005 ---- FirstFirstFirstFirst placeplaceplaceplace inininin thethethethe „IT„IT„IT„IT WorldWorldWorldWorld Championship”Championship”Championship”Championship” - “World Summit Award “ for the creativity and quality of the AeLAeLAeLAeL EducationalEducationalEducationalEducational eContenteContenteContenteContent

2004200420042004 ---- NominalizationNominalizationNominalizationNominalization forforforfor AeLAeLAeLAeL AdvancedAdvancedAdvancedAdvanced eLearningeLearningeLearningeLearning platformplatformplatformplatform totototo thethethethe EuropeanEuropeanEuropeanEuropean ISTISTISTIST Prize,Prize,Prize,Prize,

International recognitionInternational recognitionInternational recognitionInternational recognition

Products and solutions for the whole education proces:

� “Best practice” awards in 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009 - European Commission

� Diskobolos 2009

� Nomination to IST and ICT prizes (2004, 2007) - EC

� World’s Best Content (UN, WSA 2005)

� International Project Management Association finalist 2007

� European IT Excellence Award 2008

� Gold Label eLearning Awards Winner, London 2010� Gold Label eLearning Awards Winner, London 2010

� IT Europe, 2012

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Student

• AeL Content

Teacher

• AeL LMS

Administration

• ASM – School

MoE

•AeL Education • AeL Content

• Dictionaries

• Encyclopedias

• AeL LMS

• AeL LCMS

• eContent Editors

• ASM – School

Management

•AeL Education

Manager

•Reporting tools

•School Map

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Education & Community Portals

Education Education Education Education ServicesServicesServicesServices� Customization Customization Customization Customization

� ConfigurationConfigurationConfigurationConfiguration

� TrainingTrainingTrainingTraining

� Localization Localization Localization Localization

� Project Project Project Project ManagementManagementManagementManagement

� Technical Technical Technical Technical SupportSupportSupportSupport

eLearning Solution: A Systemic Approach

Exchange information New

challenges

New devices

Newtech

Newjobs

‘The top 10 in demand job did not exist in 2004’

Richard Riley (former US secretary of education)

How can we do it?How can we do it?How can we do it?How can we do it?

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90% of WHAT

THEY DO

How to teach in the 21How to teach in the 21How to teach in the 21How to teach in the 21stststst centurycenturycenturycentury

CURRENT WAY

� Textbook with illustrations

� It’s teacher’s job to explain

� It’s students’ job to make the connections between theory and fact

– if they can

NEW WAY

�Textbooks + Interactive lesson on PC or iPad

� It’s still teacher job to explain

� But the connections are already made

visually on the students’ computers

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TOGETHER WITH TEXTBOOKS:

AeL eContentAeL eContentAeL eContentAeL eContent

� Over 3700 hours of interactive Education content Over 3700 hours of interactive Education content Over 3700 hours of interactive Education content Over 3700 hours of interactive Education content

for primary and secondary schools for primary and secondary schools for primary and secondary schools for primary and secondary schools

–––– 39,000 learning objects, 21 subjects39,000 learning objects, 21 subjects39,000 learning objects, 21 subjects39,000 learning objects, 21 subjects

� Educational content compatible with the local curriculacompatible with the local curriculacompatible with the local curriculacompatible with the local curricula

� Over 15 million 15 million 15 million 15 million beneficiaries worldwide

� Designed for teachers who do not haveDesigned for teachers who do not haveDesigned for teachers who do not haveDesigned for teachers who do not have

years of experience in using computersyears of experience in using computersyears of experience in using computersyears of experience in using computers

� Designed to reduce the Digital Divide Designed to reduce the Digital Divide Designed to reduce the Digital Divide Designed to reduce the Digital Divide

� Train skills for the Information Society Train skills for the Information Society Train skills for the Information Society Train skills for the Information Society ––––

from the schoolfrom the schoolfrom the schoolfrom the school

� The library incorporates 9 years of R&DThe library incorporates 9 years of R&DThe library incorporates 9 years of R&DThe library incorporates 9 years of R&D

and a huge amount of didactic knowand a huge amount of didactic knowand a huge amount of didactic knowand a huge amount of didactic know----howhowhowhow

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� Fact-finding software

� Thematic software

� Testing/evaluation software

� Simulation software

� Educational games

AeL eContent typesAeL eContent typesAeL eContent typesAeL eContent types

� Educational games

� Interactive learning software

� Experiments

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http://www.advancedelearning.com/content-catalog

eLearning = enhanced LearningeLearning = enhanced LearningeLearning = enhanced LearningeLearning = enhanced Learning

Technology20% �� eLearning – is more a pedagogical project

rather than an IT one

� Focus on Process, People, Culture rather than

Process

People

Culture

80%

Focus on Process, People, Culture rather than

products

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Nationwide ProjectNationwide ProjectNationwide ProjectNationwide Project –––– General PrinciplesGeneral PrinciplesGeneral PrinciplesGeneral Principles

� Focus on pedagogy,pedagogy,pedagogy,pedagogy, on Curriculum, on education, not only on IT

� Each student with direct access to computers

� Hands-on

� Each student with own PC in class

� Computers are not meant for reading textComputers are not meant for reading text

� High levels of multimediamultimediamultimediamultimedia andandandand interactivityinteractivityinteractivityinteractivity are required

� Computers do not bring pedagogical value themselves

� The program should include software,software,software,software, fullfullfullfull richrichrichrich multimediamultimediamultimediamultimedia interactiveinteractiveinteractiveinteractive

content,content,content,content, servicesservicesservicesservices – mainly training and communication

� In addition to learninglearninglearninglearning bybybyby memorizingmemorizingmemorizingmemorizing ,,,, learninglearninglearninglearning bybybyby doingdoingdoingdoing

� Standards- based

� Change management/adoption is the major risk and challenge

� National solution

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AeL eContent (2/3)AeL eContent (2/3)AeL eContent (2/3)AeL eContent (2/3)

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Case studyCase studyCase studyCase study

The Romanian ITThe Romanian ITThe Romanian ITThe Romanian IT----Based Education System (S.E.I.)Based Education System (S.E.I.)Based Education System (S.E.I.)Based Education System (S.E.I.)

The largest integrated eLearning project in RomaniaThe largest integrated eLearning project in RomaniaThe largest integrated eLearning project in RomaniaThe largest integrated eLearning project in Romania

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SEI components

Training

Standard training and certification scheme

Direct training in schools

3 Layers:

1.Basic IT

2.Computer as a complementary tool for education

3.Intel®Teach

• Direct training in schools

• Training for regional and national

personnel

• Demonstrations, seminars,

presentations

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AeL | Built to teach Intelli Gently

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SEI evolution SEI evolution SEI evolution SEI evolution

Trained Teachers

Computer as a complementary tool for education

Romanian project status

7.000.000 AeL users

2001

Phase 1

2003

Phase 2

2008-2009

Phase 5

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Schools

Learning Units

Trained Teachers

Schools

Schools

Learning Units

Trained Teachers

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SEI in numbersSEI in numbersSEI in numbersSEI in numbers

Key numbers on SEI (2001- present):

� 192192192192....705705705705 PCs in 13131313....181181181181 schools

� Learning Management System

� Learning content~ 18181818....000000000000 objects

�� 7777 000000000000 000000000000++++ end-users

� 180180180180....000000000000++++ teachers trained

� Country’s #1 education portal

� National education database

� 500500500500 millionmillionmillionmillion USDUSDUSDUSD projectprojectprojectproject

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OutcomeOutcomeOutcomeOutcome

87878787%%%% studentsstudentsstudentsstudents transformtransformtransformtransform obligationobligationobligationobligation inininin motivationmotivationmotivationmotivation

74% teachers use AeL constantly

67% students consider that using eContent improve the school

performance

56% students use AeL eContent at home too56% students use AeL eContent at home too

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TEHNE, ISE, Bucharest University

Study on the IT&C impact in education

AeL users, 2008

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At the forefront of educational software research At the forefront of educational software research At the forefront of educational software research At the forefront of educational software research Augmented reality Augmented reality Augmented reality Augmented reality

applicationsapplicationsapplicationsapplications

Provides rich contextual learning

Appeals to constructivist notion of education where students

take control of their own learning

Provides opportunities for more authentic learning

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Provides opportunities for more authentic learning

Appeals multiple learning styles

Can provide each student with his/her own unique discovery

path

Has the power to engage a student in ways that have never

been possible

At the forefront of educational software research At the forefront of educational software research At the forefront of educational software research At the forefront of educational software research 3D graphics3D graphics3D graphics3D graphics

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TestimonialsTestimonialsTestimonialsTestimonials

“Advanced e“Advanced e-Learning Objects is an excellent example for a new approach to

e-Learning. The digital material can be used in various learning

environments, and it covers a huge range of subjects: Mathematics, Physics,

WSA jury evaluation of

environments, and it covers a huge range of subjects: Mathematics, Physics,

Chemistry, History, Biology, Computer Science, Geography and

Technology. The product gives the teacher great flexibility and is an

excellent tool that promotes a student-centered approach. It has a very nice

and clear design that significantly contributes to the understanding of the

content. Rich in multimedia features, the product is a best practice example

for new trends in e-Learning.”

WSA jury evaluation of AeL eContent

The bigger pictureThe bigger pictureThe bigger pictureThe bigger picture

AeLAeLAeLAeL eContenteContenteContenteContent is only one part of a bigger picture.

What we are offering is a complete solution for learning, teaching, managing,What we are offering is a complete solution for learning, teaching, managing,

reporting and decision making, meant to ease the educational processes at al levels,

customizedcustomizedcustomizedcustomized forforforfor thethethethe needsneedsneedsneeds ofofofof thethethethe BulgarianBulgarianBulgarianBulgarian educationaleducationaleducationaleducational systemsystemsystemsystem.

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Students

Teachers

Learning Content Management SystemLearning Content Management SystemLearning Content Management SystemLearning Content Management System

LMS

LCMSParents

School

Admin

National

Admin

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Editors so that teachers can create their own contentEditors so that teachers can create their own contentEditors so that teachers can create their own contentEditors so that teachers can create their own content

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National and International RecognitionNational and International RecognitionNational and International RecognitionNational and International Recognition

OverOverOverOver 150150150150 awardsawardsawardsawards

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5 reasons why SIVECO as eLearning partner5 reasons why SIVECO as eLearning partner5 reasons why SIVECO as eLearning partner5 reasons why SIVECO as eLearning partner

EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCEEXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE:::: similar project for the MoE in Romania, Cyprus, Morocco, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Kazakhstan,UAE,

Oman etc.

MATURE INTEGRATED SOLUTIONMATURE INTEGRATED SOLUTIONMATURE INTEGRATED SOLUTIONMATURE INTEGRATED SOLUTION covering all aspects of the educational process

METHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGY:::: localization proven in different areas in different languages, SIVECO team includes METHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGY:::: localization proven in different areas in different languages, SIVECO team includes

international experts

BENCHMARKINGBENCHMARKINGBENCHMARKINGBENCHMARKING:::: Methodology to support teachers and students to adopt and integrate the eContent in the

classroom - proven in 30,000 schools with over 15 million end-users.

TEAMTEAMTEAMTEAM:::: SIVECO is one of the largest eContent creator and eLearning integrator in the world, with over 1.300

professionals

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THANK YOU!THANK YOU!THANK YOU!THANK YOU!

Marian MURGULETMarian MURGULETMarian MURGULETMarian MURGULET

marian.murgulet@siveco.ro

www.siveco.ro

www.advancedElearning.com

www.eduCreativ.ro

SIVECO Romania

www.siveco.ro

© 2012 SIVECO Romania. All rights reserved.

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