SIRIKT in ESP Conference – kaj ju druži in v čem se razlikujeta

SIRIKT and ESP Conference – connections and differences

Maja Vreča
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Arnes

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Povzetek

Konferenca ESP je mednarodna konferenca z zglednimi 23 leti tradicije in raznoliko mednarodno zasedbo, udeležujejo se je učitelji iz vse Evrope in bližnje okolice. Projekt ESP in pripadajoča konferenca sta se začela z namenom povezovanja šol, učiteljev in učencev. Najprej je bilo vključenih le nekaj držav s severa Evrope, kasneje se je udeležba razširila. ESP-konferenca je zelo operativna konferenca – služi predvsem sklepanju poznanstev in vzpostavljanju novih projektov, predstavitve uspešnih projektov pa služijo predvsem kot spodbuda za vzpostavljanje novih. Konferenca kot taka je namenjena bolj ali manj izključno aktivnim učiteljem, ki si želijo novih mednarodnih sodelovanj.
SIRIKT, po drugi strani, je zastavljen bolj lokalno, a večplastno. Služi kot prostor, kjer lahko učitelji predstavijo svoje rešitve prenosa dobrih praks uporabe IKT v svoje dnevno delo, kot prostor, kjer strokovnjaki predstavljajo novosti, ki so zanimive za več kot le eno sfero, kot povezovalni vzvod za ljudi z raznih področij, katerih interesi se delno prekrivajo ali le dotikajo. Konference se udeležujejo tako učitelji kot raziskovalci, tako računalnikarji kot tisti, ki jim računalniki pomenijo le orodje.
A obe konferenci imata kljub razlikam veliko skupnega: na istem mestu se sreča veliko zelo aktivni ljudi s skupnimi cilji, z željo po učenju, po povezovanju in z nenehno potrebo po izboljševanju svojega dela.

Abstract

The ESP Conference is an international conference with a 23-year tradition and diverse international participation. Participants are teachers from Europe and the surrounding areas. The ESP project and the ESP Conference were launched with the aim of connecting schools, teachers and pupils. Initially the project only connected a few countries from northern Europe, before later expanding. The ESP conference is a working conference. It serves mainly to connect teachers and launch new projects; even presentations of successful projects serve mainly to encourage the establishment of new projects. Conference delegates are more or less exclusively active teachers who want to participate in new international projects.
SIRIKT, in contrast, is more locally oriented, but covers a wider area. It serves as a point where teachers present examples of good practice in the use of ICT in their daily work. It also serves as a venue where experts present innovations that are interesting for wider audiences. The conference also helps to bring together people from different areas with similar interests. Participants include teachers and researchers, computer scientists and those who only see the computer as a tool.
However, despite their differences, both conferences have much in common. They serve as meeting places for a group of people with common goals – to learn, to cooperate and to continually improve their performance.