DYRECT

DYnamic Roadmapping with application for EduCation and Training

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Although recently Roadmapping has become a widely used technique, there is a lack of a standard methodology of Roadmapping, particularly for industry and policy making. There is considerable diversity among practitioners as to what constitutes a roadmap and how to assess Roadmapping. The proposed fellowship will address these shortcomings in the area of Roadmapping and pursue an innovative research programme, which will (a) introduce and investigate the concept of Dynamic Roadmapping as continuous knowledge creation process; (b) provide a framework for developing an alerting system that will identify record, classify important trends and weak signals, at a global scale and analyse their significance for Roadmappping; and (c) provide a meta-model for Roadmapping to serve as a framework for the needed semantic interoperability between diverse roadmaps of different communities. Since this is a feasibility study, within the proposed 2-year programme, a pilot of the framework will be implemented for the area of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL). The aim of the pilot application will be to continuously assess the visions of the produced roadmaps in terms of effectiveness and efficiency. To this end, the project will: build on previous work by the applicant; collaborate closely with large-scale EU initiatives in the area of TEL; engage their communities in new forms of foresight, knowledge exchange and representation. The applicant will build on her proven potential and be able to pursue a PhD and benefit from the broad expertise generously offered by the host institution, enabling her to steer her career and the wider EU research area towards achieving world leadership. Finally, the proposed research aspires to provide new insight on issues of applied roadmapping and advance the state of the art in Roadmapping, by providing a Meta-Model for Dynamic Roadmapping that enables semantic interoperability between roadmaps.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

An EU project piloted a dynamic roadmapping methodology as a planning tool for technology-enhanced learning (TEL). The outcomes represent an important contribution to higher education.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Roadmapping refers to organisational planning. However, the term is used inconsistently, and both industrial and policy applications lack standard methodologies.

The EU-funded 'Dynamic roadmapping with application for education and training' (DYRECT) project aimed to address the current roadmapping shortcomings. Over two years to the end of 2012, the innovative research programme covered three aspects. The first was to introduce and investigate 'dynamic roadmapping' as a continuous knowledge-creation process. The second was to provide a framework for developing an alert system for analysing global trends and weak signals in terms of roadmapping.

Finally, the project would provide a model allowing interoperability between the roadmaps of different communities. The research was focused on TEL.

DYRECT achieved all of its deliverables on schedule, including all three critical project objectives. Project efforts included helping to organise the Learning Futures and Innovation event and liaising with other projects. The Dynamic Roadmapping methodology was piloted, as was the DYRECT Observatory function in the context of education. Major contributions were thus made to the higher education cluster. Furthermore, a map was developed that integrates European TEL areas. The map was presented at numerous conferences and other gatherings.

Project work comprised significant contributions to the broader EU TEL field, including support for the TEL community and increased awareness of the concept of roadmapping. Activities also helped achieve sustainabilities. For example, DYRECT is encouraging communities to engage in their own continuous roadmapping in clusters. Groups include the Schools Cluster and Higher Education Cluster.

DYRECT supported the development of tools applicable to schools and living communities, and helped such organisations to develop their own roadmaps. Furthermore, the project supported the Open Discovery Space roadmap, and initiated the first steps towards a Europe-wide action plan.

Overall, the project has supported the European TEL community with the introduction of a new Dynamic Roadmapping framework.