Catalogue of Free Digital Learning Initiatives for Migrant and Refugee Inclusion Updated January 24, 2019 www.moocs4inclusion.org Dr. Charalambos Vrasidas, Ourania Miliou & the CARDET Team www.cardet.org The MOOCs4inclusion project was designed and funded by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre on behalf of EC DG-EAC. The second study is coordinated by Dr. Charalambos Vrasidas, Ourania Miliou and the CARDET team. The first study was coordinated by Elizabeth Colucci, with a team comprising Hanne Smidt, Axelle Devaux and Matteo Barberi (RAND Europe), Charalambos Vrasidas (CARDET) and Malaz Safarjalani. The information and views set out in this document are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the Commission. The Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this study. Neither the Commission nor any person acting on the Commission’s behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein Table of Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 6 Higher education (formal)...................................................................................................... 8 Kiron Open Higher Education ..........................................................................................................8 Jamiya Project ................................................................................................................................9 Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins ........................................................................ 11 UNHCR – The Learn Lab ................................................................................................................ 14 Edraak ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Online course for medical students in refugee camps .................................................................... 18 Education without Borders ........................................................................................................... 20 Aim Higher: Access to Higher Education for Refugees and Asylum Seekers ..................................... 22 Think like a migrant, act like ta local ............................................................................................. 24 MOOCs for Refugees .................................................................................................................... 25 Academic Refuge Project’s MOOC on academic freedom and higher education values ................... 27 Primary/secondary education .............................................................................................. 32 Instant Network Schools Programme ............................................................................................ 32 Whole of Syria Education Focal Point ............................................................................................ 34 Intercultural Education Through Religious Studies ......................................................................... 35 Learn and Play with ICT ................................................................................................................ 38 Sky School .................................................................................................................................... 40 Social inclusion .................................................................................................................... 42 Academic Refugee Project ............................................................................................................ 42 Apps for Refugees ........................................................................................................................ 44 INTEGRA-Migrants' Integrating Kit - Basic Language for Dealing with Financial Matters .................. 45 Information about Sweden ........................................................................................................... 47 Guide with information for migrants living in Greece .................................................................... 49 MEET-Meeting the Health Literacy Needs of Immigrant Populations .............................................. 51 Take Care-Health Care Language Guide for Migrants ..................................................................... 53 Ready for Study ............................................................................................................................ 54 OEAD4Refugees ........................................................................................................................... 57 Digital Inclusion............................................................................................................................ 59 MINGLE: Migrant Language and Social Integration ........................................................................ 60 Think like a migrant, act like ta local ............................................................................................. 62 THE BRIDGES PROGRAMMES ........................................................................................................ 64 Blend-In ....................................................................................................................................... 66 MedLit - Media literacy for refugee, asylum seeking and migrant women ...................................... 68 P.R.E.S.S.: Provision of Refugee Education and Support Scheme .................................................... 70 Free Education Library for Syrians ................................................................................................. 72 Language learning ............................................................................................................... 76 LASER: Language, Academic Skills and E-learning Resources .......................................................... 76 The second MOOCs4inclusion study is coordinated by Dr. Charalambos Vrasidas and the CARDET Team (www.cardet.org). 2 Arabic with Khaled ....................................................................................................................... 78 NEW ERASMUS+ Online Linguistic Support for Refugees 2016 - 2018 ............................................. 80 L-Pack-Citizenship Language Pack for Migrants in Europe .............................................................. 83 Dutch for Arabic Speakers ............................................................................................................ 85 “Mein Sprachportal” .................................................................................................................... 87 “Digitala spåret”........................................................................................................................... 89 METIKOS - Informal Language Learning for Immigrants ................................................................. 90 Norwegian Language Resources .................................................................................................... 93 Learning Greek Podcasts for the Hellenic American Union ............................................................. 94 Language On The Go: e-Calendar to Encourage Language Learning ................................................ 96 ANKOMMEN ................................................................................................................................ 98 Antura and the Letters ............................................................................................................... 100 Ich-will-Deutsch-lernen.de (‘I want to learn German’) ................................................................. 102 Einstieg Deutsch ......................................................................................................................... 104 Integration with Mobile –Minclusion .......................................................................................... 107 Conversation Unbound ............................................................................................................... 108 GeiaXara: Greek language courses for minor TCNs ...................................................................... 110 NATAKALLAM ............................................................................................................................ 112 BIG STEP: Learning through Gamification – Integration of the Vulnerable Groups ........................ 114 Amal Learning ............................................................................................................................ 115 Employment ...................................................................................................................... 118 BADGE-Empowering Female Entrepreneurship ........................................................................... 118 Migrant Resource Centre Online ................................................................................................. 120 Funzi .......................................................................................................................................... 122 e-MENTORING: New Skills and Competencies for new jobs ......................................................... 124 MiGreat! Supporting Migrants into CVET ...................................................................................