Project Details Page 2 of 3 VIRTUAL MONTANA The Project Planned Products Trials and Tests Activities 1999-2000 Technological Development Dissemination Outcomes Development of Products Intensive Programme Activities 1999-2000 Virtual Montana has undertaken the following activities:- Two meetings of the entire project team have been undertaken and two virtual meetings between partners have also been achieved. The work plan has been established and the final programme of activities determined. The aims and activities have been clarified. The reporting structure, including interim reports, have been set in place by the coordinator, this has included the financial reporting systems and deadlines. All these have been met so far. Copyright-free materials have been collected, this aspect is continuing, the volume of available resources appears to be much greater than originally anticipated. Where needed resources have been digitised. Database is being created and tested and data is being input. The Web site has been established. Web materials are being created. Student use of the site has been planned and prepared (evaluation and piloting included). The student evaluation process prepared. Pilot CD ROM of the Web site prepared. Teachers have been contacted and prepared for external evaluation. Project and product dissemination has been planned by all partners Dissemination has already been undertaken at a number of local and national conferences and international meetings. An article developing the eWeb concepts has been written and published. Leaflets and bookmarks have been prepared, translated and produced by partners. Posters for conference dissemination are being prepared. Articles about the project and its development have been identified. Further collaboration in curriculum, ODL and other areas has been discussed and applications submitted. Outcomes Virtual Montana seeks to achieve the following outcomes:- to involve higher education, a fieldwork association and consultant teachers in a collaborative European ODL project to establish a Web site with valuable ODL information to initiate a searchable multimedia information base on fieldwork in mountain environments to establish the framework for collaboration on further European initiatives | 1 | 2 | 3 | Page 2 of 3