sall2010 5th of november 2010 patras, greece exploitation experience of vlw on the example of...

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SALL20105th of November 2010

Patras, Greece

Exploitation Experience of VLW on the Example of Transnational Projekt IdA for Enhancing and

Enriching Literacy of Rural Citizens

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Alexander Topchishvili

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Arbeit und Bildung e.V.Arbeit und Bildung e.V.

isAdvanced training institute for 1600 teenagers and adults

Employment promoter with 330 jobs for formerly unemployed persons

Operational and external-operational training center for 140 trainees

Employer of 140 pedagogues, teachers, instructors and administrative specialists

Promoter of professional orientation of 100 teenagers

Specialized service for professional integration of unemployed and disabled persons

Partner of the EU for employment and education

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GoalsGoals

Qualifying employment of unemployed personsPsychosocial and vocational general education, advanced training and continuing education of the populationSupport in bringing up and public educationSupport of the youth care and the youth welfare

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Arbeit und Bildung e.V.Arbeit und Bildung e.V.

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Region of Central HesseRegion of Central Hesse

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University town University town MarburgMarburg

District town of Marburg-Biedenkopf County in HessePopulation – approximately 80.000 residentsArea – 124,5 km2

Located on the banks of the River LahnSince the 12th Century possesses town ordinances and privilegesFulfills the function of a regional centerHas a special status as a major medium-sized townHas the oldest in the world, Protestant founded in 1527 university

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Transnational ProjectsTransnational Projectsat Arbeit und Bildung e.V.at Arbeit und Bildung e.V.

• SoRuraLL (networking of different categories in rural areas for lifelong learning).

• IdA (promoting professional opportunities and integration of young adults in the labour market; biannual professional practical training embraces two months of work and learning from partners in various European countries such as Great Britain, France, Spain, the Netherlands, etc.).

• Equijobs ( start-up and insertion of women in men dominated professions in rural areas).

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SoRuraLL ProjectSoRuraLL Project

Aim• Investigation of the potential for enhanced lifelong

learning offered by social networking tools and platforms

• Determination how the existing potential can help those living in geographically and socially excluded communities with a particular focus on innovating and changing educational processes

• Creation of VLW specially developed platform for social networking of rural communities in partner countries of the project for life-long learning

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Virtual Learning World (VLW)Virtual Learning World (VLW)

VLW – online environment, which envestigates the potential for learning offered by social networking tools and platforms available on the web.

VLW – platform that enables users to adapt their interactive environment to their own specifications according to their needs. User may view the site in his native language or in English while accessing a common European user database for communicating and exchanging information.

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Virtual Learning World: Virtual Learning World: FunctionalitiesFunctionalities

• Blog• E-Learning platform• External applications• Forum• Search• Social networking platform• Videoconference• Video sharing• Web Chat• Wiki

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Virtual Learning WorldVirtual Learning Worldhttp://daisy.cti.gr/sorurall/http://daisy.cti.gr/sorurall/

VLW - specially developed platform for social networking of rural communities in partner countries of the project for life-long learning.

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Startpage of German VLW UserStartpage of German VLW User

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EducationalEducational Scenario of Use from Scenario of Use from AuBAuB

Use of Social Networking Tools in the Pedagogical

Work with Low Skilled

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AuBAuB Educational Scenario “ Educational Scenario “Use of Social Networking Use of Social Networking Tools in the Pedagogical Work with Low Skilled”Tools in the Pedagogical Work with Low Skilled”

(original planning)(original planning)

Goals:

• Familarization of pedagogues to capabilities of the Virtual Learning World

• Selection of an appropriate tool, which could be used for lifelong learning

• Using pedagogues as disseminators for social networking tools in educational work

• Using Virtual Learning World

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Target Groups• Disseminators of training courses• Unemployed women and young

people from rural areas• Young people in vocational training

/ professional development from rural areas


(original planning)(original planning)

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• Training pedagogues / participants of courses with different tools of VLW

• Practical application in VLW– Blogs on different activities of several german

groups in Spain, France, the Netherlands, Great Britain within the European transnational project „Integration through Exchange“ - IdA


(realized)(realized)

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Transnational Projekt IdATransnational Projekt IdA• European project• Professional opportunities and integration of young adults in the labour market• Biannual professional practical training• Two months of work and learning from partners in Great Britain, France, Spain, the

Netherlands• Preparation phase (three-month in Marburg):

– Language courses– Cultural courses– Personal development courses– Professional development courses

• Groups:– First - May-June 2010 in Mallorca, Spain– Second - July-August 2010 in Spain– Third - August / September 2010 in France– Fourth - August / September 2010 in the Netherlands– Fifth -October-December 2010 in Spain– Sixth - October-December 2010 in Great Britain

• Results:– Participants and Pedagogues created and will create multiple blogs, wikis, etc. on various

practical and everyday educational issues/problems during their visit overseas

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Transnational Projekt IdA Transnational Projekt IdA (continuation)(continuation)

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Transnational Projekt IdA Transnational Projekt IdA (continuation)(continuation)

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Workshops with IdA participantsWorkshops with IdA participants1. 27th April 2010 – 1st IdA-group (Spain

direction) (initial)2. 8th July 2010 – 1st IdA-group (Spain

direction) (final)3. 20th July 2010 – 2nd IdA-group (Spain

direction) (initial)4. 21st July 2010 – 3rd-4th IdA-groups (French

and Netherlands direction) (initial)5. 13th October 2010 – 5th IdA-group (Spain

direction) (initial)

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Workshop with IdA participantsWorkshop with IdA participants 8th of July 2010 8th of July 2010

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Workshop with IdA participantsWorkshop with IdA participants 20th of July 2010 20th of July 2010

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Workshop with IdA participantsWorkshop with IdA participants 21st of July 2010 21st of July 2010

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Workshop with IdA participantsWorkshop with IdA participants 13th of October 2010 13th of October 2010

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Blogs Section of German Site at VLWBlogs Section of German Site at VLW

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IdA´s Blog: IdA´s Blog: Spanish Course, Culture, Spanish Course, Culture, SightseeingSightseeing

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IdA´s Blog: By the End of the IdA´s Blog: By the End of the InternshipInternship

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IdA´s Blog: Once to Palma and BackIdA´s Blog: Once to Palma and Back

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IdA´s Blog: Our Trip to BarcelonaIdA´s Blog: Our Trip to Barcelona

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IdA´s Blog: IdA´s Blog: Excursions, Internship Excursions, Internship and World Championshipand World Championship

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IdA´s Blog: Photos of Rotterdam IdA´s Blog: Photos of Rotterdam (First Week)(First Week)

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IdA´s Blog: Photos of Rotterdam IdA´s Blog: Photos of Rotterdam (First Week) (First Week) (continuation)(continuation)

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IdA´s Blog: Photos of Rotterdam IdA´s Blog: Photos of Rotterdam (First Week) (First Week) (continuation)(continuation)

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IdA´s Blog: HolaIdA´s Blog: Hola

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IdA´s Blog: Integration through IdA´s Blog: Integration through Exchange in France (Diary)Exchange in France (Diary)

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Lessons Learnt by Using VLWLessons Learnt by Using VLW1. VLW gives possibility for close networking for different groups of trainees within a

group.

2. VLW provides a stable contact for persons/groups being for instance in the other regions of the country or moreover in other countries, far away from their native place of residence (especially located in different rural areas), by allowing their families, friends, etc. to learn in details about current events in the mentioned above regions.

3. Working with VLW gives possibility for a user to improve significantly his/her IT-skills.

4. Broad use of VLW within the project IdA gave possibility for close networking of the various courses/classes of participants to each other, assisted for seeking and finding an advice from the others, getting acquainted in details with reviews of previous groups/ users concerning different aspects of life in other countries, etc.

5. Using VLW within the groups of IdA had an important effect on the formation of "team's joint thinking/intellection": joint consideration of what should be the content of Blogs, which photos/pictures should be inserted in them, discussions within the group, etc. brought new ideas and significantly enriched the published Blogs as well.

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Lessons Learnt by Using VLW Lessons Learnt by Using VLW (continuation)(continuation)

6. German IdA-groups consisted partly of low-skilled persons. It was especially important to motivate them to work frequently, on the regular basis, with the VLW-tool "Blog". The quality of the results depended not only on a personal group participant, who published the Blog, but also on the motivation of course instructors.

7. Many young people are used to social networking tools in everyday life, but it seems to be a big difference to use them "freely" during free time/leisure and for educational purposes.

8. To do something frequently, with high motivation, with a high quality, seems to be a barrier for young people, when they work with social networking tools.

9. Social networks can not be used widely in the educational field, as the most users use social networks in their free time/leisure and moreover they are used to act freely. When they should work now in social networks like VLW under more strict/severe requirements, there arises some resistance to accept default requirements (based on the former experience).

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THANK YOUTHANK YOUfor Your Attention!for Your Attention!

Contact:Jochen Eisold, Alexander TopchishviliArbeit und Bildung e.V.Krummbogen 335039 Marburg

Tel.: +49 (0) 6421 9636 44/49Fax: +49 (0) 6421 9636 37

E-Mail: [email protected]; [email protected]: http://www.arbeit-und-bildung.de

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