Digital Information Technology in Teaching DIG-I..
Digital Information Technology in Teaching DIG-ITT
Start date: Jun 1, 2016,
End date: May 31, 2017
PROJECT
FINISHED
The main goal of Starfsmennt operation is to assist staff, managers and institutions to meet the fast growing demands of societal/work related changes and diversities. Starfsmennt aims to update and enhance work related education for the target group, being staff in state institutions whose educational level is lower than university degree. Starfsmennt offers LLL and CVT courses in work related subjects for the target group which is based on work related curricula. Starfsmennt recently designed and implemented an online distance educational platform and it is important that the staff have all the competences needed in order to create curricula and use pedagogy to support the new ways of teaching. Starfsmennt is therefore seeking new knowlegde in digital learning and distance educational methods, focusing on designing b-learning methods in structured and coherent way according to institutional needs and individual preferences in learning. Quality issues will to be addressed along with how to create communication culture on educational sites. Various support mechanism and guidance will also be looked upon as preventive measures to avoid dropout from IT programmes and alienation of students. These digital approaches along with marketing issues are best developed and tried out in european cooperation, where teams work together and share knowledge and best practices. Starfsmennt is also looking to improve the vocational and guidance counseling offered to our students, since it is an important part of their education. It is important that the guidance counselor is aware and recognizes various teaching methods and blended learning. The five participants will each be focusing on a certain part of the digital learning and distance educational process. The teaching manager will be focused on the different pedagogy used in creating curricula and teaching methods in distance learning. The marketing director will seek new ways of reaching the target group using social media, e-mail marketing and other forms of on-line marketing in order to reach new participants and introduce them to these new possibilities in education. The guidance counselor will be focusing on the role of the students and how blended learning effects them, what difficulties they seem to face and how to resolve them. The project director will be focused on distance and blended learning and how utilize new technology, Apps and programs to further enhance teaching methods and course offerings. Starfsmennt´s manager will focus on new possibilities and ideas for Starfsmennt, both organizational and with regard to the course offering. During the four day tour five visits to different educational entities will be made, 1) An adult education center/school, 2) a school focued on distance and b-learning, 3) an educational entity using online marketing successfully, 4) Social partners and 5) an entity specializing in recognition of skills/competences. Participants will be better prepared to adjust teaching methods, models and pedagogy to different needs of various groups and individuals and therefor offering a better education and better possibilities for public employees to participate in LLL and CVT courses nationwide. We will introduce a new focus for all teachers / contractors working for Starfsmennt, together with managers and HR managers of organizations who oversee development and continual education of employees. New teaching methods, models and pedagogical approaches will also be introduced for all teachers working for and with Starfsmennt. Teachers and managers will be invited to a meeting with Starfsmennt where the service and the changes will be introduced as they will affect each group. Electronic and online presentations will also be sent out to all HR mangers of public institutions introducing new ways of educating their employees. It is our hope that our participating in this program, acquiring more skill and competences regarding blended and distance learning will result in more overall participation in vocational training and education among public employees, ensuring them a better education along with more job security.
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