open innovative virtual vocational education & training
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LEARNING PROVIDERS AND THE COMPETITIVENESS CHALLENGE:
PROMOTING QUALITY IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING DELIVERY AT EU LEVELSEMINAR
10-11 DECEMBER 2015, CEDEFOP, THESSALONIKI
Teaching Adults via ICT Stylianos Mystakidis
University of Patras, Greece
Outline
Quality in VET: improvement for the benefit of the learner
VET Learning Quality / Innovation Suggestions:
1. Blended/Hybrid Learning
2. European Good Practices in VET
3. Open Education
4. Social Virtual Reality Environments & Augmented Reality Applications
Who we are
• Centre for Vocational Education & Training of the University of Patras (3rd largest in Greece)
• Subject Areas: ICT, Energy, Education, Business, Engineering
• Founded 1995• 1995-2008: 150+ subsidized training programs with over
10.000 trainees supervised by 90+ professors, involving flexibly over 100 trainers & staff
• Learners profile: Adults professionals (25-40 y) and unemployed (20-35 y)
• 2012-15: Educational innovation & technology for new professional blended learning services & courses
Adults Training via Blended Learning
• Blended (Hybrid) Learning
1. Attendance-based instruction
2. Online live sessions - Web conferencing (Synchronous E-learning)
3. Flexible self-study & group activities (Asynchronous Learning)
4. Social learning
• Training of Blended Learning Trainers
– Blended learning design
– Pedagogical Design & development of asynchronous lesson activities for LMS (e.g. Moodle) and E-learning 2.0 (wiki etc.)
– Webinar Design, Material Design & Implementation
Trainers Needs for Blended Learning
• Content Skills
• Pedagogical Skills
• Technological Skills
• Social Skills
• Communication Skills
European VET Innovation Insight
Open Education Europa Teachers Contest
http://openeducationeuropa.eu/
European VET Innovation Insight
• Open Education Europa Teachers Contest
• October – November 2015
• Prize: Visit to one innovative school / organization
• Over 200 Good Practices received from 27 countries
• 118 Practices published in the Open Education Europa Good Practices Section
• 18 Good Practices (15%) on VET and Adult Education
• Winner announcement: Contest Webinar Party on 15th December 2015, 6pm CET
Examples of European VET Innovation
1. Greece: Teachers Training on School Gardening Blended Open Course
2. Spain: Learn a Foreign Language Internet Radio Station
3. Lithuania: Project Management Virtual local guide
4. Spain: Job search & employability Personal Learning Environment
5. Spain: Employment & Socialization Skills for Disadvantaged People Installation of wood spaces
Explore more Good Teaching & Learning Practices:http://openeducationeuropa.eu/en/good-practices
Open Education
• Massive Open Online Courses for Mass Vocational Training
• “Open Education can help address both employment and skills gap” (Mystakidis & Berki, 2014)
• MOOCs for WebSkills EC Project
• NAMA MOOC (Numeracy for AdvancedManufacturing) Erasmus+ Project
Virtual & Augmented Reality Applications
• Social Virtual Reality Learning Environments (3d Virtual Worlds)
• Augmented Reality Applications
• Advantages for Vocational Training
– The role of the avatar
– Virtual experiences are real to the human brain
– Mental practice
• Train 3d Trainer Training Program
Kapp, O’Driscoll, 2010
The Sense of Self
The Death of Distance
The Power of Presence
The Sense of Space
The Capability to Co-Create
The Pervasiveness of Practice
The Enrichment of Experience
Virtual Worlds Sensibilities
Solutions to Challenges 1
Continuous Professional Development of Teachers
Use Open Education (MOOCs & Virtual Communities of Practice)
Solutions to Challenges 2
Enhance Quality of Learning in VET
Use appropriately Blended Learning and / or Social Virtual Immersive Environments to enhance learning
quality
3 Key Messages
• Appropriate use of Blended Learning can enhance traditional VET in several cases
• Virtual & Augmented Immersive Reality Applications have high potential for training cases (e.g. with strong spatial, manual aspects or processes that can be simulated)
• Innovative forms of Open Education have the potential of innovative, massive, rapid, distance upskilling and reskilling of workforce and to strengthen employment and development
University of PatrasCentre for Vocational Training
http://kek.upatras.gr
@upatrascve