Objectives of the project

• O1: Building and strengthening the capacities of teachers/ trainers/ educators in the deployment of online resources that facilitate collaboration and inclusion among students in the e-classroom.

• O2: Promoting a collaborative, inclusive and culturally aware environment in the e-classroom using blended educational methods (formal, non-formal, informal).

• O3: Development of innovative activities, tools and educational methods with a main focus on collaboration and inclusion, responding to the needs of the e-classroom environment.

• O4: Support of transnational educational institutions (universities, institutes, VET providers) in adapting collaborative and inclusive digital learning.

• O5: Reinforce the ability of VET providers to provide high-quality, inclusive digital education.

Expected Results

The main expected results of the project are:

• Increased capability of VET teachers/ trainers/ educators to develop digital material and resources in order to facilitate collaboration and inclusion among students in the virtual
  classroom

• Development of a more collaborative, inclusive and culturally aware environment in the e-classroom with the use of different educational approaches

• Strengthened transnational educational institutions (universities, institutes, VET providers), containing adapted methods and techniques for a collaborative environment in the e-classroom

• Development of new activities, tools and techniques focusing on promoting a collaborative, inclusive and culturally aware virtual classroom environment

• Increased access to the OER through the large networking potentials emerging from the inclusion of EVBB, the Umbrella Organization, in the partnership

Project Activities

• Intellectual Output 1: Development of an innovative and collaborative E-Learning environment

• • Activity 1.1: Identification of existing collaborative and inclusive techniques & methods used in the classroom to be transferred in the e-classroom environment

• • Activity 1.2: Identification of possible gaps and development of new collaborative & inclusive techniques for the e-classroom environment

• • Activity 1.3: Identification of the Learning Objectives of the OERs for the establishment of a collaborative e-learning environment

• • Activity 1.4: Design of a new virtual classroom curriculum promoting collaboration among students and inclusiveness

• Intellectual Output 2: Creation of a set of innovative activities, tools and educational collaborative methods adapted to a virtual classroom curriculum

• • Activity 2.1: Development of the high-quality OERs predesigned, regarding collaborative virtual learning

• • Activity 2.2: Preparation of learning material of the e-classroom curriculum for VET teachers/trainers/educators

• • Activity 2.3: Design and launch of an E-Learning Platform containing all the material created

• • Activity 2.4: Design and implementation of MOOCs for teachers/ trainers/ educators

• Intellectual Output 3: Design and Implementation of a Peer Learning Activity

• • Activity 3.1:Implementation of OERs created in IO2

• • Activity 3.2: Feedback loop & evaluation of the material from the VET teachers/ trainers/ educators

• • Activity 3.3: Creation of a toolkit containing a set of outreach material & best practices

• 1 Joint Staff Training

• 4 Project Meetings

• 1 Multiplier Events