Creation of a Collaborative Environment in e-classrooms Erasmus Project

Project Title

Creation of a Collaborative Environment in e-classrooms

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Open and distance learning; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

CONTEXT

Fostering and promoting a collaborative environment in classrooms is one of the key factors that contribute to the delivery of a high-quality, inclusive learning process where individuals can thrive. The COVID-19 global outbreak has resulted to a sudden transformation of classrooms from their face-to-face usual setting to their digital form (e-classroom). This fact has created an imperative need for teachers to adapt in a new reality, where the values of inclusion, participation and collaboration remain fundamental but risk to be neglected.

Within this context, the digital upskilling of the teachers/trainers/educators is going to be made within the DigiComp Framework (DigiComp2 – https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/digcomp/digital-competence-framework), covering the following areas:

-Creation of digital contents
-Problem solving on digital environments
-Communication and collaboration

OBJECTIVES

The project’s main objectives are:

– Building and strengthening the capacities of teachers/trainers/educators in the deployment of online resources that facilitate the collaboration and inclusion among students in the e-classroom.
– Promoting a collaborative, inclusive and cultural aware environment in the e-classroom using blended educational methods (formal, non-formal, informal).
– Development of innovative activities, tools and educational methods with main focus on collaboration and inclusion, responding to the needs of the e-classroom environment.
– Support of transnational educational institutions (universities, institutes, VET providers) adapt in collaborative and inclusive digital learning.
– Reinforce the ability of VET providers to provide high quality, inclusive digital education.

PARTICIPANTS

The main target group of the project is:

-VET trainers/teachers/educators as well as mentors working within the sector
-VET learners who are going to have a better learning experience in an e-environment.
-People who are in the field of education and are interested in learning creative and innovative activities and educational tools and use them in relevant learning activities in their target groups
-Other institutes, VET providers, general public

METHODOLOGY-ACTIVITIES

-3 Intellectual Outputs
-1 Short-Term Joint Staff Training
-4 Transnational Meeting (both Virtual and Physical) including the Kick-off Meeting
-5 Multiplier Events, including a final conference

RESULTS-IMPACT

-Increased capability of VET teachers/trainers/educators to develop digital material and resources in order to facilitate the collaboration and inclusion among students in the virtual classroom
-Development of a more collaborative, inclusive and cultural 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 cultural 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 Website

http://reacteclass.eu

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 248152 Eur

Project Coordinator

HOCHSCHULE DER WIRTSCHAFT FUR MANAGEMENT gGMBH & Country: DE

Project Partners

• AKMI ANONIMI EKPAIDEFTIKI ETAIRIA
• BK Consult GmbH
• EUROPAISCHER VERBAND BERUFLICHER BILDUNGSTRAGER (EVBB)
• Nordic Horizon Institute AB
• HumaCapiAct
• Opinion & Action Services Ltd