Using Interactive Infographics to Promote Problem Based Learning for the Development of Key Transversal Skills Erasmus Project

Project Title

Using Interactive Infographics to Promote Problem Based Learning for the Development of Key Transversal Skills

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 : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

The European Commission has emphasised the need to develop key transversal skills in all sectors of education to sustain the high-value knowledge economy. Rethinking Education calls on Member States to provide all citizens with learning opportunities to develop key transversal skills like digital literacy, entrepreneurship, critical and creative thinking, leadership, innovation, problem solving, teamwork and social impact and highlights the importance of learning by doing within VET. Problem-based learning is a learner-centred pedagogy in which learners acquire knowledge about a subject through the experience of solving an open-ended problem found in trigger material. Interactive Infographics are a new type of learning environment that are attractive and engaging for learners and one that can be used in formal and non-formal settings.

In recent years, VET providers have been experimenting with new ways of introducing the World Wide Web as a resource pedagogical tool. These experiences, based on the various pedagogical perspectives, have given rise to teaching methodologies of which Digital Breakouts and WebQuests are core examples. These methodologies have been gaining adherents due to their flexibility in framing various pedagogical strategies and adaptability to the most diverse themes, as well as the way in which they maximize the use of the digital tools and environments available today. They are approaches based on constructivist theories, focusing on the development of transversal competences. The authenticity of the activities developed is also an important factor to consider in this methodology, which intends that the learnings are meaningful for the learners.

While engaged in these educational environments, learners develop a variety of connections with the content and can form positive memories of learning. Digital Breakouts and WebQuests can provide a variety of sensory experiences for learners and presenting these elements together in media-rich, highly interactive infographic learning environments represents a significant addition to the portfolio of resources available to forward-looking, progressive VET staff

“Support for the development of key transversal skills…has never been more important than it is now. Reinforcing these key skills in schools, vocational education institutions and universities will have a positive impact on the entrepreneurial dynamism of our economies.” (Entrepreneurship Education: a Guide for Educators”, EC 2013)

The objectives of this project are to:
– Promote the acquisition of key transversal skills through the use of alternative pedagogical resources using a problem-based learning approach
– Support acquisition of key transversal competences in VET
– Support VET tutors to develop their own problem-based learning resources to include Digital Breakouts and WebQuests in an interdisciplinary way
– Promote a cross-curricular approach to subjects and, consequently, a collaborative work from tutors

There are three intellectual outputs foreseen and task allocation for their development is as follows:
IO1 – Skill-Pics Compendium of Interactive Infographic Transversal Skills Resources
IO2 – Skill-Pics In-service training programme
IO3 – Skill-Pics MOOC

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 246319 Eur

Project Coordinator

Berufsförderungsinstitut Burgenland & Country: AT

Project Partners

• FUTURE IN PERSPECTIVE LIMITED
• ALIANCE LEKTORU a KONZULTANTU
• Skills Elevation FHB
• INNOVADE LI LTD
• Rightchallenge – Associação
• JAITEK TECNOLOGÍA Y FORMACIÓN SL
• Callidus ustanova za obrazovanje odraslih