[ EXPLAIN ] HOW TO TELL WHAT YOU KNOW WELL Erasmus Project

Project Title

[ EXPLAIN ] HOW TO TELL WHAT YOU KNOW WELL

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 addressing more than one field

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Pedagogy and didactics

Project Summary

> Background of project

There are two important aspects that can influence negatively the performance of pupils at schools: lack of a learning method and poor communication skills. Learning to learn is an essential propedeuthical competence to learn any topic, discipline or skill, while if you cannot communicate effectively what you have learned, the assessment can be negative, although you know the subject you studied. For this reason both competences should be considered essential goals of all learning. Nonetheless, teachers tend to underestimate these competences and focus their attention on disciplinary subject matters which remain the central target of teaching and learning.

> Objectives of project

The project aimed to develop a method to integrate the transversal competences which are important for independent learning and communication with the study of traditional subject matters and topics and to implement them in school, VET and academic curricula. To achieve this objective the project focused on the development of didactic methods and ICT tools in order to improve:

– learning strategies
– information processing and text structuring
– handling numbers using info graphics applications
– public speaking during school and university exams

The learning resources – developed as OER, Open Educational Resources – can be used at school of for independent study.

> Number and profile of project partners:

The project was carried out by the following partners:
– Enaip Ente Acli Istruzione Professionale Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Italy)
– En.A.I.P. (Ente Nazionale Acli Istruzione Professionale) Veneto (Italy)
– Fast Track into Information Technology Ltd. (Ireland)
– Berufsfoerderungsinstitut Oberoesterreich (Austria)
– Universitatea Dunarea De Jos Din Galati (Romania)
– Association Européenne pour la Formation Professionnelle AEFP / European Vocational Training Association (Belgium)
– Folkuniversitetet, Stiftelsen kursverksamheten vid Uppsala Universitet (Sweden)

These organisations are active in the field of education, vocational and educational training, and university.

> Description of activities

Production of 4 e-books with interactive videos and animations
Production of 1 Handbook Set for teachers, students and parents (iO5) and of a Quick Guide
Testing phase of products in schools and university
Dissemination meetings in all partner countries
Final dissemination conference with the presentation of the project results in Brussel

> Methodology used

The learning resources developed by the project will be based on advanced ICT applications (developed as OER ad available on line)

> Results and impact envisaged and the potential longer term benefits

The learning resources have been translated in 6 languages (English, French, German, Italian, Romanian and Swedish) and available also after the conclusion of project on the www.explainwell.org w product website.

>EXPLAINWELL in figures:
-teaching resources (lessons, exercises, presentations, manuals) produced
total output 1192: 6 introduction RSA animation in Italian, English, French, German, Swedish and Romanian; 54 animations for outputs 1-2-3 in 6 languages (9 per language); 202 videos for outputs 1-2-3-4 in 6 languages (33-34 per language), 930 website pages in 6 languages
– amount of universities, schools, vocational institutions, training providers involved: 40
– amount of teachers involved in the piloting/product validation stage: 71
– amount of other learning mediators involved (i.e. parents) in the piloting/product validation stage: 25
– amount of students involved: 504
– nr. multiplier events in 6 countries: more than 15 small dissemination events
– nr. of participants to Multiplier events: 318
– nr. of participants to the final conference 52 from 8 different countries

The long term impact expected :
– enhancement of the didactics of teachers and trainers
– increase of the marks in the OCSE PISA tests.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 357680,08 Eur

Project Coordinator

ENAIP ENTE ACLI ISTRUZIONEPROFESSIONALE FRIULI VENEZIAVENEZIA GIULA TRIESTE & Country: IT

Project Partners

• Fast Track into Information Technology Ltd.
• BERUFSFORDERUNGSINSTITUT OBEROSTERREICH
• ENAIP VENETO IMPRESA SOCIALE
• ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE POUR LA FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE
• UNIVERSITATEA DUNAREA DE JOS DIN GALATI
• STIFTELSEN KURSVERKSAMHETEN VID U-AUNIVERSITET