Digital Learning Materials for Sustainable Textile Education Erasmus Project

Project Title

Digital Learning Materials for Sustainable Textile Education

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; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

Distance education, also called distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school. A distance learning program can be completely distance learning or a combination of distance learning and traditional classroom instruction (called hybrid or blended). In recent months distance education has become more popular and has become mandatory due to the pandemic. However, most educators are not ready to distance education. They do not have appropriate educational material for distance learning. The Vir2TEX project partnership will develop new learning materials created by digital technologies for delivering high-quality education.

The aim of the project is integrating technology into courses to engage students in immersive learning experiences whether teaching in class or remotely. This project explores the potential of virtual reality (VR) for deepening understanding and enhancing learner engagement by eliminating the screen and placing learners in the middle of real situations through utilizing VR 360 video. New learning materials enhanced for distance education about textile production will be developed for textile production steps from fiber to clothing. The modules will be helpful for both vocational students and the new employers in the textile sector in order to decrease the orientation time of the new employers by combining immersive technologies and inspiring pedagogic content for the best learning results. It will also include the possible problems during production and offer various possibilities to be used in distance learning.

Educators, trainers, students of textile education and new employers in the textile and apparel industry are the participants of the project.

The Vir2TEX project will start by contacting stakeholders and identifying key points crucial in textile vocational training via survey or observation. According to the evaluations made on survey/observation outputs, the content of digital learning and teaching tools will be determined. These tools will be developed to ensure innovative storytelling and interactivity methods for students in the textile education area. After determining the framework of the curricula and creating the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), firstly, a pilot testing of developed content and platforms will be carried out with a sample group to identify and fix any problems before the settlement scheme is opened for full operation. Secondly, training applications will be performed using SPOC (Small Private Online Courses/Content) videos on selected subjects, and MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) will be carried out on the specified target student groups. On the other side, e-learning contents, multimedia, open educational resources, and guidelines will be developed in the scope of the project. YAŞAR and Eduexpert Sp z o.o. will contribute to the Vir2TEX project by preparing VLE and its substractures. EGE will be responsible creating the whole learning content according to the cirrucula. AHEP University, ETN School and UPIT will prepare manuals in five different languages.

Results:
1. European, national, and regional Textile educators and trainers will improve their knowledge and skills in delivering innovative learning materials and investigating new ways of storytelling and interactivity for textile education to actually engage textile learners from different communities.
2. Textile learners will have the opportunity to reap the benefits of E-learning contents, multimedia, open educational resources and to get digital education through the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and applications.
3. Other partners’ staff will improve their awareness of planning, designing, and implementing a Virtual learning environment (VLE) and applications.
4. Other stakeholders (European, national, and regional VET providers, educational bodies, industrial representative bodies, new employers) will improve their awareness of the methodological aspects of delivering a digital learning environment to students from different communities. They will understand the benefits of digital learning environment for enhancing and facilitating the environment for sustainable textile education across Europe.
5. National and EU policymakers will improve their evidence base to promote, multiply, and mainstream digital learning environment work for enabling sustainable and inclusive education organisations.

Also, the modules will be helpful for both students and the new employers in the textile sector to decrease the orientation time of the new employers by combining immersive technologies and inspiring pedagogic content for the best learning results. And the project will be a pioneer study in the field of distance education in schools with intensive applied training.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 124385 Eur

Project Coordinator

EGE UNIVERSITY & Country: TR

Project Partners

• ETN School s.r.l.
• Eduexpert sp. z o.o.
• YASAR UNIVERSITESI
• Alanya Hamdullah Emin Pasa Universitesi
• UNIVERSITATEA DIN PITESTI