FLIP 2 LEARN Erasmus Project

Project Title

FLIP 2 LEARN

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 school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

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

The school is changing quickly, so now it’s necessary to re-analyze the classical theoretical models of approaches to learning and teaching, so as to be able to take advantage of the potential offered by new technologies.
In STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and IT), and indeed many others, lectures are still a major component of most school courses. In particular, STEM subjects contain an abundance of principles and (seemingly) abstract concepts which students need to ‘know’ before being able to move on to more practical, authentic applications. There is often a perceived need (by both teacher and student) for the teacher to personally deliver this content. In this context, the “flipped learning” approach to teaching has become particularly attractive because of the availability of internet resources including audio and video on virtually any subject, frequently narrated by some of the world’s outstanding authorities. And the approach seems to have singular appeal to students in this electronic age where videos in particular have found a special place in the heart of the “Awesome Generation.” In the flipped classroom model, what is normally done in class and what is normally done as homework is switched or flipped.
Within this context in which there is a perceived to implement innovative educational practices and methods, F2L aims to develop a joint trial among project partners of the “flipped learning” approach in higher education STEM disciplines. In fact, the main objectives of the project proposal are:
– Promote an open and innovative teaching-learning process suitable for digital native generation.
– Experience the flipped learning approach in STEM subjects.
– Increase an open attitude towards teachers’ professional growth and become aware of how it can positively influence the teaching-learning processes.
– Facilitate the collaboration and sharing between teachers and promote the creation of working groups for self-training and production of teaching/learning materials.
– Improve the quality of educational planning.
– Foster meaningful teaching-learning processes focusing the attention on the students’ real education needs.
– Reduce abandoning school, failure and promote inclusion.
– Share and exchange best practices and experiences concerning flipped learning approach in high education.
According to these objectives the project was carried out transnationally because it intends: to sustain and benefit of the successfull experiences developed at European level in the field of the flipped learning approach; to identify and define a specific operating model (including operational guide, eToolKit) to be disseminated at regional and transnational level through the Consortium; to define shared educational contents to be experimented with students of the schools involved and to be spread it to broader level.
The composition of the partnership is also the result of previous and profitable collaborations enabled by the partners in previous projects and / or activities. Partners from ITALY are: EURO (applicant and coordinator), the High School ITET G. CARUSO and CODEC srl; from GREECE the High School 2 EPAL TRIKALON; from SLOVENIA the University LJUDSKA UNIVERZA VELENJE (LUV) and from ROMANIA, the AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNLOGICAL HIGH SCHOOL OF BARCANESTI.
The 24 months project approach provides the participation and collaboration / contribution of all partners to the activities and implementation of Intellectual Outputs provided with responsibility (leadership) distinguished on the basis of maximizing the experience and expertise of each partner. Activities to be undertaken in the project are the following ones:
A1 – A7 – COORDINATION, MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT
M1 – M5 TRANSNATIONAL PROJECT MEETINGS
C1 – SHORT TERM JOINT STAFF TRAINING EVENT
O1 – O3 – INTELLECTUAL OUTPUTS: O1 – F2L online Community, O2 – Local experimentation, O3 – F2L eToolKit
E1 – E5 – MULTIPLIER EVENTS
The FLIP 2 LEARN impacts regarded:
– the promotion of an open and innovative teaching-learning process suitable for digital native generation;
– an increased open attitude towards teachers’ professional growth and become aware of how it can positively influence the teaching-learning processes;
– a facilitated collaboration and sharing between teachers /trainers / educators, etc.;
– the creation of transnational working groups for self-training and production of teaching/learning materials;
– an improved quality of educational planning;
– a reduced school drop-out and failure;
– a successful cooperation within the partnership also in terms of new technologies to be used and digital skills and competences to be acquired;
– increased cooperation and dialogue among school institutions at local, national and european level
– increased opportunities to operate at European level with the same target of transnational organizations and/or organizations active in the field of education

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 209587 Eur

Project Coordinator

EURO & Country: IT

Project Partners

• Andragoski zavod Ljudska univerza Velenje
• 2 EPAL TRIKALON
• Liceul Tehnologic Agricol comuna Barcanesti
• CODEC s.r.l.
• Istituto Tecnico Economico e Tecnologico “Girolamo Caruso”