Mobile learning system for reinforcing skills retention Erasmus Project

Project Title

Mobile learning system for reinforcing skills retention

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: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Open and distance learning; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

Digital learning has come to the fore due to the Covid-19 pandemic in all european countries, as VET educators were forced to quickly start delivering courses online. Most of them didn’t have any experience with such a way of teaching not to mention using online tools for designing learning implementation & retention tasks hence supporting learners working remotely in knowledge implementation.

Partners observed similar problems with their educators, who expressed lack of mobile learning implementation tools that could be easily added to the system they currently use for online education & the content they teach. Such a system would fill the gap & make learning more attractive, engaging & interactive, thus increasing learners’ motivation to implement the knowledge in their workplace. Another pressing issue & challenge that became obvious was to reduce the gap between digital competencies & experiences of VET educators & learners. VET educators are mostly “PC generation” while learners are mostly “mobile generation” & new educational methods should help educators to adjust their way of teaching to new generation expectations.

The overall Project goal is to build digital education readiness of VET educators at the same time closing the gap of not being able to support learners in knowledge application efforts. In particular, the project aims at:
equipping VET educators with learning implementation process & digital tools to design Mobile Learning Experience Modules that could amend any type of learning event leading to new skills & knowledge implementation in the workplace.
expanding VET educators’ digital competencies by involving them in MobiLEx development
raising awareness of VET educators that supporting learners in learning implementation can boost up their engagement & motivation to learn
There will be 2 groups of participants involved in development of IOs (needs analysis, testing & piloting activities):
VET Educators in partner’s countries & inside partners organisations (120)
VET learners: managers, coaches, mentors, team & project leaders (80)

The partnership comprises 4 organisations from 4 EU countries (DE,PL,EL,IT) with complementary skills from the worlds of VET (PAIZ), higher education (FHM), digital tools (MILITOS), sectoral representation (EFFEBI) all experienced in EU Projects.
Activities:
-MobiLEx System development activities & deployment in 5 lgs.
-Development of 4 Mobile Learning Experience Modules (How to motivate people who are working remotely, Sustainability manager, Periodic effectiveness appraisal, Skills oriented team-building) using MobiLEx Editor, in 5 lgs.
-Development of Manual & Video tutorial: “Working with MobiLEx System on Learning Experience Design”
-Sharing outputs at multiplier events, inviting target groups to uptake MobiLEx results & to act as further multipliers.
Results:
MobiLEx Learning Implementation System with Editor for PC & Mobile App for IOS & Android users with Manual & Video tutorial for Educators
4 Mobile Learning Experience modules for knowledge implementation & retention with Resources & Knowledge Tips for mobile App will supplement existing educational processes to encourage VET learners to immediately make use of new skills & knowledge
VET Educators encouraged to use newly developed digital competencies to design Learning Experience Modules in other educational events
Partners’ staff will broaden their knowledge of mobile educational solutions, increase competencies in designing Learning Experience modules for supporting VET knowledge & skills implementation.
VET educators (40) using MobiLEx system will develop digital competencies & be able to design learning paths to increase engagement & learning implementation for learners, especially those working remotely; will increase digital skills in at least 5 DigCompEdu competency areas; will be actively promoting among their peers the approach to use digital solutions supporting learners.
Due to dissemination activities the expected number of educators impacted by the project results will be extensively bigger than that, since the potential group of educators of adults in partner countries is 725 195 & even if we reach 5% with Project Outputs, 36 260 may be impacted.

Learners, involved in the Project, will:
– gain access to a pool of OERs in 5 EU languages
– put to practical use specific set of competencies in 5 areas

Partners expect that, with planned dissemination activities, the number of VET learners impacted by the project results can reach as much as 442 369 (modest 5% out of CEDEFOP 8 847 377 employees participating in education & training in 2019).

PARTNERS’ educators will experience all project benefits described above & Partners’ project staff will further develop multinational cooperation.
STAKEHOLDERS benefits will be related to the fact that project IOs will further enhance the attractiveness of training & development among managers, trainers, & professionals.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 189213 Eur

Project Coordinator

FACHHOCHSCHULE DES MITTELSTANDES (FHM) GMBH – UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCE – & Country: DE

Project Partners

• PAIZ Konsulting Sp. z o.o.
• Finance & Banking, Associazione per lo Sviluppo Organizzativo e delle Risorse Umane
• MILITOS SYMVOULEUTIKI A.E.