YOUTRAIN – video tutorials for educators Erasmus Project

Project Title

YOUTRAIN – video tutorials for educators

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 youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Open and distance learning

Project Summary

YouTrain – fresh video for non-formal education!

IN A NUTSHELL
We produced video tutorials on general considerations in non-formal education, on specific methods in non-formal education, as well as an interactive manual on how to produce video tutorials yourself. Find our videos on the YouTrain youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrP1Y7Bl4_8rW4wIitZ6M3g

CONTEXT
Non-Formal education is being more and more used inside and outside of youth work, and the search for methods and tools that any trainer or youth worker can use, is increasing. There are already some toolboxes like the ones by SALTO, but those platforms are very text-based in describing the methods and tools. Responding to the growing trend and preference of learners to watch video tutorials for acquiring new competences, as well as to bring in an innovative and sustainable approach in the training of trainers and educators, this strategic partnership project aimed at producing video tutorials on methods and considerations in non-formal education.

In the big picture, we want to contribute to quality in youth work and education by providing an efficient, innovative and open tool for the development of competences of trainers and educators.

AIM
Our main aim is to:
-> Promote non-formal education and raise the quality and impact in education and youth work by providing free access to visual learning tools of methods and exercises to youth workers, educators and other people interested, so it can be used to design and facilitate group activities for young people and other learners.

OBJECTIVES
1) Enrich the offer of free tools which contribute to the professional development of facilitators and trainers.
2) Support new trainers and facilitators by presenting in visual way methods and exercises of NFE.
3) Use ICT tools to facilitate learning competences of non-formal education methods and exercises
4) Increase the level of digital competence among youth workers and educations and encourage them to use more digital tools in their work
5) Promote non-formal education by creating, developing and promoting explanatory videos
6) Provide free online access to non-formal education methods

MAIN ACTIVITIES
Our main activities were concept development, video production (23 videos), liaison and testing with target group (115 testers), partner meetings (3) , project management, training activities (1), community-building, local mulitiplier events (4), as well as physical and online dissemination activities.

DIRECT PARTICIPANTS
The participants directly involved in our activities were trainers, youth workers, video producers, graphic designers and graphic artists, and youth work managers.

TARGET GROUP
Our project targets anyone interested in the practical application of non-formal education and its methods, as well as interested in the use of video-tutorials as an educational tools.

METHODOLOY
The main methodologies used during the project were Design Thinking, Dragon Dreaming and Non-Formal Education.

RESULTS:
-> easy-to-understand short educational video tutorials on basic tools and approaches in non-formal education (including visual vocabulary, templates for storyboard etc) produced
-> interactive manual on how to produce video tutorials yourself
-> junior trainers/facilitators/educators trained in basic tools and approaches in non-formal education, as well as in how to produce video tutorials
-> videos tested with different types of educators and institutions
-> videos disseminated via dedicated YouTube channel, facebook groups, a “mini-MOOC” on the website of the International YOuth Work Trainers Guild, as well as through existing toolboxes, libraries and MOOCs
-> feedback on videos gathered, survey completed for identification of follow-up project and further videos to be produced
-> maintenance of long term cooperation of the consortium of partners and development of other projects and activities together;
-> raise awareness of NFE methods, as well as increasing the use of ICT tools by all partners and people participating directly and indirectly
-> changes in individuals and organisations concerning their attitude and competences towards trainings and trainer’s work as well NFE methodologies.
-> improved competences of staff related with project management, ICT tools, research and training.

EXPECTED LONG-TERM IMPACT
– production of more videos on methods and considerations in NFE
– MOOC for trainers
– based on manual, other people to produce videos and growing the library
-Contact and cooperate with other stakeholders
-Continue the cooperation between all the partners involved and develop other activities/projects in cooperation;
– Translation of the outputs for the languages of the partners and possible from other countries.
– transfer of the YouTrain mission to other trendy media and approaches of learning, eg podcasts
– overall strengthening, application and recognition of non-formal education and youth work

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 100110 Eur

Project Coordinator

coobra – cooperativa braccianti & Country: AT

Project Partners

• International Youth Work Trainers Guild
• HA MOMENT CRL
• STICHTING EUROMOVE