European Vocational Online Language Teaching and Vocational Online Language Learning via a Virtual Learning Environment

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1 Learning via a Virtual Learning Environment A/05/B/F/LA

2 Project Information Title: Project Year: 2005 European Vocational Online Language Teaching and Vocational Online Language Learning via a Virtual Learning Environment A/05/B/F/LA Project Type: Language Competence ( ) : Status: Marketing Summary: : AT-Austria completed You have always wanted a Eurolta-EUROVOLT Diploma in teaching languages online? Here is your next chance There is a general and specific need to familiarize language teachers and trainers with the use of ICT and to show them how to use these to their best advantage in different vocational training situations. There is an urgent need to develop the new literacies (scientific, digital, practical, linguistic and cultural) if vocational language teachers and trainers are to take full advantage of the possibilities offered by virtual learning environments (VLEs). The project itself illustrated how partner institutions (secondary, adult, university, private enterprises) collaborated and networked using virtual environments and contributed to a pool of resources which may be called upon by other colleagues working in the specific linguistic / vocational/ professional area in Europe. Dissemination activities motivate private enterprises (including SMEs) to implement language tuition for their staffs on a regular basis. Themes: * Lifelong learning * Recognition, transparency, certification * Information technologies (IT) * Language training * Continuous training Product Types: Product evaluation methods CD-ROM teaching material program or curricula open and distance learning modules website transparency and certification VOC Teacher Training Course accessible online (on Moodle): Eurolta-EUROVOLT Diploma: Numerous online VOLL courses (Moodle and it`slearning) accessible in different languages: Ten good Practice examples in Europe: Downloads: Links: and EUROVOLT MANUAL and CD-ROM freely available with inge-anna.koleff@vhs.at Tel.:

3 Project Contractor : Die Wiener Volkshochschulen (previously called Verband Wiener Volksbildung) AT-Austria continuing training institution Contact Person Address: : Telephone: Fax: Inge-Anna Koleff, Mag.a Hollergasse 22 AT-Austria inge-anna.koleff@vhs.at 3

4 Coordinator : Die Wiener Volkshochschulen (previously called Verband Wiener Volksbildung) AT-Austria continuing training institution Contact Person Address: : Telephone: Fax: Inge-Anna Koleff, Mag.a Hollergasse 22 AT-Austria inge-anna.koleff@vhs.at 4

5 Partner Partner 1 : Norges teknisk-natuvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU) Program for lærerutdanning (PLU) Trondheim Trondelag NO-Norway university/fachhochschule/academy Partner 2 : Fernuniversität Hagen, Lehrgebiet für Bildungstechnologie Hagen Arnsberg DE-Germany university/fachhochschule/academy Partner 3 : ICC The European Language Network Hamburg Hamburg DE-Germany association/non-governmental organisation Partner 4 : Universität Potsdam Potsdam Brandenburg DE-Germany university/fachhochschule/academy 5

6 Partner Partner 5 : University of Southampton, Modern Languages Southampton Hamshire, Isle of Wight UK-United Kingdom university/fachhochschule/academy Partner 6 : Folkuniversitetet Sweden Stockholm Stockholm SE-Sweden association/non-governmental organisation Partner 7 : It:solutions Bergen Oslo Og Akershus NO-Norway SME - small and medium-sized enterprise (up to 250 employees) Partner 8 : Nordland Fylkeskommune/Opplæringssenteret Bodø Nord Norge NO-Norway public institution 6

7 Partner Partner 9 : Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office Sofia, ASO_ZSI (silent partner) Sofia Sofia Stolitsa BG-Bulgaria public institution Partner 10 : European Centre for Education and Training (ECET) Sofia Sofia Stolitsa BG-Bulgaria continuing training institution Partner 11 : Warsaw School of Social Psychology, SWPS Learning Centre Warsaw Mazowieckie PL-Poland university/fachhochschule/academy Partner 12 : Die Wiener Volkshochschulen (previously Verband Wiener Volksbildung) AT-Austria continuing training institution 7

8 Products 1 EUROVOLT Products and Materials (online, downloads) 8

9 Product 'EUROVOLT Products and Materials (online, downloads)' Titel: EUROVOLT Products and Materials (online, downloads) Marketing : Target group: Product Result: Area of There is a general and specific need to familiarize language teachers and trainers with the use of ICT and to show them how to use these to their best advantage in different vocational training situations. There is an urgent need to develop the new literacies (scientific, digital, practical, linguistic and cultural) if vocational language teachers and trainers are to take full advantage of the possibilities offered by virtual learning environments (VLEs). Vocationally oriented language teachers and learners wishing to use a virtual classroom Russian Polish Norwegian Italian French English German Bulgarian EUROVOLT online teacher training course accredited by the ICC The European Language Network and wba Austria, 4 ECTS credits; Eurolta-EUROVOLT DIPLOMA; online VOLL courses in many different languages for different target groups; Good Practice models in Europe; EUROVOLT via VLE manual and CD-Rom; Links section and Download of templates, grids, reports, surveys, questionnaires etc. Language Education and Training: - Online /Blended language teacher training, vocationally oriented (CLIL: in English, eportfolio) - Online/Blended language learning, vocationally oriented in Bulgarian, German, English (3), Norwegian, Polish, Russian for different target groups... and many more examples - Good practice in Europe with regard to language teaching and learning &prd=1 9

10 Events 5th EUROVOLT Project Meeting GRANADA, Spain Date Certification of VOLL teacher education: EUROVOLT project partners Closed event 4th EUROVOLT Project Meeting VIENNA, Austria Date Stocktaking, future plans. EUROVOLT project partners Closed event 3rd EUROVOLT Project Meeting SOUTHAMPTON, England Date Stocktaking, mutual agreements, who does what until when, interim report EUROVOLT Project Partners Closed event 10

11 Events 2nd VOLT Partners Meeting (subgroup VOLT) POTSDAM, Germany Date Concept of EUROVOLT teacher training, accreditation of course and certification of EUROVOLT Project Partners (subgroup teacher training) Closed event EUROVOLT Kick-off meeting CRACOW, Poland Date EUROVOLT via VLE Framework, getting to know each other, partners`s tasks, project EUROVOLT Project partners Closed event 6th Project meeting HAGEN, Germany Date Stocktaking, evaluation of teacher training and VOLL courses; final report EUROVOLT project partners 11

12 Events 7th Project meeting, final dissemination event VIENNA, Austria Date Final evaluataion, final report, presentation Meeting: EUROVOLT project partners and EUROVOLT trainees International Presentation of the EUROVOLT project Chorley, UK Date at a language teacher training seminar by Christel Schneider, ICC European language teachers and trainers Outline of the EUROVOLT project at CFL`s fortbildningsgrupp för Date and its envisaged results at a meeting of CFL`s fortbildningsgrupp för CFL`s fortbildningsgrupp för studieförbunden. CFL is the Swedish national centre of 12

13 Events EUROVOLT at EUROCALL 2006 GRANADA, Spain Date International/Regional Event Researchers, developers, ICT experts, teachers, teacher trainers from European EUROVOLT at nat. conference Sprachen erleben - Europa verstehen, VIENNA, Date EUROVOLT project presentation and presentation of results. National Event, Language educators, teachers, teacher trainers, students in Austria EUROVOLT at national Lifelong Learning Conference SOFIA, Bulgaria Date Section Good Practice Projects. EUROVOLT via VLE project presentation by Boian Bulgarian educators, teachers, teacher trainers, public administration 13

14 Events EUROVOLT at workshop Lernberatung LEIPZIG, Germany Date National Event. Teilnahme am Workshop und Vorstellung der im Projekt EUROVOLT Language educators, teachers, teacher trainers EUROVOLT at CALICO March 2008 Date The EUROVOLT project partner, Kirsten Söntgens (University of Southampton) CALICO international conference EUROVOLT partners presenting latest developments at EUROCALL 2008 Date The EUROVOLT project partners, Kirsten Söntgens, University of Southampton, and EUROCALL

15 Events All EUROVOLT events, see Date All events see null 15