The TIBL project (Technical Innovation in Blended  Learning), mutiplier event for SADE took place in combination with SADEs annual conference at Saturnus Conference, Stockholm, SE. In additon it was combined with another EU project, the VTT-BOX where there are some synergy effects and spin offs. The mutiplier event gathered some 50 delegates from different kind of stakeholders and sectores, such as Univerities, National Authorities as Swedish Higher Edcuation Authority (UKÄ), The Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR),The Swedish Agency for School Education (Skolverket). Other delagates were just to mention some Företagarna (organsation for the co-operative sector). Digital Skills and Job Coalition, Sweden, the National Organization for e-comptence (REK), Schools, Companies, and also the private sector and individuals who had an interest in the field.

Besides delegates from Sweden, we had delagates and presenters from the Nordic countries, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. Iceland was about to join but they had to cancel. In addition, we had delegates from the Netherlands. During the event the Nordic network for open online and flexible learning was launched NordFlexOn, to be hosted by ICDE.

The theme for the Multiplier event was on

”THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION IS NOT ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
– IT’S ABOUT PEOPLE ”

The President Ulf Sandström and V President Ebba Ossiannilsson for SADE in action.

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All presentations will be available here

In Swedish

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SVERDs höstkonferens äger rum i Stockholm under två dagar 12-13 2019 i samverkan med två EU ERASMUS+ projekt, där SVERD är parter (2017-2019). Temat är:

THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION IS NOT ABOUT TECHNOLOGY – IT’S ABOUT PEOPLE

Årets konferens är därmed förlängd till två dagar och har ett något annorlunda program. Konferensen  är också tidigarelagd (brukar annars årligen genomföras i mitten av oktober), då projekten avslutas 30 september 2019. Årets förändring beror på att SVERD deltar i två EU projekt med vardera  dissemination i form av Multiplier Events. Projekten är VTT-Box  (Virtual Teachers Toolbox vänder sig mot skolan, ERASMUS+2017 -1ES01-KA201-038199) och TIBL Technical Innovation in Blended Learning) som vänder sig till C-VET (Continious Vocational Training, ERASMUS+2017-1-ES01-KA202-038256 ). Första dagen ägnas åt VTT-Box (förmiddag) och  TIBL  (eftermiddag) där projekten presenteras och det ges möjlighet att i Workshopformat laborera med den MOOC och toolbox som utvecklats inom båda projekten. Denna dag kan konferensspråket bli på engelska. Dag två ägnas åt intressanta sessioner relaterat till konferensens tema.

Varmt välkomna, mer information kommer löpande här på SVERDs hemsida och i sociala medier, samt direkt inbjudan i särskild ordning

The Interim report Promoting online training opportunities for the workforce in Europe (2017-2019) was published 30 October 2018. The report of this new European initiative has been prepared for the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) and the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) of the European Commission.

Peter Mazohl from the EFQBL reported from the TIBL-Project in Brussels in March 2018.

The work was carried out by PwC, EDEN (the European Distance and E-learning Network) and Espace Mendès France, together with an expert group. Associate Professor Dr. Ebba Ossiannilsson (partner in TIBL-Project) has been involved as an expert and evaluator in the project, which is a very interesting and promising initiative. Read her own blog post. The report gives a deep overview of the field and addresses a number of recommendations.

One of the key conclusions is that existing policies and programmes have been mainly supply-oriented and mostly led by the academic sector, while there is now a clear need for more demand-based and industry-led initiatives. The latter implies initiatives aiming at providing enterprises and SMEs with much better solutions, information, and guidance and at increasing their interest, benefits, and motivation to use new and relevant online training platforms.

Read the full report here

Thursday 8 November 2018 the theme is on Quality considerations in e-learning provisions

Presenters:

• Esther Huertas Hidalgo, AQU Catalunya, Spain, The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA)
• Ebba Ossiannilsnon, EDEN Executive Committee Member, EDEN Fellow Council Member, Chair of the EDEN SIG on TEL & QE

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Within a context of globalization and the knowledge economy, the quality of higher education is increasingly regarded as strategically important for national economic development and competitiveness. High quality and relevant higher education equip students with the knowledge, skills and core transferable competencies they need to succeed after graduation, within a high-quality learning environment which recognizes and supports good learning and teaching. The recommendations in the occasional paper on Considerations for quality assurance of e-learning provision by ENQA are applicable to all forms of e-learning, i.e. learning which is facilitated through the use of ICT. Besides examining the applicability and relevance of the standards defined in the ESG 2015, this document is meant to initiate discussion and the thinking processes of stakeholders involved, e.g. HEIs, QA agencies, etc. Read more https://enqa.eu/indirme/papers-and-reports/occasional-papers/Considerations%20for%20QA%20of%20e-learning%20provision.pdf

Moreover, the TeSLA project will be discussed. The TeSLA system is a project funded by the European Commission. It will follow the interoperability standards for integration into a different learning environment and it will be developed to reduce the current restrictions of time and physical space in teaching and learning, which opens up new opportunities for learners with physical or mental disabilities as well as respecting social and cultural differences.https://tesla-project.eu

In addition, the EDEN SIG on TEL and quality enhancement will be presented, which aim is to advocate and work for renewing the quality agenda in education. Read more on EDEN SIG TE QE

For NDLW events, see the USDLA web page:  https://www.usdla.org/2018-ndlw-2018/

Each webinar will take place in the same webinar room:

https://eden-online.adobeconnect.com/EuropeanDLW

Read more about the European Vocational Skills Week here

#DiscoverYourTalent       #EUVocationalSkills

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Three reports have been published according to the Action Plan and Deliverables during the first year:

Ossiannilsson, E (2018). Blended learning in continuous vocational training, and continuous professional development. Technical Innovation in Blended Learning (TIBL), a KA202 – Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training project, 2017-1-ES01-KA202-038256

Ossiannilsson, E. (2018). Blended learning, in continuous vocational training, and continuous professional development: quality concerns. Technical Innovation in Blended Learning (TIBL), a KA202 – Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training project, 2017-1-ES01-KA202-038256

Ossiannilsson, E., & Loureiro, M. (2018).  A framework for pedagogical and training considerations. Technical Innovation in Blended Learning (TIBL), a KA202 – Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training project, 2017-1-ES01-KA202-038256

The TIBL project was presented at the 8 March 2018, as a webinar at the Open Education Week 2018 by Ebba Ossiannilsson, Swedish Association for Distance Education (SADE) partner in the TIBL Consortium.

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Please see the Presentation at Slideshare here