The SVEA project aims to promote the use of Web 2.0 tools in vocational education and training (VET) and adult training. It focuses on strengthening trainers' skills and the use of Web 2.0 in these institutions. The project's goals are achieved through a collaborative online platform and a Web 2.0 training program. Regional needs analyses found barriers and benefits to Web 2.0 adoption. Based on these, the project developed an online platform and training modules covering specific Web 2.0 tools to help trainers integrate these tools into their teaching.

1. Promoting Web 2.0 Uptake for Organisational
and Personnel Development in VET and
Adult Training
Oeiras, 14 September 2011
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2. What is SVEA?
SVEA addresses the collaboration and web 2.0 skills of teachers and trainers in
both Vocational Education and Training (VET) and adult training institutions,
with a special focus on personnel and organizational development.
o Promotion of the web 2.0 uptake in VET and Adult Training
o Focus:
Goals
✓Strengthen the trainers’ know‐how
✓Strengthen the use of Web 2.0 in VET and Adult Training Institutions
o Activities:
✓ Collaborative Online‐Platform
✓ Web 2.0 Training programme
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3. What is SVEA – European Partners
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4. Needs Analysis
The SVEA regional needs analysis is a result
of 5 regional analyses conducted in the SVEA
consortium regions.
The analysis was structured in four phases:
o Stakeholder mapping
o Desktop research
o Phone interviews
o Regional round table workshops
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5. SVEA Regional Analysis: Main Findings
Barriers in the uptake of web 2.0 in VET and Adult training:
Cultural / Acceptance
 Lack of students motivation
 Lack of acceptance
 The mixing of work and social life
 Strong reservation
Structural / Institutional
 Institutional policy
 Lack of money and time
 Legal responsability
Technological
 Digital gap
 Usability
 Lack of safety
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6. SVEA Regional Analysis: Main Findings
Benefits in the uptake of web 2.0 in VET and Adult training:
Cultural
 High level of collaboration
 Chance to acquire new knowledge very quickly
Structural / Institutional
 Cost effective delivery of courses online
 Flexibilty of learning: anytime, anywhere
 Course and tools learner‐oriented
 Building of a learning community
Technological
 Development of new underpinning knowledge and practical skills integrated with
existing professional work‐based competencies
 Improved technical infrastructure
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7. Scenario for an Optimized Implementation of Web
2.0 Tools in VET and Adult Training
To respond to the needs identified during the analysis SVEA has:
 Developed a collaborative
online platform to be used
by learners and trainers
 Developed web 2.0 training which are offered to VET and adult
training trainers from May 2011 onwards
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8. SVEA Platform
SVEA Platform is built using Open Atrium and has been designed to be
easy-to-use and intuitive.
 Platform in open source model
 Create and edit content in different forms
 Use the power of Drupal as a framework
 Create subprojects with Features
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9. Core Functionalities of the SVEA Platform
Dashboard Blog Notebook
Case Tracker Shoutbox Calendar
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10. New Developed Functionalities
Bookmarks Filedepot Todo‐Liste
Private Messaging Questionnaire Social Network Multilingualism
System
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11. Web 2.0 Training
The SVEA learning modules aims to support the trainers from VET and adult
training institutions to actually use those social media tools within their training
systems.
The SVEA learning modules are designed:
 as part of a teacher‐supported online or
blended learning course
 for individual learning
 as well as group‐based collaborative learning
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12. Web 2.0 Training Modules
The SVEA Learning modules cover the following topics:
o Online Learning
o Facebook
o Blogging and Microblogging
o Video Sharing (You Tube)
o Document Sharing (Google Docs)
o Social Bookmarking (delicious)
o Wikis
o Web 2.0 Communications
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13. Web 2.0 Training Modules
What main points are covered by each training module?
o Introduction to the tool itself
o Examples of how to integrate the tool in training
activities
o Practical tasks and reflection activities
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14. Success Factors to Reach High-Quality
Learning Results
o Respecting the target group
o Selection of adequate tools
o Usability
o Adoption of new roles
a) Trainer
b) Learner
o Clear strategy to implement web 2.0
o Course type and structure
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15. Success Factors to Reach High-Quality
Learning Results
o Respecting the target group
o Selection of adequate tools
o Usability
o Adoption of new roles
a) Trainer
b) Learner
o Clear strategy to implement web 2.0
o Course type and structure
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16. Success Factors to Reach High-Quality
Learning Results
o Respecting the target group
o Selection of adequate tools
o Usability
o Adoption of new roles
a) Trainer
b) Learner
o Clear strategy to implement web 2.0
o Course type and structure
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17. Success Factors to Reach High-Quality
Learning Results
o Respecting the target group
o Selection of adequate tools
o Usability
o Adoption of new roles
a) Trainer
b) Learner
o Clear strategy to implement web 2.0
o Course type and structure
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18. Success Factors to Reach High-Quality
Learning Results
o Respecting the target group
o Selection of adequate tools
o Usability
o Adoption of new roles
a) Trainer
b) Learner
o Clear strategy to implement web 2.0
o Course type and structure
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19. Success Factors to Reach High-Quality
Learning Results
o Respecting the target group
o Selection of adequate tools
o Usability
o Adoption of new roles
a) Trainer
b) Learner
o Clear strategy to implement web 2.0
o Course type and structure
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20. Success Factors to Reach High-Quality
Learning Results
o Respecting the target group
o Selection of adequate tools
o Usability
o Adoption of new roles
a) Trainer
b) Learner
o Clear strategy to implement web 2.0
o Course type and structure
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21. How to Structure a Training – SVEA‘s Example
Pre‐WS Start‐WS Online Week 1‐2 Online Week 3 Closing‐Webinar
Introduction to Presentation Expert group Working groups: Reports from the
the training SVEA project work: integration of groups on the
new skills into project
Presentation of Basis of e‐ Familiarisation the working development
each participant learning and web with Tools group by
2.0 developing a Reflection,
training concept evaluation
Use of the SVEA E‐Portfolio using the new
platform experienced Clarification of
tools in the 2 open questions
weeks before
E‐Portfolio
SVEA‐Platform: Notebook, Blog, Shoutbox, Private Messages, Groups, Fileshare,
Questionnaire
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22. Measuring of High-Quality Learning Results
o Quantity / Quality
o Participation/contribution to content development online
o Factual knowledge
o Problem solving ability
o Measurement of social competence
o Willingness to cooperate
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23. What comes next?
o September 2011: Training in the partners‘ regions, constant
monitoring and improvement of the training modules
o October 2011: Training modules for download in all partners‘
languages
o November 2011: Publication of Guidelines on how to integrate
Web 2.0 in VET and Adult Training
o 23 November 2011: Next Generation Learning Conference in
Brussels
o December 2011: SVEA Platform download available
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24. Petra Newrly Cristina Gallardo
MFG Baden‐Württemberg, Fundecyt,
Breitscheidstr. 4, C/ Montesinos 28
D‐70174 Stuttgart E‐06002 Badajoz
Email: newrly@mfg.de, Email: cristina@fundecyt.es,
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