The document summarizes the Edil-learning Living Lab project which involves an IT SME, research laboratory, and two training schools. The partners designed a social learning platform called "edil-learning" for the construction sector through co-modeling workshops. The platform was built on open source CMS, LMS, and web conferencing systems. Results included online courses, webinars, 100 users in the construction sector, and plans to replicate the platform in other sectors.

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Edil-learning
June 24, 2014 Alberobello

2. Alba Project is a Small Medium Enterprise specialized in ICT sector.
SME: Alba Project
Our activity is based on two integrated and complementary business units:
• Software design, development and maintenance. We produce web
platforms for Social Learning, e-Participation, e-Commerce and we manage
multimedia contents and Virtual Community.
• Strategic management consulting and system implementation in
Service Level Management (SLM), Big Data & Cloud Computing &
Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) areas.

3. The Edil-learning Living Lab involves Alba Project as IT SME,
Electromagnetic Lab Lecce at University of Salento as Research
laboratory and Formedil Bari and Formedil Foggia as Final users.
Final users
SME of ICT sector
Research laboratory
Living Lab Partners

4. Edil-learning platform gathered functional
specifications adopting co-modeling strategy.
The three partners worked together in an efficient
way to:
Design Business processes of the training
schools;
Find the different end-user typologies;
Map stakeholders with both end-users and
platform modules.
Design Methodology

5. “edil-learning” is a user-centered,
web-based and open source
social learning platform.
This web platform supports
specific needs of workers,
operators, enterprises, managing
authorities and freelancers from
training construction sector.
The social learning for building sector

6. This architecture offers a
great modularity thanks to
enabled components:
•E-learning on demand
•Virtual classroom as webinar
•E-commerce
•Calendar
•Video sharing
•Dictionary
•Social Blog
•Social Network
•Forum
•CMS
•Statistical reports
Enabling technologies and architecture
The edil-learning platform is built upon
the CMS Joomla!, the LMS Moodle
and the WCS BigBlueButton.

7. The co-design methodology
was sperimented through 10
demolab workshops;
the validity of this approach
was endorsed by the
enthusiastic feedbacks from
both learners and content
managers;
3 online on demand E-learning
courses and Webinar service;
100 users from the building
sector;
edil-learning trademark.
Results

8. The web platform was implemented by customizing a general-purpose
framework for the construction sector.
We are going to replicate this experience in other areas, such as public
administration and health-care. We are implementing new apps to provide
mobile access.
Future developments

9. www.edil-learning.it
We are online!

10. Info and Contacts
Alba Project S.r.l. Via Don Luigi Sturzo, 36
73100 Lecce (Italy)
info@edil-learning.it
www.edil-learning.it