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This guidebook sheds light on the practical use and implementation on institutional level as well as research review on Open Educational Resources (OER). It has practical examples and a list of essential repositories and other tools and platforms suitable for OER.
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6th Transnational Meeting in Potenza

Dissemination in Magdeburg

Am 11.4.2019 um 9:30 laden wir ein zu unserer Veranstaltung IV4J in der Schönebecker Str. 67a, in der Kantine der SBH Südost ein. Wir wollen unsere Handlungsleitfäden und Ergebnisse von 30 Monaten gemeinsamer Arbeit zeigen und zur Weiternutzung empfehlen. At 11.4.2019 we start our first IV4J dissemination event and all are invited to watch the results of our project. We are hard working on translation of developed guides to have it in national language for you. See you in Magdeburg!

7 Leitfäden warten auf die Begutachtung und Nutzung

Entrepreneurship / Unternehmertum
Work-based learning / arbeitsorientiertes Lernen
Creative Problem Solving / Kreatives Problemlösen
Web 2.0 tools for VET / Web2.0 Tools für die Berufsbildung
Open Educational resources / Offene Bildungsressourcen
Gamification of learning, Simulations, Digital storytelling / Simulationen
ECVET / Europäisches Kreditpunktesystem

Joint Staff Training Event In Utrecht

From Sunday, the 7th of October until Saturday, the 13th of October 2018 Utrecht will become our project's headquarters. 15 people from all five participating countries will be attending our work intensive Joint Staff Training Event during these seven days. Now is finish: Gallery here

Hopefully, our diverse team will provide innovative fresh approaches as our goals are very ambitious for this short period. The subjects we will try to breach will be:

Creative Problem Solving exercises
Entrepreneurship Education
Work-based learning
Web 2.0 tools for VET
Open Educational resources
Gamification of learning
Simulations
Digital storytelling
ECVET
Integration of the methodologies and exploration of tools to be used
World Café meeting involving stakeholders to discuss the project’s main topics
Onsite visits to social enterprises and Public Administrations
Teaching sessions where at least 1 participant per partner is going to be the “teacher” transmitting own knowledge

During our time in Utrecht, we will also try to assess the contents of our guides and finalize their contents. The knowledge acquired in the first Multiplier Events will be digested and we will try to replicate the success in each partner country.

Participants have the opportunity to be deemed “European Innovator in VET” and thanks to the ECVET system and Memorandum of Understandings they will be ready to transmit the knowledge at their local level.

Date / Time	Agenda	Where and Remarks
Sunday 7^th October 2018
Arrival of participants		Contact Persons for support Piet Kommers +31 630828060 Jos Jaspers +31 639783385 WhatsApp group: IV4J_Utrecht
from 19:00	Getting together	NH Hotel Amersfoort hall
Informal meeting: Walk and talk with creative insights		around Amerfoort
20:30	Dinner in Amersfoort
Monday 8^th October 2018
Breakfast at Hotel				NH Hotel Amersfoort
09:00	Let’s go together to the meeting venue – with Piet Kommers			Take the bus to Utrecht
09:30	Arrival on the meeting venue			4^th Floor of the “Martinus Langeveld” Building on the Uithof
09:45	Coffee and Welcome in the Faculteitskamer”			by Piet Kommers and Jos Jaspers
10:00	Presentation of participants and ice-breaking
10:30	Preview of the programme, ECVET system and practical info and matters
11:00	Presentation Project Watch Me: Workplace-based e-assessment technology for competency-based higher multi-professional education			by prof. Marieke van der Schaaf
12.00	Lunch at Cantine under Educatorium
13.00	Visiting Biological Garden Uithof
14:00	LEARNING OUTCOME 1 - CHANGING LEARNING: CU-101: Web-based Learning CU-102: The need for Conceptual Representations			by prof. Piet Kommers
15:30	Coffee Break
15:45	LEARNING OUTCOME 2: GAMIFICATION AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING CU-201: Collaborative Group Learning CU-202: Gamification / Simulations with“Virtual Enterprise”			by prof. Jos Jaspers
17:15	Evaluation tests + Daily reflections
17:30	Leaving by bus for Utrecht City (optional Canal Boat Trip)
19:30	Dinner in Utrecht City; (Restaurant in Oudaen City Castle)
Tuesday 9^th October 2018
Breakfast at Hotel			NH Hotel Amersfoort
09:00	Arrival on the meeting venue		Opzoomerkamer in the Utrecht University Hall (“Akademiegebouw”) adjacent to the Utrecht Dom Kerk in Centre of Utrecht City
09:00	Coffee and morning feedbacks		by Piet kommers and Liviana Marinescu
09:15	LEARNING OUTCOME 3: ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION CU 301: Entrepreneurship education – skills, knowledge, attitude CU 302: Evolution of learning theories for entrepreneurship learning CU 303: An introduction to Connectivism – a learning theory for the digital age			by John Kearns and Stefano Messori
12.30	Lunch
14:00	LEARNING OUTCOME 5: WORK-BASED LEARNING CU-501: Work-Based Learning as win-win situation CU-502: Work-Based Learning: training company – procurement process on the basis of a case study			by Ines Benhold and Olaf Przygodzka
15:00	Coffee Break
15:10	LEARNING OUTCOME 4: CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING CU-401: Creativity with LEGO® Bricks			Workshop by Peppino Franco
17:10	Evaluation tests + Daily reflections
17:40	Free time
19:00	Dinner in Utrecht City
Wednesday 10^th October 2018
Breakfast at Hotel			NH Hotel Amersfoort
09:00	Arrival on the meeting venue		Opzoomerkamer in the Utrecht University Hall (“Akademiegebouw”)
09:00	Coffee and morning feedbacks		by Piet kommers and Liviana Marinescu
09:15	LEARNING OUTCOME 6: OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND WEB 2.0 FOR VET CU 601: Using and creating OER in VET CU 602: Using and creating Web 2.0 in VET			by Esko Lius and Ralf Sachsenmaier
12.30	Lunch
14:00	LEARNING OUTCOME 4: CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING CU-402: Introduction to Creative Problem Solving CU 403: The principles of Creative Problem Solving CU 404: Creative Thinking in Education/Action			by Peppino Franco
17:30	Evaluation tests + Daily reflections
18:00	Free time
19:00	Dinner in Utrecht City

Thursday 11^th October 2018
Breakfast at Hotel		NH Hotel Amersfoort
09:00	Arrival on the meeting venue	Opzoomerkamer in the Utrecht University Hall (“Akademiegebouw”)
09:00	Coffee and morning feedbacks	by Piet kommers and Liviana Marinescu
09:15	LEARNING OUTCOME 6: OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND WEB 2.0 FOR VET CU 603: Advanced OER and Web 2.0 tools in VET		by Esko Lius and Ralf Sachsenmaier
11:30	Evaluation tests + Daily reflections
12.00	Lunch in Utrecht city
14:00	Train to the Hague With dinner	The Hague for Hotel School
19:00	Joint train trip back to Utrecht
Friday 12^th October 2018
Breakfast at Hotel		NH Hotel Amersfoort
09:00	Arrival on the meeting venue	Opzoomerkamer in the Utrecht University Hall (“Akademiegebouw”)
09:00	LEARNING OUTCOME 7: CREATING A FRAMEWORK FOR INNOVATIVE VET CU 701: Workshop about Designing Innovative VET		moderated by Palma Bertani, Rocchina Sanchirico, Francesco Romeo and Peppino Franco
12:00	Evaluation tests + final reflections + Next activities and plans
12:45	Certificates of attendance
13.00	Lunch at Jans Kerkhof
14:00	Bus to Museum Hollandse Waterlinie; Bunnik	Museum Hollandse Waterlinie
17:00	Dinner at “Theehuis Rhijnauwen”
19:00	Return to Utrecht City and Farewell
Saturday 13^th October 2018
Departure of participants

Helsinki Project Meeting

PROGRAMME OF THE 5t^hPROJECT MEETING

10 – 13 June 2018

Location: Omnia, Kirkkokatu 16 A, Espoo and Hotel Arthur, Helsinki, Finland

Date / Time	Agenda	Where		Remarks
Saturday 9 June and Sunday 10 June 2018
Arrival of participants		Contact Persons for support Kati Valtonen +358 43 8243209 Esko Lius +358 40 1326492
Sunday 10 June 2018
18:00 Getting together (optional) 19:00 Dinner at restaurant Zetor (Mannerheimintie 3-5, 00100 Helsinki), cost according to orders (menu: https://www.raflaamo.fi/en/helsinki/zetor )
Monday 11 June 2018
	Breakfast at Hotels	Breakfast room
8:30 – 09:00	Transfer to the Conference location: Omnia pick up by a bus & Kati
09:00 – 9:30	Registration of participants, Welcome, Introduction, organizational tasks Ice breaking activity	Conference room “Hulabaloo”	Omnia, Kati Valtonen, Esko Lius and Satu Zukale
9:30 – 10:00	Project progress and actual status presentation	Conference room	Liviana Marinescu Feedback from each partner
10:00 – 11:15	Overviews about the IO’s: O1. Entrepreneurship 02. Work-based learning State of art; Internal and external evaluation of the IO’s	Conference room	David Brady Ines Benhold Feedback from each partner
11:15 – 11:45	Coffee Break
11:45 – 12:30	Overviews about the IO’s: O4. Guide Web 2.0 tools for VET O6. OER	Conference room	Esko Lius Ralf Sachsenmaier Feedback from the participants
12.30 – 14:00	Lunch (Omnia Restaurant Henricus)
14:00 – 15:00	Overview about the IO’s: 05. Gamification 0.7. ECVET	Conference room	Piet Kommers and Jos Jaspers Andrea D’Andrea Feedback from the participants
15:15 – 15:30	Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30	Continuation of the Overview about the IO’s: 05. Gamification 07. ECVET	Conference room	Ralf Sachsenmaier Andrea D’Andrea Feedback from the participants
17:00-17:30	Bus transfer from Omnia to the the ferry for the dinner
18:30 – 21:00	Dinner at a “ferry” in the archipelargo of Helsinki, cost appr. 30€/person

Tuesday 12 June 2018
08:30-09:00	Breakfast at Hotel Arthur (for all)	Breakfast room
	Hotel Arthur: Conference room “Johtokunnan huone”, Vuorikatu 19, Helsinki https://www.hotelarthur.fi/en/
09:00- 09:30	Summary of the results of the first day and objectives for the second meeting day	Conference room	Liviana Feedback from the participants
09:30-11:30	Onsite training	Conference room	Host organisation
11:30-12:30	Training course in Netherlands: schedule, participants, responsibilities and tasks of the coaches, course design and other practical issues	Conference room	Liviana, Piet, Jos + all partners Feedback from the participants
12:30-13:30	Lunch (at the Hotel buffet restaurant, fee 12,20€ / person)
13:30-14:30	Dissemination, exploitation and the use of the wiki platform Project activities/Timetable Work plan and next activities, needs assessment	Conference room	Liviana Marinescu Peppino Franco Feedback from the participants
14:30 – 15:00	Certificates of attendance Meeting Evaluation system	Conference room	Kati Valtonen
	Cultural tour/walking tour in Helsinki
19:00	Dinner at the restaurant Konstan Möljä (Hietalahdenkatu 14, 00180 Helsinki), cost 20€/person (buffet)

Wednesday 13 June 2018
Departures of participants

Creative Problem Solving Methodology Guide

IV4J Newsletter

to promote new models of innovation in VET and in all educational system

The Good Practice Guide about Innovation in VET for Jobs and employment is Available in more languages!

You can press the links below to read the Good Practice Guide in German, Finnish, Italian or Dutch

The rational for selecting the Good Practice Cases is not only to find four “Silver Bullets”; The key value of this inventory is to offer the IV4J project beneficiary the longer-term approaches to foster VET innovation and its dissemination.

In other words: Innovation in VET is generally not seen as a goal in itself; It is welcomed only if a new emergent need like for instance a new immersive technology (like the arrival of Social Media) needs to be accommodated. For this reason, we have chosen not only to expose the manifest GP VET projects, but also to demonstrate the background rational. In fact, we are talking about the cultural genre and etiquette

This Intellectual Output 3 offers the conceptual framework to interlink Create Problem Solving Methodologies, Controlling Thinking Styles (Di- and Convergent) and finally Problem-based Learning Paradigms.
This is an interactive guide describing the Creative Problem Solving Methodology, explaining in details how to implement it in VET, introducing tips and providing a suggested quality management system.
The idea on the basis of this Intellectual Output is to apply the CPS methodology to innovate VET with an approach that is exploitable in large and different contexts.
Chapter 1 is introducing the approach to the Creative Problem Solving all along Europe supported also by some success cases.
Chapter 2 is describing the basic of the methodology with specific attention to definitions, the blocks to the creativity and explaining in details why CPS is important for Vocational Education and Training.
Chapter 3 is introducing the explanation of divergent and convergent thinking patterns.
Chapter 4 is analysing and describing in details a large series of tools and approaches to the Creative problem Solving Methodology. The content is enriched by a focus on full descriptions, practical details (ref. how to), exercises ready to be used in VET and also practical tips to increase the effective use of selected approaches, methodologies and tools.

The recent book: “Social Media, a Critical Introduction” by Christian Fuchs (2017) highlights how social media continue to revitalize both economical, societal and political trends. For VET we may estimate that the acceptance of recently-new learning paradigms and its pragmatic usage will lead to:

- broaden the concept of learning and competence
- stimulate to transform the teacher/trainer role into mentor, coach and provider of identification
- start with assimilating social media in the CoPs for VET trainers first of all

The guide is focused on the analysis and research of the ongoing process and it is built upon a strong didactical methodology in order to be ready to transfer the knowledge to any kind of users (formal and informal educators, schools, HEI, VET providers and anyone interested to introduce ICT innovation in the learning).
Chapter 1: WEB 2.0 FOR VET: Research all over Europe
Chapter 2: WEB 2.0 for VET: Tools for Teaching and Learning - Introduction and Approach
Chapter 3: Web 2.0 Tool for COMMUNICATION: websites, podcasts, polls, surveys, blog, email groups e.g. Skype Moodle, Podcast, Twitter
Chapter 4: Web 2.0 Tool for COLLABORATION
Chapter 5: Web 2.0 Tool for CREATIVITY

Magdeburg Project Meeting

The 4th Meeting of our project will be taking place in Magdeburg. You can see the agenda below.

Time	Agenda	Where	Remarks
Sunday 11 February 2018
	Arrival of Participants	Magdeburg, Elbstr. 2	Contact Ralf if you need anything
Monday, 12 February 2018
08:10 – 08:30	Transfer to the conference location.	SBH Südost	You will be picked up by a VW bus
09:00 – 09:30	Registration of participants, Welcome, Introduction, organizational tasks Ice breaking activity	Conference room SBH Südost
09:30 – 10:30	Project progress and actual status presentation. Short overview about the final products: O3. Guide Creative Problem Solving Methodology O4. Guide Web 2.0 tools for VET Internal and external evaluation of the IO3 and IO4	Conference room SBH Südost	Feedback from each partner
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break	Conference room SBH Südost
11:00 – 11:50	Intermediate report with the deadline 28 of February 2018 Presentation, tasks, budget, documents, dissemination and impact, problems		Feedback from each partner
11:50 – 12:30	Intellectual output IO2- details prepared by the leading organisation of the IO2- SBH Südost (preparation: organisation of work, lifecycle, approach and task assignment) O2. Guide Work-based learning: presentation of the first draft of the output in platform Illias	Conference room SBH Südost	Feedback from the participants
12:40 – 14:00	Lunch	Kantine	Transfer via VW bus
14:30 – 15:15	Intellectual output IO1- details prepared by the leading organisation of the IO1- PARTAS (preparation: organisation of work, lifecycle, approach and task assignment) O1. Guide Entrepreneurship education: presentation of the first draft of the output	Conference room SBH Südost	Feedback from the participants
15:15 – 15:30	Coffee Break	Conference room SBH Südost
15:30 – 16:00	Wiki platform on vetinnovator.eu project website iv4j.eu Facebook page	Conference room SBH Südost
17:00 – 18:00	Guided Tour through City of Magdeburg, Souvenir-Shop	Domplatz 10
18:30 – 20:00	Dinner in Ratskeller	Ratskeller Magdeburg, Alter Markt
Tuesday 13 February 2018
08:10 – 08:30	Transfer to the conference location.	Conference room SBH Südost	Transfer via VW bus
09:00- 09:30	Intellectual output IO5- details prepared by the leading organisation of the IO5- Utrecht University (preparation: organisation of work, lifecycle, approach and task assignment) O5. Gamification of learning, simulations and digital storytelling: presentation of the first draft of the output	Conference room SBH Südost	Feedback from the participants
09:30-10:00	Intellectual output IO6- details prepared by the leading organisation of the IO6- OMNIA (preparation: organisation of work, lifecycle, approach and task assignment) O6. Open Educational Resources: presentation of the first draft of the output	Conference room SBH Südost	Feedback from the participants
10:00-10:30	Intellectual output IO7- details prepared by the leading organisation of the IO7- GODESK (preparation: organisation of work, lifecycle, approach and task assignment) O7. ECVET: presentation of the first draft of the output	Conference room SBH Südost	Feedback from the participants
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break	Conference room SBH Südost
11:00 – 12:00	Onsite training at SBH Südost GmbH, Training Centre, Elbstr. 2, Examples of workbased learning
13:00 – 14:00	Transfer by VW-Bus Magdeburg-Halle	Halle
14:00 – 14:30	Project activities/Timetable Work plan and next activities, needs assessment	Conference room Halle	Feedback from all
14:30 – 14:50	Certificates of attendance Meeting Evaluation system	Conference room Halle
15:30	Visit of State Museum of Prehistory and the ancient sky disc of Nebra in Halle	Richard-Wagner Strasse 9
19:00	Dinner in Mönchshof in Halle Ines Benhold	Mönchshof in Halle
Wednesday 14 February 2018
	Departures of participants	Halle

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