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E-learning materials are increasingly used to provide underpinning knowledge on training programmes. Such materials have been integrated into a range of courses for vocational learners. Howerver, in order to develop trainees' practical skill, such programmes still require participants' attendance at training institutions.

Addressing the practical nature of certain vocational skill requirements presents an exceptional challenge for educators wishing to use distance-based e-learning methods. There is little formal research on distance learning specifically targeted at practical skills training.

The project will offer a number of contrasting methods to deliver practical skills training.

The project will trial existing Internet technologies ranging from mixed multimedia web page content to web conferencing software. In addition, the project will evolve innovative learning activities and situations designed to develop practical skills, supported by internet technologies. Of prime importance is the evaluation of the techniques and technologies implemented so as to facilitate the emergence of best practice models. Criteria and quality indicators for practical training on the internet will be established. The models will be designed to improve employability.

Outputs: ODF courses with streaming video.
Target groups: secondary schools, adult education centres, ICT private companies

Duration: 24 months

S.A.I.L develops research strategies and research mentality through the use if ICT for children aged 9-11 years, making the students more independent and concious of what skills help them learn

It exposes teachers and teacher trainers to new teaching methods and test their effectiveness by creating an inclusive culture in the classroom. In this manner children with different learning styles and needs learn together, thus gaining maximum advantage from the multimedia facets of ICT imparting of generic learning skills. Students are enabled to find out for themselves what methods and media are their preferred learning tools.

The package will be accessible to schools, teacher training institutions and teachers themselves from the project website which will in turn sustain a forum of papers submitted by teachers who specialise or are interested in these new teaching methodologies and the use of ODL and Information and Communication Technology in education.

Duration: 24 months

It features uploading and downloading functions, a keyword search-engine, an experts answer scheme and communication features. The materials is also catalogued along the national curriculum of the country.

Lefo is centered around eWorksheet (Worksheet in HTML), allowing differents uses such as knowledge input, self-test, class-test and others. The eWorksheet are designed to help teachers with a more classical approach to adopt new student centered teaching and learning models.

Unlike most competing projects, it is build on basic gadget free technology to work also on older machines and low-speed or mobile connections. The usage of Lefo doesn't require specific computer skills. Educational content is available for free in an open software environment, which has a public licence. Learning folders have been designed to be flexibly modifiable according to the learners' and teachers' needs.

The project's main activity is to create 1000 worksheets in each of the project participants' languages (Italian, German, Slovenian, Swedish, Estonian and also in English) according to the specifications of the countries' national curriculum. Learning folders are expected to be used by a community of more than 100 000 actively participating by the end of the project.

Duration: 24 months

A website will be implemented and specific training for European teachers will be set up.
The website will be an information resource center for :
-information about intercultural awareness-raising projects (description of concrete projects, discussion groups, expert texts database, research partners)
-practical information about the use of Internet as educational tool : e-mail project management, pedagogic resources.

The training for teachers: to familiarize them to use the Internet during courses for intercultural projects and also to quality them to respond to specific racial hatred and incitement to violence on Internet.

This project is adressed to European teachers and trainers of teachers, lifelong education institutes, intercultural education associations that can have a multiplier effect.

Duration: 12 months