17 September 2024 – The Education, Scholarships, Apprenticeship and Youth Entrepreneurship Programme, implemented in the 2014–2021 programming period, aims to strengthen human capital and enhance the knowledge base, focusing on developing 21st-century competencies.
Under the Education, Scholarships, Apprenticeship and Youth Entrepreneurship Programme, one project contributing to improving the skills and competencies of persons involved in blended learning has been implemented with the EEA Grants support. By strengthening teachers’ pedagogical and digital competencies, while fostering innovative didactic approaches for blended learning, this project has developed sustainable solutions that will continue to support educators and students in addressing the challenges of education.
Project BlendVET
The pre-defined project Blended Learning in Vocational Education and Training (BlendVET), whose project promoter is The institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Vocational Education and Training, focused on developing pedagogical and digital competencies of teachers and developing didactic strategies for implementing blended learning. The project developed school strategies for the introduction of blended learning, with participating schools, supported by universities, designing strategies for the effective integration of these methods. Besides that, workshops for teachers were carried out to familiarise teachers with the relevant didactic techniques and tools for blended learning. The project also focused on developing interactive learning materials, including videos, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and learning games. These materials are designed to provide students with a more dynamic and engaging learning experience. Partner schools and eight additional Slovenian schools have gained access to digital technology and applications for creating and utilising interactive 360° videos, as well as virtual and augmented reality learning materials. A series of workshops on digital technologies and applications was designed and conducted in collaboration with the Academic and Research Network of Slovenia (ARNES) and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Ljubljana. The materials and training are still available after the end of the project in the project’s online classroom: https://kipsi.si/.
Project partners are The Faculty of Arts of the University of Ljubljana, The Upper-secondary VET School Trbovlje, The School Centre Novo mesto, The School Centre Celje , The Upper-secondary VET School Koper, Norwegian project partners The Østfold University College, The Åssiden Upper Secondary School, The Viken Higher Vocational College and Icelandic project partners The University of Akureyri and The Akureyri Comprehensive College.
SOURCE: Project BlendVET