| Agrarian Teacher and Consultant Training College |
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| Initial situation: In summer 2005, the Agrarian Teacher and Consultant Training College was faced with the task to reduce the required time of attendance for a three-year, vocational training course dramatically. However, the social aspect of learning should not go astray. Subsequently, more than just replacing 50 % of the required time of attendance with "isolated self-study of downloadable scripts" had to happen. The "collaborative blended learning" and "self-organized learning communities" approach, presented by  factline, seemed suitable for this kind of task. Factline, with the inclusion of  team consult , was assigned the task of realizing the project. The project: In November 2005, the platform was implemented. There were 4 face-to-face and 4 online train-the-trainer training sessions for 15 lecturers. The collaborative learning and studying in learning communities approaches were presented. With the help of numerous examples, the lecturers were familiarizied with the possibilities of usage of the learn platform. The implementation of their own ideas was accompanied by the necessary training on the platform. In December 2005, the new training course started and the platform was made accessible to the students. The students were also provided with an introduction to the platform. Moreover, responsibility for an own area on the platform was handed over to the students intended for supporting and encouraging them during the following three years. Both groups, lecturers as well as students, received intensive online support from factline between December 2005 and February 2006. They were continuously provided with tasks relating to the usage of the platform, individual feedback, and support. In an astonishingly short period of time, an innovative and playful handling of the new medium was demonstrated on the part of lecturers as well as students. Duration of implementation: There were only a few months between the kick-off and the launch of the platform during December 2005. In a timely manner the project of the Agrarian Teacher and Consultant Training College, was converted to be realized and adapted to the individual needs relating to: graphics, technology, didactics, and organization of the workshop. October 2005: assignment November 2005: platform is handed over November 2005 - February 2006: train-the-trainer training December 2005 - December 2008: duration of the new vocational training course For the technical solution a standard platform of factline Community Server (FCS) was used. Minor graphical adaptations were made to reflect the corporate identity of the Agrarian Teacher and Consultant Training College (logo, colors).Responsible for the project: factline Webservices GmbH Lotte Krisper-Ullyett (Project Management, Train-the-Trainer, Community Facilitation) Astrid Holzhauser (Support) (Graphics) team consult wienBarbara Buchegger Christian Schrack |
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