In this section you can find documents and resources produced by the L@W consortium for download. Please use the links below for the individual sections.
This publication is a product of the Socrates-Minerva project Learn@Work and is designed as an introductory guide for work based learning students using e-learning as complementary support. The guide is written as straightforwardly as possible. Its purpose is to give you, the learner, advice on what skills are needed in order to be an effective work based/e-learner. There are many books, articles and online resources that deal with work based learning and e-learning subjects and we have provided a list of some of these at the end of guide. It is important to have a look at least some of these to get a better understanding of different approaches to the learning process. This guide, however, is unique in that it seeks to discuss how e-learning can support work based learning.
This publication is a product of the Socrates-Minerva project Learn@Work and is designed as a simple guide for people interested in the design and development of applications that enhance the learning process. It may be of interest to e-learning developers, but also tutors and other stakeholders involved in e-learning projects. The learn@Work project is focused on some aspects of e-supported work based learning and this guide tries to address these issues from the developer’s perspective. However, the design process in all its stages and ongoing support are equally important in other modes of learning, and the guide aims to capture the general rules of a good practice in developing e-supported materials for learners, utilising a learner-centred approach.
This guide presents a short and practical introduction to the development of e-learning materials from the perspective of the Learn@Work team. It also comprises a description of the CoED method, which may help to better understand the design process. There are many books, articles and online resources on aspects of work based learning and e-learning (planning, design, development, support, motivation and many more). The project resources for developers will be available for public on the Learn@Work portal.
The guide consists of three parts: Preparation, Development and The Course. The third part addresses aspects of induction, support and e-moderation related mainly to e-learning courses. However, some issues like support may be of interest also to developers of small and standalone applications.
We hope that you will find this guide useful. Your comments are welcome – please visit our website using the link provided in ‘About Learn@Work’. Your feedback will be used to improve our materials designed for developers, learners and communities.
Collection of resources developed for the pilots carried out in the framework of the L@W project.
Please click on the link below to get to the WebCT Resources developed by Dublin Institute of Technology. These online resources were produced for the Irish pilot courses.
Please use the following login details to access the resources:
WebCT ID: learnatwork
Password: learn
The following resources and tools were developed and used for the Austrian pilots. Please note that these resources are only available in German.
1) Screencasts produced as an introdution to the open source audio editor Audacity. They were used for the Social Software module on Podcasting.
http://learnatwork.info/audacity1_dateien/audacity1.html
http://learnatwork.info/audacity2_dateien/audacity2_1.html
http://learnatwork.info/audacity3_dateien/audacity3.html
http://learnatwork.info/audacity4_dateien/audacity4.html
2) Online tool that was used for self-reflection of acquired competences in the ADVOCATE pilots
http://content.tibs.at/vbz/index.php?menu=927
In this section you can find conference presentations and papers published by the L@W consortium.
State of the Art Report - "Work Based Induction Training in Europe"
Collaborative research into supports for induction of new workers using ICTs and supports for induction of worker-learners to e-learning (Final Version).
For further information on the State of the Art Report, please contact: Mathy Vanbuel