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Aim of the European Project SVEA is to promote the use of web 2.0 in VET and adult training. One of the first step of the project is therefore an accurate analysis on the need of trainers and learners that will then take to the development of a training. That’s why in these days the four partners of the project are running round tables with experts in their region.

On the 5^th of May a workshop with 10 experts from 10 different training institutions (5 private training institutions, 5 public training institutions) took place in Stuttgart at MFG Baden-Württemberg. After a brief presentation of the SVEA project and of the results of the telephonic interview (that you can find here), the participants have been splitted in two groups to discuss what are the barriers, chances and risks in the adoption of web 2.0 in training institutions.

During the second discussion the participants has been asked to develop a scenario, trying to understand how to integrate different Web 2.0 tools within the different course phases (preparation phase, course, follow-up). The participants has to decide:

a) which Web 2.0 applications they would use?

b) for what they would use those applications?

All the results of the four regional round tables will be collected in a final report that will be published online and downloadable for free. The next steps will be then the development of the training material.

Follow the next steps of the project on SVEA website and on our blog. We’ll keep you up-to-date!

UPDATE: The Regional Need Analysis Report for Baden-Württemberg is now available online. You can find it here

SVEA, MFG Baden-Württemberg’s newly launched educational project, is part of a campaign to promote the use of Web 2.0 – the “collaborative Internet” – in adult education institutions. Amongst other things, the Public Innovation Agency for IT and Media is developing a Web 2.0 training programme together with four European partners that will be used to train training providers in the use of social media like blogs, wikis and podcasts. The knowledge acquired will subsequently be integrated into each provider’s organisational structures and teaching concepts as a starting point for further development.

Together with its European project partners, MFG is developing an Internet platform and a training programme that will facilitate virtual team management and eModeration in virtual conferences, for instance. Training providers and their lecturers will additionally be introduced to social business networks and instructed in techniques for learning and teaching with wikis, blogs and podcasts.

The project is funded by the European Commission and will run for a period of 24 months. It is being undertaken by MFG as project coordinator with support from four European partners: CSP Innovazione nelle ICT in Italy, EuroPACE in Belgium, FUNDECYT in Spain and Coleg Sir Gâr in Wales.

To learn more about SVEA project visit the website http://www.svea-project.eu/

And if you still have some doubts on social media, here is a short, funny lessons on how they work.