The project aims to explore the virtual space as a space for learning within the youth work context. The idea here is to optimize the experience lived by young people online during a learning process that includes diverse and multicultural groups. The project assumes that virtual learning is a resourceful concept that needs to be activated fully in the next few years. Learning in an online course is not much different than learning during a virtual youth exchange. It requires active participation, self-expression and openness to learn from others. For that the project will analyze both settings (virtual exchanges and e-learning) and collect data on learning trajectories from young people to conduct a full research based on theory of E-learning and youth work practice. Another common dominator between both settings is the use of ICT (Information and communication technology) tools. When providing young people with an opportunity to participate in a virtual youth exchange, youth workers activate young people’s knowledge about ICT tools. That opens access to young people to become more ICT oriented and empower them to use it in other learning settings. The project has 7 main activities as described separately below:1) Kick-off Meeting / APV: A meeting to formally start the project. It is an opportunity for all project team members to meet and get to know each other well. 2) Meta youth exchange: The approach is to consult young people and stimulate their creativity and critical thinking on the topic of E-learning and virtual exchanges. Participants will reflect on the process of learning within a multicultural group.3) Virtual Youth Exchange (VYE) The exchange will take a non formal educational approach through exchanging perspectives, debating controversies and challenging realities about global youth empowerment, global education and its role in peace building. 4) Preparation Meeting / Mid Project Evaluation: First Content development for the coming staff training. Trainers and project team will meet to finalize the content of the training as the previous 2 events along with the research draft outputs will fine tune the training content.5) Staff Training course: This activity is a capacity building for youth workers on ICT tools and the needs of young people regarding E learning experiences (including Virtual exchanges). The training will present the potential of using virtual space for learning in youth work. 6) Evaluation / Dissemination Event: Project team will have time to reflect and evaluate the outcomes of the project, the partnership and the sustainability of results. 7) ResearchThis is an extended activity throughout the entire project timeline. It aims to produce the intellectual output of the project which is a publication on facilitating a virtual learning experience in youth work context.
1- Increasing the access for virtual learning opportunities through Information and communication Technologies for Youth with fewer opportunities;2- Enhancing the quality of e-learning modules for youth by defining guidelines and quality measures and creating new methods, techniques and concrete tools;3- Building capacities of trainers and youth workers for using online learning tools in NFE through training course and opportunity that helped them to create and implement online courses
The idea of the project has emerged back in the beginning of 2019 when we noticed that ICT is being used more in youth projects because youth workers and trainers noticed that participants find some tools more fun than the usual ones and because we’re noticing that youngsters are more attached to their phones. Therefore, we decided to try to merge the phone attachment with education to have more access to youth and benefit them in a consistent and relevant way according to their learning styles
<< Background >> The idea of the project has emerged back in the beginning of 2019 when we noticed that ICT is being used more in youth projects because youth workers and trainers noticed that participants find some tools more fun than the usual ones and because we’re noticing that youngsters are more attached to their phones. Therefore, we decided to try to merge the phone attachment with education to have more access to youth and benefit them in a consistent and relevant way according to their learning styles << Objectives >> 1- Increasing the access for virtual learning opportunities through Information and communication Technologies for Youth with fewer opportunities;2- Enhancing the quality of e-learning modules for youth by defining guidelines and quality measures and creating new methods, techniques and concrete tools;3- Building capacities of trainers and youth workers for using online learning tools in NFE through training course and opportunity that helped them to create and implement online courses << Implementation >> We have implemented both online and offline activities that were designed in order to guarantee a good flow between the 2 learning patterns in a way that incites youth to reflect more on how to use and adjust technology tools to learn and share knowledge with peers who don’t have easy mobility possibilities. The project activities took part in different locations in order to guarantee an active involvement of partners. << Results >> The project has resulted•6 online sessions facilitated by the participants from each of the partner countries with divers topics according to each group’s local and national priorities.•1 toolkit that was created in english and translated in Arabic in collaboration between all partners.• A youth exchange that gathered 33 youth from 5 countries • A training course that gathered 24 youth workers from 5 countries • 1 website ( https://www.elye-tn.com)