Developing e-learning strategies in sparsely populated area

Joint Authority of Kainuu, Finland

Part II Details, Analysis, TransferabilityDART-Workshop “Lifelong Learning”Prague, 2011-06-28

Viivi Seppänen, Kainuu Vocational College

YEAR 2005

• Name: Verkossa kokien / E-project Kainuu

• Duration: 1.4.2005 - 31.3.2007

• Budget: 1 500 000, 00 €

• Funding: European Social Fund (ESF), The TE-Centre of Kainuu, Joint Authority of Kainuu Region

• Management: Kainuu Vocational College

• Personnel: (2005) 1 ½ fulltime, (2006-2007) 2 fulltime + 6 teachers

Basic Information

• Main goals of the project were:

• to promote the use of the network-based teachingthroughout the Kainuu province

• to implement e-learning in the region’s labour-market-training-oriented adult education and training

• to launch three training programmes leading to qualifications

• improve eLearning skills, create support models and common grounds for participants involved

Objectives of The Project

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The Project – Reasons and Motivation

• Population centres in the Province of Kainuu are widely spaced

• Increasing unemployment

• 4 inhabitants / sqkm

• It is important to exploit the contemporary technology and the associated possibilities

The Project – Organizer and Partner

• Kainuu Vocational College, administration

• Kainuu Vocational College, Adult Vocational Education, implementation

• The TE-Centre of Kainuu, the province’s Employment and Economic Development Centre

• 8 employment agencies

• Enterprises who offered training places and whos labour force the students are about to fill n

• Students taking part in educational pilot programmes

The Project – Organizer and Partner

• The target group placed in operation field

• Population of the Kainuu Province in 2004 (employment situation of the working age people)

Munipalicity Population 15-64 v EmployedEmployment

rate

Hyrynsalmi 3096 1097 61,6 % 887 45,6 %

Kajaani 35 562 23 906 67,2 % 14 012 58,4 %

Kuhmo 10 271 6627 64,5 % 3381 50,0 %

Paltamo 4183 2656 63,5 % 1395 51,9 %

Puolanka 3408 2124 62,3 % 1099 50,0 %

Ristijärvi 1626 974 59,9 % 538 54,1 %

Sotkamo 10 713 6844 63,9 % 3948 57,4 %

Suomussalmi 10 071 6404 63,6 % 3246 49,8 %

Vaala 3718 2242 60,3 % 1193 52,0 %

Vuolijoki 2655 1611 60,7 % 851 52,6 %

Kainuu 85303 55 295 64,8 % 30550 50 %

Koko maa 5 255 580 350 7511 66,7 % 2262359 64,7 %

Background Information

Background Information

• Kainuu Vocational College, a versatile vocational educational institution

• Multiple sites around Kainuu region

• 31 different study programs on various sectors: Culture, Natural Resources and Environment, Business and Administration, Social Welfare and Health Care, Technology, Logistics and ICT, Tourism, Catering and Domestic Services.

• E-learning experience = zero ( in 2005 )

About 2600 full-time students in vocational education and training and 5649 students in adult education and training

Full time staff about 420

• Preplanning of the project

• Equipment acquisition + support and administration models of the e-learning environments and video conferencing platform

• Planning and implementation of the training programs:1. Study Programme for Vehicle Electricians Business and Administration2. Further Vocational Qualification in Document Management and Archiving3. Specialist Vocational Qualification in Care for the Elderly

• Participation from three counties at the same time

Measures

1 / 3 E-learning

environment

1 / 3Practical work

1 / 3Video

conferencing

Measures

• Research and evaluation

• Training of the project staff and other partners

• Sharing good practices

• Project management

(Expected) Results

• Developed educational implementation model for adult education and training leading to qualification (Common grounds for the education provider and the employment agencies)

• Participants involved know their responsibilitys during the training process

Analysis for the demand

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Planning

Acquisitionof the

education and training

Student intake

Student selection

Implementation of the

Educational Programme

Feedback

Further actions

(Expected) Results

• Graduates and employment after graduation

• Experiences from the pilot programmes -- > Sharing the good practices continued

Programme GraduatesEmployed7.12.2006

Employed20.2007

Further Vocational Qualification in Document Management and Archiving

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4 29 % 5 36 %

Study Programme for Vehicle Electricians 11(from 12)

1 9 % 3 27 %

Specialist Vocational Qualification in Care for the Elderly

13(from 13)

6 46 % 11 85 %

In total 38 (expected 30)

11 29 % 19 50 %

Factors of success

• Commitment of the partners involved

• Knowledge and resources of the teachers and support staff involved

• Previous know-how and basic skills of the students

• Management involvement

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Challenges

• The challenge is

• to meet the current demand of the labor market in order to offer the correct educational programs

• to provide the best possibilities for the student’s employment

• the lack of the resources with time and personnel

Standards and Indicators

• External evaluation was done by University of Oulu, Research and Development Centre of Kajaani

• The object of the evaluation was

• The planning and implementation processes

• Efficiency and effectiveness and

• Benefits and importance of the project

• Good practices and points to develop where dealt with in all three areas.

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YEAR 2007-2010

• E-learning development continued

• 2009 internal project: ”New energy“

• Main goal was to

Development After the Project

develop a support model for e-learning

YEAR 2011

E-learning in Kainuu Vocational College today

• E-learning support services are under further development and a part of everyday life

• Support for teachers and students is implemented as planned

• Model contains themes for- Technical and pedagogical support- Introductions and trainings & Guides- Communications and publicity- Developing and administrating support

E-learning in Kainuu Vocational College today

• E-learning volume continually grows in all education

• Moodle and Adobe Connect are the most important environments

E-learning in Kainuu Vocational College today

• E-learning awareness and know-how grows, trainings for teachers are offered all the time

• New devices and softwares are put into service

• The main themes are social media, Second Life, mobile learning and interactive whiteboards

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