The Project

Project Summary

The COVID- 19 pandemic has resulted in a sudden transformation of classrooms from their face-to-face usual setting to a virtual environment (e-classrooms). This transformation has created an imperative need for teachers and learners to adapt in a new reality‼

Within this context, React for inclusive e-classrooms seeks to contribute to the delivery of a high-quality, inclusive and collaborative online learning environment, through the development of innovative educational methods and techniques that can be used to enhance the ability of VET providers, as well as teachers, trainers and educators to provide high-quality and inclusive digital education.

The project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.

Project Duration: 24 months
Project Start: April 2021
Project End: February 2023

Objectives

Building and strengthening the capacities of VET providers, teachers, trainers and educators in the deployment of online resources that facilitate collaboration and inclusion among students in the e-classroom

Promoting a collaborative, inclusive and culturally aware environment in the e-classroom using blended educational methods

Development of innovative activities, tools and educational methods with main focus on collaboration and inclusion

Support transnational educational institutions (universities, institutes, VET providers) to adapt in collaborative and inclusive digital learning

Reinforce the ability of VET providers to provide high quality and inclusive digital education

Target Groups

VET trainers, teachers, educators and mentors working within the sector

VET learners

People in the field of education

Other institutes, VET providers

General public

Intellectual outputs

Development of an innovative and collaborative E-Learning environment

Identification of existing collaborative and inclusive techniques & methods used in the classroom to be transferred in the e-classroom environment.

Design of a new virtual classroom curriculum promoting collaboration among students and inclusiveness.

Creation of a set of innovative activities, tools and educational collaborative methods adapted to a virtual classroom curriculum

Preparation of learning material of the e-classroom curriculum for VET teachers, trainers and educators.

Design and Implementation of a Peer Learning Activity

Implementation of OERs (Open Educational Resources.

Feedback loop & evaluation of the material from the VET teachers, trainers,educators.

Creation of a toolkit containing a set of outreach material & best practices

Results

Increased capability of VET teachers, trainers, educators to develop digital material and resources in order to facilitate the collaboration and inclusion among students in the virtual classroom

Development of a more collaborative, inclusive, and cultural aware environment in the e-classroom with the use of different educational approaches

Strengthened transnational educational institutions (universities, institutes, VET providers), containing adapted methods and techniques for a collaborative environment in the e-classroom

Development of new activities, tools and techniques focusing on promoting a collaborative, inclusive and cultural aware virtual classroom environment

Increased access to the OER through the large networking potentials emerging from the inclusion of EVBB, the Umbrella Organization, in the partnership