The second coordination meeting of the project ALdia – Accessible Learning design, implementation and accreditation was held in Alicante, Spain, on Monday November 28th. The meeting was hosted by the University of Alicante, coordinator of the project, with the participation of the project partners: University of Piraeus Research Center (Greece), CESIE (Italy), Fondo Formacion Euskadi (Spain), Four Elements (Greece).
The meeting was a chance for partners to discuss on the results achieved so far within the project, and especially the completion of the Needs analysis research work, including the publication of the needs analysis report, the organisation of the design meetings on the training needs of the target groups across the partner countries, and the beginning of a new phase of the project focused on the development of the training addressed to HE and VET professionals working with disabled students.
The first step towards the development of the ECVET-based Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) was represented by the delivery of the design meetings on training pedagogy and tools in the three partner countries, which helped identify the most important features to be included in such a training path.
Building on this, during the meeting the partners started to discuss about how to develop the 8 training modules composing the MOOC, distributing the work among them and reflecting on how to structure all the modules in a consistent way using the ECVET system.
The MOOC about accessible learning will be designed and field-tested, with a view to provide Higher Education and VET professionals with the core knowledge and skills needed for designing and exploiting innovative teaching practices to reduce disparities in learning outcomes affecting learners with special needs. The MOOC will be based on Open Educational resources (OER), and will allow participants who successfully complete it to be awarded an ALdia certificate based on the ECVET framework.
ALdia is a project co-funded by the Erasmus + programme – Key Action 3: Support for policy reform, Prospective Initiatives Forward-Looking Cooperation Projects, and it addresses Priority 1 – Reducing disparities in learning outcomes affecting learners from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The main objective of the ALdia project is to remove barriers preventing disabled students from successfully participating in courses and programmes of study, by mainstreaming equal access principles and practices into education in Europe and beyond.
For further information about the ALdia project please visit the project website aldia-project.eu, follow the project on Facebook or write an e-mail to francesca.vacanti@cesie.org
