WBT WORLD Project

• the most relevant data of the Leonardo da Vinci pilot project WBT WORLD Ro/02/B/F/PP 141053

• the needs addressed by the project, primary target groups, specific aims of the project, the programme objectives and the call priority addressed by the project , original contribution to existing European and national vocational training systems and practices, innovation of the project

• expected project results, expected impact of the project, dissemination strategies and activities

• the transnational partnership including 10 institutions from 7 countries.

• other final results of the project, including the material for efficiently disseminating the information related to the project

E-Learning in Europe

• an overview of the most relevant recent information and findings in the fields of e-learning, both at European and national level (of the project participating countries). Through its informational content (in the concrete form of the good practices in e-learning at European level, articles and studies, presentation of new technologies in the field, etc.) the WBT have the possibility of continually updating their knowledge and enriching their experience.

• information and news about politics and initiatives for supporting e-learning in Europe, as well as in project participating countries

• interesting projects developed with the European Commission support

• comparative studies between different regions of Europe, as well as the e-learning impact upon the educational systems in general

• information and news about the general trend of e-learning

• Good Practices

• good practices applied in education using web-based learning

• news on the WBT WORLD project development and events in the field of eLearning in Europe and over the World

• a self-developing „wide open” virtual resource for WBT, accessible to any professional who wants to share his/her own experience, place articles, book reviews, present demo modules, and recommend useful links.

• article posted by the WBT users, on open submission

• book reviews received from the WBT users, on open submission

• a database of web-based educational software (demo, freeware or shareware versions), on open submission

• links to useful article, books, educational software, database of links promoting e-learning, database with institutions involved in Internet-based learning

• a self-developing wide open virtual community of the WBT, accessible to any WBT who wants to keep correspondence with persons sharing the same interests, to share experiences and good practices, etc., for encouraging their creativity, initiative and competitive spirit. Internet facilities that help the WBT community cohesion (forum, chat, weblog)

• permanent forums dedicated to discussion and the exchange of experiences in several topics like: Web-based trainers' competencies, Web-based trainers' needs, Good practices in e-learning, E-learning and disabled people, etc.

• IRC tool for synchronous communication into the WBT Community

• free text message and quiz feedback on the WBT site

• personal publishing system for WBT blogging users

• sign up for our Newsletter to receive all the latest news related to the WBT WORLD project and events in the field of e-learning as well. There is a free subscription for everyone who is interested on these specific issues. The Newsletter is sent out by e-mail.

• feedback correspondence with users in their mother tongue

• restricted private area of the WBT WORLD partnership

• internet platform built in the frame of the project for supporting the WBT courses developed by the project partners

On-line courses

• 2 course packages (16 titles), implemented on the WBT e-learning platform, covering 2 set of competences: technical (aiming at developing skills for using Internet as a pedagogical tool) and pedagogical (aiming at developing skills for using best pedagogical approaches and methods for web-based courses)

Course outline

• presentation (title, authors, objectives, level, number of modules, competencies to be developed, and table of content) for the 16 WBT courses

Competences self-evaluation questionnaire for WBT

• meant to help the WBT to evaluate their competencies, to discover their strengths and weaknesses, and to act consequently; several courses will be recommended in order to satisfy the specific needs

• free access interactive course “How to build a course on web”, using the instruments and the facilities of the WBT platform, as a model for building and implementation of other training courses