IAEVGIAEVG3-5 June 20093-5 June 2009
University of Jyväskylä,University of Jyväskylä,Jyväskylä, FinlandJyväskylä, Finland
““Effective use of educational and Effective use of educational and vocational guidance services in vocational guidance services in distance education: the USGM distance education: the USGM
experience from Italy”experience from Italy”
Viviana Boccardi Viviana Boccardi && Laura Ricci Laura RicciInternational Relations OfficeInternational Relations OfficeUniversità degli Studi Guglielmo MarconiUniversità degli Studi Guglielmo [email protected]@unimarconi.itwww.unimarconi.it
INDEXINDEX
USGM pre-academic guidance
USGM intra-academic guidance
1. General information Centre2. Administration Centre3. Motivational Counselling Centre and Tutorial System4. Help Desk
USGM post-academic guidance
PARMENIDE project
Headquarter:
- Rome
Regional Offices:
- Lombardy
- Liguria
- Piedmont
- Puglia
- Campania
- Calabria
- Sicily
- Sardinia
European Office: Athens, Greece
USGM LOCATIONSUSGM LOCATIONS
CAREER CHOICECAREER CHOICE
• Media constantly provide a distorted and misleading view of reality
• Secondary school often lacks of efficient guidance services and support
OFFHAND AND WRONG DECISIONS
USGM pre-academic guidance… in USGM pre-academic guidance… in what does it consist?what does it consist?
Scheduled interventions in High Schools:
to orientate young people and their parents in the university faculty choice
to make them aware of the new opportunities coming from the innovative learning environments
USGM intra-academic guidanceUSGM intra-academic guidance
1. General information Centre
2. Administration Centre
3. Motivational Counselling Centre and Tutorial System
4. Help Desk
USGM intra-academic guidanceUSGM intra-academic guidance
1.General information Centre
Information and course descriptions are provided and brochures, CD-Roms and other information material are freely distributed to both enrolled and not yet enrolled students
USGM intra-academic guidanceUSGM intra-academic guidance
2.Administration Centre
It provides students with information on the administrative charges and the University policy and procedures
USGM intra-academic guidanceUSGM intra-academic guidance
3.Motivational Counselling Centre & Tutorial System
It is constituted by a group of psychologists helping learners to choose their study course during the enrollement phase
Students are assisted during the whole educational path
USGM intra-academic guidanceUSGM intra-academic guidance
3. Motivational Counselling Centre & Tutorial System
For each single subject, students receive a customized assistance from a tutor who takes account of their different demands and supports them in the development of personal learning paths and towards the achievement of professional skills.
USGM intra-academic guidanceUSGM intra-academic guidance
3. Motivational Counselling Centre & Tutorial System
• Pedagogical issues (appropriate education experience)
• Social, professional, communication and technical skills
Tutors often work alongside technical experts and instructional designers
USGM intra-academic guidanceUSGM intra-academic guidance
Q. How to build and maintain a good level of interaction in distance tutoring?
A. The implementation of ICTs plays a crucial role in the improvement and optimization of relationships between tutors and learners
Besides web conferencing, chat, website links, newsletter and surveys, USGM adopts a Multimodal Integrated System for Didactics, an innovative learning methodology arising from the e-learning, m-learning and t-learning solutions
3. Motivational Counselling Centre & Tutorial System
USGM intra-academic guidanceUSGM intra-academic guidance
3. Motivational Counselling Centre & Tutorial System
It allows students to learn in a fast and efficient way, choosing the digital tool/s that better responds to their needs: Web platform (TV / PC), PDAs, Mobile phones, etc.
USGM intra-academic guidanceUSGM intra-academic guidance3. Motivational Counselling Centre &
Tutorial System
Online activities
Synchronous and asynchronous interactive education (virtual classroom, videoconferencing, online libraries etc.)
The most used support is the e-learning platform, Virtual C@mpus:
USGM intra-academic guidanceUSGM intra-academic guidance
3. Motivational Counselling Centre & Tutorial System
Different learning needs
Self-paced and personalized learning paths
Traceability
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES…
PERSONAL ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO Attendance
Efforts, progress and achievements
Intermediate and final evaluation marks
Tutor’s comments and remarks
Etc.
USGM intra-academic guidanceUSGM intra-academic guidance
4.Help Desk (available 24 hours a day)
In charge of:
-Handling students’ username & password
-Answering customers’ questions about web platform
- Updating information
-Filling in the study plan and the exam calendar
-Managing FAQs
USGM post-academic guidanceUSGM post-academic guidance
Placement and career centre
Advice on the different job opportunities offered at local, national and international level
Meetings with entrepreneurs, associations, public and private bodies
Agreements with public and private companies to:
carry out research programs using USGM graduate students
offer them opportunities of stage
train and recruit future managers
USGM post-academic guidanceUSGM post-academic guidance
5. Placement and career centre
PARMENIDE Project – Promoting Advanced Resources and Methodologies for New Teaching and Learning In Digital Education
An experience in the field of virtual tutoring…
PARTNERS:
• Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi, Italy
•UNED, Spain
•Bourgas Free University, Bulgaria
•Soluzioni Informatiche, Italy
•University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
•Foundation for Research and Technology, Greece
•FUTUREtec, Germany
Realized by the USGM International Projects and R&D Office
Co-funded by the Leonardo Da Vinci Programme
The TARGET GROUP:
• The final recipients: the users, who will benefit of the new learning methodology (students, transport sector employees)
• The intermediate recipients: the teachers / trainers, who will be involved in the conception phase, planning and production of contents
http://parmenide.unimarconi.it/ing/parmenide.html
A methodology that combines a distance learning environment with an educational system based on Intelligent Agents
PARMENIDE ProjectPARMENIDE Project
The virtual tutor:
shows students how to carry out tasks and to enhance a pragmatic approach to solve problems
evaluates the students’ performances and adapts the teaching method according to particular environments
guides and supports users during their learning path with “learning by doing” methodology
http://parmenide.unimarconi.it/ing/parmenide.html
PARMENIDE ProjectPARMENIDE Project
Thank you!Thank you!
Kiitos!Kiitos!
Viviana Boccardi Viviana Boccardi && Laura Ricci Laura Ricci International Relations OfficeInternational Relations OfficeUniversità degli Studi Guglielmo MarconiUniversità degli Studi Guglielmo [email protected]@unimarconi.itwww.unimarconi.it
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