Grundtvig Project: ICT Networking November 2009

HISTORY The IOC was born in 2006 from three existing initiatives on distance learning manage by the Ministry of Education of Catalonia. –The ICESD Institut Català dEnsenyament Secundari a Distància ( Compulsory and high school distance learning) –Palau de Mar – GES ( compulsory adult distance learning) –FP oberta (vocational training distance learning)

IOC evolution 2006/72007/82008/92009/10 Students Teachers Personal assistant Collaborator s

IOC evolution

Course 2009/10 RULED FORMATION Compulsory education –Graduate of secondary education (1st and 2on cycle) Non compulsory education –High school –Vocational training (Middle and higher degree) NON RULED FORMATION Courses of preparation exams to access –CFGM (Middle degree vocational training) –CFGS (Higher degree vocational training) –University –Other (Cisco)

GES Graduate of secondary education Communication: Catalan, Spaninsh and foreign language ( English, French, German or Italian) Scientific: Mathematics, Science and Technology Social: Social Sciences, Image and Design and Music

High school (+16) Art (Image & Design or Music and Dance) Humanities and Social Sciences Science and techonology

Vocational training Middle Grade Training (CFGM) –CFGM Administrative Management (1300h.) –CFGM Electrical Installations Automatic /CFGM Electrical equipment and installations (2000h.) –CFGM Consumer Electronics (2000h.) –CFGM Social-health care (2000h.) –CFGM microcomputer systems and networks /CFGM Exploiting information systems (2000h.)

Vocational training Higher Grade Training (CFGS) –CFGS Secretariat (1300h.) –CFGS Administration and Finance (2000h.) –CFGS Business management and marketing (1400h.) –CFGS Nursery (2000h.) –CFGS Prevention of occupational risks (2000h.) –CFGM Development of computer applications (2000h.)

IOC as a project integrating into an only institution all kinds of learning promoting the offer of new formative activities and new learning demanded by our society school of reference as a new and singular e-learning project Institution of reference which reaches anybody who wants to learn anywhere and anytime

IOC as a project Platform not only for communication and distribution of materials (Moodle) It should be active teaching and real learning It should be based on standard and open code Easy incorporation of new technology Personalization and direct control on the platform by the school Without too many technical requirements Usable and intuitive Flexible and easily adaptable

IOC as a project

Basic outlines and activities Most of the students are adults (over 20) with other occupations and responsabilities A small number are teenagers in special conditions (sportmen, musicians, phisically handicapped people, students living abroad, situations of social deprivation…) The IOC has the 3% of students from Catalonia In vocational training the number is higher (7%)

Basic outlines and activities The IOC is a new and singular e-learning project approach available for supporting the improvement of teaching and learning and also for increasing the access to high-quality, equal education in all forms and at all educational levels. So the IOCs aim is the personal education project of the student. All the organizational process works in order to gain this complete process. The cycle of value of the student is the essential process in the IOC.