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 Marconirelint5@unimarconi.itl.ricci@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 Marconirelint5@unimarconi.itl.ricci@unimarconi.itwww.unimarconi.it