About the Project

LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME
LEONARDO DA VINCI
TRANSFER OF INNOVATION

Vocational training system in archaeological heritage based upon e-learning resources

The project is selected and co-funded by the European Commission and it is coordinated by Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (project number - 2010-1-PL1-LEO05-11465).

The project has duration of 24 months. Starting date of the project was 1 December 2010 and its completion date is 30 November 2012. This project is a continuation of the the Lifelong Learning Programme – Leonardo da Vinci II  project entitled "E-learning as a tool of knowledge transfer in the field of protection and management of archaeological heritage" held between 2007 and 2009.

The presence and significance of archaeological heritage in contemporary society is ever increasing in many domains far beyond activities undertaken by professionalists working in heritage offices and formally responsible for their protection and management. Hence, a deep understanding of archaeological heritage by professional groups that have to deal with its various aspects in their work (e.g. local administration, engineering sector of different kind, local museum staff, etc.) is crucial. Accordingly, this requires a set of efficient and flexible training tools to be produced in the form that is accessible to them and well address their needs.

The major project aim to build up a vocational training system in archaeological heritage in the form of complex, easily adaptable, reusable, interoperable and user-friendly database of e-learning resources. This will be achieved in the following steps:
(a) production of six e-learning modules,
(b) production of new Learning Objects (LOs) and case studies to expand existing e-learning modules of the Archaeological Heritage in Contemporary Europe course,
(c) construction of template of user-friendly database for e-learning resources,
(d) entering all available e-learning data into the database,
(e) elaboration of a coherent methodology of the course production using this database,
(f) elaboration of new training curricula to address diverse target groups and production of e-learning modules out of the database resources,
(g) conducting a test training among different groups,
(h) evaluation of usefulness and efficiency of different e-learning courses among different target groups.

Partnership in the project is grounded on the principle of complementary role of every partner. The partners possess broad expert, both theoretical and practical, knowledge of various facets of archaeological heritage. Every partner institution is experienced in the execution of international projects, including educational, technological and scientific co-operation. They also managed to set up numerous contacts with various bodies, which guarantees appropriate valorization activities and dissemination of the project results.
The database of e-learning resources along with a coherent methodology of building up potentially endless e-learning modules out of it may serve as ultimate resource for the production of a wide range e-learning course targeting different audiences. It will also facilitate further expansion of this database in the field of archaeological heritage in a SCORM format. 

The project is expected to have both short and long term impact. These comprise practical skills of using e-learning as a convenient tool for knowledge transfer in the domain of archaeological heritage and easy assess to its most vital aspects to various professional groups. The project shall also contribute to elaboration of flexible methods of professional development for different training curricula and sectors. This may also serve as an example of solutions to be applied in other domains.