iPEER
Key facts
Project title: iPEER (Reinventing the STEM VET via Peer assisted learning and Innovative pedagogy)
Website: https://ipeer.org/
Programme: Erasmus+
Key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices
Action type: Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness
Role: Partner
Project number: 2020-1-BG01-KA226-VET-095211
Project duration: 1 March 2021 – 31 May 2023
Results
Leader
Foundation 4.0 (Bulgaria)
Partners
Narxoz university (Kazakhstan)
VšĮ Inovacijų biuras (Innovation Office) (Lithuania)
Avenatura Marao clube (Spain)
ESMOVIA (Spain)
BICERO Ltd. (Slovenia)
ACEEU GmbH (Germany)
Professional School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the city Pirdop (Bulgaria)
Summary
While entering a post crisis world, and facing the needs of multipurpose professionals, this proposal is aimed at expanding the baseline of skills, knowledge and values for STEM VET learners by establishing well-structured and effective peer learning circles, using a variety of methods. Moreover the project focus on expanding the learning opportunities by introducing cutting edge methods, e.g. peer-to-peer learning, peer tutoring and innovative pedagogy, and thus boosting the quality of the learning experience in VET professional schools and centers.
Objectives
Establishing a new and unique methods for digitized peer-assisted learning in distant classes and small COVID-19 secured participatory classes in- and outside- school premises.
Implementing a new model for learning stimulation, e.g. peer-tutoring or cooperative learning to cover the knowledge gap generated by the hyper accelerated post crisis technological society;
Enhancing the active and intended usage of new pedagogical methods by the students, e.g. peer-to-peer learning, tutoring, flipped classroom, project based learning, etc. to prolong the daily learning curve of learners; ensure full participation; get instant feedback (incl. on sensitive or uncomfortable subjects) or improving the learning flow;
Evolving the role of the Alumni clubs and Bright learners in-school societies by assigning a new teaching role to the students, hence improving the knowledge base of the younger generation by covering the gaps between the expected skills, as defined by the descriptor;
Reducing the number of early leaving VET learners via boosting an early warning systems in the partner countries as defined by EQAVET, and implementing indicator #4, i.e. the completion rate in STEM VET targeted programs: the number of persons having successfully completed/abandoned VET programs, according to the type of programs and the individual criteria.