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The City of Mölndal

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59.000 inhabitants. Bordering the city of Göteborg.

Vuxenutbildning Mölndal (Municipal Adult Education)

• Basic education (corresponding to general 9-year compulsory school)• Upper secondary education • Post-secondary training and…• VET offered in the Göteborg region • Advanced vocational training• Education for adults with learning disabilities• Swedish for immigrants

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Vuxenutbildning Mölndal (Municipal Adult Education)

• 20+ not yet having a full upper secondary degree • Persons needing qualifying requirements for University education• Persons with immigrant background who need to learn Swedish who need to complete/improve their education/training

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Prioritized target groups

~ 700 students~

ICT equipment

• 1 computer / teacher, administrative staff

• 1 computer lab (20 desktops)

• Computer/projector/speakers in most ”classrooms” (fixed or mobile)

• Laptops for loan – wireless

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Document camera, digital cameras, digital video cameras, tele conferencing equipment

• Interactive Whiteboard

• Netbooks

• Tablet PCs

Testing/future

Software/applications

• Fronter LMS

• First Class (staff comunication/email)

• Website

• Language learning

• Streaming film

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Hopes/wishes

• 1 more computer lab (20 desktops)

• Computer/projector/speakers permanently installed in all rooms

• A mobile kit – 15-20 laptops – to use in any classroom with projector…

• Easier network/Internet access for students using their own laptop

• Integrating (making it easier to access) our various systems (email/LMS/IntraNet/Administration etc)

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This project- Benchmarking… What is good / what is working elsewhere…- The use of LMS – improve our use of fronter- Inspiring teachers in our organisation – bringing back good examples- Examples of ICT that is user (and pedagogically) friendly

Tradidtional courses

• Webdesign

• Basic Computer Skills

• BCS for immigrants

• ICT College

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IT Studio

Three courses – four classes/times a week

• Basic Computer Skills – continuing course

• Digital imaging

• Information & Layout

Individual training and tutoring

Computer/ICT courses

Swedish For Immigrants (SFI)

• 220 participants

• Three tracks depending on former studies

• 15h/week often combined with practical training

• Daytime classes, evening classes, special class for very fast students, distance learning course.

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Ambitions: Build a more flexible study environment including furniture, group rooms, ICT equipment. Develop Swedish as a Second Language to better suit all the different groups that are coming to us.

- How can we use the new technology in our language classes, the best way possible?- How can we introduce new technology to unaccustomed users?- What do the teachers need to learn when it comes to ICT?

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