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Aims:
The aims are to:
  1. Transfer & implement mobile learning to work placements.
  2. Encourage work mentors to use mobile technology (e.g. apps, social media, virtual learning platforms) when mentoring students/apprentices during work based learning
  3. Deepen the cooperation as well as information and data sharing between work mentor and mentoring teacher during placement by introducing tools for mobile technology.
  4. Ensure that all students regardless of where they have their work placement receive continuous mentoring & feedback through mobile technology and thus raising the quality of learning received during work placements.
  5. Introduce tools, methods & materials that support the work mentor and student during work placements
Why:
The need of AppMentor has arisen as an increasing amount of the learning is conducted during work based learning and at placements located far from the VET provider. It’s too time consuming to travel to the companies and have mentoring sessions on the spot. By introducing and encouraging work mentors and mentoring teachers to start using mobile technology when mentoring will make mentoring a learning experience that is fun, flexible, qualitative & user friendly.

AppMentor; Introducing mobile technology as a tool to strengthen the mentoring process during work based learning.

AppMentor (project number: 2016-1-FI01-KA202-022668) is a Erasmus+ KA2 project for vocational education. The project begun its work on 1.9.2016 and will end in September 2018.
 
The use of mobile phones together with other mobile technology/social media is attracting considerable interest in the fields of VET and work-based learning. There is little doubt to the advantages of mobile learning. Some VET colleges have already introduced mobile technology within the field of work based learning. Surprisingly, there is relatively little systematic knowledge and documentation about how mobile technology can be used effectively for learning and competence development in work contexts in a way that involved all 3 parties (the student, the work mentor and the mentoring teacher).

By creating online tools that support teachers and work mentors to use mobile technology and social media when mentoring will encourage students to become more involved in their learning activities. This will happen when students can get access to feedback, encouragement and support when needed through any device (phone, laptop etc.) and at any location. Appmentor strives to create intellectual outcomes that allow greater continuity of learning when they can continue their learning activity when the work day ends.
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