Author(s): P. Forcheri; M. T. Molfino; S. Moretti
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Keywords: Partnership; Innovation in continuing training; Information and communication technology; E-training; Water pipe maintenance and rehabilitation
Abstract: Information and communication technology seems to offer a valuable opportunity to enhance in-career training in the water industry. To make effective this opportunity, however, a strict collaboration between Universities, research institutions and industries is required, in order to guarantee validity of the proposals as to both content of the training and pedagogical approach, and adherence of the technological solution to the context of use. European projects constitute an ideal framework to constructively realise these collaborations; moreover, they give the support needed to encourage the introduction of innovation also in sectors, like training, which do not constitute the focus of the production for the companies involved. These ideas constitute the basis of M-AQUA, Multimedia for continuous training in the water industry, a pilot project of the EC Leonardo da Vinci Programme. The project aims to operatively analysing the opportunities and problems of employing multimedia and network technology for the training in the water industry at European level. The work led to develop a system, called M-AQUA, apt at being used according to different typical learning scenarios: self-learning, peer learning, tutoring, virtual classroom. The application is aimed at being used for the training of technicians working in the field of water pipe maintenance and rehabilitation. In the following, the system will be described, focusing attention of the approach we adopted for building a technology based training solution endowed with features that guarantee, at least at some extent, acceptability of the intended users.
Year: 2003