2009 - 2011, LOAC

LOAC

LOAC, European pilot courses in Ljubljana, Nov 2010

LOAC, European pilot courses in Ljubljana, Nov 2010

LOAC, European pilot courses in Ljubljana, Nov 2010

LOAC, European pilot courses in Ljubljana, Nov 2010

LOAC, European pilot courses in Ljubljana, Nov 2010

LOAC, European pilot courses in Ljubljana, Nov 2010

LOAC, 2009 - 2011 


The National Association of Cultural Councils in Denmark was the applicant and Interfolk was the coordinator of the Grundtvig multilateral project: " Learning Outcome of Amateur Culture" (LOAC),  October 2009 - November 2011 (26 months).


The  project idea was to promote a valuation of amateur culture from the perspective of livelong learning with the purpose to improve the learning quality and outcome of the voluntary cultural activities, and thereby to make them more attractive and transparent for the actual and potential participants.


The partnership circle

The consortium represented the most significant umbrella organizations of amateur culture in each participating country. This implies first a huge network and surface of contact, and secondly a potential strong impact of the project results on the activities of the voluntary cultural area.

Furthermore the coordinator organisation had research expertise in art based learning and voluntary culture in a civil society context



Aim and key activities

The overall aim was to apply a humanistic learning discourse on amateur art and voluntary culture with the ability to provide a validation method of the learning outcome that could incorporate the learning dimension of personal, social and cultural formation (Bildung).

     

The project included five key activities: 

  1. To complete a pilot survey of the learning qualities and outcome that could substantiate a humanistic learning discourse and a Bildung-oriented validation method.
  2. To develop a double online tool for learning validation, one for the learners’ valuation of the personal learning outcome, and another for the learning providers’ valuation of the organisational learning.
  3. To complete two pilot week courses, respectively a Grundtvig IST course and a Grundtvig workshop.
  4. To publish the results including:
    • A Survey Report on learning outcome of amateur and voluntary culture
    • An Anthology on Best Practise, and
    • A Course Compendium on European week courses in the field.
  5. To complete a comprehensive valorisation of the results and a sustainable follow up of the outcome of the project.


Methodology

The methodological approach to document and validate the learning outcome was based on a humanistic learning discourse that had reference to Critical Theory, especially the Habermasian discourse of communicative action, and it was supplemented by pedagogical theories with reference to Neo-humanistic and Grundtvigian Bildung theory.


The validation method seeks to incorporate the learning dimension of Bildung as well as the expressive and aesthetic qualities of the learning processes. This Bildung perspective improved the validation of the learning outcome in art based activities, and maked the documentation more relevant for the active in amateur culture.


Outcome

The outcome of the project, the double tools as well as the learning perspectives and validation methods was promoted in the partners’ national network and in AMATEO and other international networks.


The partnership planned to offer new Grundtvig IST-courses and to apply for follow-up  Grundtvig projects, including an application Feb 2012 for a Grundtvig Learning Partnership on art based learning for elder people (see ART-AGE) ; and a  Nordplus Adult project on the aesthetical dimension of the art based learning (did not receive grant).


More information


Key documents

Task plan


First phase:  Provide survey and guidelines for tools, Oct 2009 – March 2010

   1. First partnership meeting, ultimo Nov. 2009 in Copenhagen, DK

   2. Survey on learning qualities and outcome, Nov 2009 – March 2010

   3. Guidelines for two tools of valuation, January – March 2010


Second phase: Develop tools for valuation, March - Sept 2010

   4. Second partnership Meeting, March 2010 in Utrecht, NL

   5. Develop the pilot valuation tool of personal learning, April – Sept. 2010

   6. Develop the pilot valuation tool of organizational learning, April – Sept. 2010

   7. Prepare compendia on best practise, April – Sept. 2010


Third Phase: Provide European pilot courses, Sept 2010 – March 2011

   8. Third partnership meeting, October 2010 in Slovenia

   9. Provide 6-days pilot Grundtvig in-training course, Oct 2010 - March 2011

   10. Provide 6-days pilot Grundtvig workshop, Oct. 2010 – March 2011


Forth phase: Disseminate results of the project, March 2011 – July 2011

   11. The fourth partner meeting, April 2011 in Germany

   12. Provide three publications:  a) Report of learning outcome,  b) Compendia of

           best practise, and c)  Course compendia, April – July 2011

   13. Publish four online valuation tools of personal learning, April – July 2011

   14. Publish four online valuation tools of organizational learning, April – July 2011


Fifth phase: Exploitation of the results of the project, Aug 2011 – Nov 2011

   15. Prepare four conferences in each country, August – October 2011

   16. Complete four conferences in each country, October 2011

   17. Dissemination of  projects result, October – November 2011

   18. Project report and account, November 2011


Transversal work packaes, whole period, October 2009 – November 2011

   19. Monitoring and quality assurance, Oct. 2009 – Nov. 2011

   20. Management and coordination, Oct. 2009 – Nov. 2011


LOAC, European pilot courses in Ljubljana, Nov 2010

LOAC, European pilot courses in Ljubljana, Nov 2010

LOAC, European pilot courses in Ljubljana, Nov 2010

LOAC, European pilot courses in Ljubljana, Nov 2010

Outputs  


    WP 02. Series of national surveys of learning qualities and outcome


            Survey means


            Survey results





      WP 05 & WP 06:  Questionnaire to valuate the learning outcome


      WP 09 & WP 10:  Provide 6-days pilot Grundtvig in-training course & workshop

              Papers & presentations:


      WP 12: Provide three key publications


      WP 15 & WP 16: Complete national conferences to disseminate the results






        Partner meetings


        WP 01: First meeting in Copenhagen, Dec 2009


        WP 04: Second meeting in Utrecht, June 2010


        WP 08: Third meeting in Ljubljana, Nov 2010


        WP 11: Fourth meeting in Gent, June 2011