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Completion of the collaborative project ‘Load Securing – Digital’ (LaSiDig)
As part of the successfully completed LaSiDig project, an innovative mobile learning solution was developed. The main aim was to promote the development of professional and digital skills amongst professional drivers. The resulting learning solution can be used both in a browser and as an app for Android and iOS devices. This facilitates its integration into daily work and encourages informal learning.
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At the same time, the LaSiDig application is ideally suited to formal vocational training, enabling the design of flexible learning opportunities, the promotion of collaborative learning and the opening up of new perspectives on learning topics. All content developed is made available to every user as Open Educational Resources.
In order to establish a foundation for the learning application that is informed by vocational and media education principles, ‘microlearning’ was intensively researched, implemented and evaluated as a fundamental concept within the project. To this end, the design of individual learning modules was examined, as was the question of how they are embedded, linked and structured – for example, through structured learning pathways and their integration into vocational competence frameworks. A key feature of the concept developed is that not only trainers or company managers, but also the lorry drivers themselves can create content. To facilitate this, authoring tools were implemented in the learning environment and adapted to be responsive, i.e. they display well even on mobile devices. A structure featuring guiding questions has been designed for users to make it easier for them to post technical questions on load securing. This is because communication on the platform is facilitated by a comments and chat function and is expressly encouraged. The learning application developed bridges several gaps: between formal and informal learning; between learning the basics and revising and consolidating knowledge; and between the platform’s use of expert-generated content and user-generated content.
During the course of the LaSiDig project, links to similar projects were identified. Findings, including those on the use of micro-learning units as holistic and interlinkable concepts, led to suggestions and implementation in similar projects, such as the ‘Network for People and Logistics in Digitalisation – MeLoDi’. Thus, insights from the LaSiDig project can be built upon in parallel and follow-up projects in the spirit of research-based development, and the academic examination of collaborative learning with digital media can be deepened.
To access the project descriptions for LaSiDig and MeLoDi, please click on the links in the blue box.