Most teachers do not use videotools in a way that contributes to developing conceptual thinking and problemsolving skills as relevant work-life competences of the knowledge worker.Europe-wide, there is a need for e-competent teachersin utilizing e-learning with leading digital collaboration solutions. The sameholds for pedagogical knowledge of designers in educational technologycompanies. Video-based e-learning and knowledge building are 21st centuryapproaches; the modernization of European Higher Education Institution callsfor a workable pedagogy and skilled teachers to take on the up-to-datevideo-supported collaboration solutions for creative teamwork in onlineenvironments.
Video-Supported EducationAlliance (ViSuAL) is an Alliance of six Higher Education Institutionsand six Educational Technology Designers co-creating an evidence-basedpedagogical model for Video-Supported Collaborative Learning. The developedsolution develops students’ critical thinking and problem solving skills thatare important for navigating the increasingly turbulent, knowledge-intensiveand entrepreneurial work-life. In the long run, ViSuAL will contribute to meeting the modernization needs of European HigherEducation Institutions in advancing digital skills for learning andteaching. Due to the practical nature and provision of workable practices fortransforming education, teacher will embrace the experimentations carried outin ViSuAL in local level and spread it through their institutes. The insightsgathered during the co-creation process have an impact for the innovationcapacity of the companies in partnership with their stakeholders, customers andthe Higher Education Institutions as researchers, facilitators and designpartners of the companies.