Inverde

Forestweb – E-learning about sustainable forestry

Forestweb is the name of a website that was established with the purpose of providing courses about sustainable forestry via internet. E-learning or distance learning is considered an essential part of  the so called blended learning method already used in many non-formal and formal educational systems. E-learning fulfils the need to learn independent of time and location. Furthermore E-learning creates the possibility to communicate with other course participants all over Europe, to discuss about problems and to look for solutions through the use of an internet platform.

Forestweb originated as a Leonardo-project with the common goal to create a European network of knowledge on forestry and providing high quality education in sustainable forestry through internet. Inverde was one of the 9 partners of 8 European countries who participated: Sweden, Austria, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Scotland and Belgium. This cooperation led to the creation of a pilot formula with different course modules that can be used by other teachers/trainers as course material or as an example to develop new e-course modules.

The target group for this project was divided into two groups: forest workers and vocational students in forestry on the one hand and forest owners and forest teachers on the other hand. Based on a needs’ analysis of the target groups and on the current knowledge of the partners involved, a total of 18 different modules were developed:

The project started in February 2007 and was finished in February 2009. For more information about the project, to consult partners and teachers or to get access to the course material, please go to: www.forestweb.eu

If you have any further questions about this project, please contact Alexandra Mannaert of Inverde at +32(0)2/658 09 59