Projects of Research Field 1.1

Immersive technologies are becoming an increasingly important learning tool. Moreover, research findings indicate that procedural learning is the main potential area of application and VET i... More information

This project is mainly intended to ascertain whether a combination of hypervideo and augmented reality effectively improves procedural learning in vocational education and training. Analysis... More information

The objective of this PhD thesis is to investigate psycho-physiological stress-related changes (e.g. heart rate and cortisol levels) and brain correlates (using electroencephalogram) related... More information

BeLEARN VR includes a variety of studies in different professions on the use of virtual reality – both in the form of computer-generated and of 360° video-based virtual reality – to support... More information

The aim of this project is to carry out a representative survey complemented by 20 case studies on digital transformation in Swiss upper secondary schools to describe the technological schoo... More information

The increasing spread of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and continuous technological developments have led to a digital transformation of our society that is affecting not ... More information

The project aims to identify and test use cases for 360° videos in vocational education and training (VET). The research aims to explore how 360° videos can be integrated into training prog... More information

Based on observations in hospitals, researchers analysed the impact that digitalisation has had on the transmission of clinical patient information in nursing. Which digital competencies nee... More information

iVideo.education is a project intended to promote creation of interactive videos using small pieces of footage, in order to foster learning. More information

«STILLLearning» analyzed the demand of key competences in industries strongly experiencing digital disruption, investigated the factors that support employees’ work-based learning and upskil... More information

This project focuses on the digital literacy of vocational school teachers in Switzerland. The first step will be to take stock of the current situation and then identify best practices in t... More information

In the last few years our world changed considerably in terms of development and adoption of new technologies in daily life and in the workplace. Who could have predicted that bakers would p... More information

This PhD revolves around the use of Video Annotation, as a means to foster learning and professional development. More information

The modernization of European Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) calls for a workable pedagogy and skilled teachers that will implement e-learning technologies with the aim of bridging sch... More information

The project will focus on three interconnected topics that are visual languages, annotations and observation in vocations and vocational education. More information

The European Training Foundation (ETF) is the EU agency supporting countries surrounding the EU to develop their education, training and labor market systems. ETF commissioned the SFIVET and... More information

The study aims at investigating how web-based learning scenarios could be co-designed with fashion design school teachers to develop and improve apprentices’ observation skills. More information

The project IV4VET, financed from the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), aims at identifying the conditions for the efficient use of the interactive video in te... More information

Most Swiss VET ordinances include a paragraph on a learning journal (LJ) that apprentices have to produce during their training at the workplace to regularly document their professional deve... More information

Currently, a cantonal qualification must be obtained in order to work as a hotel and/or restaurant owner, (see Lear, Art. 8, let. b). Qualification candidates must also certify a period of p... More information

The doctoral thesis recognizes and shows the potential of technological tools and web-enhanced learning environments aimed at fostering the regulation of learning. Such potential becomes a c... More information

Scuolavisione is a project of the Vocational Education and Training Division in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training and the Radiotelevisione ... More information

Considering that vocational training involves mastering numerous professional procedures, in order to carry on a procedure accurately, a practitioner should not only master the sequence of s... More information

A central problem in the training of apprentices is that school tends to be too theoretical and apprentices are not able to transfer the examples to their practice. At the workplace, apprent... More information

This project aims at exploring the potential of light portable ICT devices 1. to help apprentices to capture meaningful experiences at the workplace and to store them in an electronic portfo... More information