ABOUT BITS 21|fjs e.V.
BITS 21 is a training institution incorporated in the Association for Youth and Social Work (German: Förderverein für Jugend und Sozialarbeit fjs e.V.) headquartered in Berlin, Germany. BITS 21 focuses on media educational science and offers trainings targeted at educators working with children and adolescents in schools, kindergartens, and youth clubs. Trainings are realised on a regional as well as national level, where BITS 21 takes advantage of its special know-how and experiences in the area of education, information technology, and new media applications.
The focal points of the distinct trainings are the promotion of changing learning environments by using new media applications and the development of new strategies with regard to the concept of lifelong learning. Thus, besides offering a professional networking platform, BITS 21 encourages and assists educational institutions in developing new concepts and introducing innovative learning settings.
BITS 21 currently offers three extra-occupational training courses focusing on media education, parent education, and the monitoring of learning processes: Special Media Education Profile (German: Fachprofil Medienbildung), Media and Parent Education (German: Medienerziehung und Elternbildung), Special Profile for the Monitoring of Learning Processes in cooperation with HELLIWOOD media & education (German: Fachprofil Lernbegleitung)
The implementation of digital media is immanent to all of these training courses. By applying the concept of Blended Learning the participants are offered to experience new media applications and devices as a means of learning and can therefore discuss the potential of an implementation of digital media in schools, kindergartens, and youth clubs.
Due to its innovative and formative extra-occupational training courses and concepts BITS 21 (fjs e.V.) was awarded with the Innovation Price for Advanced Training by the German Institute for Vocational Education in 2008.
Ilka Goetz
Director
BITS 21 im fjs e.V.
Marchlewskistrasse 27
10243 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 30 2786 295
Fax: +49 30 2790 126
Mobil: +49 172 1792 912
E-Mail: goetz@bits21.de
Web: www.bits21.de
About Helliwood
HELLIWOOD media & education is a service provider and sub-contractor in the field of new media. Run economically independently, this institution develops, designs and maintains professional multimedia-based applications for its various customers, focusing on applications in regard to Germany's capital Berlin, eLearning, and the area of child welfare and parental controls.
Moreover, HELLIWOOD conducts distinct projects financed through public funds, where new media and their application are always in the centre point of all ventures. By cooperating with various partner organisations and institutions, HELLIWOOD aims at strengthening the spheres of Education and Research (Learning Regions – Lernende Regionen), Media Production for Intercultural Education (Civitas), Labour Market oriented Promotion of Young People (Xenos/AgAg), Development of new Learning Opportunities (www.webwohner.de) and Adult Education.
Another competency of HELLIWOOD lies in the area of Event Management concerning public events, symposia and fairs or trade shows. Based on a detailed analysis HELLIWOOD develops customised concepts and assists its customers throughout the entire procedure including the documentation, evaluation, and knowledge management. In doing so HELLIWOOD particularly develops its collaboration with public clients and foundations.
Thomas Schmidt
Director
Helliwood media & education
Marchlewskistrasse 27
10243 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 30 2938 1680
Fax: +49 30 2938 1689
Mobil: +49 170 187 0810
E-Mail: schmidt@helliwood.de
Web: http://www.helliwood.de
fjs e.V.
Responsible Body
The Association for Youth and Social Work (German: Förderverein für Jugend und Sozialarbeit fjs e.V.) is headquartered in Berlin, Germany and acts as a centre of excellence for digital culture, education and commonwealth. The fjs e.V. bears responsibilities in the range of new media, computer games and technological innovations as an integral part of societies and educational culture. Furthermore, the fjs e.V. aims at identifying potential threads from the fields aforesaid and also offers suitable solutions.