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Module 1: Digital Education: The Myths and Facts
- Video Overview of Module 1
- Learning Objectives
- Map Your Digital Day Activity
- How digital tools support the typical characteristics of adult learners
- ACTIVITY- Download Discover’s “Typical characteristics of Adult learners” and see which traits apply most to YOUR students!
- ACTIVITY- Download Quiz and use Kahoot to turn it into an interactive quiz for your participants!
- Lesson Activity Part 1- Group Research Exercise Using Diigo!
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Module 2: Digital Inclusion: How the Design and Use of Digital Technology Can Promote Equality in Education
- Video overview of Module 2
- Learning Objectives
- What is digital inclusion, why is it important?
- How can we promote digital inclusion?
- ACTIVITY: Download Digital Inclusion Case Study Guide
- TRUST- Overcoming the phycological barriers of the digital world
- MOTIVATION-Supporting Adult learners driven by a specific purpose!
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Module 3: Innovative teaching...resources and practices that enhance learning and teaching!
- Video Overview of Module 3
- Module 3’s downloadable learning objectives
- Why do we need Innovative teaching methods?
- The role of the educator
- The flipped classroom teaching method!
- Problem based learning as an innovative teaching method!
- Jigsaw technique as an innovative teaching method!
- Inquiry based learning as an innovative teaching method!
- ACTIVITY: Download DISCOVER’s learner feedback worksheet!
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Module 4: Mobile Learning
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Module 5: Games and learning
- Video summary of Module 5
- Module 5’s Downloadable learning objectives
- Introduction to Game based learning
- The Advantages and disadvantages of game-based learning
- Game based learning in practice- how to get started!
- Examples of Adult learning games!
- Lesson Activity Part 2 – Group Presentation Activity using Powtoon
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Module 6: Learning Spaces AND Collaborative virtual environments
The role of the educator
- Many teachers/educators have been educated in times when knowledge about learning and teaching was less developed.
- New teaching methods and much of the tools and technology were not available.
- To keep up to date additional and continuous training is needed.
But above all: a mindset change in which the educator is no longer the mere transmitter of expert knowledge
Adult educators should support learners to acquire not just the “the skills that are easiest to teach and easiest to test”.
They should educate them about:
- ways of thinking (creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making and learning)
- ways of interacting (communication and collaboration)
- tools for managing information (including information and communications technologies)
- citizenship, life and career and personal and social responsibility
- Reflective: with regards to what is working and what not. Constant evaluation/examination of processes and concepts are needed to ensure it is the best for your learners. Be brutally honest to yourself on what does not work.
- Learning: always learning, reading and listening, professional development is an opportunity which has to be grasped at any time.
- Creative: in thinking and approach. Using unconventional approaches to engage and motivate learners. Business as usual is not their thing.
- Connected: to learners and trends in their future profession as well as education in general. Knowing the trends allows to prepare students better.
- Collaborative: working together with other educators, sharing what you know, one alone is not smarter than the group. Peer-learning is an important aspect for them.
- Inquisitive: always asking questions. It is about asking the right questions not about having all the answers. (How can I improve?; What went wrong? How to adapt this? ……)
Teaching is not so focused on instruction today, but is increasingly about facilitation, and considers the learner holistically. It is important in this post COVID 19 world that learners feel supported, and are provided with an education that creates engaging content and new experiences-often with the help of technology! Our DISCOVER worksheet below will help you map out your understanding as an educator and gain a better insight into where innovative teaching methods would fit in with your own educating delivery!