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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
Why do we need Innovative teaching methods?
The need for innovative teaching method goes back to what we discussed in Module 2 about purposeful learning, adult learners are conscious of their time and so teaching methods that are not engaging or not relevant will ultimately leave them questioning “why am I here.”
Learner engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, involvement, optimism, and passion that learners display while being taught, which improves how much they learn and retain, as well as their persistence and enjoyment in completing work. Therefore, as learner engagement plays such a significant role then adult educators must utilise innovative teaching strategies in order to enhance learner engagement.
There is an abundance of teaching methods that facilitates the engagement of learners with different kinds of stimuli and creates an environment of activity-based learning. We have chosen the top 4 that with the help of digital tools will make for a very innovative classroom; Flipped classroom, Problem based learning, Jigsaw Method and Inquiry based learning (which are discussed further in this module)
ACTIVITY: Read this Article on the most popular teaching methods
KEEP IN MIND how innovative these methods could be if they are implemented via the digital tools you learned about through the DISCOVER TOOLKIT!