HOP CRASH COURSE. A smooth start with online learning.
Training Course
11-15 June 2023 | Litochoro + online, Greece
The blended course (online + residential activities) to learn what is quality in online learning in youth work and how to implement courses at HOP platform.
AIM
The aim of the course is twofold: to raise the understanding of what is QUALITY in online learning activities within non-formal education in youth field as well as to DISCOVER the potential of HOP online learning platform.
GOALS
The course will enrich participants with UNDERSTANDING quality in online learning, specifically in the youth work field following principles of non-formal education. The course will make participants more CONFIDENT to create online courses in various formats (blended and stand-alone online courses with small and big numbers of learners, facilitated and self-paced). The course will also make participants well ACQUAINTED with different possibilities to deliver online learning at HOP platform in an engaging, interactive and learner-centred way. Finally, the course will allow participants to build contacts and NETWORKING with other youth workers, trainers and organisations interested in online learning.
PARTICIPANTS PROFILE
- trainers/facilitators/creators wanting to create online training and learning activities at HOP;
- NAs/SALTOs officers willing to support online learning;
- preferably already having idea of an online course they like to create;
- communicating in English;
TEAM
Nerijus Kriauciunas and Michael Kimmig as facilitators. Tomek Szopa (SALTO EECA, HOP platform) and Apostolos Alexiadis (Hellenic National Agency) as coordinators.
PROCESS
By applying to this course you commit to participate in following online and residential activities:
18 April 2023, 17.00-19.00 CET online: onboarding meet-up, getting to know each other, introducing to the Crash Course in general and accompanying “Plan, create and publish” in particular, getting familiar with HOP initiative, and practically with the HOP platform.
18 April till 11 June, online: learning from the “HOP plan, create, publish” online course as learner.
4 May and 25 May, 17.00-18.00 CET online: check-in meetings, reflections on learning and quality in online courses.
11 June till 15 June, residential 3 days in Greece: reflections on learning in the “HOP plan, create, publish” online course, but smoothly changing role into Creators/Facilitators. We will discuss quality criteria of non-formal online learning, introduce and explore functionalities of the HOP platform, experiment with a course activities, designing and implementing a course module with interactive activities on HOP, reflect on approaches of online course design.
end of June tbc., 2 hours online: check-up of the participants own courses creation, including some “inspirational” quality input and discussion.
end of July tbc., 2 hours online: last check-up, presentation of course projects, reflection of design process, celebration and evaluation of the HOP Crash Course
Follow-up: possibility for free, optional mentoring in course creation in second part of 2023.
Available downloads: testimonials from previous HOP Crash Courses.pdf
More information at: SALTO