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User-friendly Practical Distance Active Training ExperienceCourse Details

Description

The blended course of UpDATE will enhance the digital and soft skills of trainers in the vocational training, in order to update their knowledge and competences and provide innovative, vocational teaching and training based on digital tools and solutions.

  • Module 1: TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH DIGITAL SOLUTIONS
  • Module 2: INTEGRATING DIGITAL TOOLS IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
  • Module 3: PRACTICAL TRAINING ON DIGITAL TOOLS
  • Module 4: IMMERSIVE TRAINING WITH VR, AR, MR

Course type: blended for IT- EST -DK courses / Online for EL course

Work effort: 40 hours

Language: English and translation on partner languages

More information about the project

Knowledge domain

pedagogical methodologies

digital tools and solution in vocational teaching

virtual technologies in practice

Learning goals

  • Understand and apply the theoretical principles of digital education/training applied in VET
  • Know the virtual technologies (virtual, augmented reality, mixed)
  • Design a blended lesson with digital tools
  • Apply the good practices in digital education: experiences and lessons learnt
  • Develop enabling digital competences

Basic learning objectives

Upon completion of the course, the learner will: 

  • become proficient in enabling particular ICT in his/her teaching and training
  • be able to teach and learn with digital solutions
  • become proficient in integrating digital tools in the educational process
  • be able to effectively apply and exploit technology in vocational practice
  • implement a lesson using VR/ AR/ MR technologies
  • acquire of essential soft skills regarding digital education, like communication, team work, creative thinking, leadership, change facilitating and time management

Who can take this course

Educational problem

Lack of digital skills (pedagogical, methodological and technological) which adds up to the difficulty to transfer a practice-based learning founded on practical contents and abilities in a virtual environment, activated in an emergency, and through little developed and effective technological solutions.

Course addressed to

The course is for trainers and tutors who need to be upskilled concerning the design of digital practical-manual lessons in addition to face-to-face lessons by exploiting tools such as software, apps, platforms. The learners will develop the awareness of “for and against” aspects, opportunities, and risks of digital and distant teaching.

Learners’ profile

Addressed to teachers/trainers/tutors on the topics of design, teaching and evaluation with a focus on digital tools and the use of new technologies.

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