MOTIVATED, CREATIVE, AND MODERN TEACHER – THE BASE OF SUCCESSFUL ADULT LEARNING PROCESS 2014.05.13 Vilnius
Jan 11, 2016
MOTIVATED, CREATIVE, AND MODERN TEACHER – THE BASE OF SUCCESSFUL ADULT
LEARNING PROCESS
2014.05.13Vilnius
Situation
• Many students can’t attend lessons according to the schedule
• They work, raise children, emigrate, live in the rural area
• We decided to ask our students what are their learning needs
Research
Aim – the assessment of students’ needs
Respondents (62)
Gender
33% women
67 % men
Age
From 17 to 32 years old
Occupation
69 % employed
Residence
21 % live abroad
Desirable methodsMethod RespondentsTraditional lectures 2Work with course books 0Individual classwork 2Group-work in class 6Discussion in class 12Game situations 11Completing individual tasks at home and submitting them via internet 58Completing group-tasks at home and submitting them via internet 25Solving problems 12Subject integration 11Reflections on work results 7
The most suitable way of learning
95%
3% 2%
B-learningE-learningTraditional learning
How to improve the quality of learning
“So that I could submit tasks being abroad…”
„…send tasks via e-mail.“
„That I could be evaluated for semesters.“
„…submit tests via internet…“
„I can submit my homework virtually.“
„The ability to do the tasks whenever I want to.“
The project
Tasks Virtual sistem
Methodologies
Courses for teachers
Electronic learning content
Virtual sistem
Part for teacher competences
Informal part
Collaboration part
Virtual learning
environment
Virtual sistem (I)Methodical part
Audio, video means
Means for digital tasks
Tests
Support
Wiki
Informal part
List
News
Registration
Guides
Virtual sistem (II)Communication/collaboration part
Blog
Wiki
Social links
Means for video publication
Forums
Real-time conversations
Means for article publication and comments
Virtual sistem (III)Virtual learning environment
Means for video, audio content publication
Vocabulary
Tests and self-tests
Means for task submitting and evaluation
Means for teachers’ and students’ activity tracking
Tools for tracking achievements
Calender
Links to various learning sources
Tasks
Methodology
Courses
Electronic learning content
The aim of learning methodology
To create the conditions for self-improvement of teachers' professional
competence
MethodologyMethodology of distance learning, as part of blended learning realisation via Moodle
How to use social media in b-learning
How to use video conferencing in b-learning
How to use active learning methods in b-learning
Tasks
Courses
Electronic learning content
Courses
Learning content management
Means of social media
Technology for video conferences
Active learning methods
Courses
103 participants
Teachers from 18 schools
85 participants aquaired competence of b-learning
Electronic learning content
All learning subjects
Lead-in
28
Learning contents
Theory of 280 topics
28 sets of presentati
ions (10x10)
280 tests 280 tasks
280 lists of
sources
Video lessons
28 video lessons
Observations
Distance learning requires to acquire new skills not only for teachers but, in some cases, also for students.
Collaborative work
• When the involvement of students is important
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task
• Join the group NORDPLUS adult;• Try yourself in all parts of the group activities:Post Blog, Look through and add a bookmark (could be related to the topic but better funny one (and related to the topic)); Skim group filesParticipate in discussionFill in table editing group page
Collaborative work
• when the common result e.g. document is important
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task
• Please open the link, download google drive if needed
• Share your thoughts – What motivates you in your job? What are the
features of motivated/creative/modern teacher? What motivated/creative/modern teacher do?
Thank you and goodbye