TEACHING AND LEARNING – Toolkit
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Kahoot in distance learning
#gamification #teaching #materialmaking #assessment #blendedlearning #distanceteaching
WHAT: Validating that the things that have been talked about in Teams lessons are really learned.
WHY: Both students and teachers see if the teaching has been effective or not.
WHO: Suitable for students with basic digital skills. Kahoot is very easy to use for the ones that are using the games. Kahoot can be used both in classroom and in distance teaching.
WHAT: Kahoot makes it visual who has realised the things that has just been teached. In distant teaching this is even more important than in classroom teaching, because it is not possible to see what the students are doing.
WHICH: Each student needs a computer and a mobile device. They see questions from their computers and they answer with their mobile devices. It is also possible, but not so practical, to use only a computer.
HOW: Kahoot is free for players and of a limited use also for Kahoot makers. If you want to use it a lot, then you have to pay.
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Instagram Portfolio
#empowering #engaging #blendedlearning #onthejoblearning #reporting #learningportfolio
WHAT: A professional Instagram account for reporting
WHY: To learn reporting on a familiar platform, to enhance professionality and to give students digital skills of the future’s work life
WHO: The students of restaurant and catering services (16>). They already have basic digital skills.
WHAT: The students learn to report about their work in a professional way. The progress becomes visible, and the feeling of empowerment and professionality grows. During on-the-job learning the teacher has better possibilities to follow the student’s work. It is possible to utilise the portfolio later when searching for a job. As a platform Instagram is familiar to most of the students.
WHICH: Instagram accounts
HOW: Start by rehearsing the use of Instagram at school. Talk about the professionality and create separate accounts for professional purposes. Learn more: instagram.com.
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Kahoot Training for Job Interview
#gamification #teaching #materialmaking #assessment #blendedlearning #distanceteaching
WHAT: The answers verify that participants learn in the class, in this example about a job interview.
WHY: Teacher can see what the student has learned.
WHO: Suitable for all the students with a mobile device and internet. In the example group students were from 15 to 35 years old. Only 25 students can join at the same time.
WHAT: Students are answering questions about the topic they work on. It is an easy way to control the process and to rehearse the topic.
WHICH: Each student needs a computer and a mobile device. They see questions from their computers/mobile.
HOW: Kahoot is free for players and of limited use also for Kahoot makers. If you want to use it a lot, then you must pay.
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3D Impression & FDM – Fused Depositive Material
#empowering #engaging #blendedlearning #onthejoblearning #reporting #learningportfolio
WHY:
- Promoting Creativity
- Enhancing Problem-Solving Skills
- Facilitating Collaboration:
- Promoting Independence
- Increasing Confidence
WHO: Right now, only professionals use it (occupational therapist and mechanical engineer); however, there will be a training on how to use it for other professionals as well as people with support needs. Everyone can participate in the design of the product and help to see if it actually works.
WHAT: The machine can create different objects to help different people with support needs. Encourage individuals to conceptualize, design, and create objects using 3D modeling software, fostering their creativity and imagination. Engage individuals in real-life problem-solving by identifying challenges faced by those with disabilities and designing solutions through 3D printing. Encourage teamwork and collaboration by working together on designing, refining, and creating objects that cater to the specific needs of individuals with disabilities. Provide opportunities for individuals to witness the tangible results of their creations, boosting their self-esteem and confidence in their abilities.
WHICH: Rapid Prototyping machine and 3D Machine
HOW: Check the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6Cj1wvH6d7k
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Blog as a joint portfolio
#teaching #collaboration #assessment #blendedlearning #distanceteaching #onthejoblearning
WHAT: Blogger or WordPress blog as a learning portfolio for a group
WHY: The students learn
- to report their work and progress
- to comment each other’s texts.
WHO: Suitable for students with average digital skills. Can be used in classroom, in distance teaching and during on-the-job learning.
WHAT: The students can report their tasks and progress as blog posts. It is possible to use both pictures and text. The teacher can give instructions and assignments online. Everybody can comment each other’s posts. Even other teachers or people at the workplace can read the blog and be aware of the assignments. It is possible to hide the blog from other people and share the material only between the students and the teacher. There can be several subpages for different topics.
WHICH: When using Blogger, you will need Google accounts. If you have GSE in your organisation, there may be restrictions for minors. When using WordPress, there are no similar age limits. It is easiest to use blogs with a computer.
HOW: blogger.com or wordpress.com
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Google Slides
#collaboration #groupwork #blendedlearning #jobseeking #skillsforindependentliving
WHAT: Collaboration in Google Slides
WHY: To learn to work in a group, to learn to collaborate online, to practice Google Slides, to learn about job seeking.
WHO: Suitable for students over 16 and groups of 3–12 people, can be used both in classroom and in distance teaching, suitable for students with special needs with careful guidance.
WHAT: Students learn about job seeking, they get experience of digital group working and they learn to give and receive feedback.
WHICH: Each student needs a computer – or if they want to use their mobile devices, it is also possible, because Google Slides is available as an app.
HOW: Try slides.google.com for free. You need a Google account, and you can share slides with anyone.
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Cookbook in Google Sites
#collaboration #groupwork #distanceteaching #blendedlearning
WHAT: Collaboration in Google Sites
WHY: To study goal-directed during distance teaching, to learn to collaborate online, to practice Google Sites, to increase professionality.
WHO: A group of 11 students of catering and restaurant services. Aged over 16. The digital skills varied.
WHAT: A group had a webpage (in Google Sites) where each student had their own subpage. Each student chose one recipe they had tried at home during distance teaching and put it on the webpage. This made the distance studying more meaningful and taught new digital skills. Also collaboration skills improved.
WHICH: Each student needs a computer – and some of the students prefererred to work with a mobile device.
HOW: Try sites.google.com for free. You will only need a Google account. It is possible to produce professional looking webpages.
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Google Sites Portfolio
#empowering #engaging #blendedlearning #onthejoblearning #reporting #learningportfolio
WHAT: A homepage for reporting
WHY: To report on a professional platform where both teachers and workplace can follow the development, to enhance professionality and to give students digital skills of the future’s work life, to learn to how to build a webpage
WHO: The students of health and welfare (16>). They already have basic digital skills.
WHAT: The students learn to report about their work in a professional way. The progress becomes visible, and the feeling of empowerment and professionality grows. During on-the-job learning the staff of the workplace can check the objectives on the webpage, and the teacher has better possibilities to follow the student’s work. It is possible to utilise the portfolio later when searching for a job.
WHICH: Google accounts
HOW: Start by rehearsing the use of Google Sites at school. It is possible to report the school tasks at first, so the students are familiar with the platform when entering the workplace. At first you can keep the site private or share it only with those who are concerned. Later it is possible to make the site visible to everybody.
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Google Slides Portfolio
#empowering #engaging #blendedlearning #onthejoblearning #reporting #learningportfolio
WHAT: A portfolio in the form of a slideshow
WHY: To report on an easy-to-use platform where both teachers and workplace can follow the development, to enhance professionality and to give students digital skills of the future’s work life
WHO: The students of health and welfare (16>). They already have basic digital skills.
WHAT: The students learn to report about their work in a professional way. The progress becomes visible, and the feeling of empowerment and professionality grows. During on-the-job learning the staff of the workplace can check the objectives from the slideshow, and the teacher has better possibilities to follow the student’s work. It is possible to utilise the portfolio later when searching for a job. For the teacher it is easy to give feedback by using the commenting tool.
WHICH: Google accounts
HOW: Start by rehearsing the use of Google Slides at school. It is possible to report the school tasks at first, so the students are familiar with the tool when entering the workplace. You can share the slideshow only with those who are concerned, but later it is possible to share it when searching for a job. slides.google.com
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Internflow – app for mobility
#mobility
WHAT: An app that has information about Germany, Marburg and a person’s studies
WHY: An application saves time during mobility because you can reach all the information through app.
WHO: Mobility participants
WHAT: The app contains a lot of information at the same place. It is also possible to contact your mentor through the app.
WHICH: You need a mobile phone. It is possible to download the app in an app store.
HOW: Check the video of how the app is used in Arbeit und Bildung.
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Padlet
#empowering #engaging #blendedlearning #onthejoblearning #reporting #learningportfolio
WHY:
In Esment we use it for self-reflection and active learning.
- Allows to collect evidence and reflect on the most significant learning.
- Evaluation and learning acquisition strategy through the evidence of the activity they carry out.
Communication channel between the families and Esment professionals on the evolution and learning of the person.
WHO: The services of occupation, DUAL Training, pretraining, work with support, SEC (special employment center). We adapt the tool depending on the person/group/services.
WHAT: It is a space where the professional accompanies the person in the individual and personal work, so the person can recognize their achievements and learning needs.
WHICH: Computes, phone, tablet, email.
HOW: When student starts in a service they create an account on Padlet and start their portfolio. Each service uses it for different purposes and the names and setting of each portfolio are different depending on the services.
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QR code helps in reporting
#empowering #engaging #blendedlearning #onthejoblearning #reporting #learningportfolio
WHAT: QR code links to a form where a student can report about their working day
WHY: To report on an easy-to-use platform, reporting becomes regular when the reporting form is easy to access, regular reporting enhances study skills and even professionality.
WHO: The students of preparatory training for work and independent living (16>). Digital skills of the students vary.
WHAT: It is easy to find the reporting form, because you only need the QR code and a mobile phone. To make it even easier, the assistant teachers who are with the students on the working places, have printed the QR code to their phone cases, so the QR code is always near. Reporting is important, because tT progress becomes visible, and the feeling of empowerment and professionality grows.
WHICH: Mobile phone
HOW: Teacher makes a reporting form (for example in Office Forms) and creates a QR code (for example in www.qr-code-generator.com). The student needs their mobile phone. They direct the camera towards the phone and come to the webpage where the reporting form is.
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Robot Nao
#empowering #engaging #blendedlearning #onthejoblearning #reporting #learningportfolio
WHY:
These objectives aim to enhance the learning experience, foster personal development, and promote social integration among these special needs children. The following are the key educational goals:
- Engagement and Motivation
- Communication Skills
- Social Interaction
WHO: The service of Esment Infancy for children with ASD and other support needs and the professionals (therapists).
WHAT: The benefits of the Robot Nao are:
Enhanced Engagement: The robot effectively captivates and sustains the attention of children, fostering increased engagement in learning and communicative activities and stimulation.
Facilitated Communication: It aids in the development of communication skills by providing a supportive and interactive platform for children, promoting both verbal and non-verbal communication.
WHICH: Robot Nao
HOW: Robot Nao is an autonomous robot that can be programed to do what the professionals needs to work with the children. It can also be use in remote. In this case the IT specialist can control the information that the Robot says and can manipulate the questions and answers of the robot.
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VR Environment
#empowering #engaging #blendedlearning #gamification
WHAT: VR environment Matin päivä where students can rehearse working in a shop
WHY: To get to know a real working environment in advance, to learn basics of customer service in a motivating and immersive way, to learn basic Finnish related to customer service and working in a shop.
WHO: Suitable for SNE students, ages 16 and over. Matin päivä must be used individually with a headset, but it is possible to share the headset view. You can also use the environment with a computer.
WHAT: Those who can’t visit the real-life working environment, can visit it in virtual reality. The environment gives possibility to rehearse customer service in advance, which suits especially those students, who find it hard to be in contact with unfamiliar people. VR environment is very immersive, so it is easy to concentrate. Game-like activities make studying motivating.
WHICH: You can use any VR material with VR headset, but if you don’t have the headset, you can use VR material with your computer. If you want to create VR material, you need a 360 camera.
HOW: You can test the VR environment Matin päivä (in Finnish) here If you want to try it with VR headset, the password is 916-4541. This environment is made with WondaVR, but there are a lot of different VR environments.
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Whatsapp as a tool for reporting
#teaching #assessment #blendedlearning #distanceteaching #communication
WHAT: Daily check how the training session has been going on.
WHY: Teacher can see what the student has been doing.
WHO: Suitable for all the students with a mobile device that has Whatsapp.
WHAT: Students are reporting about their training every day by Whatsapp. This is an easy way to communicate and a possibility for teacher to ask questions.
WHICH: Both student and teacher needs a mobile device
HOW: Whatsapp is widely used and free to use.
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Videocall school
#empowering #engaging #blendedlearning #gamification
WHAT: Videocalls replaced F2F meetings and supported independent studying.
WHY: During COVID it was obligatory to find a way to organise structured distance teaching.
WHO: The students in preparatory training for work and independent living. The digital skills of the students varied.
WHAT: The class had a video meeting (in Google Meet) twice a day. Along with video calls, the students studied independently and at their own pace. There were also private Whatsapp calls between the student and the teaching staff.
WHICH: Students used their mobile phones – or computers if they had any. Some of the material was sent to some of the students also as paper versions.
HOW: If you need to organise a videocall school, start by learning the fundamentals of online teaching: https://www.digiteachers.eu/teaching-and-learning/
You can also listen to a podcast (in Finnish) about videocall school: Onnistunut etäopetus TELMA-koulutuksessa – Miten se tehdään? – LivePod – Live-säätiö | Podcast on Spotify