Lesson 1: Awareness
Let's first introduce the capacity of the technology, used for our own benefit and interests, but also in a group, organisation and society. Are you aware of the capacity it has?, or how it can influence our way of learn, work, and live?. We introduce here experiential activities so trainers can motivate and engage learners by using ICT activities based on their own interests and motivations. This will be the starting point.
Lesson 2: Active learning
Learning is always active (otherwise it would not be learning), but we want to take advantage of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to engage learners in your classroom, before and after your class or even if you provide on-line learning (bleded or completelly virtual). You will get learners more motivated, interested and engaged on your subject.
Lesson 3: Collaboration
On Adults and senior learners, collaborative activities are a good way of learning, minly because they have a huge life (and work) experience. Sharing, collaborating, teamwork, etc. help to acquire competences as leadership, tolerance, etc. We propose simple but powerful activities, based on forums and other internet services that anybody can use.
Lesson 4: Complex thinking
Does not matter which subject you are teaching; arts, history, society, sciences, economy, etc. We always want our learners to understand, analyse, relate the topics you are teaching and go beyond the main topics you are teaching to the reach new competences and skills. Thanks to ICT you can create engaginc activities for problem solving, creativity, thinking outside the box, etc.
Lesson 5: Networking
On the firsts learning units, we had a more directed teaching activity, now the learners is becoming more independent and responsible, new skills and competences that will lead them to the topics and interests they are more interested. Learning is transforming, from accessing content and information by creating links with people. We promote the creation of emotional links with other people whith same interests than us, and also learn from the links itself (where we have to share and take decisions)
Lesson 6: Creation
Now we focus on the capacity of creation, including creativity or the power to influence others. We refer to this as conception; we not only create, but create with a purpose. We can use blogs or other media platform, but we are really interested on how the learners can make decisions about what they want to share, communicate: the target, the aims and the feedback. Imagine the potential of online participation for your learners.
Lesson 7: Adaptation
Now it is time to consider learning as an attitude. We want to promote a "learing to learn", positive attitude towards changes, and the open vision for using the ICT as a good resource and tool for keeping improving. Learning never ends.
