Innovative Teaching Methods for Powerful Learning: Blended Learning & Flipped Classroom
Description: Over the past years educators have started increasingly incorporating innovative teaching & learning methods in their classrooms, one of them is the blended learning approach. Blended learning seeks to use the potential of new technology to offer more individualized teaching and direct instruction. It combines online educational materials and opportunities for interaction online with traditional place-based classroom methods. Blended learning is one of the main global trends shaping education environments and it has become increasingly important in education systems, especially higher education.
The course aims to introduce participants to 6 clusters of innovative pedagogies putting emphasis on Blended Learning. During the course, participants will learn about various forms of blended learning including Flipped Classroom and how to apply them in practice. Participants will also discuss the challenges of implementing blended learning and how to overcome them.
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Dates and Locations
- 11.–15.11.2024
- 05.–09.05.2025 CONFIRMED SESSION
- 22.–26.09.2025
- 16.–20.09.2024
- 17.–21.02.2025
- 14.–18.07.2025
- 10.–14.11.2025
Don’t see the dates that suit your group? Send us an e-mail with the proposed dates and location and we will get back to you.*
*- Only in case you are 7 or more persons from the same organisation.
Daily Programme
Monday
- Welcome and introductions
- Individual expectations, setting objectives for the week
- Getting to know each other & ice-breakers
- Presentation of participants’ educational institutions
- The need to transform our current education systems
- Needs analysis and goal setting of educational institutions
Tuesday
- The 5’C framework
- Introduction to 6 clusters of innovative pedagogies
- What is Blended Learning and when do we use it?
- Blended learning strategies
- 12 types of Blended Learning
Wednesday
- Introduction to Flipped Classroom – what, why and how?
- ICT tools support Flipped Classroom
- Open Educational Resources (OER)
- Flipped Classroom in practice
- Students’ Accountability and Security of using technology at home for educational purposes
Thursday
- Key Challenges of implementing Blended Learning
- Role of networks and stakeholders in implementing & promoting Blended Learning
- Importance of 7 learning principles while designing learning environments
- How can I use gained knowledge & tools in practice? – making lesson plan using a blended learning model
Friday
- Summary and course evaluation
- Feedback & certificates
- Cultural excursion in the local area
Competences Acquired by Participants
The course aims to develop participants’ awareness and creativity in innovative pedagogies, that address 21st century competences & challenges as well as meet educational goals of the educational system and students. After the completion of the course the participants will be able to make informative decisions about pedagogy and the ways they can design learning environments to match learners’ needs to create, express themselves, collaborate with others and discover.
Specific objectives of the training are:
- Introduce 6 clusters of innovative pedagogies
- Introduce Blended Learning and Flipped classroom model concepts and components
- Show how to implement innovative pedagogies in practice, create a learning environment through the creation of lesson plans
- Improve the participants’ personal and professional skills in teaching
- Promote more interactive, caring and horizontal relationship between educators and students
- Raise awareness of technological development in teaching and learning
- Provide skills and tools to incorporate ICT in educator’s everyday teaching
- Show the importance of networks and stakeholders involvement in the implementation and promotion of innovative pedagogies
- Enhance the participant’s ability to adapt to changes
- Create a cross-cultural environment to discuss and exchange ideas with colleagues
- Learning tools for professional development of the teacher
- Increase capacity to cooperate on an international level
- Improve communication and social skills
- Improve English language skills
Type of Certification of Attendance Awarded
- Certificate of attendance including description of training content and time input
- Certificate of Obtained Competencies
- Europass mobility certificates – to be issued by the applicant’s NA
Course Packages
Please note that ‘All in one – single room’ and ‘All in one – double room’ packages are being offered only in Limassol, Cyprus
1. ‘ALL IN ONE – Single room’ PACKAGE - 1240€
- Tuition fee and training material
- Certificate of Competence
- Welcome dinner
- Accommodation in a Single room in a 3 or 4-star hotel (6 nights)
- Full Board (5 days)
- Administration costs
- Coffee Breaks
- Cultural visit
2. ‘ALL IN ONE – Double Room Sharing’ PACKAGE- 1040€
- Tuition fee and training material
- Certificate of Competence
- Welcome dinner
- Accommodation - double room sharing in a 3 or 4-star hotel (6 nights)
- Full Board (5 days)
- Administration costs
- Coffee Breaks
- Cultural visit
*Choose double room sharing if you are 2 colleagues from the same organisation willing to share a double room/ or if you have any accompanying person travelling to the venue of the course together with you (we can arrange the accommodation for accompanying persons as well).
3. ‘BASIC’ course PACKAGE - 450€
- Tuition fee and training material
- Certificate of Competence
- Welcome dinner
- Administration costs
- Coffee Breaks
- Cultural visit
Note: separate invoices for the training fee only (400 EUR) can be issued upon request from the organisation.
DOREA as well offers group discounts in the case of 7 or more persons from the same organisation.
