Dear Anja
Dear Marko
Dear All,
Thank you Marko for raising this question, and thank you Anja for finding a proposal how to solve the issue of reaching out to massive student numbers.
I have been reading the message many times, because it just looks like this will be a super large training effort. Without doubt we will be able to complete it successfully with a lot energy and our capacity to organise the work. However, I believe we have an objective that this course to be used by others as well. Dragana had done so nice work by listing the expertise needed in the sessions. This made me really to see how multifaceted the course is - and raised the question that which kind of institution (especially an NGO) would be able to repeat it even if we have a teachers manual prepared. I mean if we expect the replication be hybrid also. Who dares to start teaching with the teachers manual only? normally you have expertise on the topic, and then the manual supports you.
Thus, allow me to ask this: would a complete online delivery of the e-internship be an option? Or does for example the project doc limit our choices? In online we could have mini lectures/videos (by avatars), and we could use free access learning tools. I am not expert of those, but I would assume there would be such tools available. The online module could be offered for free use of anyone, it would be easy to replicate by anyone who finds it useful. With a complete online delivery, it would be possible to develop a systematic structure, thus it would be easy for the participants. And we could have a diversity of avatars. There can be quizzes, literature, links to reading materials, to nice videos, etc.. to guide one's learning, and I would assume that it would also be possible to build in the socio-constructive learning elements so that the learning process would allow online contact to the other learners.
I am a bit afraid that in the hybrid model we need to put in a lot of energy, and we will not necessarily produce anything sustainable to replicate. But if we put all our energy in producing a modern online course, it might be something unique and possible to use with thousands of more learners. I assume we could pack the real life challenges also on videos, to be used many times.
Unfortunately I cannot participate the next meeting, Jennifer can be there for a limited time. I wish good discussion on this. Together, the solution will be found.
BR, Eija