I designed the following project for the Goethe Institut Pune, India. The project was originally designed for learners of German as a foreign language. However, it can be adapted to all other languages, of course.
Author: Stephanie Wössner
We’ve been talking about the need to transform learning in the 21st century for years, referencing the 4Cs, the 6Cs of Deep Learning, 21st Century Skills, the “4Ps of Creative Learning,” and Ruben Puentedura’s SAMR model. However, it is long overdue to rethink and differentiate the previous understanding of terms such as “contemporary learning” and “transformation of learning” in the context of the SAMR model. The SAMR model describes how technology can be integrated into education. One either uses technology to enhance instruction by replacing an analog medium with a digital medium (substitution; e.g., textbook as PDF on tablet) or…
In 2035, people have finally understood that we learn best when learning becomes a meaningful social activity that is relevant to everyone involved. Learning is not limited by physical or temporal boundaries, or age, for that matter. Every learner can be at the giving or receiving end of knowledge and skills. In other words, learning is defined by participation in a meaningful activity that is based on shared values and skills that are considered important. Those are among others the 6C: communication, collaboration / cooperation, creativity, critical thinking, character, and citizenship, with creativity being crucial to the whole process of…
A project from 2012 that was designed to prepare my students for graduation in English.
The final project during my teacher training: a podcast on “Asian Americans as victims of racism in the USA 1882-2007”
This learning idea is about students meeting in a virtual world to talk about different topics they prepared.