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Active Learning for Soft Skills Development

Offered By: Politecnico di Milano via Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE

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Teacher Professional Development Courses Soft Skills Courses Instructional Design Courses Active Learning Courses

Course Description

Overview

Soft skills are crucial competencies to be developed by students to access the labour market. The integration of active learning methods in teaching practices can support curriculum innovation and improve the learning experience of university students in particular while learning disciplinary subjects.

Syllabus

  • Week 0 - Introduction to the course
  • Week 1 - Which relationship exists between active learning and soft skills?
  • Week 2 - How do we formulate effective intended learning outcomes for soft skills?
  • Week 3 - How do we assess ILOs achievement when working on soft skills?
  • Week 4 - Fostering soft skill dimension: how to design the learning activity?
  • Week 5 - Look at your work from above: evaluate and monitor what's going on
  • Week 6 - Discover more about the methods used
  • Additional resources

Taught by

Deborah Arnold, Maria Cinque, Magdalena JasiƄska, Mirela Mazalu, Susanna Sancassani, and Alessandra Tomasini

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