Active Learning for Soft Skills Development

Offered By: Politecnico di Milano via Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE

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 Jasińska, Mirela Mazalu, Susanna Sancassani, and Alessandra Tomasini

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