Creating (and adapting) learning content for linguistics and languages courses

UPSKILLS training event – 15 September 2021, 3 & 4 May 2022

WHAT

This training event aimed to bring together the project partners and provide them with intensive training on how to adapt existing learning content and generate new one as part of UPSKILLS. 

WHY

The aim of the UPSKILLS project is to identify and tackle the gaps in digital and research skills in existing programmes of study and develop supporting teaching and learning materials that incorporate aspects of gamification and educational games.

WHEN

The event took place in two stages:

  1. A first training day on the 15th of September 2021 which trained partners on the pedagogical orientation of the materials to be produced and provided detailed guidelines on how this would take place. 
  2. Two further days of training on the 3rd & 4th of May 2022, which focused on aligning creators’ perspectives and ensuring uniformity in line with the project’s aims in the relevant outputs.

WHERE

Given Covid-19, this training event took place online. The first day was organised by the University of Rijeka, while the next two ones was co-organised by the University of Belgrade and the University of Malta.

PROGRAMME & MATERIALS

All times are CEST (UTC+2)

Day 1

→ Check out our Day 1 training materials on the UPSKILLS Moodle or download our dedicated guide

WEDNESDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2021 

09:00-09:40

Introduction to the training and Moodle platform

Session led by Nađa Soldatić, Tihana Kraš, Jelena Gledić & Stavros Assimakopoulos
09:40-10:50

The UPSKILLS pedagogical approach

Session led by Jelena Gledić, Tihana Kraš & Stavros Assimakopoulos

– – – Coffee break – – – 
11:00-12.00

Work process for creating and adapting learning content 

Session led by Jelena Gledić, Stavros Assimakopoulos & Tihana Kraš

– – – Lunch break – – – 
13.00-14.45

Lesson plan examples, useful resources and general discussion

Session led by Albert Gatt, Tanja Samardžić & Nađa Soldatić; discussion led by Jelena Gledić & Stavros Assimakopoulos
14.45-15.00

Concluding remarks and next steps

Session led by Jelena Gledić, Tihana Kraš & Stavros Assimakopoulos

 

Days 2 & 3

→ Check out our Days 2 & 3 training materials on the UPSKILLS Moodle

TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022

09:00-09:15

Presentation of the plan and deliverables (Intro slides)

Session led by Stavros Assimakopoulos & Jelena Gledić 
09:15-10:45

Moodle Basics Training (customizing course format, embedding video files, interactive lessons, interactive glossary etc.)

Session led by Nađa Soldatić & Jelena Gledić 

– – – Coffee break – – –
11:00-12.30

11.00 -12.30: Moodle Quizzes Training (questions bank, question types – multiple choice, short answer, cloze, pairing, general quiz settings etc.)

Session led by Nađa Soldatić & Jelena Gledić 

– – – Lunch break – – – 
13.30-15.00

Progress of Learning Content Creation: Presentations by UPSKILLS partners of content created so far and discussion of remaining issues.

Session led by Stavros Assimakopoulos & Jelena Gledić 

WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022

09:00-10:30

Course Gamification – Guidelines and experiential training

Session led by Jelena Gledić & Nađa Soldatić

– – – Coffee break – – –  
10:45-12:00

Course Gamification – Technical settings

Session led by Nađa Soldatić & Jelena Gledić

– – – Lunch break – – –
13:00-14.00

Task 3.3: Training on the formulation of student research projects (Session slides)

Session led by Marko Simonović
14.00-15.00 Monthly UPSKILLS project meeting