8:30 - 22:00
Monday - Saturday
Erasmus+ Structured Course :
Video and Digital storytelling for creating assessment and educational materials
OID E10268093
www.eraeu.com
email: courses@eraeu.com
the course is published on the SchoolEducationGateway platform.
Course venue Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal
Dates 27.08 - 02.09.2023 (7-day course)
Each participant needs to bring his own tablet and/or laptop. We don’t provide computers or tablets.
The standard program comprises 7 days. The first day is dedicated to getting to know each other, to introducing non-formal education teaching approaches, ice breaker activities and introduction to the course. The last day is about uploading the individual tasks on the course platform, follow up, work on the individual task about digital storytelling and individual consultations – instructions on how to implement the suggested training with pupils, how to seek and receive support from mentors. Participants are expected to arrive one day before the start of the course and leave one day after the end. The host organization will organize in the free time:
- visit to a local school/kindergarten in Calheta and meeting with teachers from kindergarten/school;
- cultural programs in Funchal and Madeira Island.
The new digital reality requires teachers to teach and to assess their students through the language of the multimedia. Just reading books and working with conventional assessment methods is not enough. Our students and kids are used to paying attention to multi-media materials, combining photo, video and audio resources. They are increasingly turning to learning through video material. There are more teachers who are the creators of teaching materials. If you are tired of presentations and want to innovate your teaching materials, one good option is to try short videos. In relation to the presentation, the video is a form that students better accept. You can use short teaching videos (up to 5 minutes) to highlight key points in a lesson / topic, to send students some additional instructions, as material for a inverted classroom, or to save your shared activities and memories from school.
Research shows that project-based learning like digital storytelling helps students process challenging life events and makes learning more engaging for them. Every day students write essays, reports, and presentations. We can build on this tradition and building knowledge through storytelling projects like digital books, which have many advantages over traditional assessments.
But not all teachers feel themselves armed enough to meet the students’ and kids' expectations. Our hands-on course will give the teachers and educational specialists knowledge and will develop their skills in the multimedia world.
Participants will learn to create photo/video/audio resources and use them for creating their own educational videos and digital storytelling materials. Teachers will make teaching more interactive and engaging. In the course, participants will acquire skills and knowledge how to work with free software, online and desktop based, for editing and producing videos, photos and sound. They will learn to search free online resources, uploading and sharing materials online, writing a script for video tutorials, adding subtitles to a video and creating digital storytelling.
By its end, they will be confident in designing educational projects using video and photo technologies for their students. The course will present different types of Apps for creating multimedia materials. Throughout the course, participants will get familiar with the innovative methodological approach in the schools/kindergarten, of creating and using multimedia materials in the fields of science, mathematics, humanistic studies and sports obtained within several workshops led by the method “learning by doing”.
The course participants will receive learning materials as video lessons in English and available in more five languages (Bulgarian, Finish, German, Turkish, Swedish) on the course topics so later they can use it at home. The participants will work on Google classroom during the course and all course materials will be uploaded for later use there.
The course is designed as an interactive process. The format of the course is didactic, experiential, and interactive along with discussions, individual and team exercises. The focus is on experiential learning and workshop approaches, lectures and group discussions. One of the delivery methodss during the course is a simulation of real lessons with students/kids. The simulations will be accompanied by discussions on different scenarios of delivering the training sessions suggested by the participants. The course is designed in a way that it offers pre-school and school teachers several beneficial activities for their professional development in the fields of ICT and multimedia creating.
Sharing: Participants share experiences and expertise on the topic and learn from each other.
Collaborative workshops: Working in groups on a teaching scenario of school lesson and pedagogical situation at kindergarten.
In summary the methodology of the course is based on Lectures, Demonstrations, Hands-on activities, Virtual learning environment, Collaboration and practice.
The structured course will be in the city of Funchal, Madeira. The course provider takes care of booking the hotel of the participants. All participants will stay at the same hotel. After the course confirmation, you will receive detailed information about the fee. The Erasmus+ grant will cover the participant’s expenses for accommodation, meals and the cultural programs.
Dear educational specialists,
You can find below the sessions planned for 2023. Please email us at courses@eraeu.com to book your place for the course. We will contact you to answer your questions.
If none of these dates suits you, we may organize an additional session for your school if there are at least 10 participants. If interested, please contact us at courses@eraeu.com to let us know about your needs.
Sessions planned, venue and pre-registration:
27.08 - 02.09.2023 Funchal, Madejra (Portugal) (confirmed and open for pre-registration)
Duration of the course - 7 days.
Fee for tuition and materials: 560 euro.
(This is covered with the course fee that you get with your grant: 80 euro per day).
Regarding the fee for the accommodation and meals you will receive an email with detailed information after your registration for the course and course confirmation.
(Primary school teachers, trainers, school managers, pedagogical advisers and any other staff of educational organizations are eligible to receive an Erasmus+ grant covering all the costs including travel, accommodation and daily subsistence, cultural activities and all fees. The training course is designed to be fully funded by Erasmus+ program.)
The use of reference number(s) when paying is a necessity
Note: In case the customer cancels their participation after paying the fee, ERA charges the transaction costs of the reimbursement. The cancellation of participation in the course is possible at least 5 months before the training.
If your school/institution has a VAT number and you want to have it on the bill, please send it to us.
The training courses in Malta are organized by the ERA – Europe Route Education Youth Sports and Culture Association (OID E10268093)
The Europe Route Education Youth Sports and Culture Association has a mission to support the modernization of education at national and international level, to support schools in the region to apply and to work on Erasmus+ projects, learn from the best practices abroad and work to improve its quality. It supports the implementation of leading European and world standards in Turkish school education through various initiatives.
Europe Route Education, Youth, Sports and Culture Association (ERA) was founded as a democratic, secular, independent, youth-oriented, trans-political association focused mainly on education and training at European level.
The idea in mind was carrying out cultural youth exchange projects, voluntary service, training courses, conferences, panels, seminars, workshops, exhibitions, trips, competitions, camps and similar activities in the social field within the frame of all programs with international funding opportunities, particularly in the Republic of Turkey and the European Union Education and Youth Programs, and programs incorporated in other national and international institutions that provide funds in support of the objectives of this program. We set out with the aims of participating in such activities as partners, cooperating with real and legal persons, educational institutions, private sector and public organizations, NGOs and consulates, undertaking projects of international and multinational organizations with titles as "partner organization", "host organization", "sending organization", "coordinating organization" and "beneficiary institution".
Our mission is to provide people with the necessary qualifications and skills set in order for them to be competent and excel in their sectors, meanwhile creating common values; hence, a European culture.
Hasan Biber is an deputy principal and English teacher with 25 years of experience currently working at Namık Karamancı Fen Lisesi which is a prestigious science high school located in Manavgat, Antalya Turkey
OUR QUALITY STANDARDS:
We are committed to Erasmus Quality Standards and comply to the basic principles of the Erasmus Quality Standards. Participating organizations are also expected to comply to the basic principles when planning project activities.
14:00 How important are the icebreaker activities in the classroom. Getting to know each other games.
14:30 How to organize icebreaker activity online. Tools and examples.
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 –17:30 Introduction to the course, presentation of kindergartens/schools.
19:00 Joint welcome dinner
9:30-10:00 What is a ‘digital story’ and how to use digital stories for teaching and assessment
10:00 –10:30 The comic strip as tool for teaching and assessment.
10:30 – 11:00 How to Create a Comic Strip in 6 Steps
11:00 – 11:30 coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 Online and desktop apps for creating multimedia pedagogical resources
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Images supporting visual literacy method to facilitate students’ reading
14:30 Online image editor Pixlr X (Main features and access to the tool. Crop and resize image. Image adjustments and filters)
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 Online image editor Pixlr X (Select area in image. Working with layers. Working with text. Save and export image)
17:00 Reflection session, end of the day
9:30 –10:00 Top 10 Tips for Great Pictures – Leading lines, Perspective, Depth, make your subject pop by using bokeh.
10:00 – 11:00 Hands-on activity: How to use camera and smart phone to take photos. Acquiring basic techniques for taking photos. Tips & Tricks
11:00 – 11:30 coffee break
11:30 Practical session (outdoor activity) - Landscape Photography, Aerial photography.
13:30-14:30 Lunch break
14:30 Practical session (outdoor activity) - Portrait photography, Documentary photography
17:00 Reflection session, end of the day
9:30 Hands-on activity: Working on individual task about image editing. The participants will work on the photos taken the previous day. Uploading the result on Google classroom.
12:30 Lunch break
14:30 Creating talking images with ChaterPix
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 How to write a script for creating video tutorials
17:00 Reflection session, end of the day
9:30 Basic techniques for shooting videos. The rule of thirds.
10:00 Use your phone to capture professional video footage
10:30 Video editing – OpenShotVideoEditor (desktp app) and Clipchamp (online app)
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Hands-on activity: Download and install application. Main features. Crop and trim video.
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 Hands-on activity: Video sequence and transitions. Layers and add Text. Logo and Image. Audio in video. Sync audio and video from different sources. Chroma Key and Green Screen. Video export
17:00 Reflection session, end of the day
9:30 Sharing video – YouTube, Vimeo, social media (Facebook, Istagram), Office365, Google drive
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 How to work with Book Creator and combine text, image, video and audio
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Hands-on activity: Working on individual tasks. Creating a learning scenario based on ‘digital story’.
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 Hands-on activity: Work on the individual task to create an e-book with Book Creator
17:00 Reflection session, end of the day
9:30 Hands-on activity: Work on the individual task to create a comic strip with learning instructions (different subjects and students/kids age)
Individual consultations.
Uploading the results from the tasks in the course Google Classroom group.
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Planning follow up activities, dissemination and implementation of learning outcomes
Europass Mobility certificates – discussion of knowledge gained, and skills acquired
Discussing possibilities for future cooperation among participants
15:00 Delivering of the certificates and the end of the course