(C) Basics of adult didactics in practice 0000-SZD-DSW-C-Woj
During these workshops, doctoral students will be introduced to the basic concepts of adult didactics, and will also be able to practice some of the assumptions. The workshops will cover the following topics:
1. Basic concepts in didactics.
2. Memory processes, rules of memory functioning, mnemonics.
3. Methods and techniques of teaching adults.
4. Learning goals. David Kolb’s cycle.
5. Learning in the digital age – contemporary dilemmas.
6. Methods – specificity of adult learning (knowledge structure, dominant mental functions, motivation to learn, attitude towards education, susceptibility to change, the role of control the assessment).
7. Exercise – behavioral self-portrait.
Type of course
Mode
Learning outcomes
• Is able to communicate on specialized topics on a level that enables active participation in the international scientific community.
• Can initiate a debate.
• Can independently plan and act for his own development as well as inspire and organize the development of other people.
• Can plan classes or groups of classes and implement them using modern methods and tools.
• Understands the differences between leading the learning process for children and young adults
Assessment criteria
The workshops last 10 hours. Absence is possible for 1.5 hours of classes.
To pass:
1. Prepare a short exercise using chosen teaching method
2. Present it to the group (exercise should take 10 minutes maximum).
If student do not pass, he will have to prepare the presentation again.
Students own work (activity during classes, quality of the presentation)
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: