Program Overview
Program Overview
The "Progettare l'Innovazione Didattica" course is offered by the Politecnico di Milano. This MOOC aims to introduce participants to the culture of project-based learning, providing them with logical and methodological tools to innovate their teaching practices.
Course Description
The course focuses on supporting educators without a specific pedagogical background in acquiring basic tools for good didactic planning. It explores the frontiers of innovation, allowing participants to find approaches that align with their vision of the teaching-learning experience.
Course Details
- Duration: 6 weeks
- Total Workload: 30 hours
- Language: Italian
- Target Audience: MOOCs for Teachers
- Subject Area: Education
- EQF Level: EQF 6
- Disciplinary Area (ISCED-F Classification): 011 Education
Learning Outcomes
Upon actively participating in this course, participants will achieve several learning outcomes, including:
- Utilizing theoretical and methodological tools to enhance didactic coherence between learning objectives, assessment methods, and learning experiences.
- Evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of traditional assessment approaches versus new strategies, particularly those oriented towards formative assessment.
- Applying pedagogical models from the "active learning" approach to the design of single didactic modules or an entire course.
- Applying simple strategies for managing an active class in small, medium, and large-sized classrooms.
- Designing and realizing quality educational materials, including the use of "Open Educational Resources."
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for participating in the course. It is primarily aimed at university teachers but can be stimulating for all educators interested in innovating their didactic processes.
Activities
In addition to accessing course content, participants will be proposed various activity types, including:
- Anticipatory and reflective activities on proposed content
- Non-evaluated quizzes
- Forum discussions
- Peer evaluation
- Collaborative review of online resources
Evaluation
The final course grade is based on the score obtained from responding to quizzes at the end of each week. Participants must achieve at least 60% of the total score in each evaluated quiz to complete the course and obtain the Open Badge.
Certificate
The course provides an Open Badge upon correctly answering at least 60% of the questions in each evaluated quiz and responding to the final questionnaire.
Instructors
The course instructors include:
- Susanna Sancassani
- Federica Brambilla
- Daniela Casiraghi
- Paolo Marenghi
- Nicoletta Trentinaglia
Credits
The course credits include contributions from various individuals for riprese, postproduzione, scenografie, grafica, and gestione piattaforma e community management.