Discussion paper: "Beyond blended learning"
Today, trainers and project managers are faced with a complex set of decisions for every workshop, among them: Online or face-to-face? Both can be complemented with e-learning formats. They too have gained significant popularity during the pandemic — especially in combination with synchronous formats.
Together with our partners, we at DW Akademie have combined various training formats in many ways in recent years — from mobile only, with and without a working internet connection, to five-hour interactive online meetings with blended learning elements.
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As these hybrid formats develop, now is the time to share experiences and consider ways forward from here. With this discussion paper we want to start a conversation on developing competencies in media development — and the best ways for doing so. What makes competence-based training successful, in DW Akademie’s view? What formats are available? When should they be applied, and how?
After all, media development is facing a threefold challenge when it comes to designing trainings:
- How can we best reach our target groups?
- Which formats best enable participants to develop new competencies?
- How can we use our resources most efficiently?
The short answer to all three questions is: It depends. This discussion paper will assess our experiences in different settings.
