HOP online learning

As hybrid youth work becomes increasingly popular across Europe, many youth workers still face challenges in designing inclusive and accessible workshops for all participants, regardless of their background, circumstances, or whether they join from a youth centre or through a video conference. The concept of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) plays a key role in inclusion and diversity, which are...

Listen to Sara Marzo from VulcanicaMente APS who shares how mindfulness and nature can help restore presence where the mind becomes overloaded and the body tends to disappear. In the fast-changing world we live in, everything evolves quickly—often faster than we can process. Learning is no exception, and in the last decade it has increasingly shifted into digital spaces. This brings incredible opp...

Ana Sekulovska from the organisation LEAD from North Macedonia speaks about the two platforms and programmes their organisation run focusing on competence building of teachers as well as active participation of school youth. Ana underlines key quality elements that have identified throughout the years of being involved online. The programmes are definitely bringing blended forms of learning, espec...

Interview with 2 officers of Hellenic National Agency, who are leading in the field of online learning. Especially the covid-19 made an influence on the agency and encouraged the team to become involved in many kinds of online educational projects. After the pandemic the lesson was not forget and the Greek NA is one of the most active in blended and hybrid learning on European level. As the NA col...

In this episode we talk about the value of informal moments in learning process, especially online. Many of us usually “lose” participants in informal moments online, as they turn off cameras/microphones and disappear. Mario is sharing his reflections on embodying learning process in online setting and creating spaces where participants can be engaged also in informal moments. And there is researc...

Paul Dumitru sharing his personal journey, how he changed from a journalist into a visual designer and graphic facilitator. Paul underlines how the covid-19 pandemic accelerated the development of visuals within online learning. In his words, the visual thinking is not that much of art, but more of structuring ideas and giving them a graphic format. Paul is explaining first steps in drawing and sa...

In this episode, Paul Dumitru explains what is the difference between graphic facilitation and graphic recording. Then, he explores the difference between the live / synchronous drawing and the role of visuals that are either prepared before an input or a course, or after on the base of its outcomes. There is also a very valuable reference to a number of researches that proof that visuals enhance...

Laimonas is sharing about his path into digital aspects of facilitation within non-formal education and how does he understand the role of digital facilitation in trainings and seminars. “How we can go beyond the usual stuff”, says Laimonas about his first experience with a hybrid activity, where experimenting sparked innovation. He is underlining curiosity as one of essential abilities of digital...

Lots of important conclusions from online and hybrid learning expert. Topics around human aspects in digital education, cognitive stress of attention in online learning, and the overwhelm of digital environments. There is also a lot of interesting questions about support and involvement of youngsters into online education. The points about the ownership of online spaces and platforms we use for co...

Fifth and last episode of the series on spatial, proximity communication platforms is about Minecraft. An unusual platform for youth work event, as it is actually a videogame (who does not know it? Michele has great experience in running regular youth work activities as well as irregular events using Minecraft. Listen how does he make it!? Read the article at HOP.

Fourth episode of the series on spatial, proximity communication platforms is about Remo.co. Melih Özkardeş shares about his experiences with the platform organising bigger events and even having sponsors there. Melih also speaks about his positive approach towards online learning. Read the article at HOP.

Third episode of the series on spatial, proximity communication platforms is about Gather. Town. Mara Rodrigues from the EU Training Academy speaks about Gather. Town, ups and downs of the platform and the experience they had when organising online training course. Mara also shares more globally about the situation with online learning nowadays. Read the article at HOP.

Second episode of the series on spatial, proximity communication platforms is about Wonder.me. Antonela Kotsoni shares her experiences with the platform, where people are free to move, be in the place they want to be, with the people they want to meet. This gives whole different sensation and mood into a meeting. Read the article at HOP.

In the first episode of the series on spatial, proximity communication platforms, Alex Person shares about her experiences with Mibo. Mibo can be used very well in online trainings, or just to hang out with people, colleagues, team members. It’s a very interactive platform that’s quite different from anything else. Read the article at HOP.

Experiences with online learning of the Peace Corps volunteers, including a platform that is based on the Moodle software. Interesting insights into the process that the Peace Corps build on blended learning, and with a holistic perspective of a service lasting over 2 years. Flexibility, agile, strong social learning component and connection between the online learning and activities implemented i...

In this episode, MarCus Vrecer shares about his perspective and experiences in online learning in youth work. With over 25 years of involvement in the sector and recent developments in online learning in non-formal education, MarCus points out a lot of important and interesting elements of quality in projects that benefit from online learning elements.

In this episode, we talk with Zara Todd, internationally recognised disability activist. In 2017 Zara was profiled in the guardian newspaper for her work in disability rights. Zara is particularly passionate about supporting young people to engage in policy and decision-making processes. She does freelance consultancy training and research for organisations wanting to work more inclusively.

In this episode, we talk with Ms Hanna Niemi-Hugaerts, Executive Director at TIEKE (the Finnish Information Society Development Centre) about how the organizations were affected by the pandemic restrictions and how digital transformation and online learning could support them in the process.

Interview with Stefan Manevski, Educational Advisor of the Youth Department of the Council of Europe. In this episode we talk about how the Council's of Europe Youth Department is dealing with online learning, the adaptations of some educational activities of the Compass in online format, how the European Youth Work Agenda is implemented and the near future with artificial intelligence.

Interview with Tomek Szopa, the person behind the HOP online learning, about the beginnings of the initiative, perspectives of online learning in European youth programmes, as well as the developments of the platform.

Interview with Noah Geisel on transforming Badge Summit 2020 from residential to online ( www.thebadgesummit.com ). Noah talks about the dynamics they want to build at the conference and how to make the learning process to be interactive and learner-centred. The summit, being previously a residential conference with 200 people, was also a space for meetings and networking. And it still should rema...

Gisele Evrard Markovic speaks about SALTO Training & Cooperation experiences with online learning as well as the importance of digital competences in youth work.

Michele Di Paola is a youth worker and trainer actively involved on European level. It this episode we talk about DIG-IT Up! training course on including digital tools in youth work, that Michele is co-creator. We also discuss current needs in the field as well as qualities of online learning.

Interview with Suvi Tuominen from Verke, the national Centre of Expertise for Digital Youth Work in Finland. By the occasion of meeting in Brussels to discuss competence model of youth workers, Suvi shared with us her reflections on online learning as part of digital youth work and the best possible ways to implement it.

Interview with Michael Kimmig about the paralels between the non-formal and online learning, potential for experiential-selfdirected-intercultural learning and experiences with different e-learning platforms and IT tools.