Certificate course for people in crisis regions “Learning Facilitator”
Degree
Certificate
Semester fee
78
Euro
Start of the program
Winter and summer semester
Standard length of the program
1
Semester
Place of study
Online-courses & face-to-face supervision and support
Part-time studies possible
No
In a combination of online courses and face-to-face supervision and support in the region, young people with fewer opportunities from poor areas, social hotspots and crisis regions, who would otherwise be excluded from higher education, complete professional development training to become learning facilitators.
The program, which has a highly interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary character and is tailored to the participants’ needs, provides students with basic knowledge and skills to professionally accompany their learners in learning and personal development processes.
The program in detail
Contents
The six-month “Learning Facilitator” course is a blended learning event and offers the ideal combination of collaborative learning in the “Community Learning Centers” and flexible and effective e-learning.
Here is a brief insight into the curriculum:
Learning support as a professional skill – the thematic focus
- Roles and core tasks of a learning facilitator
- Formal, non-formal and informal education
- Educational needs and requirements of local communities
- Educational technologies and media as possible solutions to educational needs and demands
- Codes of conduct
- Rights of learners and standards of protection of children’s rights
Planning learning and teaching processes (basic educational skills)
- Planning a curriculum
- Formulating learning objectives
- Formative function of performance assessments
- Summative function of performance assessments
Teaching and learning strategies
- Active and cooperative learning
- Critical thinking
- Memorization and understanding
“Learner diversity” as a focus area in participants
- Learning strengths and challenges
- Cross-cultural learning
- Learning and gender
- Inclusion
Learning environment
- Learning at school and in classrooms
- Learning in municipal learning centers
- Online learning
- Learning in workplace environments
- Meaningful learning
Internship
Practical experience gathered during a two-month internship.
Collaboration partners
Jesuit Worldwide Learning (JWL)
Jesuit Worldwide Learning (JWL) is a global Jesuit educational network that began in 2010 as Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins (JC:HEM) and has organized online study programs for refugees and others on the margins of society. JWL offers higher education to young women and men with fewer opportunities from poor areas, social hotspots and crisis regions, who would otherwise be excluded from education, participation and personal growth entirely. Thus, it provides them with a new perspective and hope for a better life for themselves and others.
Seitwerk
As an owner-managed company, Seitwerk has been offering the entire spectrum of new media since 2004. Seitwerk specialists deliver everything from conceptualization to design and realization from a single source. They advise, analyze, design, program, create animations, produce sound and video sequences in their own studio and much more.
The internet agency with many years of experience in the e-learning sector offers the demand-oriented, content-related adaptation as well as the didactic design of the course content, the multimedia production of the learning content and the provision of the course content for use on a learning platform.
The long-standing collaboration in the production of e-learning courses between JWL and Seitwerk GmbH ensures high-quality course production and continuing further development of the courses.
Practical connection
Course participants also put what they have learned into practice right away.
Well-equipped with many different theoretical methods and a teaching concept based on these methods, they support children, young people and adults in their learning processes in the camps and/or in their home villages and districts during a two-month internship in their new role as learning facilitators. They show their students how to use helpful learning strategies and develop their own skills.
Career possibilities and professional fields
Career prospects
After successful completion of the course, graduates take on supporting roles in the field of education as teachers, lecturers, tutors and mentors at various organizations and educational institutions in their countries, becoming education multipliers and thus also contributing to the achievement of the United Nations Global Sustainable Development Goals, because education is of course essential for the success of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
What students say about the program
"Online learning used to be absolutely new to me. I started this course with great concerns, I had no idea how to gain knowledge in this learning format that was entirely unknown to me. Now I am completely blown away by how well designed and coordinated the program is. Learning is so much fun."
"Online learning used to be absolutely new to me. I started this course with great concerns, I had no idea how to gain knowledge in this learning format that was entirely unknown to me. Now I am completely blown away by how well designed and coordinated the program is. Learning is so much fun."
“I am a victim of teacher-centered learning, where teachers dictate learning while students passively listen and observe.
However, there is also a concept called learner-centered education. In my country, it is difficult to get informed about it appropriately, though. The “Learning Facilitator” course is completely…“I am a victim of teacher-centered learning, where teachers dictate learning while students passively listen and observe.
However, there is also a concept called learner-centered education. In my country, it is difficult to get informed about it appropriately, though. The “Learning Facilitator” course is completely learner-centered. For me, this course is like a source of water for a person who finds it to satisfy their thirst because I always look forward to setting up a classroom where the learner can play the active role in the learning process. Now I am trying to motivate all my work colleagues to join the “Learning Facilitator” course because I know from my own experience what discoveries you make for yourself in this course and valuable learning experiences you gain from it."
The KU
The KU has two campuses: Eichstätt and Ingolstadt. Seven faculties are located in Eichstätt. The Ingolstadt School of Management (WFI) and MIDS (Institute of Applied Mathematics, Machine Learning and Data Science) are located on our Ingolstadt campus.
This degree program is taught on our Eichstätt campus.
Studying in Eichstätt
Study location
The district of Eichstätt and the city of Ingolstadt are located in the heart of Bavaria. This central location also means that the KU is easy to reach. Eichstätt impresses with its unique combination of baroque architecture, modern amenities and the picturesque nature of the Altmühltal natural park.
Campus
Short distances and lavish green spaces characterize the KU campus in Eichstätt. The KU is a campus University with modern facilities. The buildings on campus are located close to the Eichstätt old town.
More than just a degree
Studying at the KU not only provides you with the specialist knowledge you need, but also aims to open up real future prospects for its students. We want to support our students in finding their own personal path to their individual dream future! The question is not "What career do I want to pursue?", but rather "Who do I want to be?"
Advisory Service
Some offers and study conditions are different for international students – our International Office is happy to provide help and support. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our team. We are happy to accompany you on your way to the KU and hope that we can welcome you in person soon!
International Office
Building
Domplatz 8
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Room: DP8-203 | Campus Eichstätt
Subject Advisor
Dr.
Marina
Tsoi
Project and degree program coordinator JWL
Building
Ulmer Hof
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Room: UH-109
Application
Requirements
General university entrance qualification (Allgemeine Hochschulreife)
Age: 18 years and older
Age: 18 years and older
Language requirements
English B1
Admission restriction
Yes
Selection procedure
Yes