e-learning model Challenges of a flexible · M1 General Intro Competence Verification / Needs...

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Stefanie OllenburgFreie Universität Berlin, Institut Futur

Berlin | September 05, 2019 | KIRON meetup

Erasmus+ Knowledge Alliance PROJECT beFOREbecoming future oriented entrepreneurs in universities and companies

Challenges of a flexible e-learning model

PROJECT PARTNERS

ASSOCIATED NETWORKSPoland

Italy

Germany

Spain

1 coordinator (Poland) /1

project-management (Italy)

4 Universities4 Companies

beFORE Project Partners

4 Countries: Poland, Italy, Spain, Germany10 Project Partners+ associated networks

05. Sept 2019KIRON meetup | Project beFORE | FU Berlin Institut Futur | Stefanie Ollenburg 2

Project Approach and Goals

•What competences are needed to become more future-oriented in business, professional or learning environments? (Research & Analysis)

•Who are the target groups and what are their specific needs? (Motivation & Needs)

•How can the competences be conveyed on an open source e-learning platform accessible to the many? (Content & Quality)

Increase Future Literacy among students, entrepreneurs and academics

Integrate Foresight with other academic disciplines

Guide individuals and organisations in advancing their future preparedness


Project Rationales

❑ (WHY1) Higher education institutions are only slowly updating their entrepreneurship education curriculum according to (labor) market needs and global challenges

❑ (WHY2) Higher education and training offer in the field of Futures Studies is not widely and evenly distributed across Europe

❑ (WHY3) Knowledge and good practice exchange between educators of Futures Studies (incl. practitioners) and academics representing other scientific fields is limited

❑ (WHY4) Entrepreneurial skills are less about dealing with future challenges of the future because companies regard human-centered, organizational innovations (e.g. strategic foresight) as time-consuming and less worthy than product and process innovations that are believed to quickly bring profit (= short termism problem)


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Project ObjectiveDevelopment an e-learning platform for the promotion of competences in relation to “Futures Literacy” i.e.: introducing the subject of Foresight / Future Studies incl. prerequisites, fields of application, methods, and the like to the target groups of students, academics, and entrepreneurs.

Terms: FORESIGHT Consultancy and implementation of methods for anticipating future developments

FUTURES LITERACY (FL) Knowledge and ability to act in dealing with the future: Narrative Capacity, Collective Intelligence, Capacity to Reframe


Futures Studies / Futures Cone | Futures Literacy (Miller 2007)

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Capacity to Re-frame

Narrative Capacity

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Imaginable futures

Concepts of the past

The present view of a person, group or organizationbased on cultural or social circumstances, etc.

Different ideas on future developments are categorized as possible, probable, (non-)preferable


WP4 Foresight Advanced Course Content Development

WP2 Needs Analysis Questionnaire

WP5 Pilot Release with Evaluation

WP1 State-of-the-Art Competence Verification

WP3 Foresight Basic Course Content Development

12 competences to become Futures literate (future-oriented)

Course Structure of 4 Basic and 3 Advanced Modules (open source)

WP6 Quality Assessment & Improvement

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Project Design


12 Extracted Competences


Design of Educational Offer and Didactical Concept

Foundation of developing the e-learning platform:•12 competences focusing on Futures Literacy•Target group’s needs analysisContent Development based on •Specific learning objectives answering needs•Expertise of partners •Selection of methods from Futures Studies / Foresight Based on target group’s divergence of needs•Flexible e-learning course structure

• Modules instead of courses but • Lessons and topics interchangeable • Learning path offers


Foresight Basic…

Advanced Foresight …

M5 … in Learning and Practice

M6 … in Research and Studies

M7 … in Management and

Practice

M4 Application, Implementation

M3 Methodology, Terminology

M2 Background, Context

M1 General Intro

Competence Verification / Needs Analysis (WP1 / WP2 )

Pilot Release / Platform

Evaluation (WP5)

Quality Assessment

(WP6)career path, professional development

business developmentprofessional development

research & teaching practice

3 to 4 Lessonsn-Topic


Structure of a module

Content

Subdivision

Thematic summary

Module 1

Lesson 1.1

Topic 1.1.1

Topic 1.1.2

Lesson 1.2

Topic 1.2.1

Topic 1.2.2


Basic and Advanced Course: Subject Matter of the Modules

• An overview of the subject matter including the perspective of the personal images of the future

M1 General Intro

• Reasons of relevance of Futures Studies / Foresight and fundamental knowledge


• Methods and approaches to work with the uncertainties as well as the abstract idea of future


• Communication of results and a catalyst for the processes of change


•Usability for business / organizational environments and in management

M7 … in Management and Practice

•Applicability within other disciplines for research and education

M6 … in Research and

Studies

•Usability for the career path, acquisition of future-oriented skills for the labour market

M5 … in Learning and

Practice


Modular setup for high flexibility • e-Learning platform consisting of

• Modules, lessons and topics• Knowledge transfer via presentations

with text, images, videos etc.• Potentials

• High flexibility• Own pace of learning • Learning according to

personal interest• Application option

e.g. in blended learning• Prerequisites

• Autodidactic skills • Intrinsic Motivation• English-language skills

Foresight Basic…

Advanced Foresight …

M5 … in Learning and Practice

M6 … in Research and Studies

M7 … in Management and

Practice




M1 General Intro

3 to 4 Lessonsn-Topic


beFORE e-Learning Platform – fundamentalsOpen access platform

• WordPress Platform with LearnDash-Plug-in• Open source / creative commons

• No fees• No registration required

Flexible setup and exploitation• Modules with subdivision into Lessons & Topics• Personal adaptation of learning content possible:

• Lessons with topics can be arranged and done according to personal interest Note: for advanced topics, basic knowledge is required!

• English as language of instruction (level approx. B1)• Usability for blended learning settings

No Support• Platform without facilitation • Forum outside e.g. LinkedIn Group• documentation through personal

learning diary

No Certification• Simple multiple choice quizzes • Questions to reflect part of content• No examination (only “attendance certification”)


Challenges of the beFORE platform:

Follow-up questions

• How can we motivate our target groups to take advantage of the flexible course offer?

• How can we help them find a learning path that is right for them to become Futures literate?

Questions to develop the platform

• How can an assessment of knowledge acquired (& to become Futures literate) become possible within a flexible e-learning model?


Thank You!


For more information contact:

Stefanie Ollenburg [email protected]

or visit the beFORE website futureoriented.eu

mailto:[email protected]

The six basic futures questions

1. What do you think the future will be like? What is your prediction?

2. Which future are you afraid of?

3. What are the hidden assumptions of your predicted future?

4. What are some alternatives to your predicted or feared future? If you change some of your assumptions, what alternatives emerge?

5. What is your preferred future? Which future do you wish to become reality for yourself or your organization?

6. And finally, how might you get there?

(Inayatullah 2008)


Project Objectives

MOTIVATIONNeed for a better orientation in a time of rapid change, technological disruption, turbulence and volatile markets.

What competences do we need in order to be able to deal with uncertainties in our working or study environment and to act in a more future-oriented manner?

Increasing Futures Literacy among students, entrepreneurs and academics

Integration of Foresight into other academic disciplines

To help individuals and organizations improve their future orientation.


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