HOP online learning

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.

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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.


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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.

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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.

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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 in person are the strong points of the programme. It is also interesting to hear how they manage to offer attractive and engaging learning via different Moodle functionalities. Moreover, there are plenty of great tips for beginners in Moodle based online learning (that HOP also makes use of).

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.