One step ahead: effective teaching and mentoring strategies

Hints for those who want to go further.

• Promote learning by experience (doing)
• Dedicate time to get to know the learners (expectations, interests, needs, …)
• Avoid reasoning activities that require logical analysis and abstract concepts
• Make available information already selected
• Opting for non-formal and participatory education methodologies
• Have solid theoretical knowledge
• Involve people as much as possible in the planning and learning process
• Provide teaching materials that allow the learner to be the manager of the process (learn where and when they want)
• Have small groups of classes (3-4 people)
• One learner per computer/device
• Start with games and playful activities
• Using seniors’ life experiences
• Starting from contextualized situations
• To use music and art as a means/complementary in the transmission of knowledge and materials

Be patient and kind! 🙂