Course description

Course overview and purpose:
Innovative teaching goes beyond simply introducing new technologies into the classroom. It is a reflective and purposeful process of rethinking teaching practices by integrating new methodologies, digital tools, and learner-centered approaches. The goal is to address real classroom challenges in creative and effective ways, enhance student engagement and achievement, and promote inclusion and equity.
This course aims to raise awareness of key innovative methodologies—such as the flipped classroom, co-operative learning, project-based learning (PBL), and inquiry-based learning—while also exploring how digital tools can support and enrich their implementation. Participants will not only understand the differences between these approaches but also learn how to apply them effectively in their own teaching contexts.
Through a combination of hands-on workshops, collaborative activities, and guided discussions, participants will engage in practical tasks such as designing digital lesson plans, creating flipped classroom materials (e.g. short videos or interactive content), developing collaborative online activities, and using digital platforms to support inquiry and project-based work. The course also highlights best practices and examines why certain methodologies are particularly effective in today’s diverse and technology-enhanced classrooms.
Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own teaching practices, identify specific classroom challenges, and explore how innovative and digital approaches can be adapted to meet their learners’ needs. By the end of the course, they will have developed concrete strategies, resources, and lesson plans ready to be implemented.

Learning outcomes:

• Acquire information on the latest teaching methodologies and strategies such as the flipped classroom, co-operative learning, project-based learning, and inquiry-based learning
• Understand the differences between different teaching methods and how digital tools can help you in their implementation
• Develop a wide range of new ideas, strategies and lesson plans based on the new methodologies to use with your students
• Share your opinion about your “classroom problem” and discuss how to use new methodologies in your context with other teachers