The hermmes learning journeys

What to expect?

The starting point of each of the courses is the situation the learner is facing at the moment they start the course. Questions and reflection tasks invite a close connection between input of background knowledge and the participant’s personal and professional reality.

Information in this training is provided in various media formats, such as texts, audio files, images, and video interviews. Practice examples shared by teachers and parents who accompany, live, or work with children at home, in kindergartens, and in schools add a more practical layer to the holistic experience. Observational tasks invite parents, educators, and teachers to apply what they have read/watched to their own field of practice, thereby helping to bridge the gap between knowing and doing, thus fostering a transformative learning process.

The HERMMES online learning journeys are designed in a way that they can be worked on individually in a self-directed, asynchronous way, which offers a maximum of flexibility. However, the material and tasks can also be used for a synchronous learning experience of a group of learners, e.g., a group of teachers and educators together with the parents of the children they care for, a group of colleagues, or even a whole college of teachers who want to engage together in pedagogical professional development. To deepen the professional development, the course material includes tools for peer-learning as well as for practice research.