Chapter 7

LEARNING WITH DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERTISE LEVELS

Scenario: In adult education center’s photography course there are students with very different backgrounds and expertise. Some of the students have been photographing for years and some are just starting the hobby. In the course they study also photo editing software that some have used and some haven’t. How could the teacher arrange the course so that all the participants would learn something new? How could he make them support each other’s learning? What kind of technologies could he utilize to support the learning in this context?
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Authors: Suvi Tast, Olli-Pekka Laitinen, Julia Haapalahti, Katri Rintasaari, Sibel Ayper Tasdemir, Weilin Wang, Twan Veron Wormeester, Håkon Dale Wågbø, MariaClaudia SolarteVasquez, Merje Meisalu, Maarja-Triin Krabi, Madis Särglepp

Tutor: Terje Väljataga (Tallinn University) e-mail: terjev[at]tlu.e