Stories on how our design principles helped us build better learning experiences that can be used in both onsite and online set-ups
Overview
28 February 2023 | 2 min and 15s
From abruptly changing to a digital set-up, offices and schools are now switching back to “normal.” The question is: What if we didn’t go back to normal and instead found a better way forward?
For the fourth season of Habi Hour, we take a deep dive at our design principles, and the practices we’ve done during the pandemic that helped us in building better learning experiences now that we transition into the new normal.
Transcript
Gerson: Hi there, Gerson here from Habi Education Lab. So a few days ago, I started to teach in-person classes again. Here’s what my classroom sounded like.
[Classroom sounds, voices of students]
Gerson: It felt so great to hear my students thinking and engaging and being active, and laughing.
Just like me, more and more people are moving back to in-person gatherings. Schools are bustling with students and teachers, workplaces are doing face-to-face trainings, and hotels and convention centers are booked with events again. A lot of people are excited to “go back to normal”.
But wait – what if we don’t want to go back to normal?
You see, when we transitioned to remote learning, we exposed a lot of invisible problems: Exclusion. Communication gaps. Impersonal learning experiences. Overloaded and irrelevant content. Loneliness. Inhumane practices. What if we didn’t go back to normal and instead found a better way forward?
[light music]
Gerson: In this season of Habi Hour, key lessons from the pandemic about good teaching and learning. Each episode we’ll dive deep into a design principle. Describing what learning experiences should be: Clear, or Malinaw.
Kaye: The truth is what’s clear to me isn’t necessarily clear to another person.
Gerson: Inclusive, or Kasya Lahat.
Jichelle: I don’t want the children to feel out of place when they see the videos. I want them to feel that they belong and they are seen.
Gerson: Human, or Makatao
Bianca: We focus on each other’s growth as professionals and as people. As opposed to just thinking about outputs and numbers.
Gerson: And Inspiring, or Nagsusulong.
Chess: There was laughter in the room for a good 30 seconds and constant nodding from everyone.
Gerson: Ready to redesign learning? Let’s go! Welcome to Habi Hour Season 4.
