Distance learning is a way of teaching and learning where students and teachers are separated by time or space, do not meet in a classroom, and use the Internet or alternate means of sharing course materials and communicating. It can refer to any sort of teaching that is done outside a traditional classroom, including paper-based correspondence courses or technology-supported elearning, like this course in DD Courses. It includes courses where a teacher is there to support students, and also courses students work through on their own without a dedicated instructor. Since the Internet is the most common way to offer distance learning, we will refer to technology-based systems for the most part, but the content we cover here is applicable for other distance learning choices as well.
Education
Basic Trauma Training - Group Applications
Trauma is the impact on a person of a distressing or disturbing experience, which can include both emotional and physical symptoms that affect a person’s day to day life in different ways. This course is an introduction to basic trauma, and the use of group methods, as a treatment option. It consists of five modules, and begins by introducing students to the basics of trauma in human beings including its causes, types and symptoms. Students are then oriented to group counselling as a method for supporting those who experience trauma before learning and practicing group facilitation skills themselves. This is complemented with an introduction to trauma management strategies and overview of key principles needed for effective group facilitation. By the end of the course, participants will have basic knowledge of the causes and consequences of trauma in humans, and will learn how facilitated groups support individuals with trauma to move past their trauma. This course is useful for anyone who works with individuals who have experienced trauma, want a deeper understanding of trauma, and want to gain exposure to a practical and accessible group method of mitigating the impacts of trauma.
Moodle Basics: Creating Courses
DD Courses and Moodle Basics is an introductory class for instructors who wish to host their courses with Darakht-e Danesh Academi. The purpose of this class is to help instructors create and set up their own course from start to finish on the DD Courses site. Lessons will cover everything from what a Learning Management System is, to creating an interactive course for students where instructors can compliment their own learning content with added videos, quizzes and more.
School Leaders Improving Inclusive Education Practices
This course contains eight sections. It provides resources and an action guide to support Afghan school leaders in improving inclusive education practices. Each section should take about 4 to 5 hours to complete, spread over no more than two weeks. This course is a resource to support you and peer school leaders in networked improvement communities to work together to explore inclusion issues in schools.
Gender-Based Analysis in Education
This course has been designed for educational leaders in Afghanistan, both women and men, who want to play a role in making sure that every girl and boy has a rich and full educational experience, and reaches their full potential. This material is relevant
to the faculty, staff and management of teacher training colleges and others involved in the professional preparation and development of teachers, to teachers themselves, to organizations working in the education sector in Afghanistan, and to anyone
who wishes to serve as an advocate for gender equity in the education system. We begin by giving you the basic conceptual tools to understand gender analysis and its utility in education. In the second unit, we introduce you to the key tools used
in gender analysis, before moving on to guiding you through the application of these tools in the third unit. The final unit is all about what you do with the results of a gender analysis, and is aimed at equipping you to be ready to take action and
make a difference as a knowledgeable, empowered advocate for gender equity in education.
Basic Introduction to Trauma
Trauma is the impact on a person of a distressing or disturbing experience, which can include both emotional and physical symptoms that affect a person’s day to day life in different ways. This course is an introduction to basic trauma. It introduces
participants to the basics of trauma in human beings, including its causes, types and symptoms, including a study of trauma from war. By the end of the course, participants will have basic knowledge of the causes and consequences of trauma in humans.
This course is useful for anyone who has experienced trauma, who has family or friends who have experienced trauma, or who works with individuals who have experienced trauma.