Curating Personalised Learning Paths with  Online Platforms – with Roger Hubmann

Curating Personalised Learning Paths with Online Platforms – with Roger Hubmann

Author: TESOL Pop September 10, 2024 Duration: 14:57

Roger Hubmann, founder of Happy Students, talks about the evolving role of online learning platforms in language education. Roger shares how modern platforms can create dynamic, engaging, and personalised learning paths for students. He discusses the shift towards using digital tools to support pre and post-class activity, ensuring deeper learning engagement outside the classroom.


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KEY TALKING POINTS


Evolution of Online Learning

Roger explains how platforms have evolved from static libraries to tools that support personalised and interactive learning paths. Online learning platforms can act as a digital frame that fosters communication and collaboration between learners and teachers.


A Practical Case Study

Medicus Linguae is a great example of how mobile technology and learning platforms can interlink. In the case of Happy Students, the smartphone-compatible platform enables students to upload audio and video assignments, thus increasing their opportunities to develop their skills outside the live class hours.


A Time-Saving Solution

Online or blended learning experiences can save time so that teachers and learners can focus more on meaningful live interactions. Roger also points out how AI tools can assist in creating teaching materials to support teachers in moving to an online or blended teaching model.


ABOUT

Roger Hubmann, Founder of Happy Students, is passionate about creating engaging digital learning interactions and developing digital ecosystems with experts and their knowledge. 

With a background in economics, he has extensive experience in digital engagement, product development, and startup developments in virtual worlds and eCommerce. He’s Zurich-based, has lived over a decade in Spain, Berlin, and the UK. Roger believes that the education sector is undergoing similar digital transformations as banking and commerce, where innovation through digital means is key to differentiation.


REFERENCES

  1. Happy Students. State-of-the-art learning software
  2. Medicus Linguae. German language training for nursing and health professionals.
  3. OpenAI. For the latest updates about ChatGPT, DALL-E and more.


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CREDITS

Producer Laura Wilkes

Editor Haven Tsang

Thanks to our special guest, Roger Hubmann.


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