Ivana Vulić, Ružica Madžarević and Sofija Petrović Workshop presentation from Cross-Border Seminar 2017 in Belgrade

1. Webinars and online
courses as tools in
Career guidance and
guidance for mobility
Ivana Vulić, Ružica Madžarević and Sofija Petrović
Euroguidance Cross-Border Seminar - Guidance 4.0: Innovative Practices for New Skills

2. What are webinars and online
courses?
• Webinar – live internet presentation
• Online course – longer internet presentation,
usually segmented in lessons
– Both are delivered through specialized internet
platforms
– Can combine video materials, presentations
and/or reading materials

3. Advantages of using these tools
• Accessibility
• Enables fast and
simultaneous
communication
• Has a motivational
effect, especially with
youth

4. Steps in planning and designing
webinnars and online courses

5. 1. Get use to webinar or online
course tool
• Research
– Tools within platform
– How many people can tool accommodate
– Is there an option to record the webinar for later
viewing
• Find out how to interactively include
participants (web-streaming audio and video,
chat, forum, rising hand, live feed)

6. 2. Plan the visuals for the
webinar
• Make introductory slide with technical
information
• Provide overview of webinar agenda at the
begining
• Use less text, use illustrations when possible
• Plan more frequent change of slides

7. 3. Promote the
webinar to a
target group
• Create link for online
registration
• Use possibilities of social
network
• Include partners in
promotion

8. Engage additional
support if needed
• Invite and instruct additional speakers
or a support team
– Presenter
– Moderators
– Technical assistants

9. General recommendations
• Carefully plan and design
• Duration - bear in mind audience attention
and motivation
• Prepare different materials – presentation,
reading and visual materials
• Plan interactivity – enable discussion,
exercises etc.
• Schedule a practice session for the webinar

10. Example from Serbia
• Our start point:
• Assessing the needs
– Career practitioners’ needs – CPD programs in
career guidance
– Students needs
• Continuous guidance through out education
• Additional support at transitional periods

11. Example from Serbia (2)
• Online course “Introduction into Career
Guidance in Secondary Schools” – available on
https://www.udemy.com/karijerno-vodjenje/
– Career guidance course for secondary school 6
hours of video materials segmented by topics
– Includes scenarios of practical classroom activities

12. Examples from Serbia
• Webinars for students in transitional periods:
– Final year of primary school entering secondary school
– Final year of secondary school entering university
• Topics:
– Choosing secondary school
– Supporting your child in decision making process (webinar
for parents)
– Steps in choosing university program
– Coping with exam anxiety
– Information about university students’ life
– What if you haven’t entered desired university program?

13. Instruction for group work