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Social Learning and Collaboration in School: Learning to Thrive through Play
The LEGO Foundation
  • Start Date: 04 Oct, 2021
  • 3 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Understand how children play to learn, and harness that power to develop their social and collaboration skills in your classroom.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Discover why social interaction is a powerful tool for learning and development


By collaborating, communicating, and understanding other people’s perspectives, children develop a better understanding of their thoughts and feelings as well as critical skills that are essential to success throughout life.


This three-week course from the LEGO Foundation will show you how to harness these social interactions for maximum effect.


Explore how children play to learn and why that’s important


Children have an amazing natural potential to learn about the world through play and learning through play is crucial for children’s positive development.


On this dynamic course, you will explore play-based activities that allow children to engage freely and bond with others, express their feelings, and work together as a team. All these skills are essential for children’s wellbeing, academic achievement, and lifelong learning.


Throughout the course, you’ll see examples that show how children can play to develop collaboration and social learning skills, including belonging, dialogue, and risk-taking.


Harness collaborative and social learning every day


After explaining the importance and effectiveness of learning through play, this course will show you how to bring those activities to your own classroom.


You’ll use social and collaborative learning activities that are easy to apply in group settings, and detailed explanations on how to facilitate them, so that you are well-equipped to develop interaction, dialogue, and the important mental faculties that come with them.


Learn from passionate child development experts


The LEGO Foundation works to change the hearts and minds of those involved in child development so that they really encourage social learning. It is perfectly positioned to show you activities that help children become creative, engaged, and lifelong learners.


This course has been designed for individuals working with children aged 4-12, who want to unlock the many benefits of developing and learning through play.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

The LEGO Foundation

This university is part of the partnership between eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn.

This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.

You may be able to download course materials after enrolling in this course. If not, all of the necessary course materials provided by the course instructor will be available on the provider's course page.
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  • Complete all tests and assignments on my own, unless collaboration on an assignment is explicitly permitted.

  • Maintain only one user account and not let anyone else use my username and/or password.

  • Not engage in any activity that would dishonestly improve my results, or improve or hurt the results of others.

  • Not post answers to problems that are being used to assess student performance.

  • Abide by any and all requirements of the eLearnAfrica Participants as may regard the expectations of civil or academic behavior or of community standards.

VIOLATIONS

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  • Receiving a zero or no credit for an assignment;

  • Having any certificate earned in the course withheld or revoked;

  • Being unenrolled from a course, learning program or degree program; or

  • Termination of your use of the App and/or Site.

  • Additional actions may be taken at the sole discretion of eLearnAfrica and eLearnAfrica course providers. 

No refunds will be issued in the case of any corrective action for such violations.

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Effective Date: September 22, 2016