HOP CRASH COURSE for trainers and facilitators of online learning

Do you want to create your own online course? This training course will help you to design and implement your online course on SALTO’s HOP Online Learning platform reflecting the quality of online learning in our field of youth work.

AIM

The HOP Crash Course aims at raising the QUALITY in online learning activities within non-formal education in youth field, as well as DISCOVERING the potential of HOP Online Learning platform.

GOALS, so what is in it for you:

• You will get more CONFIDENT to create online courses in various formats (blended and stand-alone online courses with small and big numbers of learners, facilitated and self-paced).

• You will DISCOVER various possibilities to deliver online learning at HOP platform in an engaging, interactive and learner-centred way.

• You will better UNDERSTAND quality in online learning, specifically in the youth work field following principles of non-formal education.

• Finally, you will be able to get in touch and NETWORK with other youth workers, trainers and organisations interested in online learning.

OUTCOME, your take-away:

Besides a vast knowledge and skills on online course creation, you will design and implement a four-week course. This could be a stand-alone online course or the first part of a bigger course. 

PARTICIPANTS PROFILE

• trainers/facilitators,
• youth workers,
• projects managers and coordinators,
• interested in creating online training and learning activities at HOP;
• communicating in English;
• over 18 years old.

TEAM

Facilitators: Nerijus Kriauciunas and Michael Kimmig (both HOP Council members)

Coordinators: Tomasz Szopa (SALTO EECA, HOP platform) and Katerina Akritidi (Hellenic National Agency)

PROCESS, your commitment:

Although the course is stretching through 3 months, there will be only few days and dates when participants will need to be present in online sessions. Most of the time, they will be able to organise their time to commit to the course on their pace. By applying to this course you commit to participate in following online learning process:

• Participation in the online meet-ups and bootcamps (approx. 30 hours in the period of February-May; see details below)

• Participating in selected modules of the online course "HOP! Plan, create and publish your first online course" (estimated time: approx. 1 hour/week for 2 months)

• Creating your own four week online course (approx. 25-30 hours)

Details:

2 February 2026, 16.00-18.00 CET: onboarding meet-up, getting to know each other, introducing to the Crash Course in general and accompanying “Plan, create and publish” in particular, getting familiar with HOP initiative, and practically with the HOP platform.

February-April: learning from the "HOP plan, create, publish" online course.

9 and 16 February 2026 16.00-17.30 CET online: check-in meetings, Mars Mission, reflections on learning and quality in online courses.

3 and 5 March 2026, 13:00-18:00 CET: 2 Days Moodle Bootcamp

17 and 19 March 2026, 13:00-18:00 CET: 2 Days Course Creation Bootcamp

30 March 2026 16.00-17.30 CET online: check-in meeting after the Bootcamps. Mentoring of the participants online courses.

April 2026: test launch of the participants online courses. Spring Specials (aka 4 weeks-testing period).

11 May 2026 16.00 - 18.00 CET: Evaluation and Celebration Meeting 

WHAT THE PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS SPEAK OF THE HOP CRASH COURSE:

By taking part in this course I could not only practically create, develop and publish my first HOP course, but also cooperate with and learn from other trainers and deepen my knowledge about learning theories and approaches. I was provided with a variety of digital tools and to practically try out the options that HOP platform offers. What is more, I felt supported and inspired by facilitators who were always eager to help and motivated me and my project group to progress with our course. If you would like to grow as trainer/facilitator/youth worker in a digital world, thanks to this course you will enjoy it and practically experiment with the HOP possibilities! - Marta Brzezińska-Hubert.