A tour in the educational context is used as a mechanism to engage and incite interest in a subject outside of the classroom. The tour allows to visit other countries or cities, places of culture, museums. Activities performed within tours when supported with other educational forms (e.g. exhibits, discussions, stories) stimulate the cognitive process.
Acronym
Tr
Edition
1
Number
77
Production effort
6
Production time
5
Learning power
7
Engagement
7
Difficulty of use
5
self-learning
Yes
with peers
Yes
sync
Yes
async
No
formal
Yes
informal
Yes
Analysis
No
Awareness
Yes
Knowledge
Yes
Skills
No
Attitudes
Yes
Implementation
No
Measurement
No
Worth to know
- The tour serves motivational and integrating functions for the participants. Spending time together actively outside of a formal setting builds the team, allows the discovery of participants' talents and strengths, defines roles in which they feel comfortable, and aids in planning future task assignments.
- The trip enables multidirectional learning, which is not only about discovering and assimilating but also about experiencing and acting, leading to a visible consolidation of the acquired knowledge.
- In the environment of digital applications, the name Tour often refers to a walkthrough of the most important features and typical actions.
- The Tour is often a metaphor for learning. Common terms used with it include compass, map, or travel goal.