{"id":3337,"date":"2025-01-23T10:33:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T09:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/?p=3337"},"modified":"2025-01-23T10:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T09:33:12","slug":"magistere-gets-a-makeover-to-optimize-training-in-the-french-national-education-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ludomag.com\/en\/2025\/01\/23\/magistere-gets-a-makeover-to-optimize-training-in-the-french-national-education-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Magist\u00e8re Gets a Makeover to Optimize Training in the French National Education System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Interview with J\u00e9r\u00f4me Payen<\/em>, coordinator of the Magist\u00e8re system at the Directorate of Digital Education. We had the pleasure of speaking with him during the Educatech Expo held at Paris Porte de Versailles from November 13 to 15.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After 11 years, Magist\u00e8re is evolving to provide a better, more optimized training experience, tailored to today\u2019s constraints and uses\u2014whether in terms of ergonomics, distance learning, or interactivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Goals of the Redesign: More Interactivity and Speed!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Why was a change necessary?<\/strong> Several reasons, as J\u00e9r\u00f4me Payen explains in the introduction. Whether it\u2019s to improve the platform\u2019s ergonomics, aesthetics, or interactivity, users agreed that a comprehensive \u201crefresh\u201d was essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo enhance engagement in training, interactivity is a must,\u201d reports J\u00e9r\u00f4me Payen, summarizing feedback from trainers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another major demand was for a faster Magist\u00e8re. \u201cWe had to completely overhaul the platform\u2019s technical architecture,\u201d explains Payen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Major Innovation: Splitting Magist\u00e8re in Two<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The revamped platform will focus on hosting training sessions. \u201cIt\u2019s important to know that 70% of Magist\u00e8re\u2019s usage is in a hybrid format within regional continuing education academies,\u201d Payen highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each trainer works with around 20 trainees, delivering hybrid training that alternates between in-person and distance learning (both synchronous and asynchronous).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Splitting Magist\u00e8re to Isolate the Design Process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll design-related aspects will move to a new platform called \u2018The Designers\u2019 Network.\u2019 It will be simpler, clearer, and more effective to have a separate platform,\u201d Payen explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On this Designers\u2019 Network, team collaboration will be easier, and new tools will be available to aid in designing and scripting new training programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interactivity and Modular Activities on the New Magist\u00e8re<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve added numerous interactive activities, such as word clouds and interactive quizzes, to engage participants,\u201d says Payen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flagship feature of the new Magist\u00e8re is the \u201cmodule\u201d activity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This module allows trainers, with a single click, to integrate existing training courses available in the open-access catalog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA trainer can create a custom training program, plan their in-person sessions, and, when needed, incorporate a one-hour distance training session from the open-access catalog\u2014and so on,\u201d Payen elaborates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the module activity, trainers can design entire scripted training programs using resources from the open-access catalog. The process is now technically straightforward, unlike with the previous version of the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Magist\u00e8re Platform<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Magist\u00e8re is the hybrid and distance learning platform of the French National Education System. \u201cIts purpose is to train all staff\u20141.2 million people, including 860,000 teachers,\u201d notes Payen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, over 490,000 individuals participated in at least one training session on Magist\u00e8re. Of these, 47% were secondary school teachers, and 37% were primary school teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The volume of training sessions, already significant, is expected to increase further as regional training academies continue to rely on this system to expand hybrid learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know that hybrid training is essential since teachers need to spend more time in the classroom with their students,\u201d Payen emphasizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using a platform like Magist\u00e8re allows in-person sessions to be reserved for when they are most effective, while everything else can be handled remotely. \u201cThis will help optimize training,\u201d concludes J\u00e9r\u00f4me Payen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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