People learn in different ways.

That is why we do not create off-the-shelf learning programmes. We combine teaching approaches, experience and technology to design learning pathways that fit the target group, the subject and everyday life.

Four elements of Hafelekar learning concepts: designing learning pathways, blended learning, symbol work and purposeful use of AI.
  1. Design learning pathways
  2. Blended Learning
  3. Work with symbols
  4. Use AI purposefully

Connect face-to-face and online learning meaningfully

For us, blended learning means more than putting content online. We combine personal encounters, self-directed learning, exercises and guidance so that learners can work flexibly while staying in contact with others.

Open up new approaches through symbols

Sometimes words are missing — for experiences, wishes or next steps. In symbol work, objects and images make thoughts visible. Particularly in educational and career guidance, this offers a calm, respectful way to explore resources and decisions.

Use AI with educational responsibility

AI can provide orientation, personalise feedback and create new spaces for practice. For us, it remains a tool: designed transparently, grounded in educational purposes and used in a way that preserves human guidance and professional responsibility.

From an idea to a tested learning programme

We develop curricula, digital tools and learning platforms, pilot them with teachers and learners and revise them based on feedback. This turns a method or technology into a learning programme that works in practice.

Selected projects and resources

  • EDU-MENT – competence-based blended learning and digital screening tools for nursing professionals.
  • EJO4Youth – face-to-face training, distance learning and symbol work for career guidance.
  • SymfoS – symbol work for educational and career guidance, developed in a project coordinated by Hafelekar.
  • Guiding Symbols – method transfer, training, digital materials and piloting of symbol work.
  • New-Gen Language Teachers – curriculum, toolkit and MOOC for responsible use of AI in language teaching.
  • EcoLoop and EcoInnovate AI+ – AI, gamification and EduBots in higher education and vocational education and training.
  • Symbol work resources – freely accessible foundations, curricula and working materials.

Would you like to develop a new learning programme or improve an existing format? Together, we clarify the target group, learning objectives and the right combination of personal guidance, digital formats and technology.