Postbac orientation: Essec uses the Didask eLearning platform to support high school students

What was your challenge?

Orientation, and the Parcoursup procedure in particular, are often anxiety-provoking for young people, who are afraid of making mistakes and making the wrong choices. This sometimes results in a certain inertia... We wanted to help young people better understand the key messages of the videos we produced as part of one of our equal opportunities programs (Find Tavoie) and encourage them to get started on their choice of studies... all via a 100% online system.

What system did you put in place?

We use Didask to support high school students in Terminale, regardless of their field, in their orientation process. The educational facilitator embedded in the solution helped us to better identify the mistakes most often made by young people when dealing with the question of their choice of studies, and to divide our content into small learning units, which was a real plus.

Starting from there, we were able to create fun and interactive simulation exercises, which allow young people to de-focus and understand these subjects while ignoring their stress. This method has proven to be very relevant in promoting the appropriation of concepts, such as “The 5 pitfalls to avoid in order to find your way around”. Rather than reading an enumeration, young people learn them by trial and error, and it is much more effective.

Micro-challenges, which conclude each case, encourage young people to get in motion and become actors in their orientation.

What assessment do you draw?

Didask is a relevant, fun and interactive tool. It is an e-learning solution that requires entering into its logic, but with great adaptability to our needs. The modules created and deployed have really allowed us to strengthen the use of TrouvetAvoie videos, by supporting young people in understanding and appropriating the key messages of existing videos.