Digitally Competent Educators - Development, Piloting and Evaluation of a European Short Learning Programme for Educators (2019-2021)

Duration

01.01.2019 – 31.12.2020, extended till May 2021

Digitally Competent Educators – ongoing course consisting of 3 modules: module 1, module 2, module 3. Starting times in spring and autumn.

Principal/Sponsor

EADTU/Erasmus +

Abstract

The E-SLP Digitally Competent Educators aims to develop and foster educator’s digital pedagogic competence in teaching and learning in all levels of education. The European Short Learning Programme (E-SLP) is a project about Short Learning Programmes (SLPs) on a European level for continuous professional development and lifelong learning, which consist of courses with a common subject focussing on specific needs in society. The E-SLP can be completed with a certificate and also be part of larger degrees. This project is about developing, piloting and evaluating an E-SLP in cooperation with the Open University of Jyväskylä (Finland) (lead), Universidade Aberta (Portugal) und Anadolu Universitesi (Turkey). The central framework for this E-SLP constitutes the Digital Competence Framework for Educators (DigCompEdu), published by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission.

Digitally Competent Educators comprises three 5 ECTS modules at different competence levels with a duration of eight weeks each:

1. Introduction to digital competences for educators

Using digital technologies for communication, collaboration and professional development, to enhance inclusion, personalization and learners active engagement.

Proficiency level: From Newcomer to Explorer.

2. Teaching and learning with digital resources

Managing and orchestrating the use of digital technologies in teaching and learning including sourcing, creating and sharing digital resources.

Proficiency level: From Explorer to Integrator.

3. Facilitating and assessing learners’ digital competencies

Using digital technologies and strategies to enhance assessment by enabling learners creatively and responsibly to use of digital technologies for information, communication, content creation, well-being and problem solving.

Proficiency level: From Integrator to Expert.

The international pilot starts in January 2020 and the E-SLP is will be embedded as an international elective module in the master e-Education by winter term 2020.

Stakeholders

  • FernUniversität in Hagen
    • Project management: Prof. Dr. Eva Cendon
    • Project employee: Magda Zarebski, Research Associate
    • International Coordinator: Dr. Ingrid Thaler
  • Open University of Jyväskylä
    • Overall management: Dr. Virpi Uotinen
    • Project employee: Dr. Leena Hiltunen
    • International Coordinator: Päivi Kananen
  • Anadolu Universitesi
    • Project management: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Firat
    • Project employee: Aysun Günes, Lecturer
  • Universidade Aberta
    • Project management: Prof. Dr. Glória Bastos
    • Project employee: Prof. Dr. Lúcia Amante
    • Project employee: Prof. Dr. Isolina Oliveira

Further information

Findings/Publications

  • Cendon, Eva (2022). International und virtuell: Digitale Kompetenz für Lehrende im europäischen Kontext. In M. Bravo Granström, I. Koppel, & J. Stratmann (Hrsg.), Digitale Transformation in der wissenschaftlichen Weiterbildung, S. 45–56. (Einblicke in Wissenschaft und Praxis, 8) Bielefeld: wbv. https://doi.org/10.3278/9783763972883 (in German)

  • Cendon, Eva & Zarebski, Magda (2022). Digitally Competent Educators joining international classrooms. A students´ perspective. In S. Bedenlier & V. I. Marin (Hrsg.), International Academic Mobility in a (Post) COVID 19 World. Conference Proceedings, S. 14–25. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6610827

  • Cendon, Eva & Zarebski, Magda (2021). Digitally Competent Educators joining international classrooms. A students´ perspective. Vortrag am 17.06.2021 bei der Online Konferenz International Academic Mobility in a (Post) COVID 19 World [Video] https://intmobility-conference.de/videos/

  • Bastos, Gloria; Cendon, Eva; Firat, Mehmet; Juutinen, Sanna; Kananen, Päivi; Uotinen, Virpi & Zarebski, Magda (2021): Lessons learned from Creation of Digitally Competent Educators SLP [to be published]. In George Urbachs (Ed.) The Envisioning Report for Empowering Universities. Maastricht, NL: EADTU.

  • Hiltunen, Leena; Kananen, Päivi; Uotinen, Virpi; Cendon, Eva; Zarebski, Magda; Bastos, Gloria & Günes, Aysun (2019). Boosting Educators‘ Digital Competences. World Conference on Online Learning (ICDE). Dublin, Ireland. Online available on: https://wcol2019.ie/digital-posters/

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