Innovative DIGItal skills & teaching methods 4 eFfectIve health educaTion in Lebanon & Syria Erasmus Project

Project Title

Innovative DIGItal skills & teaching methods 4 eFfectIve health educaTion in Lebanon & Syria

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

A survey distributed to health academics from Lebanese & Syrian partner universities indicate:1- Lack of digital skills among health educators combined with limited use of ICT in HE especially in Syrian universities with no digital plateform in all partner universities,2-Limited use of innovative T&L methods with widespread use of old T&L approaches with no or limited use of modern pedagogic methods especially in theoritical classes,3- limited online & blended learning in health disciplines.The logical consequances of those facts are:1- future doctors & pharmacist & health professionals are digital illterate,2. low level of engagement & understanding of taught materials & declining in attendence rates among health as lectures become boring & not interactive.3. Disadvantages groups such as refugees & Internally Displaced People (IDPs) are not following programs in health disciplines which results in important & most vulnerable segment of the society prevented from health education(HE) especially that other initiatives (such as Kiron) do no offer oppurtunities to follow programs in health disciplines. DIGIFIT aims at promoting excellence, creative & innovative digital T&L approaches through advanced ICT solutions to improve quality of HE to prepare a well-qualified graduates who are able to adapt to changing healthcare environment, meet societal expectations & sustain healthy environment in LB & SY.The main output of DIGIFIT is the establishment of 2 centers for innovative T&L in HE(one in LB & one in SY) that will serve as hubs for training health educators on novel digital skills & interactive T&L methods in addition to developing e-modules that exploit digital revolution. Those centers will enhance regional collaboration through sharing e-materials, teaching experience & best T&L practices. They will develop e-materials that stimulate critical thinking & imagination & make concepts easier to teach & understand achieving greater student focus & higher retention.

Project Website

http://digihealth-eu.aiu.edu.sy/home

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 998418 Eur

Project Coordinator

LINNEUNIVERSITETET & Country: SE

Project Partners

• ARAB INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
• DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY
• DIPLOMAX
• BEIRUT ARAB UNIVERSITY
• MODERN UNIVERSITY FOR BUSINESS AND SCIENCE
• UNIVERSITY OF HAMA
• UNIVERSITE LIBANAISE