Building the capacity of Adult Education Trainers to comply with the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu) –DigitA Erasmus Project

Project Title

Building the capacity of Adult Education Trainers to comply with the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu) –DigitA

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 : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Pedagogy and didactics; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

The teaching professions face rapidly changing demands, which require a new, broader and more sophisticated set of competences than before. The ubiquity of digital devices and applications, in particular, requires educators to develop their digital competence and pedagogical skills. The European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu) is a scientifically sound framework describing what it means for educators to be digitally competent and adequately informed about the use and application of digital technologies. It provides a general reference frame to support the further development of EU educators’ specific digital competences and utilities. In this context the DigitA will equip adult education trainers with the skills and the competencies to mainstream the DigCompEdu in their training activities.
More specifically the project DigitA aims at:
a) Extending and developing the competences of adult education trainers and other personnel who support adult learners in diverse sectors and activities, based on the EC’s Digital Competencies Framework
b) Developing mechanisms to monitor the effectiveness of adult learning policies or to track the progress of adult learners in specific areas like the articulation of knowledge and information in digital environments.
c) Promote innovative pedagogies and methods for teaching, learning and assessment that support educators and learners to use digital technologies in creative, collaborative and efficient ways.
d) To strengthen adult education trainers’ awareness on the responsible use of digital technologies.
The DigitA training package will be provided in a full digital format based on eLearning and gamification pedagogies, work-based learning, case studies, and collaboration. DigitA will be composed of 4 online training modules covering the DigiCompEdu pedagogical approaches and skills developemtn. The DigitA and its training accredited partners will secure the recognition of skills and qualifications of DigitA adult trainers based on the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), EQAVET and the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET).
The activities conducted are in the context of the following methodology:
• Preliminary Research on current digital technologies and networking environments
• Scientific research and production, digital technologies and pedagogical practices
• Digital tools and innovative approaches on digital competence models
• Evaluation and incorporation
• Dissemination and sustainability
There have been developed in three main categories and with subsequent categories the results as follows:
a) Preparatory/Foundation category, with the preliminary review & research on the existing situation and the variables concerning a methodological approach on existing digital competence models
b) Development, incorporation & sustainability category including the DigitA curriculum, Handbook, e-learning courses, suggestive digital competence models
c) Dissemination activities entailing a book, web-based actions, info days, workshops, conference
DigitA encompasses the Europe 2020 priorities addressing in various ways all the seven policy flagships of EU, under the emphasis of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and the Agenda for new skills and jobs. Moreover it builds its overall approach on the EC communication “Rethinking Education: Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes” while it supports the “European Cooperation in Vocational Education and Training”.
The participants are adult trainers along with professional stakeholders and practitioners, digital networking collaborators and developers, community center personel, public and private bodies, administrations, governmental services, software designing companies, any interested parties; additionally, in certain events will take part adult associations and individual trainers, as the end-users and the population groups who are expected to be benefited through the project DigitA. The estimated number of participants is approximately 2000.

Project Website

http://digitaleducation.tdm2000.org/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 269406 Eur

Project Coordinator

TDM 2000 & Country: IT

Project Partners

• CSI CENTER FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION LTD
• CLAVIS sprog & kompetence
• SC MIXT SOURCE MANAGEMENT SRL
• WESTERN BALKANS INSTITUTE UDRUZENJE
• ASOCIACION CAMINOS – ASOCIACION PARA EL INTERCAMBIO EDUCACION Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
• OLYMPIAKI EPAIDEFTIKI KAI SYMVOULEFTIKI EPE
• UMBRIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE