Maximising the opportunities presented by digital technologies in numeracy teaching Erasmus Project

Project Title

Maximising the opportunities presented by digital technologies in numeracy teaching

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 vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Pedagogy and didactics

Project Summary

Maximising the opportunities presented by digital technologies in numeracy teaching is a 2-year project under Key Objective 2 of the Erasmus+ programme. At our first meeting we decided on a shorter working title for the project, we did not change the name officially but refer to the project for ease as “DigiMaths” and use the full title where required.

The project built, in part, on the work of the Leonardo project (2011-2013): Best practice in mathematics education in the vocational classroom . It sought to be cross-sectoral in nature and to facilitate learning across sectors in the different partners’ countries.

Project aims:

The project’s overarching aims were to:

• identify and share, across educational sectors, the value of integrating digital technologies into numeracy teaching in VET, adult education, higher education and schools
• provide opportunities (during the project and afterwards through produced materials) for educators to use digital technologies to maximise the impact of learning and teaching in numeracy

Project outputs/activities:

During the project’s lifetime we:

• carried out a literature review of international research into effective use of digital technologies in the teaching of numeracy – to establish if it can be used effectively, and if so, how it should be used
• undertook a multi-country survey to identify current practice in the use of digital technologies to teach numeracy
• carried out study visits in partners’ countries to observe and record effective practice in the use of digital technologies to teach numeracy and maths
• produced a project report on effective practice in using digital technologies to teach maths and numeracy
• produced guidance for teachers on effective practice in using digital technologies to teach maths and numeracy
• produce resources for teaching maths and numeracy using digital technologies
• produce a training session for teachers of maths and numeracy on how to use digital technologies in teaching and learning, including the use of the resources we have produced.

Project outcomes:

We were working towards the following outcomes:

• have increased European educators’ knowledge and understanding about the potential value of using digital technologies in post-16 numeracy teaching and learning
• have increased knowledge and understanding of the different sectors of education in our own and each other’s countries
• have improved numeracy teaching and learning for learners, across sectors, as a result of our increased knowledge, skills and understanding in teaching using digital technologies

Partners:

The following organisations will participate in the project:

Ireland: Trinity College Dublin
UK: Learning Link Scotland and LTA Solutions Ltd
Finland: Vaasa Vocational Institute
Denmark: Centre for Resources for Teaching and partners
Switzerland: Swiss Federation for Adult Learning (as an associate partner, funded by the Swiss government)

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 95013 Eur

Project Coordinator

Learning Link Scotland & Country: UK

Project Partners

• VAASAN KAUPUNKI
• LTA Solutions Ltd
• PROFESSIONSHOJSKOLEN UCC
• THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN