Modernization of Pedagogical Higher Education by Innovative Teaching Instruments Erasmus Project

Project Title

Modernization of Pedagogical Higher Education by Innovative Teaching Instruments

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 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

MoPED aims at modernizing curricular for Pedagogical Universities in Ukraine by incorporating novel courses with modern ICT-based tools, instruments and top-notch teaching methods. The project focused on the following:-creation of 3D map (pedagogy, technology, education institution) based on the profound study of pedagogical higher education in Ukraine and usage of EU HE best practices with further transformation to a guide on building digital competence teacher’s profile that fully corresponds to the modern pedagogical trends and UA educational reform policy;-design of new accredited at the institutional level courses and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) learning materials for Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs in participating UA HEI;-enhance professional level of UA HEI and primary/secondary school teaching staff by providing a series of trainings and master classes and applying the EU best practices in usage of sound technologies and pedagogical methodologies in a classroom;-settlement of “Innovative Classroom” (ICR) in each UA HEI as a 21st-Century learning space based on the best European practices that serves as a practical environment for training and implementation of knowledge and skills related to up-to-date teaching methods and tools application;-improving English proficiency of the pedagogical teaching staff by introducing intensive online professional English course for educators;-establishing of MoPED ecosystem that initiates the innovative professional environment for fostering, sharing and broadcasting the effective teachers’ practices and facilitates the effective cooperation between EU and Ukrainian Pedagogic HEIs, school teachers and their associations strengthening internationalization, knowledge transfer and academic capacity.MoPED project makes great contribution to the ambitious large-scale educational reforms in Ukraine and gives answers to burning challenges and requirements met by both higher and primary/secondary school education: digital and didactic competences necessary for a modern school teachers, innovative leaning space that corresponds to contemporary demands and possibilities. It ensures the appearance of highly skilled and relevant to contemporary labour market professionals ready to be flexible and adapt to constantly changing educational demands.

Project Website

http://mopedproject.eu/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 861445 Eur

Project Coordinator

STATE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT PRECARPATHIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER VASYL STEFANYK & Country: UA

Project Partners

• AKADEMIA GORNICZO-HUTNICZA IM. STANISLAWA STASZICA W KRAKOWIE
• QUALITY UKRAINE
• PEREIASLAV-KHMELNYTSKYI DERZHAVNYI PEDAHOHICHNYI UNIVERSYTET IMENI HRYHORIIA SKOVORODY
• PAVLO TYCHYNA UMAN STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY
• DERZHAVNIY ZAKLAD LUGANSKIY NATSIONALNIY UNIVERSITET IMEN TARASA SHEVCHENKA
• SOUTH UKRAINIAN NATIONAL PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER K.D.USHYNSKY
• UNIVERSIDAD DE LA IGLESIA DE DEUSTO ENTIDAD RELIGIOSA