DigCompEdu framework for a common and open education
8 hours and 30 minutes
Keywords
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DigCompEdu
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Framework
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Digital competences
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Open education
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Adult education
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FLOSS culture
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Teaching
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Skills
Learning Objectives
- Understand the DigCompEdu framework
- To map your own competences onto the framework
- to plan the upskilling of digital competences for educational purpose
- how to set up creative teaching activities thanks to digital competences
Materials
- Personal computer
- Internet connection
- DigCompEdu framework
- Paper and pens
Introduction
“…a scientifically sound framework describing what it means for educators to be digitally competent. It provides a general reference frame to support the development of educator-specific digital competences in Europe.” This module provides an overview of The Digital competence framework for Educators. This European framework details 22 competencies organized in six Areas. The focus is not on technical skills. Rather, the framework aims to detail how digital technologies can be used to enhance and innovate education and training. The module will focus on those areas highly relevant for Adult education explaining how the framework can be of high importance for educators and what are the benefits of developing such competencies using open source technologies. Practical examples will be given with reference to the six areas in order for students to know what open resources and tools are available on the field.
Context
The goal of the module is to practically demonstrate and engage learners on how:
- Understand the DigCompEdu framework.
- To map your own competences onto the framework to plan the upskilling of digital competences for educational purpose.
- How to set up creative teaching activities thanks to digital competences.
The purpose of this training course is to introduce participants to the DigCompEdu framework in order for them to take advantage of the document for teaching and learning. At the end of the sessions participants will be able to understand the framework and identify existing tools and methodologies that can help in develop skills described in DigCompEdu.
Sessions
First session: The DigCompEdu framework
In this first session, participants will be introduced to the framework in order to provide them with the theoretical notions about the structure and the aims of the document. Understanding and being able to recognize digital competences needed in the 21st century is a key factor in education. Participants will be prepared in order to identify their gaps and map their competences in the second session.
Second session: How to use the framework to map your competences and upskilling
Participants’ knowledge about the framework will be brought into practice. Starting from the six areas of the DigCompEdu, trainers and teachers will be required to map their own competences in order to identify gaps and plan their upskilling. Some case studies will be presented as to provide participants with some concrete examples on how to take advantages of the framework for their educational contexts.
Presentation
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The DigCompEdu framework
150 min
Learning Objectives
- Understand the principles of DigCompEdu for improving digital skills in teaching
- Promote the use of common European frameworks in Adult education
Introduction
Trainer will start the introduction to the module by asking participants about their knowledge of the framework and other European frameworks, namely DigComp and DigCompOrg. Answers will be documented and then reused to customize the training material.
“The principles of DigComEdu”
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. 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. It provides a general reference frame to support the development of educator-specific digital competences in Europe. DigCompEdu is directed towards educators at all levels of education, from early childhood to higher and adult education, including general and vocational education and training, special needs education, and non-formal learning contexts.
DigCompEdu details 22 competences organised in six Areas. The focus is not on technical skills. Rather, the framework aims to detail how digital technologies can be used to enhance and innovate education and training. The DigCompEdu study builds on previous work carried out to define citizens' Digital Competence in general, and Digitally Competent Education Organisations (DigCompOrg). It contributes to the Commission's recently endorsed Skills Agenda for Europe and to the Europe 2020 flagship initiative Agenda for New Skills for New Jobs.
Homework
Participants should explore the document and using the grid found at this link related to proficiency level, they should self-assess their own proficiency level. Participants are asked to start thinking about their competences in relation to the framework and how the documents could be useful to upskills their own competences and those of their organizations.
References
- DigCompEdu framework.
- DigComEdu presentation.
- DigCompEdu supporting material.
- DigCompEdu Community.
- Aligning teacher competence frameworks to 21st century challenges: The case for the European Digital Competence Framework for Educators.
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How to use the framework to map your competences and upskilling
360 min
Learning Objectives
- Identify one’s own needs for becoming digitally competent in teaching
- Identify the available open resources and tools and link them to the DigCompEdu areas
- Design and plan one’s own educational and professional improvement
- Promote the use of a common European framework for educators
Introduction
Group discussion on “Where do you feel you would like to improve?” Trainer will start the introduction to this session by asking to participants what of the six areas they feel less competent and they would like to improve based on the conclusions from the first session.
Identify your gaps and learn about tools and methodologies
“Teachers need to update their competence profiles for 21st century challenges. Teaching strategies need to change and so do the competences teachers need to develop so as to empower 21st‐century learners… It links teachers and students' digital competence development, and can be linked to institutional capacity building. At the same time, the framework is generic enough to apply to different educational settings and to allow for adaptation as technological possibilities and constraints evolve”. Presentation and analysis of the benefits of mapping one’s own competences (and the organizations’ ones) to the framework and introduction to some open source tools and technologies identified by the Open-AE partnership.
Let’s build your own upskilling plan!
How to use the framework to plan your upskilling? With the support of the tutor and after having identified their gaps and interests, participants will be required to build their own plan according to the contexts and target groups they work with. Using a grid provided by the tutor, participants will be able to fill in the plan and will then start to identify open source tools and technologies they would like to use in order to improve their competences. The results of the research from the Open-AE project, namely the existing open source tools available for trainers. In addition, the study case of The DOCENT project will be presented and discussed in order to provide to participants a concrete example on how the DigCompEdu framework can be used to shape a framework of digital creative teaching competences.
Homework
Analyse your organization’s needs (staff and collaborators) and design an upskilling plan.
References
- DigCompEdu framework.
- DigComEdu presentation.
- DigCompEdu supporting material.
- DigCompEdu Community.
- Aligning teacher competence frameworks to 21st century challenges: The case for the European Digital Competence Framework for Educators.
- The DOCENT project.