“I’m more interested in the past than in the future as I intend to live in it.“ (Albert Einstein) The challenge of vocational education in the next couple of years will be digitalization and all the changes accompanied by it. To be in a position to keep up with global competition, our students have to be prepared to cope with a different world of work. This preparation can be achieved by applying new (smart and digital) education and teaching methods. The project "Digital Europeans" aims at facilitating the digital profiles of teachers as well as students. All parties concerned will discuss issues that have so far not been explored in detail and for which training programmes for teachers or modern teaching ideas are not available: (1) Globalization and digitalization change teaching and learning: How does (digital) globalization change teaching and learning? (2) Learning 4.0 - tradition and future: How has learning changed and how will it change in future? Which aspects will have to be considered in (individual) learning processes? How can programming be integrated in vocational teaching (beside the subject IT) and be used as a foreign language? (3) eClassroom - virtual and digital learning: Which chances and challenges do digital classrooms offer when complementing or replacing traditional classrooms? (4) Learning@room of the future: What should future classrooms look like? How can medial and didactic concepts be combined? Digital and smart competences of teachers as well as students should be facilitated before, during and after project meetings (by means of evaluation). Together with the students lessons regarding the above mentioned questions will be created, tested and evaluated. The lessons will be published on eTwinning and other project platforms (e.g. Weblog, Social Media) and can be used by anyone interested. Another important aim of the project is to develop a teacher training programme that can be used and adapted on a long-term basis. The future of teaching and learning will be influenced by digitalization and artificial intelligence. To prepare Europe for this challenge, educational institutions will have to cooperate to develop new ideas and concepts. The project “Digital Europeans“ intends to support the partner schools and other European educational institutions in this process.
“I’m more interested in the future than in the past as I intend to live in it.“ (Albert Einstein) The challenge of vocational education in the next couple of years will be digitalization and all the changes accompanied by it. To be in a position to keep up with global competition, our students have to be prepared to cope with a different world of work. This preparation can be achieved by applying new (smart and digital) education and teaching methods. The project "Digital Europeans" has facilitated the digital profiles of teachers as well as students. All parties concerned have discussed issues that have so far not been explored in detail and for which training programmes for teachers or modern teaching ideas were not available: (1) Globalization and digitalization change teaching and learning: How does (digital) globalization change teaching and learning? (2) Learning 4.0 - tradition and future: How has learning changed and how will it change in future? Which aspects will have to be considered in (individual) learning processes? (3) eClassroom - virtual and digital learning: In which war are learn management systems used in distance learning and hybrid teaching? (4) Learning@room of the future: How can medial and didactic concepts be combined? Digital and smart competences of teachers as well as students have been facilitated before, during and after project meetings (by means of evaluation). Together with the students lessons regarding the above mentioned questions habe been created, tested and evaluated. The lessons have been published on eTwinning and other project platforms (e.g. Weblog, Social Media) and can be used by anyone interested. Another important aim of the project is to develop a teacher training programme that can be used and adapted on a long-term basis. The future of teaching and learning will be influenced by digitalization and artificial intelligence. To prepare Europe for this challenge, educational institutions will have to cooperate to develop new ideas and concepts. The project “Digital Europeans“ has supported the partner schools and other European educational institutions in this process.