Our project, which aims to raise digital skills among students, is based on digital competence, one of the 8 core competences proposed by the European Parliament and the Council for lifelong learning. Digital competence includes the safe and critical use of Information Society Technology (IST) for business, entertainment and communication. This is supported by basic skills. ICT: The use of computers to receive, evaluate, store, produce, present and exchange information and to communicate and participate in collaboration networks over the Internet. (Commission proposal for a Recommendation on Key Competences for Lifelong Learning COM (2005) 548 final) Aims of the Project: At the end of 2022, our students; 1. To raise 21st century competencies 2. To increase the digital information and data literacy competencies 3. To improve digital communication and collaboration competencies 4. To increase the competencies of digital content production 5. To upgrade digital security competencies 6. To increase digital problem solving competencies Activities for the Purpose of the Project: 1- With this 21st Century Competencies activity, in this competence field, the participants will be able to understand the place of digital skills in the 21st century. 2- Analysis, comparison and critical evaluation of the information and digital literacy activities and the reliability of information and digital content sources in this competence field will be made. 3- With the Digital Communication and Cooperation activity, data, resources and information in this competence field will be used together with digital tools and technology in a collaborative process. 4- With the activity of Digital Content Production, students will be able to organize digital content in different formats and express themselves in digital ways. 5- With the Digital Security activity, practices will be carried out to prevent students from protecting the privacy of personal data in digital environments in this competence field. 6- With this Digital Problem Solving activity, applications will be made for the participants in the following subjects in this competence field. Project Partners: Schools: CZ- Gymnázium T. G. Masaryka, Litvínov, Studentská 640, příspěvková organizace TR- Lokman Hekim Anadolu Lisesi UK- Trafford College Group Universities: PT- COFAC / Lusófona University MK- Воена академија „Генерал Михаило Апостолски“ - Скопје NGO: TR-Sosyal Etki Derneği Training Organization: FI-Learmera Oy Methodology: Within the scope of the two-year project activities, 3 international meetings and 6 LTT activities will be held. All partners will send two participants to international project activities. All partners will send 3 participants to the second, third, fourth and sixth project activities. Only schools will participate in the seventh and eighth project activity. Each school will send 2 teachers and 4 students to these activities. Impact of the Project: “Since Digital Technology is a fact that determines the flow of human life today, even the awareness and sensitivity of the young generation will play an important role in recognizing the positive, beneficial and good aspects of this technology.” (Maja Abramič, UDS Slovenia) The monitoring and evaluation of our project will continue throughout the project period, using tools such as SWOT Analysis, Teacher Competency Scale, Face-to-Face Interviews with Students, Workplace Survey, and Digital Applications. The rates of change between the measurable indicators (qualitative and quantitative) of our activities that we planned to achieve the projected goals of our project and the current status and target will be made with the Basic Qualifications Form, Individual Development File, Digital Implementation Tools and Digital Implementation Guide. In order to have the expected impact of concrete and abstract results / outputs on the end users, dissemination activities will be carried out before the project, during the project, at the final report stage, after the project. These dissemination activities will take place within the scope of the partnership in four stages for the main target group other than the partners, other decision makers and the other target group. Our eTwinning project page will be actively used for the implementation and dissemination stages of LTT activities. With the Digital Practice Guide, it will enable to analyze problem areas in a timely manner, to determine the strategy to meet the need, to make arrangements in learning environments to achieve the goal and to determine the rate of achievement of the goals. The Digital Application Guide will be constantly updated in every new need and will achieve a long-term, sustainable cycle. Keeping the ownership of the project at a sufficient level, continuing political support, change in the institutional capacity of the partners, social-cultural factors, meeting local expectations, financial sustainability will be provided.
Establishing a meaningful integration of digital tools within the education system is crucial. It entails more than superficially acknowledging their presence; rather, it necessitates the development of a sustainable framework that genuinely embraces their effective utilization. The Covid19 crisis has effectively shown us how important it is to be prepared for any potential obstacles and how essential it is to integrate the digital world into the real world. With the help of this project, it was supposed to prepare students and teachers for the new age, that will not get by without the use of digital technologies. The much needed digital literacy needed to be raised in order to accomplish the aforementioned tasks and issues. It was also essential to improve our capacity in the digital learning fields in order to combat the weakness of our institution, which is the lack of 21th century competencies, digital communication and digital content production. Our focus was also on fostering digital inclusion for underprivileged youth. We aimed to provide them with essential digital skills that would increase their employability and enable them to thrive in the digital age We saw the potential of digital tools in revolutionizing education. Our goal was to transform traditional teaching methods by incorporating innovative digital tools that engage students and enhance their learning experience
The project's objectives align closely with the critical need to address the deficiency of digital skills and the absence of digital values within the curriculum of countries participating in the project. The imperative lies in incorporating digital skills and embracing digital tools, recognizing that we are now operating within an era driven by information. Our goal was not merely to equip students for future employment, but rather to cultivate a mindset that embraces continuous learning and adaptability in the face of emerging challenges. It is evident that digital literacy will play an integral role in shaping this future landscape. The rise of the digital era requires an open mind, a new approach and new set of skills that this project provided as our teams were diverse, but united in one goal - to improve ourselves and others. We aimed to bridge the digital gap among different generations in our community. Our objective was to empower seniors with digital skills, making them confident users of technology to enhance their daily lives We have sparked the interest in digital technologies within some of our colleagues and within many of our students. We have raised the digital awareness, security, content creation and much needed balance of using these technologies and skills that we have acquired throughout the project. This has brought on the much needed innovation in the digital field.