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Upskilling Digital Pedagogy for Teachers and Future Teachers

2021-1-BE02-KA220-HED-0000321962021Cooperation partnerships in higher educationongoingGood practice
Countries: BE|FI|PL|TR|LT|RO · Grant: €179,205
Pedagogy and didacticsNew learning and teaching methods and approaches

Objectives

The e-Teach project has the vision to support the transition from traditional to digital pedagogies. The primary goal of the project was to enrich teaching and learning experiences with digital environments, and enhance the digital pedagogy competences of teachers and future teachers. To this end, the project has been dedicated to develop intellectual project results to empower teachers & future teachers. Digitize Teaching Methods: By transforming conventional teaching practices, the project provides literature ground to optimize educational design & delivery, making it more accessible, engaging & effective in the digital age. Develop a Digital Guide: the E-Teach Teacher guide serves as an important guide book for integrating digital pedagogies into digital learning environments, ensuring that teachers are well-equipped with the necessary competences. Teacher Training in Digital Pedagogy: the project provides an online course (OER) and a Certificate program on Digital Pedagogy for teachers & future teachers, equipping them with the necessary competences to implement innovative instructional strategies. Various aspects of digital education are covered, including planning, design, content creation, evaluation, etc.

Background

The E-Teach project focused on digital education and digital pedagogies for teachers and future teachers. There is a critical need to improve teachers and future teachers' digital teaching competences. Teachers should reach out effectively and implement the right pedagogies to students. In the digital era, teachers and future teachers should apply digital pedagogic principles and methods. This project tackled gaps of teacher competencies in digital pedagogy, and mismatches between traditional pedagogic methods and digital pedagogic methods and techniques. Each partner conducted needs analyses for the specific needs of the project. The following main needs were addressed: 1) Rapid Technological Change and Educational Needs; 2) Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic; 3) required Teacher Competencies in the 21st Century; 4) Focus on Digital Pedagogy and Learning Outcomes. The project focused on the transformation of traditional pedagogic practices into digital pedagogies. This transformation is crucial for ensuring the success of learning and teaching processes in the digital environments.

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