The DIGI-PROF project aimed to support HE teachers and HE institutions to design and implement transparent assessment for online learning and recognition of learning outcomes by proposing methodology, guidelines, practical tools and training material to develop their digital competences. The project objectives included: -Preparing methodological guidelines, tools, and training materials for HE teachers as references needed to design assessment strategies, monitor and engage students and implement digital and micro credentials. -Developing HE teacher digital assessment competences to enable them to design assessment strategies, monitor and engage students and implement digital and micro credentials. -Creating guidelines for HE institutions to implement transparent assessment of learning outcomes for online and blended learning, leading to digital and micro-credentials. -Designing online and blended curricula for virtual and blended cooperation among consortium institutions, embedding transparent assessment and mutual recognition of learning outcomes. The project responding to Digital Education Action Plan (2020) Strategic priority 1 to support high - performing HE system by establishing digital teaching, digital content and skills.
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the lack of preparation for online HE in Europe. ENQA and EUA surveys in2020 highlighted major challenges in online assessment and student engagement. This highlighted the need for innovative and pedagogically sound practices. Moving activities online requires significant rethinking of methodology. The biggest problems encountered by teachers and students in HE related to the lack of digital competences of teachers and HE institutions. EUA survey proved that HE Institutions in Europe are not familiar enough with DigCompOrg and DigCompEdu frameworks, which would facilitate HE moving online much better. DIGI - PROF project addresses these challenges and needs of HE teachers and institutions and will create innovative learning and teaching practices that lead to transparent assessment for online learning. HE teachers will develop digital competences in assessment (following DigCompEdu framework) in order to be able to revise online courses with transparent assessment and leading to recognition of learning outcomes with micro-credentials.