By using and adoption of the DigiTales online teaching tools, we wanted to contribute to the continuous and consistent improvement of adult education through building digital skills and competences as well as new learning and teaching methods. In addition to improve the recognition of non-formal education as important and essential in the contemporary EU society and labour market. There were four objectives of the project: 1. The development of the competences of adult education trainers and other personnel who support adult learners in diverse sectors and activities, based on European Commission Digital Competencies Framework and Digital Storytelling methods. 2. The promotion of innovative pedagogies and methods for teaching, learning and assessment that support educators and learners to use digital technologies in creative, collaborative and efficient ways. 3. The development of mechanisms to monitor the effectiveness of adult learning policies or to track the progress of adult learners i.e. in the articulation of knowledge and information in digital environments. 4. The strengthening of adult education trainers’ awareness on the responsible and educational use of digital technologies
In 2021, 43% of Europeans lack basic digital skills. The DigiTales project was developed in line with the Erasmus+ priority to meet the need of addressing digital transformation through the development of digital readiness, resilience and capacity among educators and learners. It aims to provide useful high-quality tools for the creation of a non-conventional pedagogy, that of digital storytelling in adult learning. Digital storytelling is an easily accessible method, which is clearly applicable to age and culturally diverse learning populations, however it is far less used in non-formal adult education. The importance of digitally competent, confident teachers and educators has been dramatically brought to light by the recent COVID-19 pandemic, which forced educational institutions to find online solutions to replace face-to-face activities. Similarly, the pandemic has had a major impact on further learning and training with the priorities now shifting towards building digital skills, creating new pathways and fostering inclusion. DigiTales therefore responds to this urgent need for upskilling and reskilling vulnerable adults mostly affected by the pandemic.