Transformative Digital Learning for General Education Following Covid-19 Impact

COVID-19 has promoted the rapid transformation of learning/teaching process. Nowadays digital learning is a primary tool for teaching and learning. According to the conduced Need Analyses, the Rea...

The objective of CovidEduTDL project was to develop the digital competence training program, including digital competence framework and self-assessment tool adopted to partner-countries, and to create the multimedia handbook on remote teaching-learning finalized to general education teachers/educators. This helps to identify the level of digital competence of general school teachers/educators as well as to improve the digital competence by conducting the training program, using innovative digital educational methods, innovative online resources and tools, promoting networking of institutions, sharing expertise and practices to promote digital education readiness of general school teachers/educators in the context of transformative digital learning.

Preliminary research about Covid-19 impact has been conducted within Fundamental and Applied Research project DocTDLL in co-operation with the Ontario University, Canada. It showed that as for teachers/educators and students, it is necessary to introduce new innovative competence to pass from an emergency remote teaching-learning (ERT) to a professional remote teaching-learning (PRT). Accordingly, this project conceived, developed, and disseminated an innovative approach to PRT as well as produce good practices to support it. The CovidEduTDL project realized an educational package providing educator and teaching staff with competence and skills on PRT that include the awareness of socialization impact due to the lack of in-person contacts. The CovidEduTDL is innovative since it realizes: An innovative educational package based on the integration of various effective teaching-learning methodologies, such as Digital Social Learning and Online Collaborative Learning, and experiences. An online “smart learning environment” integrating online topical learning practices, e.g., Adaptive Learning, Online Peer learning, Online Participatory Learning, Digital Social Learning, and Online Collaborative Learning. An advanced use of structured learning units to create personalized learning paths in an online environment. Furthermore, CovidEduTDL is innovative for the following reasons: - it is using “Pattern Learning” and “Inquiry-Based Learning” in a smart learning environment for tasks creation and development according to subjects requirements; - it integrates topical learning practices with smart technologies (interactive/intelligent learning guidance, feedback by learning analytics, automatically personalized learning paths, participation in virtual events and engagements) in order to motivate learners to continuous learning (life-long learning); - it is finalized to support Continuing Professional Development using the resources available on the internet, that is the necessity nowadays.