Programa Formação Especializada

FE: Curso Digitally Competent Educators (DCE) – Mod 1

Introdução

Digitally Competent Educators responds to educators’ need for a set of digital competences specific to their profession, but the focus is not only on technical skills. Moreover, the aim is in the use of digital technologies, to enhance and innovate education and training. The course contents include all six competence areas that are described in Digital Competence Framework for Educators: professional engagement, digital resources, assessment, teaching and learning, empowering learners, and facilitating learner’s digital competence.

In its development, Digitally Competent Educators short learning programme followed the design guidelines developed during the Erasmus+ E-SLP project. The programme includes three modules that can be studied stand-alone or as a whole programme, complementing each other.

In 2020, DCE started as a pilot within the E-SLP project and has since then been offered by this partnership.

The DCE programme is coordinated by Universidade Aberta since the 2024-25 academic year.

MODULE 1 – INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL COMPETENCES FOR EDUCATORS

The module is based on areas 1 and 5 of DigCompEdu. This module provides a straightforward introduction into educators’ digital competences. Professional engagement and empowering learners as two competence areas of the DigCompEdu provide the basis. The module focuses on using digital technologies for communication, collaboration and professional development as well as enhancing inclusion, personalization and learner’s active engagement.

Objetivos

Goals are to enhance the ability of educators

  • to use digital technologies, not only for teaching, but also for their professional interactions
  • to support learner-centered pedagogic strategies and to boost the active involvement of learners in the learning process
  • to support classroom differentiation and personalized education

Competências

Upon completion of the course the students will be able to

  • communicate, contribute/share and collaborate with digital technologies in their learning community
  • reflect on, identify and improve their professional digital competencies
  • identify special needs of learners and employ accessibility solutions
  • use digital technologies to motivate and engage learners to foster active learning

Destinatários

This short learning programme is targeted at the continuous professional development and lifelong learning for educators at various levels and several education areas. The programme is internationally oriented and open to interested students anywhere in the world. It offers the opportunity to collaborate and learn in an international setting.

Pré-requisitos para a Frequência do Curso

Candidates must have access to a computer with an Internet connection and have computer knowledge as users, including Internet navigation. Competence in reading and understanding texts in English is required, as well as communication skills in written and spoken English language.

Cancellation of Enrollment

  • At Universidade Aberta there is no possibility of suspension of registration, by request of the student. According to its regulations, if a student intends not to continue studies in a specific course, he/she should formally request the cancellation of his/her registration.

More information – see Course Guide

Critérios de Admissão

  • The result of your application (accepted/not accepted) will be communicated to your email. If you are accepted, your registration will be done automatically without having to worry about this administrative issue.
  • Until the beginning of the Course, you will receive in your email instructions on how to proceed in the next steps of this training (reception of access credentials to the e-learning Platform).

Metodologia

Students work on key topics on a weekly basis for 10 weeks. They study the materials, discuss their experiences with the relevant theories and approaches as well as their potential applicability within their working environment, both synchronous within small groups as well as asynchronous within a forum. They work together to prepare drafts on key topics and give each other feedback on each task.

Completion of all tasks is prerequisite for the final assignment. The final assignment consists of two parts: Students prepare a digital learning concept and peer-review digital learning concepts of their fellow students.

Estrutura Curricular

The module is structured in several one-week learning building blocks, each containing one key topic. Overall, it is framed by an instruction section in the first week and a conclusion section in the final week.  

  • Instructions
  • Self-assessment
  • Learning in community
  • From Communication to Collaboration
  • Free Access
  • Data Protection
  • Managing Diversity
  • Online Motivation
  • Final Assignment
  • Conclusion

Avaliação e Classificação Final

Final assignment requires 50% completed tasks: digital teaching work project + peer review (final grade by teacher)

The module is evaluated in a final survey.

Informações Importantes

Students at partner universities (University of Jyväskylä; FernUniversität in Hagen; Universidade Aberta and Anadolu University), are free of any charge, but need to present/attach a document proving their enrolment in the registration process for this course to be exempt from paying any tuition fees;

After the form submission, send the document to ualvsecretario@uab.pt

Candidates/ Students residing outside Portugal must make any payments only via bank transfer, using the details below and must also send proof of payment to the indicated email address (ualvsecretario@uab.pt ).

IBAN: PT50078101120112001298585
SWIFT: IGCPPTPL
Universidade Aberta

Application – 15€
Fee – 100€