Programa Formação Especializada

FE: Curso Digitally Competent Educators (DCE) – Mod 2

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 2 | TEACHING AND LEARNING WITH DIGITAL RESOURCES

This module is developed by Anadolu University and offered jointly with Universidade Aberta. Teaching team: Prof. Aysun Günes, Prof. Mehmet Firat, Prof. Teresa Cardoso (coord.), Prof. João Paz.

This module is based on areas 2 and 3 of DigCompEdu. The module focuses on managing and orchestrating the use of digital technologies in teaching and learning, including sourcing, creating and sharing digital resources.

Objetivos

  • identify resources that best fit the learning objectives, learner group, teaching style and materials, as well as other digital resources to support teaching
  • use and manage digital content responsibly
  • learn about protection of sensitive content and data (GDPR)
  • design, plan and implement relevant digital technologies in the different stages of the learning process

Competências

  • select, modify and create appropriate digital resources for collaborative and self-regulated learning, taking into account various learner groups
  • understand and respect different licenses and restrictions attributed to digital resources
  • structure and manage content, collaboration, interaction and guidance in digital environments
  • design, implement and evaluate digital learning activities that best support learning objectives in different stages of the learning process

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-requisito / Condições de acesso

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

This module consists of 8 weeks of content organized as building blocks of Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu). Announcements, Help Forum, and Virtual Cafe are used for student support and peer interaction. Padlet like Web 2.0 tools are used for social interaction. In addition, topic-specific discussions and forums are available. There are 12 tasks and a final assignment throughout the module. The infographic design task and the final assignment are required for successful completion of the module.

Estrutura Curricular

Module 2 begins with welcome and introductory sections and ends with a final assignment and suggested materials for further use. The course is organized into topic weeks. Each major topic equals one week.

  1. Introduction and self-assessment
  2. Selecting Digital Resources
  3. Creating and Modifying Digital Resources
  4. Managing, Protecting and Sharing Digital Resources
  5. Teaching
  6. Guidance
  7. Collaborative Learning
  8. Self-Regulated Learning

Avaliação e Classificação Final

Final score for the module is the total of the sixth task (creating infographics) and the final assignment.

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;

Students of the Universidade Aberta eligible for a fee waiver must be enrolled in formal education programs—specifically, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd cycle courses.

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

Residents in Portugal with due fees will make the payment via MB reference, and after confirmation of enrollment by the administrative service

Application – 15€
Fee – 100€