Greetings my friends!!!
Today´s post is all about a Webinar I have attended the other day. It was my very first time doing this and I have learned a lot from it!
In case you are like me and you are not quite sure what a Webinar is, I found this video that briefly explains in general terms what a Webinar is:
Now, onto the Webinar, I did attend.
It was called APRENDIZAJE EN LÍNEA Y COMPETENCIA DIGITAL , hosted by the Institut de Formació Contínua-IL3 de la Universitat de Barcelona, and with the collaboration of the expert of that field María Jesús García San Martín, who it happens to be my teacher as well!
She explained in detail the different online digital training courses for teachers that are offered by the Ministry of Education through AprendeINTEF (Instituto Nacional de Tecnologías Educativas y Formación del Profesorado) and its PORTFOLIO of the Digital Competence for Education.
The Portfolio's main purpose is to promote acquisition, development, and improvement of the teachers' digital competence through continuous self-evaluation and the updatable record of teaching, learning and training experiences. There are 6 levels of Digital Competence (A1-A2-B1-B2-C1-C2). Doesn´t it remind you of anything!?
It is a long life learning process through the 5 areas of the Common Framework of Digital Competence Teaching:
- Information and data literacy
- Communication and collaboration
- Digital content creation
- Safety and Problem solving
To reach this goal, Aprende INTEF offers different online digital training resources that I am gonna briefly summarize:
1. EDUPILLS
EduPills is a micro-learning app for teachers, aimed at enabling teachers to acquire and/or develop digital skills, skills, and competencies in a simple and fast way.
Every Friday around 11 a.m. you can find in this app a little pill to engage you in the process of improving your digital competence.
Consuming time: 5-7 minutes
Aim: to work in a just on descriptor level of one of the competence´s areas
Mode: autonomous
Other characteristics: It allows you to share your achievements on the social networks as well as bookmark your self-training pills on the topics of your interest.
2. NOOC INTEF
It is a collaborative nano learning and free online courses. They last opened 10 days but the materials remain available afterwards for the users to continue whenever they can. They have more concrete steps that the Edupills.
Consuming time: 3 hours approx
Aim: to develop one whole digital competence
Mode: it includes online interaction (paired with a Facebook group and a live project)
Other characteristics: you can evidence your progress with a digital final product.
Grant: Open Digital Credentials
3. MOOC INTEF
Collaborative open learning course. Many of the courses are linked to non-profit-making association projects or other educational associations. The materials also remain available. Some of the most popular were reconverted into NOOC. Depending on the different learning styles, some teachers prefer MOOC while others choose NOOC. There are also digital badges for your progress.
Consuming time: 3-5 weeks
Aim: to focus and improve active methodologies, emergent pedagogy, peer learning, professional learning communities...
Mode: online learning
Grant: Digital Badges
4. SPOOC INTEF
This model offers free learning experiences at your own pace. Once they are opened you can access them whenever you want. You can get your digital badges once the objectives are achieved.
Consuming time: Unlimited, at your own pace
Aim: To improve one´s digital competence
Mode: Self-learning online and open courses with a Facebook group.
Grant: Digital Badge
But wait a minute...
Where do all these badges end up?
You can accumulate all these badges as you achieve them in a "backpack" called Open Badges Backpack that connects directly to your portfolio. This tool was created by EducaLAB insignias.
And...what are all these badges for? Well, here is where the Portfolio comes in place...
That backpack connects directly with your portfolio (which I have explained above) so you can keep track of all your achievements as well, as accumulate enough badges that will recognize and demonstrate certain level that you might have reached.
Personally, I reckon this is a genius idea! The fact that you can actually prove your digital competence is a guarantee that there is a framework that supports and marks the boundaries of this field´s acknowledgment.
In addition, there is no pressure. Being able to choose from a wide variety of courses makes everything a lot easier. It adapts to everyone´s learning paces, personal circumstances, preferences, and levels!
I find that the whole platform offers a very supportive system that not only offers you the opportunity to learn and openly shares digital resources that can help in the everyday teaching practice, but it also takes accountability for your time and effort in the development of your digital skills!
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