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Index

Introduction of Module

Supporting materials

Resources, Glossary

Preliminary Assessment

Learning materials

Mind Map

Unit 1 .1

Learner needs

Case Study

Unit 1.2

Digital resources

Sum up Infographic

Unit 1.3

Development of Digital skills

Final Quiz - Survey - Badge

Welcome to our innovative course on "Digital Integration in Education: Empowering Students for the Digital Era."

In this comprehensive course we aim to equip teachers with the necessary skills and strategies to effectively embed digitalization techniques into their teaching practices, fostering a more digitally inclined approach among students. Throughout the course, you will explore a wide range of topics, including leveraging educational technology tools, designing engaging digital learning experiences, promoting digital literacy and developing digital skills, and nurturing critical thinking in a digital context. We will delve into practical methodologies for incorporating interactive multimedia content, online collaboration platforms, and personalized learning approaches. By the end of this course, you will have gained the knowledge and confidence to create dynamic digital learning environments that inspire and empower students to thrive in today's increasingly digital world.

DESIGNING A DIGITALIZED COURSE

Ultimate aim: To support teachers to develop a digitally supported course.

In this module you will get guidance and support how to integrate different e-tools and methods for course design and development in alignment with students ‘needs by

• Identifying, adapting and organizing appropriate digital learning sources for the course, which supports students' active learning.
• Preparing course content which support development of students' digital skills.

This module addresses teachers working within any field of study and proposes general tips how to design course content and activities related to digitalization. The module also provides practical exercises, wide range of resources and checklists for self-assessments. Keywords: students’ active learning, digital skills development

Self-reflection

Assessment Tool

Statements

Assess your competence in designing a digitalized course by the PROFFORMANCE Assessment Tool.

Assess yourself along the PROFFORMANCE Assessment tool statements DIGI TA1 - Competences on digitalized course design

What is your experience?

Self-reflection is a valuable tool when developing your course. It helps you identify your strengths and areas for improvement. Our course supports you in strengthening your weaknesses and designing a better learning experience for your students.

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I craft digital learning experiences that align seamlessly with the philosophy student-centred learning, the requirements of the discipline, and the overarching educational objectives.

Assess yourself

Hint

I design digital learning that responds to students’ individual needs and supports student responsibility in various learning contexts (e.g. face-to-face, online and in the workplace).

Assess yourself

Hint

I search, evaluate, modify, organize, and select appropriate digital resources for teaching and learning. In doing so, I consider the learning objectives, content, context and pedagogical approach appropriate to the learner group.

Assess yourself

Hint

I create courses which support the development of students' digital skills.

Assess yourself

Hint

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UNIT 1.1

Learner needs - summary of unit 1

You will learn how to:

Map different student needs and learning experience

Add current trends to course

Refine and update your course

"Adults need to know why they need to learn something before undertaking to learn it."- Malcom S. Knowles.

UNIT 1.1

When you start desinging the course, it is good to start with learners needs.

Step 5

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Develop Course Content

Review and Refine

Determine Learners Needs

Analyze Digitalisation Trends

Identify learners

UNIT 1.1

checklist

Below you can find list questions which can guide you when you developing a course.

Step 5

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Develop Course Content

Review and Refine

Determine Learners Needs

Analyze Digitalisation Trends

Identify learners

UNIT 1.1

Practical Excercise

UNIT 1.1

Conclusions

Summary of the unit content

You should also follow actual trends in your discipline and learning and try them reflect in the course development.

Considering learners’ needs should be crucial part of the course development.

Collect feedback on your course and update based on the feedback and actual trends.

UNIT 1.2

What will you learn in this unit?

• How support the resource achiving learning outcomes?
• Is the source appropriate for the learners? (credible)
• Is the source easily accessible / to use (copyrights/ creative commons, file format, technical prerequisites and requirements, etc.)?

"As technology changes the way we communicate, connect, create, consume and innovate, it is democratising access to opportunity. Education is no exception." – Laura Andreessen

UNIT 1.2

Selecting Digital Resources

Using digital resources properly in learning is important because

it enhances engagement,

provides access to a vast array of information,

supports diverse learning styles, and

allows for interactive and personalized learning experiences.

This can lead to better understanding and retention of material, making teaching more effective and enjoyable for both students and teachers.

UNIT 1.2

First step

Chosing digital content

unit 1.2

selecting digital resources

Select digital resources

Considering

Choose, organise and make sure

Documents to be used

UNIT 1.2

practical example

This slide show you how to work with digital resources:

Remember Learning Outcomes. Consider how the sources should support them.

Select Digital Resources

Organize and Plan Resources Use

UNIT 1.2

types of sources

Personal pages

Image, audio and video sharing services

Educational portals

Researchers’ personal pages and websites can provide useful and interesting content: essays, articles, blogs with personal reflections, thematic or

publish diverse content related to various (pedagogical) processes related to education.

One image can tell more that 100 words. Videos can be very good for instruction developing skills and explation.

Facebook pages

ResearchGate.

Digital libraries and archives

Presentation services

Essential books, valuable resources, useful repositories can be found online.

You do not have to reinvent wheel again, if you prepare course on more general topic.

UNIT 1.2

creative commons

The Open Educational Resources (OER) allow you to use various learning object without harming copyright.

Check the types of Creative Commons Licence to understand under which condition you can use the source. Some licence as CC BY allow you also to rework the source. See description of the Creative commons types on the picture.

Click on the image to enlarge.

UNIT 1.2

types of sources - Using visual content

There are various pages offering free pictures, videos, animation or infographics. You can also generate your own picture with AI tools.

high resolution photos by skilled photographers

AI generated picture

Free picture from Openphoto

Free Stock Photos

high quality photos that can also be used for commercial purposes

Freerange

no registration needed, browsing images based ontransparent categories

Openphoto

quality images for free use, organised by colour.

Unprofound

https://openphoto.net/gallery/image/view/12650

Picture created by LeChat

AI

More sites

UNIT 1.2

Conclusions

Summary of the unit content

You should now understand how open copyright resources allow you to benefit from the work of other educators and scholars.

We covered the selection of digital learning resources.

Finally, you are aware of both the benefits and limitations of using AI-generated images.

You explored various digital resources that can enrich your course.

UNIT 1.3

What will you learn in this unit?

• In this unit you will learn how to develop digital skills of your learners.
• We will explore different digital tools which can support the development of these skills.
• We will focus mainly on digital safety and security, searching information online and online collaboration.

"Education is the most powerful weapon that we can use to change the world." – Nelson Mandela

UNIT 1.3

unit 1.3 - DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL SKILLS

Below you can find 3 short videos (4-6 minutes) which can inspire you how to develop digital skills of your learners.

Digital literacy staying safe online

Online collaboration

Searching information

UNIT 1.3

EXERCISE

This exercise help you to understand appropriate use of selected digital tools in learning and teaching. Match right source and learning activity: move the sources to the activities .

Google Scholar

Coursera

YouTube Educational Channels

Google Docs

Creating flashcards for self-study

Quizlet

Collaborating on a virtual bulletin board

EXCELLENT

Collaborating on a shared document

Kahoot!

Conducting research for a project

Miro

Enrolling in an online course related to the subject

Padlet

Participating in a live quiz game

Brainstorming ideas on a virtual whiteboard

Verification

Watching educational videos and summarizing key points

UNIT 1.3

EXPLANATION

Google Scholar

YouTube Educational Channels

Quizlet

Integrating digital tools into your teaching can greatly enhance the learning experience and promote active learning. Here are some ways you can integrate the mentioned tools:

Padlet

Google Docs

Coursera

Kahoot!

Orgpad

UNIT 1.3

Practical excercise

self-improvement

Prepare course content that supports the development of students' digital skills.

Objective

Design a module of your course that includes various digital activities aimed at improving students’ digital literacy.

Include activities such as creating digital presentations, collaborative projects using online tools, data analysis with software, or coding exercises.

Align these activities with specific digital skills (e.g., information literacy, collaboration, critical thinking).

Activity

A detailed module plan (2-3 pages) with descriptions of each activity, required digital tools, and expected learning outcomes.

Deliverable

UNIT 1.3

Tips to practical exercise:

data analysis

Digital Presentation

Collaborative project

coding exercise

UNIT 1.3

Conclusions

Summary of the unit content

You learnt how to support development digital skills of your students.

We focused on digital safety and security, searching information online and online collaboration.

We explored various digital tools which can be useful in this tasks.

Sum-up infographics

• You should know to needs of your leaners.

• Based on that find appropriate resources, use various platform and check the conditions of creative commons.

• Plan various interactive and collaborative activities, which also develop digital and transversal skills of your students.

• Do not forget on safety and security.

• Based on feedback from your student and actual trends revise your course.

cASE STUDy

Classroom research using augmented reality (AR - eduARdo) and the HY-DE model assesses and develops ESP students' law enforcement technical language and digital communication skills. Based on constructivist and digital pedagogy, the approach aims to improve terminology learning, creativity, motivation, and communication. AR fosters active participation, collaboration, and problem-solving, aligning with computer and mobile-assisted learning (CMAL). Focusing on AR's good practices, the research measures content consumption through interactive visualization. AR promotes flow and a constructivist learning environment, enhancing problem-solving and spatial orientation. Creating AR-based content in the target language develops digital competence and aids long-term retention of law enforcement terminology. See more:

EduARdo in ESP Classes

Mind map

GLOSSARY

Open licences enable collaboration, development, access, and inspiration from your creative works without requiring you to give up the rights (copyright) automatically granted to you for your creation. One type of the open licenses is Creative Commons (CC). You can use them to indicate what other people are allowed to do with your work. Each work is automatically protected by copyright, which means that others will need to ask permission from you as the copyright owner. See more:

Collaborative learning is the educational approach of using groups to enhance learning through working together. Groups of two or more learners work together to solve problems, complete tasks, or learn new concepts. This approach actively engages learners to process and synthesize information and concepts, rather than using rote memorization of facts and figures. See more:

Digital Skills are defined as a range of abilities to use digital devices, communication applications, and networks to access and manage information. They enable people to create and share digital content, communicate and collaborate, and solve problems for effective and creative self-fulfillment in life, learning, work, and social activities at large. See more:

Collaborative learning

Digital Skills

Creative Commons

Resources

https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/

www.educase.com

https://ora.ox.ac.uk/

https://x.com/unescoicts

https://pinterest.com/

www.coursera.com

https://award.profformance.eu/search/readDetail/21

https://photopeach.com

www.futurelearn.com

https://www.youtube.com/

https://profformance.eu/en/course-portal

www.slideshare.com

https://btk.kre.hu/images/ikt/EducationalTechnologyInHigherEducation.pdf

https://www.jamendo.com/

www.facebook.com

https://www.gutenberg.org/

www.prezi.com

www.researchagate.com

https://bookboon.com/

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses/ https://oercommons.org/

https://openphoto.net/gallery/image/view/12650

Final Quiz of the module

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Congratulations!

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Student-centred course design

Impact and mission with and for society

Students' learning assessment

Innovative teraching and learning

Student-centred course design

Impact and mission with and for society

Students' learning assessment

Innovative teraching and learning

Student-centred course design

Impact and mission with and for society

Students' learning assessment

Innovative teraching and learning

Student-centred course design

Impact and mission with and for society

Students' learning assessment

Innovative teraching and learning

Digitalization

Internationalization

Sustainability

Inclusion

Feel like taking another course? Go for it!

Congratulations!

Course completed!

Acknowledgements

Step 2

Which digital sources can students help to achive this learning outcome. Is there any proper digital literature, videos, podcasts or tools?

Determine Learners Needs

Next, conduct a needs analysis for each learners group. This could involve surveys, interviews, or focus groups. The goal is to understand what each stakeholder group expects from the course. Usually, a short survey could be enough. For example, daily students might need practical skills in digital tools, while employers might be looking for a specific set of digital competencies.

Hint: You tailor digitally enhanced learning and teaching, its activities and content to suit student's unique requirements, fostering a sense of autonomy and control in all learning environments and educational contexts. You promote student’s responsibility for own learning in the digital enhanced learning environment.

Develop Course Content

Based on the needs analysis and checking trends in the digitalization of education develop the course content. This could involve creating lesson plans, assignments, and assessments that address stakeholder needs and reflect current digitalisation practices. For example, if the needs analysis revealed that students need more practical experience with digital tools, you might incorporate hands-on projects into the course. If employers are seeking specific digital competencies, you might align the course objectives and assessments with these competencies. You can inspire at our databases of good practice: award.profformance.eu

Educational portals

Educational portals publish diverse content related to various (pedagogical) processes related to education. Example: If you teach ancient history you can find interesting materials about history here https://www.coursera.org/learn/mythology

Presentation services

We can share our presentations on our website, but it may be more useful to use dedicated presentation sharing pages eg. Prezi or Slideshare.

Recommend online courses related to your subject on Coursera. This can supplement your teaching and provide students with additional learning resources.

Hint: Your endeavours focus on ensuring that digital learning is harmoniously integrated with the student-centred approach, disciplinary standards, and the broader educational mission of the institution. For example, you tailor online modules to complement the specific pedagogical styles actively support student engagement, maintaining an inspirative educational environment.

Encourage students to use Google Scholar for their research projects. It can help them find scholarly literature such as articles, theses, books, conference papers, and patents from various sources.

Digital libraries and archives

Many essential books are to be found at the the , or the pages on are other valuable sources. Useful repositories can be found at major universities, e.g. the repositories of the and the

Project Gutenberg,

Bookbook,

Scribd

University of Pennsylvania online library

University of Cambridge

University of Oxford.

When choosing and organising documents to be used in education, we should make sure that the resources used:

• adequately support the teaching and learning process;
• are approachable, scientifically and pedagogically credible, and reliable for the participants in education;
• are easily accessible and usable (copyrights/ creative commons, file format, technical prerequisites and requirements, etc.) for the participants in education;

• are visibly useful and tangible (they correspond to specific learning goals, the characteristics of the student group and the teaching style of the teacher).

Educational portals

Check massive open online courses (MOOCs) portal , or for inspiration

Futulearn

Coursera,

PROFFORMANCE course portal

Collaborative Project

Students work in groups using a tool like or to manage and complete a project.

Google Docs

Trello

Assign educational videos related to your course content. After watching, you can ask students to summarize the key points or have a discussion about the video in the next class.

When selecting digital resources and planning their use, the specific learning outcomes, context, pedagogical approach and, above all, the unique features of the learner group should be considered.

Review and Refine

• Have you collected feedback how your learner were satisfied with course?
• Have you implemented updates of the course based on the feedback and actual trends?

Your content is liked, but only engages if it is interactive. Capture the attention of your audience with an interactive photograph or illustration.

Analyze Digitalisation Trends

• Are there sufficient interactive elements (quizzes, discussions, hands-on activities) to maintain learner interest?
• Does the course content effectively support the development of digital skills?

Image, audio and video sharing services

Pinterest,

Photopeach,

YouTube,

audio material is available in Jamendo.

Do not forget to combine sources. Use short texts for better consumation and memorization of the content.

Hint: You can find, modify, and organize proper digital learning objects (texts, presentations, videos, podcasts, virtual simulations, games etc.), which can support student’s learning based on learning outcomes and actual state of art of the discipline.

Presentation services

Many teachers and authors are happy to share their work, so let’s inspire by them and do not forget to quote them.Check presentation sharing pages eg. or

Slideshare.

Prezi

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Visual content is a cross-cutting, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures. We don't like to bore. We don't want to be repetitive. Communicating as usual is boring and doesn't hook. We do it differently. We sabotage boredom. We create what the brain likes to consume because it stimulates it.

Link

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With Genially's templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience amazed. You can also highlight a specific phrase or data that will be etched into your audience's memory, and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!

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Acknowledgements

Professional coordinators, advisers Vilmos Vass Szilvia Besze Adviser Daliborka Luketic Designer Szabina Gyurisán Horváthné Co-designers Linda Huszár Bianka Bozzay

Authors Jan Beseda Loboda Zoltán Horváth-Dringó Ida Reviewers Horváth-Dringó Ida Anca Greere

Review and Refine

Finally, review the course content with learner and refines it based on their feedback. This ensures that the course remains relevant and meets the needs of all learners. This is a simplified example, and the actual process might be more complex depending on the specific context and learners involved. But it illustrates how you can use learner needs analysis related to digitalisation to develop effective course content.

Use Quizlet to create flashcards related to your course content. Students can use these flashcards for self-study. You can also encourage students to create their own flashcards.

Personal Pages

Use Orgpad for collaborative activities. Students can brainstorm ideas on a virtual whiteboard. It can also be used for project planning and organizing ideas. Remember, the key to successfully integrating these tools is to ensure they align with your learning objectives and enhance students’ learning experiences. It’s also important to provide clear instructions and support to help students use these tools effectively. Happy teaching! 😊

Inclusive Communication

Use clear language,

• avoid jargon and dialect
• offer explanations for technical terms.

Be mindful of cultural references and promote respectful communication in the classroom.

Step 1

Eg. If analytical skills are part of you learning outcome, consider which digital tools student could use to develop these skills. (Can student use some software which can help them with statistical analyze, or could they use whiteboard for categorization items?)

References, resources

• www.coursera.com
• www.futurelearn.com
• https://profformance.eu/en/course-portal
• https://www.gutenberg.org/
• https://bookboon.com/
• https://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
• https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/
• https://ora.ox.ac.uk/
• https://pinterest.com/

• https://photopeach.com
• https://www.youtube.com/
• https://www.jamendo.com/
• www.prezi.com
• www.slideshare.com
• www. facebook.com
• www.researchagate.com
• (Dringó-Horváh et al. p. 35. ). https://btk.kre.hu/images/ikt/EducationalTechnologyInHigherEducation.pdf

Your content is liked, but it only engages when it's interactive. Capture your audience's attention with an interactive photograph or illustration.

Analyze Digitalisation Trends

You should also consider current trends and future predictions in digitalization. This could involve reading industry reports, attending webinars, or consulting with experts. Then align these trends with the needs identified in step 2. Eg. Look on Educase

a greattitle here

Visual content is a transversal, universal language, like music. We are capable of understanding images from millions of years ago, even from other cultures. We don't like to bore. We don't want to be repetitive. Communicating as always bores and doesn't engage. We do it differently. We sabotage boredom. We create what the brain likes to consume because it stimulates it.

Link

Social Sciences

Hint: You organize your course which considers ICT to enhance students’ digital skills (e.g., preparation of presentations, search for and use of online sources, use of specific software’s, and other learning and assessment activities).

Natural Sciences

Step 3

Prepare work plan which digital sources can students use in which phase of their work. Eg. Phase 1: Use Web of Science colletion, Phase 2: Use Zotero for organization sources

AI

Using AI for developing educational content, including pictures, offers numerous benefits such as efficiency, consistency, personalization, cost-effectiveness, and accessibility. However, it also presents challenges like quality control, creativity limitations. Ensuring the quality and accuracy of AI-generated content can be challenging. AI may produce errors or inappropriate content that needs human oversight. It may lack the creative flair and originality that human creators bring. This can result in content that feels generic or uninspired.

Identify learners

• Is the feedback comprehensive and covers various aspects of the course?
• Have you identified any common issues or suggestions mentioned by multiple learners?

Use Google Docs for collaborative activities. For example, you can create a shared document where all students can contribute to a group project. You can also use it for peer review activities.

Use Padlet for brainstorming sessions. You can create a virtual bulletin board and ask students to post their ideas. It can also be used for group projects where students can share and organize their work.

Self-reflection

• Do you know how the digital technologies you want to use support learners in achieving the intended learning outcomes?
• Do you know how to use concrete digital technologies to activate your students?
• Do you know how to develop digital skills of your students?

Image, audio and video sharing services

e.g. Pinterest, Photopeach, YouTube, audio material is available in Jamendo.

Develop Course Content

• Have you implemented all necessary changes based on the feedback?

In this sourse you will get an overview how to make your course more digitalized, internationalized, inclusive, and regard sustainability aspects.

Digital libraries and archives

Many essential books are to be found at the Project Gutenberg. Bookbook, the University of Pennsylvania online library, or even the pages on Scribd are other valuable sources. Useful repositories can be found at major universities, e.g. the repositories of the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford.

Indentify learners

Identifies the profiles of learners involved in the course. E.g. use short questionnaire to find students need before created courses.

Embrace Diverse Learning Styles:

Embrace Diverse Learning Styles: Cater to auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners through varied teaching methods like lectures, discussions, multimedia presentations, and group activities.

Determine Learners Needs

• Does the content include up-to-date information, especially regarding digital tools and practices?

Personal pages

Researchers’ personal pages and websites can provide useful and interesting content such as essays, articles, blogs with personal reflections and thematic Facebook pages or ResearchGate

The first step in choosing the right digital content is to properly identify, evaluate and select the resources that will support teaching and learning.

A greattitle here

With Genially's templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience amazed. You can also highlight a specific phrase or data that will be etched in your audience's memory, and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audios... Whatever you want!

Link

2. How to make course materials accessible?

· Use digital text with alternative text descriptions for images and charts. · Don’t put too much information on one slide. · Organize your documents with clear headings and subheadings. This helps screen readers understand the document structure and allows students to navigate it easily. · Ensure there is sufficient contrast between text and background colors. This improves readability for everyone, especially those with visual impairments. · Use a clear and readable font with a large enough size (minimum 12 pt recommended). · Provide transcripts for audio or video recordings. · Offer downloadable versions of your course materials in multiple formats (e.g., Word doc, PDF) for compatibility with screen readers.

Digital Presentation

Prezi

Students create a presentation using tools like or , incorporating multimedia elements.

PowerPoint

Coding Exercise

Students complete an introductory coding assignment using platforms like or

Codeacademy

Scratch.

Data Analysis

Students use or to analyze a dataset relevant to their field of study.

Excel

Google Sheets

Use Kahoot! to create interactive quizzes. This can make learning fun and engaging. You can use it for formative assessments to check students’ understanding of the course content.