Course Description

Digital competencies are crucial for actively participating in the increasingly digital global society. They are key to lifelong learning, enhancing scientific capital, managing information, and reducing the digital divide. These skills are also paramount for teaching and present a crucial component in the teaching profile, highly sought after and valued by educational organizations. This course delves into critical issues such as the digital and technological revolution, its contribution to social knowledge construction, the various classifications of technology-mediated learning, current educational trends, and network collaboration as a strategy for teachers' academic development.

What Students Will Learn

• Identify characteristics of the technological and digital revolution.
• Understand the principles of the knowledge society.
• Analyze the dimensions and development levels of digital competencies.
• Compare modes of technology-mediated learning and current educational trends.
• Review strategies and tools for academic network collaboration.
• Identify digital competencies necessary for teaching practice.

Prerequisites or Skills Necessary

No prerequisites are needed for this course, making it ideal for individuals from any professional background who are interested in developing their digital skills, particularly in education and teaching.

Course Coverage

• Introduction to Digital Skills: Fundamental building blocks for participating in a global digital society.
• Technology-mediated Learning: Various categories and their impacts on current educational practices.
• Digital Collaboration Strategies: Tools for improving academic teamwork over digital platforms.
• Professional Application: Integrating digital skills into everyday professional practices for educators.

Who This Course is For

Teachers, educators, and anyone in the educational sector looking to enhance their digital skills and integrate them into their professional practice to improve teaching outcomes and student engagement.

Application of Learned Skills in the Real World

Skills gained from this course can be directly applied in the classroom to enhance teaching methodologies, incorporate digital technologies in learning processes, manage information effectively, and promote lifelong learning among students and colleagues.

Syllabus

1. Module I: Technologies and Digital Revolution - Understanding impacts across various societal aspects.
2. Module 2: The Information and Knowledge Society - Introduction to network society concepts and the transformation of information into knowledge.
3. Module 3: Digital Competencies - Exploration of the evolution, dimensions, and frameworks of digital competencies.
4. Module 4: Taxonomy of Learning Mediated by Technology - Comparative analysis of educational processes that utilize digital resources.
5. Module 5: Educational Trends and Academic Network Collaboration - Review of future projections and innovations in technology-mediated education.
6. Module 6: Digital Teaching Competencies - Analysis of competencies needed in digital education environments.