Learning with and about digital technologies

Content

This is a collection of hands-on workshops that focus on learning with and about technology.﻿
How to use it?
You can explore and learn by completing activities yourself. Or you can design and facilitate a workshop or series of them with your training participants.
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Steps to take:
Step 1. Familiarise with the content, tools and activities included in this playlist.
Step 2. Choose and start from those activities that are relevant to your goals and/or participants in your training and learning activities.
Step 3. Get resources ready, prepare spaces, and print posters for participants to easily access activities.
Step 4. Do activities!
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Awero organisation created this educational resource and activity to support trainers' digital competence development.
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Activity content and badge issuing criteria aligned with the European Training Strategy (ETS) competence model for trainers to work internationally.
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Want to endorse (?) our organisation, this activity and/or badge - send us an email! Contact us at info@awero.org for further questions.

Activities to complete

Complete the following activities, earn badges and you will see your playlist progress updated

AI assistance to advance search and content creation

Mandatory

45 minutes

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Crafting digital Open Badges

Mandatory

4 hours

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Content

Learn to craft digital Open Badges, design recognition for learning, and appreciate learning achievements.﻿
Open Badges is a global standard to recognise and verify skills, learning and achievements. They are digital micro-credentials that may represent identity, interests, competences and achievements across the web.
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Design and make ready digital Open Badges to capture, value and recognise every learning.  Explore and complete the “Creating quality Open Badges and badge systems” learning playlist and activities. Reflect on the following questions:
Submit your reflection responses to the badge evidence below.
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Watch the following video explainers on digital Open Badges and how to start using them.
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Inspiring resources:
Watch video explainers on digital Open Badges and how to create them﻿.
Watch video presentations on how organisations use badges
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Awero organisation created this educational resource and activity to support trainers' digital competence development.
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Activity content and badge issuing criteria aligned with the European Training Strategy (ETS) competence model for trainers to work internationally. In particular:
Is comfortable with exploring and experimenting digital technologies and tools;
Refers to various assessment and self-assessment principles and methods;
Applies appropriate methods and digital tools for assessment and self-assessment of their own learning achievements.
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Want to endorse (?) our organisation, this activity and/or badge - send us an email! Contact us at info@awero.org for further questions.

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Digital Open Badges Craft Get this badge

Badge earner has developed an understanding of digital Open Badges and how they can be used in training practice.
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To get this badge, trainer:
Completed at least some of the activities of the learning playlist "Creating quality Open Badges and badge systems"
Reflection on how digital Open Badges can be used in training practice. 
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Activity content and badge issuing criteria aligned with the European Training Strategy (ETS) competence model for trainers to work internationally.
Learning duration: 90 mins.

Tasks

Task no.1

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Learn about digital Open Badges by completing some of the activities of the learning playlist "Creating quality Open Badges and badge systems". Share your reflection on the following questions:
What have you learned about digital Open Badges? What activities and badges did you complete?
How can you use digital Open Badges in your training and learning activities?
What are the potential risks and challenges of using this technology?
If you have earned, include digital badges as a public URL link or screenshots.

Do Not Track Me

Mandatory

1 hour

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Get into Virtual Reality

Mandatory

45 minutes

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Makey Makey - An Invention Kit for Everyone

Mandatory

45 minutes

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Microbit kits to start coding

Mandatory

45 minutes

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Play GO VIRAL game!

Mandatory

30 minutes

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Play the FAKE NEWS game!

Mandatory

30 minutes

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STEAM kits for future focused skills and learning

Mandatory

45 minutes

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Skills

ETS-TR

#Applies digital technologies, tools and e-learning where necessary/relevant in planning, designing, delivering and evaluating activities

ETS-TR

#Where relevant, integrating ict, e-learning and other tools and methods into the educational activity

ETS-TR

#Considers the political implications and the power structures in the use of digital media and technology

ETS-TR

#Is aware of fake news issues, how to recognise, address and contrast them

ETS-TR

#Refers to various assessment and self-assessment principles and methods

ETS-TR

#Enables participants to be creative and think out of the box

ETS-TR

#Identifies and recommends digital learning tools and resources to fulfil learners needs

ETS-TR

#Refers to various ways of collecting information

ETS-TR

#Applies appropriate methods and digital tools for assessment and self-assessment of their own learning achievements

ETS-TR

#Is aware of the regulations and elaborates a safety plan, incorporating online privacy procedures and online behavioural recommendations when needed

ETS-TR

#Is comfortable with exploring and experimenting digital technologies and tools

ETS-TR

#Critically assesses the sources of information

ETS-TR

#Connecting [youth] policies and educational programmes

ETS-TR

#Identifies the digital literacy level of participants and adjusts activities accordingly

ETS-TR

#Promoting creativity, problem-solving and 'out-of-the-box' thinking

ETS-TR

#Identifies the information relevant to an issue or a question

ETS-TR

#Knows and applies GDPR regulations in collecting, processing and sharing data

ETS-TR

#Identifies and prevents risks connected to collecting and sharing data

ETS-TR

#Refers to relevant digital technologies, tools and related uses in non-formal learning settings

ETS-TR

#Choose and designing appropriate methods for collecting, interpreting and disseminating information (data, resources, findings, etc.)

ETS-TR

#Dares to improvise and experiment and to acknowledge the importance of this

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#Facilitates problem solving

ETS-TR

#Knows about power structures behind digital technologies and connected issues as datification, etc

Activities: 9

Started: 16

Completed playlist: 0

Time to complete: 9 hours 45 minutes

Organisers

Nectarus

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