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ICT FOR TEACHERS: ENHANCING DIGITAL COMPETENCE AND INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGY
Introduction and Description
In an era where digital transformation shapes every dimension of education, the meaningful integration of ICT has become essential for effective teaching, learner engagement, and institutional development. This course responds to the growing need for educators to move beyond basic technical skills and develop a deeper pedagogical fluency with digital tools, multimedia creation, and online learning environments. It equips teachers, school staff, and educational organisations with the competences required to design learning experiences that are innovative, inclusive, and aligned with European priorities for digital readiness.
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Available in both 5-day and 10-day formats, the programme offers a comprehensive yet flexible pathway toward strengthening digital competence in line with the DigCompEdu framework. Participants explore current tools for visual communication, interactive learning, animation, video production, collaborative project work, and responsible digital publishing. Throughout the course, ICT is examined not as an add-on, but as a catalyst for active learning, creativity, critical thinking, and intercultural exchange—key dimensions of high-quality education in the 21st century.
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The course is particularly relevant for Erasmus+ project applications, as it supports institutional capacity-building, digital transition strategies, and the development of sustainable ICT-enhanced practices across subject areas and educational levels. Through guided workshops, collaborative tasks, and the creation of curriculum-aligned digital artefacts, participants gain the confidence and competence to implement ICT in ways that enrich teaching, foster student motivation, and strengthen whole-school development.
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By the end of the programme, educators will not only understand how to use digital tools, but also how to embed them meaningfully into their pedagogical practice—empowering their learners, enriching their organisations, and contributing to a digitally competent, future-ready European education landscape.
Outcomes
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Improving the participants’ digital competences.
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Developing communication, collaboration, presentation, problem solving, negotiation, critical and creative thinking skills.
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Enhancing understanding of the potential ICT have in education and opportunities they provide.
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Enhancing professional skills through mastering tools for virtual communication and collaboration, design and publishing.
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Providing and exercising creative ideas and practical resources for successful implementation of ICT in education.
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Improving English fluency (official language of the course).
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Promoting intercultural awareness.
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Sharing experiences use of ICT from different organizations in order to help each of us to be more effective in our work.
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Developing the online collaboration platform for preparation, dissemination and networking in order to develop future partnerships and projects.
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Strengthening the European collaboration among people using ICT in education in different contexts.
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Providing insights into different education systems.
Preparation
After registration participants will receive pre-course questionnaire which will be used by the trainer to learn about participants’ teaching backgrounds and to assess their exact needs. Before the beginning of the course a basic reading list will be suggested to participants to prepare for the training. Participants will also be asked to prepare a presentation about themselves, their professional context and their culture. The presentation will be presented on the first day of the course to facilitate networking opportunities. Participants will receive information about the country they are going to visit in order to prepare them for their cultural experience.
Follow up
After the course participants will be asked to share what they have learned with the rest of the staff in their schools. Further books and articles to deepen the topic and contacts with some other practitioners all over Europe and in the world will be suggested by the trainer. The methods shared and explored and the bibliography given will allow the participants to complete and improve their educational path.
5 days programme (25 hours)
course sessions (Monday to Friday)
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Introduction of participants, outline of the programme, warm ups and ice breakers
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Brainstorming and voting online (Tricider)
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Sourcing data from a computational knowledge engine (Wolfram Alpha)
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Making information visually appealing through infographics (Piktochart)
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Overview of the banks of freely reusable resources for educational use
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Animated infographics (Renderforest)
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Online tools for collaboration in ICT projects, eTwinning, School Education Gateway
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Individual support
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Presentation of outcomes, discussion, evaluation and closing session
cultural and social programme
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Teambuilding and networking activities
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City tour or a cultural trip
10 days programme (50 hours)
course sessions (Monday to Friday + Monday to Friday)
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Introduction of participants, outline of the programme, warm ups and ice breakers
- Brainstorming and voting online (Tricider)
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Sourcing data from a computational knowledge engine (Wolfram Alpha)
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Making information visually appealing through infographics (Piktochart)
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Overview of the banks of freely reusable resources for educational use
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Animated infographics (Renderforest)
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Introduction to animation tools, practical workshop on teacher generated animation
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Whiteboard animation production, project task based on the curriculum of each individual participant
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Explainer video production, project task based on the curriculum of each individual participant
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Publishing and sharing, legal framework of online content publishing and sharing
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Online tools for collaboration in ICT projects, eTwinning, School Education Gateway
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Individual support
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Presentation of outcomes, discussion, evaluation and closing session
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cultural and social programme
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Teambuilding and networking activities
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City tour or a cultural trip
CERTIFICATE
Each participant will get a course attendance certificate and we will validate the acquired competences on the Europass Mobility upon request. Please note that we have a paperless policy and all the documents will be delivered in digital form.
COURSE FEE
The course fee is 80 € per day. It includes tuition and materials, cultural and social programme, support in preparation and all the administrative work. There are no additional costs or hidden fees. After registration, you will receive a pro-forma invoice which you will have to pay by bank transaction. You will receive the invoice after you attend the course.
SUBSISTENCE
The course fee doesn't include accommodation and meals and participants are responsible to organize them on their own. In some locations we might be able to recommend or organize subsistence for you. Please don't hesitate to contact us to inquire about any specific location.