The Digital Teacher

A course for teachers interested in using digital technologies to create relevant, authentic, and engaging learning experiences. Enhance your knowledge of digital tools and learn how to effectively integrate them into teaching. Designed for both novice and an expert user of technology to extend and supplement practice.

Course Details

Educators and developers

Target audience

25 Hours

course duration

English, Hindi, Russian, Kyrgyz

Languages available

 

Free Certificates

Upon course completion

Self Directed

Course direction

FramerSpace

UNESCO MGIEP Learning platform

 

Course Learning

Competencies you will gain
Digital pedagogy competence
Digital citizenship

Empathy

Critical inquiry

About the course

Digital pedagogy is the creative use of digital tools and technologies for teaching and learning. This course enables teachers to use digital tools effectively to enhance the learning experience in the classrooms.

Digital pedagogy beyond ICT Skills

Technology is often used for very limited purposes such as online communication and enhanced content representation. Digital pedagogy goes beyond. Take the course to learn more!

 

Aligned with 4 international standards

The LOs of the course are aligned with four international standards:

1. The European Framework of the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu),

2. UNESCO: ICT Competency Framework for Teachers

3. A Global Framework of Reference on Digital Literacy Skills for Indicator 4.4.2

4. International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for Educators.

 
 

Ready access to resources and tools!

The course covers 40+ categories of digital tools including free browser-based tools for multi-modal production, assessment, data-analysis, web-creation, collaboration etc.

 
 

Courses Modules

Module 1

Module 1

Introduction: of the course, learning goals, structure and platform

Module 2

Module 2

Gather resources: to support teaching and learning

Module 3

Module 3

Navigate responsibly: on the web

Module 4

Module 4

Design experiences: for impactful learning

Module 5

Module 5

Empower learners: with innovative pedagogy and assessments

Module 6

Module 6

Participants creations: Share your activities, tools, designs, innovations on digital pedagogy

Towards SDG 4 and SDG 4.7

Under SDG 4 of Quality Education, target 4.A emphasizes increasing the supply of qualified teachers through effective teacher training. This course is designed to equip teachers with the skills to use technology to enhance teaching effectiveness, thereby contributing to the development of a cadre of educators who are responsive to learner variability and capable of designing inclusive classrooms.

 
 

Alignment with SDG 4.7 is evident in the module focusing on building responsible and empathetic digital citizens. Additionally, the course approach fosters social-emotional competencies by exploring the framework of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and digital pedagogy, further supporting the goals of SDG 4.7.

 

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