Facilitating the Digital Competence of Learners

Facilitating the Digital Competence of Learners

Digital competence is one of the transversal competences educators need to instil in learners.

Whereas fostering other transversal competences is only part of educators’ digital competence in as far as digital technologies are used to do so, the ability to facilitate learners’ digital competence is an integral part of educators’ digital competence. Because of this, this ability merits a dedicated area in the DigCompEdu framework. Learners’ digital competence is captured by the European Digital Competence Framework for Citizens (DigComp). Thus, the DigCompEdu area follows the same logic and details five competences aligned in content and description with DigComp. The headlines, however, have been adapted to emphasize the pedagogical dimension and focus within this framework. Download the document and read more about it here

Area covered by this set of competencies:

This is the Sixth Area of digital competences of educators described by the DigCompEdu framework that was formulated by the European Comission's Joint Research Centre. It contains five competences.

What will the Collaborative Laboratory try to achieve?

  • Newcomers that are only aware of digital teaching techniques will learn to confidently select, create and manage their digital teaching techniques available to them to teach digital competences to their learners.
  • Digital teaching and learning strategies will be explored that will encourage learners to use digital technologies.
  • Activities will strategically be implemented in meaningful ways to foster learners' digital competence.
  • Participants will learn to comprehensively and critically think about the enhancement learners' digital skills.