Digital Technologies for Communication, Collaboration and Professional Development

In this activity, topics related to communication in class will be presented.

In this activity, topics related to digital technologies and tools will be presented in the context of group work.

This activity will present examples of good practice.

In this activity, digital tools for synchronous video communication will be presented with a special focus on Zoom, MS Teams, BigBlueButton, Google Meet and Jitsi Meet tools. The basic advantages and disadvantages of the mentioned tools will be listed.

As part of this activity, a SWOT analysis of the implementation of the BigBlueButton videoconferencing tool at the large HEI (University of Zagreb) will be presented, with an introduction in which you will be additionally introduced to the method of evaluation using SWOT analysis in the higher education context.

This activity will cover topics related to webinar planning and preparation protocols, role allocation, technical review, standard webinar/meeting flow, question and discussion management, post-session evaluation, and security and privacy. Be sure to take notes as you read, as the information contained here will be useful for later activities.

This activity will present topics related to collaboration in an online environment that expand on previously covered topics and concepts related to communication in teaching and digital technologies and group work.

In this activity, topics related to scientific or professional conferences that take place in an online environment will be presented, along with tips on how to organize them.

This activity will clarify the use of digital tools for solving pedagogical problems.

Topics related to personal digital security and passwords will be explained to the participants, with a focus on the systematic approach to creating passwords.

As part of this activity, read sources related to personal data protection and then make a brief analysis based on the given questions on this topic, in the context of higher education.

In this activity, the main areas of ethics in e-learning will be presented.

In this activity, you will analyze four ethical dilemma scenarios (anonymization, copyright, recording students in their homes, data sharing) and try to find ethically acceptable solutions. Be sure to take notes during the analysis, as the information contained here will be useful in later activities, especially the activity "Discussion of Ethical Dilemmas".

In this activity, examples of good and bad practice related to ethical dilemmas in education will be presented, especially in the context of the application of digital technologies and online teaching. Ethical aspects of teacher decision-making and ways of recognizing and avoiding situations that may threaten professional responsibility will be analyzed. Special attention will be paid to the excessive use of technology to monitor students, the violation of privacy and the inappropriate transfer of traditional pedagogical approaches to the online environment. The goal is to encourage critical reflection on the balance between technological efficiency and ethical responsibility, and to develop awareness of the importance of fairness, trust and digital dignity in the educational process.

This activity will present topics related to the evaluation and monitoring of the impact of digital technologies.

Topics related to monitoring user satisfaction with educational services and technologies will be presented in this activity.

This activity will covert topics related to the visibility of scientists and research.

In the digital age, effective popularization of scientific work requires the use of attractive and accessible interactive formats. Digital multimedia tools allow teachers and researchers to present their academic work through videos, infographics, animations and podcasts in a clear, interesting and widely understandable way. Instead of science remaining closed within professional papers, these tools help in its visual and communicative adaptation to different target groups. In this activity, special emphasis is placed on simple, free tools that enable the creation of quality content for the promotion of science without the need for advanced technical knowledge.

This activity will introduce the concept of podcasts in an educational and scientific context.