Instructions for participants

1. General information about the e-course

This e-course focuses on designing communication in teaching and on selecting digital tools for collaboration. In addition to introducing these tools, it provides an overview of microlearning activities. Participants will learn the fundamentals of using online collaborative events in educational contexts and how to address common pedagogical challenges through available digital technologies. The course also covers the planning and implementation of online collaborative events, as well as the use of analytics to evaluate the effectiveness of online tools. Ultimately, participants will learn how to increase the visibility and dissemination of scientific and educational content while adhering to security and ethical standards.

This e-course, intended for teachers at HEIs, covers the following topics:

• T1 Communication in teaching
  T2 Selection and application of digital tools for communication and collaboration
  T3 Online collaborative events in an educational context
  T4 Using digital technologies to solve pedagogical problems
  T5 Security and ethical aspects of the application of digital communication technologies
  T6 Evaluation and monitoring of the impact of digital technologies
  T7 Using digital technology for visibility and popularization of one's own academic work

Number of ECTS credits: 3
Attendees: teachers at higher education institutions

The objectives of the e-course are:

• to introduce participants to available digital technologies (DT) for communication
• to teach participants how to choose digital technologies appropriate for their own educational context
• to train participants in the creation of collaborative educational online events in teaching
• to enable participants to conduct an evaluation of applied digital tools in the online educational process
• to teach participants how to improve their own visibility and presence in relation to scientific and teaching (academic) work.

Learning outcomes:

• LO1 Apply three different digital tools for designing and conducting interactive online lectures
• LO2 Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of selected platforms for collaboration in group projects
• LO3 Plan collaborative activities using digital technologies to present academic work
• LO4 Evaluate the security and ethical aspects of the application of digital communication technologies in higher education
• LO5 Organize and moderate an online collaborative event (e.g., virtual conference, workshop) using planning, invitation, and evaluation tools
• LO6 Design a comprehensive protocol for conducting advanced virtual meetings and webinars, justifying pedagogical and technical decisions.