Empowering European Citizens through Digital Competence: Introducing the DigiComPass Project In today’s interconnected world, digital competence is not just a benefit but a necessity. The European Union’s DigComp 2.0 framework reveals that the average digital competence among well-educated Europeans is 56%. However, this average masks significant disparities among countries, with nations like Italy, Cyprus, Spain, Read More …
Sustained learning, which involves acquiring knowledge and skills that have long-lasting benefits, can be implemented through various strategies. Here are some approaches to consider: Active learning Rather than just passively receiving information, learners actively engage with the material. This can include activities such as discussions, group projects, and problem-solving exercises. Active learning has been shown Read More …
On Thursday, April 14th, 2022, the presentation day of the Erasmus+ project „Digital Immigrants Survival Kit“ performed by the Greek project partner EDRASE took place. The meeting took place in the amphitheatre of EKFE Egaleo. 35 students of the public Institute of Vocational Training (IEK) Egaleo (of the department „IT Application Technicians„) attended the event. Read More …
The Austrian Multiplier Event of the project took place in Wiener Neustadt in the Hotel Zentral (April 26th, 2022). The audience was well mixed: entrepreneurs, representatives of associations as well as directors and teachers from various schools took part in the event. Franz Dinhobl, Member of Parliament for Lower Austria, came from the group of Read More …
The DISK project aims to create (multimedia-based) training material with a special focus on adults with lower digital competencies. Since we live in a digital world today, the danger arises that adults cannon take part in specific activities due to their missing digital competencies. We called this target group “digital immigrants” as they are in Read More …
EDEN – European Distance and E-learning Network EDEN is a non-profit body and educational association registered in the UK since 1991, with more than 180 institutional members and over 1100 members in the Network of Academics and Professionals (NAP), EDEN assists a wide range of institutions, networks, and individuals to become involved in professional information and Read More …
The project DISK (Digital Immigrants Survival Toolkit) aims to develop a toolkit for Digital Immigrants to improve their digital literacy. To be an active citizen in a digital society, if one does not have adequate digital skills, one risks being left behind as more and more social activities and services are performed online, alongside tasks in private life, business, and work. The DISK project and its skills map and toolkit with its modules are based on the European Digital Competence Framework for citizens known as DigComp and its five domains; information and Data Literacy, communication and collaboration, Digital Content Creation, security, problem-solving. In addition, a self-assessment tool, a mandala, is being developed as part of the DISK project.
The European Commission launched an interactive self-assessment tool MyDigiSkills for digital skills on 23 March 2021. MyDigiSkills helps to better understand one’s level of digital skills based on knowledge, skills, and attitudes in each of the five areas of the European Digital Competence Framework for citizens, known as DigComp. The five areas are: Read More …
Parallel to the digitalization of the means and modes of functioning of the various sectors of society, there is also a digitalization of language. In coffee shops, on the radio, at the bank, at a conference or in a conversation in the park, at any moment a word may appear that refers to the digital Read More …
