EMPOWER ADULT EDUCATORS TO SUPPORT DIGITAL SOCIAL INCLUSION

DigIN

DigIN project

DigIN project aims to develop, test and implement an innovative digital education ecosystem to let educators create and share attractive learning activities for adults. In order to do this, the educators and other adult education staff will develop digital skills and will use appropriate teaching methods and tools adapted to digital education.




Information about the project


The DigIN Project is complementary to the Erasmus project ASIDE (exchange of practice) "Adult social inclusion in digital environment" examples coordinated by INBIE and finished in 2021. The main result of the ASIDE Project was the development of a DSI training model for social educators/workers/volunteers. The results will be used to develop the work packages of DigIN project.

All involved partners organising or implementing digital inclusion initiatives and working with vulnerable adults. That's why this project is based on our exchange of good practice projects.

- Improve the digital facilitator competencies of educators
- Facilitate access of older adults to digital learning opportunities
- Enhance digital transformation in Adult Education Organisation

DigIN project aims to increase the capacity and readiness of partner institutions to manage an effective shift towards digital education through the promotion of the use of digital technologies in Adult education for teaching, learning, assessment and engagement. The project will development a digital pedagogy manual and good practices in the use of digital tools for teachers, including accessible and assistive technologies and the creation and innovative use of digital education content. Will develop digital skills and competences of adult learners through courses and initiatives. DigIN aims at developing an innovative digital social educational pack that uses creativity and Information Technology to teach learners to acquire new skills and competences in Digital Social Inclusion [DSI]. Note that DSI should contribute to find solutions to improve the acquisition of social and civic competences, as well as create social inclusion of marginalized people.

• Engaging education ecosystem to incorporate and digital technology within activities with adults provided to associated partners (DALYA)
• To implement a digital education ecosystem in adult training centers (S.A.F.E Projectts)
• Increased digital competencies of adult staff, to consider and apply ADDIE and 5E educational model for creating attractive educational programs (UJI)
• To spread their scope of providing qualitative innovative solution for education and to promote synergies with experts in other fields so that, together, they can solve the problem and foster social wellbeing of adult people (INBIE)

To 'enhance the capacity of Educators and Adult Education Organizations in their support of Adults to be active technology users' by:
- extending the competences of Educators and other Adult Education Staff making them digitally competent and confident teachers and education and training staff,in line with the priorities of Digital Education Action Plan, 2021-2027.
- creating a digital education ecosystem to increase capacity and readiness of AE Organizations to manage an effective shift towards digital education, which is in line with the Erasmus+ priorities of partnerships for cooperation 2022.
- operating at transnational level and create together an digitally inclusive environment for promoting ERASMUS among all citizens and generations-ERASMUS+priority in the field of adults and with the Council Resolution-‘EU-level targets’ related to the Participation of adults in learning:'At least 47% of adults aged 25-64, by 2025'