Learning in a webinar about online training and digital competence

Hello  everyone!


The other day I attended to a webinar. Do you know what a webinar is?
"A webinar is a live web-based video conference that uses the internet to connect the individual hosting the webinar to an audience–the viewers and listeners of the webinar from all over the world."

The webinar I attended to was called "Mobile Learning and Digital Competence for Education", carried out by Maria Jesús García San Martín. In this webinar I learnt about the different online training courses for teachers  that you can find in the website "AprendeINTEF" and about the Digital Competence Portfolio for Teachers that is a service for the acknowledge and improvement of the Digital Teaching Competence through self- assessment and update recording of teaching,learning and training experiences. The portfolio is completed throughout the professional life itself is not something that is done in a short time.This portfolio has four parts:

• The Biography where you can describe your digital competence.

• The Self assessment which allows you to self-asses your level in the five areas of the Common Digital Competence Framework,  (Information and data literacy; Communication and collaboration; Digital content creation; Safety and Problem Solving)

• The Dossier where you can organise and label the evidence that supports the digital competence of your biography. It allows us to use a project or something done in class as an evidence of digital competence.

• The Passport shows the level of the digital competence achieved. In your passport you have an overall perspective of all the evidences that endorse this level according to the dossier.

In the web previously mention Educa INTEF there are some free online training resources to improve the digital competences:

• EduPills: EduPills is an app that allows us to improve our digital competence in a short period of time (5-7 minutes). This app is oriented to be use with mobile phones or tablets in a fast and easy  way (for example while waiting at the doctor's office). In the app you can find the pills organised into four categories: communicate and collaborate, digital creation, information, problem solving. You can also evaluate the pill and see other pills related to that pill. 

• Nooc: Nano learning experiences focused on reaching a goal in approximately 3 hours (takes more time that the EduPills) They are open for 10 days but you can still do it after this 10 days because the materials remain available. This resource is more focused on learning with and from others

• Mooc: Courses of open, massive and online training oriented to web content dissemination and collaborative learning. This courses last around 4-5 weeks and do not certify teacher training hours. There is a variety of topics (entrepreneurship, eTwinning, expanded education ...)

• Spooc:Online courses at your own pace. It allows you to manage your learning autonomously. They also allow you to participate in educational communities.

Before starting 2018 I had never heard about Aprende INTEF and I think it is a pity because it is an excellent resource. The resources you have in Aprende INTEF allows you to improve your competence in an autonomous way ( All the  "double o" courses are focused on an autonomous learning) and at your own pace. What I like the most about this courses is this second part because, in my case, this year I'm quite busy with the master so I can only do things that doesn't take me much time, and once I finish I can start with activities that take longer. I also like that this courses are free courses and you can do it even if you are not a teacher in a school yet. I think that having a good level of digital competence in the classroom is a must have nowadays and Educa Intef has the necessary tools to improve and certify this competence.

What about you?, did you know Aprende INTEF? If the answer is no, I encourage you to try it.
See you in my next post!