Do you feel that the world is moving too fast and that the education system is responding too slowly to changes, or that it is not providing schools with the support they need to face the new challenges brought about by both digitalisation and climate change? At Academia, we understand these challenges, which is why we are delighted to have become a development partner of the Digitrajni učitelj project!
Within the framework of the Digitrajni učitelj project, we will establish working groups that will provide appropriate support and develop competences that will enable educational institutions in Slovenia to respond more effectively to current and future challenges. The project focuses on the rapidly developing areas of digitalisation, financial literacy and sustainability and will develop key competences for the future of the individual and society.
Over the next 3 years, the project will provide professional development for more than 20,000 professional workers in education and training in the Republic of Slovenia, involving more than 700 educational institutions, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, music schools, short-cycle degree institutions and adult education organisations.
The competences we will focus on within the framework of the project include:
- Solid foundations of digital literacy for the effective use of new digital tools that are yet to come.
- Human coexistence with artificial intelligence.
- Critical thinking for the effective and critical evaluation of the growing volume of data and the extraction of insights from data.
- Problem-solving for the increasingly large and complex challenges we face.
- Sustainable and green thinking for effective participation in reducing the effects of climate change and adapting to them.
- Raising awareness of respectful coexistence with nature.
- Adaptability and continuous learning for rapid adaptation to changes in the fields of digitalisation, sustainability and financial literacy.
- Systems thinking for understanding the interconnectedness and complexity of social, economic and environmental systems.
- Strategic leadership and direction that strives for a holistic and analytical approach.
- Collaboration and communication for effective collaboration in modern interdisciplinary environments.
- Ethical and responsible practices for competence in ethical decision-making, privacy protection, data ethics and responsible use of technology.
- Innovation and entrepreneurship to promote creative thinking, identify opportunities and encourage innovation.
- Global awareness for a critical understanding of global challenges and cultural differences, knowledge of international frameworks related to sustainability, and collaboration with stakeholders around the world.
Communication with the participating educational institutions regarding all project activities will be managed by regional school centres with their coordinators, who will keep educational institutions regularly informed about all project details.
The Digitrajni učitelj project brings together numerous institutions, including Academia Institute of Technology. The project consortium also includes Založba Rokus Klett d.o.o., the Community of Institutions of the School Centres Consortium, ARNES – Academic and Research Network of Slovenia, University of Ljubljana, RIC – National Examinations Centre, CPI – Centre for Vocational Education and Training, Association of Kindergarten Headteachers of Slovenia, Association of Primary and Music School Headteachers of Slovenia, Association of Secondary Schools and Student Dormitories of Slovenia, Community of Short-Cycle Degree Institutions of Slovenia and Association of Folk Universities of Slovenia.
Together with Academia Institute of Technology and the Digitrajni učitelj project, we will shape the future of education and focus on a sustainable and digital future!
You can read more general information in the press release from the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Slovenia.
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Source: Academia (12. 7. 2023). Fotografije: arhiv Academie.
This English summary was produced automatically from the Slovenian article and is pending editorial review. Slovenska različica
