Teacher Digital Competence and Online Courses
6th November 2024
As a post-primary teacher interested in using digital technology for teaching and learning, you may have come across various frameworks, planning templates and strategies which address teacher digital competence. You may even have used one of the self-reflection tools, such as Selfie for Teachers, for identifying your own strengths and areas for development.
Key teacher digital competence areas
‘Digital Resources’ and ‘Assessment’ are two of the six groups of educator competences identified and described in the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu). Being competent in these areas is also essential for addressing the teaching and learning dimension of the Digital Learning Framework, notably Domain 3, which concerns ‘Teachers’ Individual Practice’.
If you are interested in improving your own competency in these areas, Oide Technology in Education provides short, online courses during term-time which will help you achieve this. Please read on for details.
‘Digital Resources’ competence area
Competences to develop within the area of digital resources include:
- using a variety of search strategies to identify digital resources;
- having the ability to modify or adapt existing digital resources to suit your specific needs; and being able to create your own digital resources.
Online courses which address this competence area include:
- Using Video to Enhance and Create Resources (Post-Primary)
- Digital Storytelling (Post-Primary)
- Digital Technology for Modern Foreign Language Teachers (Post-Primary)
- AI for Schools.
‘Assessment’ competence area
Competences within the assessment area include:
- using digital technology to support a variety of strategies for formative and summative assessment;
- generating and analysing digital evidence on learner activity, to inform teaching and learning; and
- using digital technologies to provide targeted, timely feedback to learners.
Online courses which address this competence area include:
- Assessment Feedback and Digital Technologies (Post-Primary)
- Introducing Digital Portfolios (Post-Primary)
- Digital Technology for Modern Foreign Language Teachers (Post-Primary).
All online courses
You can access a list of all Oide Technology in Education online courses here, where you can view the course descriptions and self-enrol in any course of your choice. These self-paced, term-time courses are available 24/7, throughout the school year.
