A New Approach to Digital Competence Building for University Educators in Europe

  1. Fabio Nascimbeni 1
  2. Daniel Villar-Onrubia 2
  3. Katherine Wimpenny 2
  4. Daniel Burgos 1
  1. 1 Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
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    Universidad Internacional de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/029gnnp81

  2. 2 Coventry University
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    Coventry University

    Coventry, Reino Unido

    ROR https://ror.org/01tgmhj36

Proceedings:
Proceedings of the European Distance and E - Learning Network 2018 Annual Conference

Publisher: European Distance and E - Learning Network

ISBN: 978-615-5511-23-3

Year of publication: 2018

Pages: 242-248

Type: Conference paper

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Abstract

Since the mid 1990’s, the exponentially growing adoption of digital information and communication technologies (ICTs) in everyday life has resulted in new social dynamics and reconfigured opportunities for access to expertise and knowledge transfer. This has important implications for teaching and learning processes, for example through participatory cultures and open educational practices. The potential benefits of this include opportunities for informal and peer-to-peer learning, a new attitude toward intellectual property, diversification of cultural expression, a better dialogue around skills valued in the workplace, and a more proactive conception of citizenship.