Transforming Education in the 21st Century: The Role of PROF-XXI Project in Developing Teaching Competencies

• Published in: 2023 IEEE Learning with MOOCS (LWMOOCS) pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Chan, Miguel Morales, Hoyos, Carlos Alario, Amado-Salvatierra, Hector R., Perez-Sanagustin, Mar, Teixeira, Antonio Moreira, Kloos, Carlos Delgado, Hernandez-Rizzardini, Rocael
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 11.10.2023
• Subjects: active learning; Computer aided instruction; DigicompEdu; Electronic learning; Ethics; Learning management systems; MOOC; Multimedia systems; Social networking (online); Technological innovation
• DOI: 10.1109/LWMOOCS58322.2023.10305950

The rapid evolution of digital technologies has changed the educational landscape, providing new opportunities for innovative approaches to learning and challenging traditional teaching methods. In response to this, educators must adapt their practices to ensure that they are effectively using digital tools to support their instruction but also students' learning. This article presents the experience of the implementation of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) entitled "The 21st Century Teacher: Learning to Teach with Digital Technologies". The MOOC was designed taking as a reference the competences defined in the DigCompEdu framework with the aim to train educators with the necessary methodologies, strategies, and best practices to teach effectively using digital technologies. The MOOC was designed to be easily accessible and available on an Open edX instance, with four lessons covering various aspects of digital teaching. The MOOC was prepared collaboratively as part of an international Erasmus+ project named PROF-XXI. The target group of this course was mainly Latin American educators. A total of 5,660 participants took this course in two cohorts, with 681 participants completing it (12% acceptance rate). Results and lessons learned from designing and running this course are presented in this work.