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Erasmus+ Forward-Looking Cooperation
Projects
28 January 2019
Deirdre HODSON, DG EAC, unit C.1
Peter BAUR, DG EAC, unit C.1
INFODAY- PRIORITY 5
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Priority 5
Promoting the use of self-reflection tools to
support innovation and systemic change in
education and training institutions
– HEInnovate (higher education)
– SELFIE (schools)
Higher education institutions – challenges
• New funding models
• Increasing importance of employability, entrepreneurship and the student as consumer
• Internationalisation / globalisation
• New modes of engagement with stakeholders and local/regional environments
• Contributions to economic and social development
• Engines of innovation
• Pressure on academic careers
• Pressure of measuring impact
Being or becoming an entrepreneurial /
innovative higher education institution
is a response to these challenges
HEIs need to change/to evolve
Online self-assessment tool : www.heinnovate.eu Country reviews
Policy learning network
HEInnovate – A Guiding Framework
HEInnovate – self-assessment
• A self-assessment tool for higher education institutions who wish to explore their entrepreneurial / innovative potential
• Helping higher education institutions identify their current situation and potential areas for action
• Eight broad areas, with statements for self-assessment
• Allows assessment of HEI in a holistic way
• Diagnoses areas of strengths and weaknesses across eight areas, 42 different statements
• Flexible and adaptable to context
• Stakeholder involvement
• Opens up discussion and debate associated with the entrepreneurial / innovative nature of your institution
• Compares and contrasts evolution over time
• Provides access to high quality learning materials
HEInnovate – self-assessment
How are the results displayed?
Upon submission of the self-assessment, the average results
are displayed as a bar chart (above), and additional resources are recommended (to the right)
What happens to the results in a group?
The group results are displayed for the group administrator in
various charts that can be tailored (online) and
downloaded
• Supported HEIs to use the tool and build on the results to define and implement suitable action plans. Follow-up implementation and assess development. Document and share the process and results.
• Activities involved (not exhaustive):
– Exchange of good practice; peer-to-peer support; developing communities of practice; toolkits and support materials; training activities; workshops; conferences/seminars; external evaluation and accreditation.
– A further focus could be on extending the tools to new sectors of education (eg non-formal learning, adult education, VET), exploring synergies between HEInnovate and SELFIE or interconnecting the tool with similar programmes or initiatives at regional, national or international level.
Forward looking cooperation projects
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SELFIE tool for schools https://ec.europa.eu/education/schools-go-digital_en
Policy challenges
• Digital transformation
• How technology can support teaching and learning
• Digital competences of students and teachers
• Holistic approach to change
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/image/document/2018-20/2_desi_report_humancapital_B5DC055D-DD1E-51CD-229138BE55F9AE8A_52247.pdf
71.157.100 students in c.250.000 schools in EU
Are schools in Europe ready to
make the most
of digital technologies for learning?
SELFIE: is YOUR school ready to make the most
of digital technologies for learning?
Based on framework for Digitally Competent Organisations
Successful pilot in 14 countries
in late 2017
73 Upper Secondary Vocational - 11%
237 Primary –
37%
189 Lower Secondary - 29%
151 Upper Secondary - 23%
5% 17% 78%
2,979 11,773 52,962
67,714 users 650 schools
SELFIE is a useful and usable tool for schools
It captures well the digital capacity of schools
Time-effective
Good basis for reflection and planning at school
level
Can be also useful to support policy making
Findings from SELFIE pilots
EU Policy priority
Action Plan adopted by Commission 18 January 2018
SELFIE is one of 11 actions
SELFIE officially launched on 25 October 2018
How does SELFIE work?
• Any school, anywhere can register
• 24 language versions - more coming…
• Coordinator should be appointed in school
How does SELFIE work?
• Set-up the SELFIE questions for your school and context
• Core questions, optional and create your own
• Send links to questions to staff and students
SELFIE questions and statements
• 20-30 mins to complete, any device
• Anonymous
• Questions in six areas (eg teacher training, infrastructure, digital competence)
SELFIE results
• School gets tailor-made report – only for that schools
• Can kick-start conversation about technology use
• Good basis for action plan
• Progress can be measured yearly
First three months
• 170,000 staff and students have used tool
• Most schools from Spain, Bulgaria and Lithuania
• A lot of interest from countries - in and outside – the EU
Next steps for SELFIE
• Goal: 1 million users by end 2019
• Raising awareness of the tools, comms material
• First SELFIE forum, Madrid, April 2019
• Building the ecosystem
• Linking in with other communities
• I've done SELFIE now what?
Call for proposals: indicative list
• Support schools to use the tool and build on the results to define and implement action plans.
• Follow-up implementation and assess progress.
• Document and share the process and results.
Call for proposals: indicative list
• Schools supporting each other – peer-to-peer, clusters, communities of practice, evaluation and recognition
• Toolkits and support materials, workshops
Call for proposals: indicative list
• New sectors of education?
• Synergies between HEInnovate and SELFIE?
• Connections with similar programmes or initiatives at regional, national or international level (eg etwinning).
• …..