Microsoft Romania and Ascendia invites you to an exclusive event marking the launch of a crucial project dedicated to digital education in Romania: Train 100,000 teachers in digital pedagogy. This initiative will not only transform the educational paradigm at the pre-university level, but will also enable teachers to acquire the necessary skills to excel in the use of modern educational technology.

• Application form: https://forms.office.com/e/ZQAqvXuDLg
• Location: Microsoft Romania Headquarters, 6P Iuliu Maniu Boulevard, Campus 6.2 Building, Bucharest, Sector 6, Ionesco & Brâncuși Room, 1st Floor and online on Microsoft Teams at Open event online
• Data: April 24, 2024, 09:00
• Duration: 2 hours
• Target audience: Public and private Universities, County School Inspectorates (ISJs), Centers for the Development of Teaching Competences (CCDs) and public or private providers of in-service training.

Event Objectives:

The event will highlight the key digital components of the project "Digital pedagogy for pre-university teachers", according to the Terms of Reference, for which bids can be submitted until May 31, 2024.

The topics to be covered are the following:

1. Teacher training and creating educational resources

• Project objective: Train 100,000 teachers and create 50,000 open educational resources.
• Digital tools: Each participant will have access to an e-learning platform and an open educational resources editor, all available in Romanian.

2. Compatibility and Integration

• Flexibility: Open Educational Resources Editor to be compatible with any Learning Management System (LMS).
• Metadata and standardization: Resources will include detailed pedagogical descriptions and relevant metadata (subject, grade, content area, competences, keywords).

3. SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) standardization

• SCORM exports: We will demonstrate how open educational resources need to be prepared for SCORM export, a mandatory standard for integration on national platforms.
• Importance of Compliance: Resources must meet SCORM requirements to be accepted on the Ministry of Education platform.

4. Compliance with UNESCO REDs

• UNESCO Compliance: We will explain how the platform and resources must align with UNESCO's definition of Open Educational Resources (OERs), facilitating the creation and sharing of quality educational content.

5. DigCompEdu Compliance: We will specify how the training platform and tools must be in line with the European Framework of Digital Competences for Educators, ensuring that the training delivered is relevant, up-to-date and in line with European best practice.

6. Project submission

• Submission process: details about the online submission process, evaluation criteria and deadlines for applications.
• Discuss partnerships.

Invitation:

We invite you to attend this essential event for modern education in Romania, where experts in the field of technology and education will provide valuable insights and demonstrate practical solutions for project delivery.