Jeffrey Earp, Stefania Bocconi & Sabrina Panesi
National Research Council of Italy, Institute for Educational Technology (ITD-CNR)
SELFIE:strengthening the digital
capacity of educational organizations
EfVET Conference - Rethinking VET for Inclusive Excellence24 -27 October, 2018, Sheraton Hotel, Como, Italy
January 2018
THE BACKGROUND
SELFIE has been developed
• by the European Commission - DG EAC
& Joint Research Centre (JRC B.4)
• in collaboration with a team of international
experts
to foster effective use of digital
technologies for learning in educational
organisations
THE BACKGROUND
Why SELFIE?
FOCUS ON LEARNING
# SELFIE_EU
What is SELFIE?
A TOOL AND A PROCESS SUPPORTING ….
Self - ref lect ion onE f fect iveLearning by Foster ing Innovat ion through Educat ional Technologies
# SELFIE_EU
TEACHING PRACTICES
INFRASTRUCTURE
CURRICULUM
STUDENTEXPERIENCE
AN EASY-TO-USE ONLINE TOOL FOR GENERATING ANINDIVIDUAL SNAPSHOT OF A SCHOOL’S STRENGTHS AND
WEAKNESSES IN USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR LEARNING
DIGC OMPO RG CONCEPTUAL MODEL
OF DIGITAL COMPETENCIES IN ALL
EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
V ALIDATED BY EXPERTS, POLICY-MAKERS & STAKEHOLDERS
CONSULTATIONS WITH OVER
5000 SCHOOL LEADERS, TEACHERS & STUDENTS IN FIVE
MEMBER STATES
>> S ET OF DIGITAL COMPETENCY
STATEMENT ITEMS FOR SCHOOLS
THEORETICALFRAMEWORK
PRATICALKNOW-HOW
THE CORE OF THE SELFIE TOOL
A WIDE-RANGING SET OF STATEMENTS ON THEOPPORTUNITIES DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES OFFER TOENHANCE TEACHING & LEARNING IN SCHOOLS
SL / T: In our school, students have access to a database of in-company training providers
SELFIE RESPONDENTS RATE HOW APPLICABLE EACHSTATEMENT IS TO THEM, FROM STRONGLY AGREE
TO STRONGLY DISAGREE
# SELFIE_EU
ENTIRE SCHOOL LEARNING COMMUNITY INVOLVED
S: In our school, I have access to a database of companies providing traineeships, apprenticeships and other opportunities
SL / T: In our school, students have access to a database of in-company training providers
# SELFIE_EU
CUSTOMISED TO INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL CONTEXT
T: I create digital resourcesto support my teaching
T: In our school, there areonline libraries orrepositories with teachingand learning materials
Register on SELFIE & activateschool learningcommunity
Customise SELFIE by selecting / addingitems (co-ordinator)
School leader, teachers & studentsprovide input
GETTING STARTED
THE SELFIE APPROACH
Voluntaryparticipation PRIVACY
Data is collectedanonymously
A practice of self-evaluation
over time
THE REPORT CAN ONLY BE SEEN BY THE SCHOOL THAT GENERATED IT!!
SELFIE SCHOOL REPORT
Certificate of participation
for each participant
RECOGNITION MECHANISMS
# SELFIE_EU
The road here
SELFIE PILOT IN EUROPE (2017)
> 67,000 users
73 iVET14 countries
237 Primary
23% 151 Upper Secondary
General
11%
37% 29%189 Lower Secondary
73 iVET
650 schools
29% primary schools
33% lower
secondary schools
31% upper
secondary general
7% iVET
> 200 schools
31,912 users
VenetoUsers: 371Schools: 2
TrentinoUsers: 1.273Schools: 9
LombardiaUsers: 4.099Schools: 28
PiemonteUsers: 2.860Schools: 22
LiguriaUsers: 92Schools: 1
Emilia RomagnaUsers: 1.771Schools: 5
ToscanaUsers: 838Schools: 8
UmbriaUsers: 5.659Schools: 25
PugliaUsers: 1.099Schools: 6
CalabriaUsers: 13.850Schools: 95
SELFIE PILOT IN ITALY (2017)
Adapting SELFIE to the
Italian context
STEP 1LINGUISTIC
TRANSLATION
STEP 2CONTENT-FOCUSED
TRANSLATION
STEP 3CONTEXTUAL ADAPTATION
AND USABILITY
1) Translating & adapting SELFIE & related resources
ADAPTING SELFIE TO ITALY #1
“SELFIE Italia” online community
“SELFIE Italia” mini website
DigCompOrg framework & guide
RAV = a mandatory Self-Assessment Report each school in Italy produces following a self-rating process
3) Mapping SELFIE & the National Evaluation System
8 workshops, >300 SL&T
2) Running regional workshops
ADAPTING SELFIE TO ITALY #2
SELFIE IN ITALY: A SYSTEMIC APPROACH
> 250 school leaders andSELFIE school coordinators
Education Authorities
School Networks
Coordinators at school level
Under the auspices of
National coordinator
Regional and local coordinators
Educational Research Centres
(STRONG RELATIONS & INTERACTIONS AT ALL SYSTEM LEVELS!)
• useful points for reflection on their own teaching practice and on the school’s overallstrategy
• Insights into how the school uses digital technologies with students to supportinnovative teaching and learning practices
• Insights into how the school uses digital technologies to monitor learning processes
• A basis for comparing the perspectives of school leaders, teachers, and students
• information on students’ use of technologies outside the school
RESPONSE FROM SELFIE CASE STUDIES
Teachers said that the SELFIE report provided them with …
SELFIE in action
Similarly, both USR Umbria and USRCalabria are organizing local activities andinitiatives to promote and facilitate theuse of SELFIE tool in all schools located intheir regions.
The Autonomous Province of Trento included SELFIE inthe local Digital Education Action Plan for Schools(IT: Piano provinciale per la scuola digitale, Reg. delib. n.1941, approved on 24 November 2017) among keyactions (Action #28) that schools in the autonomousprovince of Trento should implement in the next years.
SELFIE IN ITALY: REGIONAL & LOCAL ACTIONS
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/digcomporg/selfie-tool
#SELFIE_EU
http://selfieitalia.it
NEED MORE INFORMATION?
NOW SELFIE IS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ALL SCHOOLS
25 OCTOBER 2018
Screenshot 25 th + link
HTTP://SELFIEITALIA.IT
THANKS/END SLIDE