Promoting digital literacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania

Project sponsor: Europäische Kommission / Erasmus+
Project team: Prof. Dr. Maik Arnold (Project Manager), Jasmin Schöne
Duration: 01.01.2023 bis 31.12.2024
Funding amount: 46.000 Euro

Partners: Akademie für berufliche Bildung gGmbH (Projektleitung); Fachhochschule Dresden - Professur Sozialwirtschaft/ Sozialmanagement (GER); Shoqates Albanian Skills – National Association for Skills Competitions (ALB); Mediterraneo Culinary Center (ES); Internacionalni Univerzitet u Sarajevu (BiH); JU Srednjoskolski Centar Hadzici (BiH); JU Mjesovita srednja skola Gracanica (BiH); Shkolla e Mesme e Ndërtimit "Karl Gega" (ALB); VET ICT School “Fan S. Noli” (ALB); Shkolla e mesme profesionale Charles Telford Erickson (ALB)

                

Project Background:

The capacity building project is a response to the increasing need for digital pedagogy and expertise in the use of digital tools in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania.

The digital transformation is impacting the VET sector and influencing the teaching practices of VET teachers, who need to adapt their pedagogical approaches to new challenges and expand their methodological repertoire.

Objective:

The project will develop a workshop curriculum aimed at equipping vocational education teachers in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania with the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies. The CANDI workshop curriculum will be developed in close collaboration with local teachers, taking into account the needs of VET learners. The workshop will be delivered as a blended learning course and offered in Bosnian and Albanian. The Dresden University of Applied Sciences is in charge of the work package for the technical implementation and creation of the blended learning platform.

At the end of the project, a transfer concept will be developed that takes into account the experience and feedback gathered during the development and implementation phases of the CANDI curriculum. The CANDI transfer concept will provide vocational schools seeking to build capacity in this area with a practical guide to develop their own workshops for developing the digital literacy skills of their vocational teachers.

Planned project outcomes:

1. workshop curriculum to develop VET teachers' readiness for digital education.
2. blended learning platform
3. blended learning workshops with vocational education teachers in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania.
4. transfer concept