A new project… extraordinary
The new Erasmus+ project in the creative sector officially started on 1 March. With the partnership already tested in the previous CS-21 project, a new project was presented as part of the extraordinary call for funding for strategic partnerships in response to the impact of Covid-19 on digital education and creativity.
The project is led by the Grafisch Lyceum in Rotterdam, which, for 18 months, will spearhead this exchange of good practices with the aim of advancing and strengthening the capacity of teachers in vocational education and training centres to develop and deliver effective, high-quality and inclusive digital education within the creative sector.
The current crisis linked to the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for modernisation and digital transformation of education and training across Europe. While many institutions have adequate resources and considerable knowledge and experience in providing students with effective online teaching, others, unfortunately, do not.
During this global crisis, educators have had to adapt and learn very quickly – in “real time” – how to plan and deliver an engaging and inclusive “remote” curriculum, while helping their students adapt to the enormous change in the way they acquire new knowledge and skills.
In practical terms, the project will support teachers in acquiring and developing these skills/knowledge through the organisation of training weeks – one of which will be organised by ENAC – in which they will use accessible online teaching tools and share ideas, digital resources, experiences and good practices. Experts will be on hand during the training events to hold masterclasses and share innovative practices.
In addition, the project will seek to develop the digital pedagogical skills of participating teachers so that they can train other colleagues in their organisations throughout the duration of the project – and beyond. The aim of the project is for the participants’ learning to benefit as many teachers as possible, enabling them to provide high-quality online distance/blended learning to their students.