EmpowerED Educators: Becoming Pedagogical Mentors for EdTech Co-Design MOOC (2025)
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About
The "EmpowerED Educators: Becoming Pedagogical Mentors for EdTech Co-Design" MOOC, designed for educators ready to co-design in educational technology (EdTech), will offer a transformative journey across four modules. You will dive into the EdTech landscape and discover why teachers have a potential of becoming instrumental part of it. You will explore diverse tasks and opportunities within EdTech while mastering skills and competencies to become pedagogical mentor for EdTech co-design.
Objectives
In this course:
- Participants will assess tasks and opportunities within EdTech, identifying strengths and interests through self-assessment and peer discussions.
- Through examples and case studies, learners will learn how to apply constructivist, behaviourist, and cognitive theories to develop practical EdTech solutions.
- Learners will utilise design thinking to develop user-centred EdTech solutions, using data analysis to ensure alignment with educational needs and ethical standards.
- Participants will recognise skills and strategies to expand their impact and advance their pedagogical practices, through the creation of educational materials, and the development of Communities of Practice.
By the end of the course, participants will have the skills and competencies to formulate a pedagogical mentor Reflective Portfolio. They will also engage in peer assessment activities to provide constructive feedback on their peers' action plans, fostering continuous improvement in professional development.
Date and registration
The course will be held online from 10 February to 19 March 2025, with an estimated workload of 5 hours per week (20h in total).
- Module 1: Kick off - Exploring opportunities for teachers in EdTech opens on 10/02/2025
- Module 2: Dive - Transforming pedagogical theories into EdTech innovations opens on 17/02/2025
- Module 3: Apply - Design thinking and data analysis for effective EdTech co-design opens on 24/02/2025
- Module 4: Go beyond - Engage and expand impact opens on 03/03/2025
Promotional Materials
Whether you are a course participant, a Ministry of Education, or a network organisation in the educational field: we welcome your support in spreading the message on this free online course.
You can do this in various ways, including:
- Use the suggested social media messages and visuals for the dissemination of the course and registration information on your social media channels, which you can download in the promotional pack below.
- Use the information provided in the promotional pack to promote the MOOC via any other dissemination channels you may have available to you (for example, newsletters, bulletins, digests, blog articles).
- Circulate information to relevant contacts: members of your network, organisations that you know are active on the topic and individual contacts.
To find all the promotional materials combined in a document please click on the button below. This promotional pack (in English) includes detailed information on how to promote the course in communications with your networks and audiences, as well as all visuals and suggested social media messages.
Info Sheet
Social media
Useful X (former Twitter) handles and hashtags:
- Course hashtag #PedagogicalMentorsMOOC
- Project handle/hashtag @eu_schoolnet, @EmpowerED
- Service hashtag #EUNAcademy
- Funder handles/hashtags @eu_schoolnet, @EmpowerED
Visuals
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Behind the MOOC
EmpowerED, running from 2023 to 2025, aims to establish a pan-European network and platform for exchanges between European EdTech initiatives, support organisations, practitioners, and policymakers.
Scientix®, the community for science education in Europe, promotes and supports a Europe-wide collaboration among STEM teachers, education researchers, policymakers and other STEM education professionals.
European Schoolnet (EUN) is the network of 30+ European Ministries of Education, based in Brussels. EUN aims to bring innovation in teaching and learning to its key stakeholders: Ministries of Education, schools, teachers, researchers, and industry partners.
Disclaimer
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them.