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Methods how to improve digital competences in your company

 

 

The goal of this module is to offer efficient, fun and cost-saving methods for digital competence development in SMEs. By working with this module you get ideas and tips for accelerating work-based learning and knowledge sharing, helping employees to become aware of free resources available for continuous learning.

This module should be studied by everybody, who is interested in:

  • Self-directed informal learning

  • Collaborative facilitating methods for competence development

  • Collaboration with educational institutions

  • Open Badges for successful digital competence development

 

Training material

 

Self-directed informal learning

In developing digital competence in work, self-directed learning is an economic necessity.

New knowledge accumulates so quickly and industries change so rapidly that many traditional

education paths can't keep pace. In self-directed learning individuals take the initiative of their learning needs,

identifying available resources and choosing appropriate learning strategies.

 


This  video lecture from Häme University of Applied Sciences introduces the basics of self-directed informal learning and offers ideas for learning from colleagues at work:

Collaborative facilitating methods for competence development

Using a range of collaborative facilitation methods helps meet diverse learning needs and preferences in digital competence development in companies. Collaborative methods are effective for accelerating work-based learning and knowledge sharing.

The methods engage participants, are context-sensitive and support participants’ engagement and motivation to learning at work.

 

This video introduces a facilitating method of Learning Café and how to use it collaborative facilitation at work.

 

In addition, this video introduces a facilitating method of Backcasting:

 

 


Collaboration with educational institutions

Collaboration with educational institutions offer new and innovative methods for companies’ digital competence development.

Students from vocational and higher education institutions solve companies’ digital challenges, offer digital tutoring for employees and co-innovative new digital working practices with employees.

 

This video lecture from Häme University of Applied Sciences introduces innovative methods designed for collaboration between educational institution and SMEs in promoting digital competence:

Open Badges for successful digital competence development

Open Badges concept is an efficient, fun and cost-saving method for digital competence development in SMEs.

Open Badges make digital competence development visible, explicit, easy to monitor and assess. Companies can create their own Open Badges for those competences that are crucial for their own business or branch.

 

This video lecture from Häme University of Applied Sciences introduces Open Badges in general and how to apply them in SME:


Further reading and links


Further reading and links


Further reading and links

 

Further reading and links

  • Abramovich, S., Schunn, C., & Higashi, R. M. (2013). Are badges useful in education? It depends upon the type of badge and expertise of learner. Educational Technology Research and Development, 61(2), 217–232. Brauer, S., Siklander, P. & Ruhalahti, S. (2017). Motivation in Digital open badge-driven learning in vocational teacher education. Ammattikasvatuksen aikakauskirja,19(3), 7-23.

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