The International Conference on Digital Pedagogy was jointly organized by the partners and associated partners of the D-Challenge Project, as extension of the concerns for exploring and setting-up a responsible and meaningful use of digital technology in higher education, with a focus on teacher training. The significant changes in education brought by the new, disruptive AI tools, have put in a different perspective the role of the education professionals and the potential of technologies to accelerate the education practices, also bringing more pressure from society, beneficiaries, education decision makers.
Pushed forward by concrete experiences, immediate needs and higher expectations, the digital pedagogy brings a fresh new vision of how to teach and learn, but also of what is taught. The content of learning and the teaching approaches are reshaping to overcome challenges, to avoid obsolescence, to embrace opportunities. The abundance of possibilities is both a chance to use multiple and enhanced elements in the education process, as well as a potential obstacle in focusing on relevant learning results and the efficient use of time – conventional pedagogical strategies and established algorithms must incorporate new aspects regarding the selection of relevant and scientifically validated contents, the reinterpretation of the expected learning outcomes, the transposition of work tasks in collaborative (remote) work contexts, ensuring access, techniques to motivate and involve all team members in learning activities, strategies to encourage independent learning, elements of digital security and student safety in the online environment.
The International Conference on Digital Pedagogy brought together higher education teaching staff, researchers, practitioners and decision makers, reflecting on challenges in teaching and on pedagogical changes fostering a culture of authentic learning. Speakers from 11 institutions from different countries presented research data, projects, recent developments and trends.
The conference was organized by the Institute for Education (Bucharest), the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (Bucharest), the University of Klaipėdos (Klaipėda), and the Link Campus University (Rome), being hosted by the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration.
It was held on the 15th of March 2024. It had 41 on-site participants and 9 online participants.
Agenda: https://digital-pedagogy.eu/Digital_Pedagogy_2024_Conference_Agenda.pdf
Contributions are published in the Journal of Digital Pedagogy (doi.org/10.61071/JDP.3008-2021) or in Revista de Pedagogie Digitala (doi.org/10.61071/RPD.3008-2013). Link to the conference’s website: https://digital-pedagogy.eu/conference/
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The 2024 edition of the conference was held in conjunction with activities of D-ChallengHE project: Digital Challenge in Higher Education – 2022-1-IT02-KA220-HED-000087029 (E2 multiplier event).
