Past Continuous - Digital Information Literacy innovating History School Curricula and learning delivery
▶Summary
Past Continuous project will be tackling the European digital information literacy shortage in school education integrating it in history learning delivery: a) Enhancing students’ skills connectin...
▶Objectives
Past Continuous project will be tackling the European digital information literacy shortage in school education integrating it in history learning delivery: a) Enhancing students’ skills connecting current digital information literacy skills with history lessons; b) Developing competences and tools for school teachers; c) Inform European school systems on how to include digital information literacy inside teachers’ curricula and initial trainings; d) digitalisation of teaching methods.
▶Activities
Past Continuous will design, develop and deliver - Teachers’ training course (toolkit): developing digital pedagogy in the use of digital tools for teachers (history education) improving their life-long learning - Virtual platform for students: developing the digital skills and competences for students - Guideline for European school leaders and policy makers on how to include digital information literacy skills in school teachers curricula and initial trainings.
▶Impact
School teachers will gain methodologies be equipped with innovative tools to include digital information skills in European upper secondary schools’ History teaching. Coordinated by the University of Barcelona the Past Continuous Consortium brings together 7 institutions from Spain, Italy, Greece and Hungary, 3 schools plus associated partners and experienced organisations in History teaching, Digital information literacy and fact-checking.