Trends in Digital Education in Higher Education Today - Methodological and Technological Experiments and Good Practices

Abstract

As a major global process, digitisation is a major part of almost all aspects of our daily lives. Technological revolutions are increasingly representative of the mapping of globalisation processes, including digitisation. Mobile technology, ambient intelligence, digital games, big data-based technologies and algorithms are now an integral part of our world [1]. The penetration of mobile phones is greatly aided by the methodological and technological solutions defined by digital pedagogy [2] that can be supported by them [3]. Digital education has enriched the existing methodological culture and the possibilities provided by digital tools with a number of good pedagogical practices. New elements include hybrid teaching, interactive tasks, free-word assessment and evaluation methods, project assignments or portfolio-based student work. In addition, the increasingly evolving content consumption patterns present new challenges, for which the exploitation of virtualised learning environments and processes [4] and the digital competence deficit [5] may offer appropriate solutions. Drawing on our research and pedagogical experience, my presentation will present the methodological, technological experiments and good practices mentioned above.