Cross-national didactic workshop
ROBOdidactics under revision
In MYRE (2023 and beyond), the tech-didactic model ROBOdidactics serves as a common framework across education types and country broders to communicate, evaluate, and further develop teaching modules* with emerging technologies.
ROBOdidactics has been developed, tested, and reviewed across educational organizations and levels during a Southern Danish project series (2018-2022).
It´s time for an update. More than 1,000 practitioners and experts have responded to the model over the past years. Good and relevant suggestions for a further development of the model have been mentioned regularly. First and foremost, the need for integrating an explicit focus on sustainability is becoming more and more urgent. Additionally, the Danish-German MYRE project prompts the integration of crossnational aspects in tech-didactic teaching modules.
The workshop will be led by Gunver Majgaard, The University of Southern Denmark (SDU), and co-facilitated by project manager Regina Lamscheck-Nielsen. The results from the workshop will be processed into the new version ´ROBOdidactics 3.0´.
Preparation before the workshop is necessary – see below.
Participants
The participants of the workshop are ´practitioners of expertise´ with didactic insight, such as experienced teachers , pedagogical coordinators, or managers with teaching background.
Representatives from the local education chains will be invited.
Program, 19th Sept. 2024
The work will be undertaken in 4 minor cross-national groups.
Each of the groups will work with the 4 dimensions of ROBOdidactics: Teaching Design, Digital Production, Digital Literacy, Environment.
Furthermore, general topics will be treated.
10.30 – 11.00 Introduction: Background, purpose, method
11.00 – 11.30 Work groups: detailed review and conclusions, round (1)
11.30 – 12.00 Lunch
12.00 – 12.20 Work groups: detailed review and conclusions, round (2)
12.25 – 12.45 Work groups: detailed review and conclusions, round (3)
12.50 – 13.10 Work groups: detailed review and conclusions, round (4)
13.20 – 14.00 Mutual group presentations of main conclusions
14.00 – 14.45 General topics, such as title, simplification of the layout, abbreviations, and other features
14.45 – 15.15 Conclusions, wrap-up
Practical information
RBZ Kiel will host the workshop.
The workshop will take place in English. The German and Danish translations of the model can be used during the workshop to identify nuanced and precise terms. Thus, pls. bring the posters and roll-ups of the model, as far as available.
Pls. sign-up only online and via the link provided from the project manager.
Preparation
Preparation is necessary to promote an efficient work flow. The participants are asked to having prepared before the workshop:
1) Bring your preferred didactic model, if any (such as from your subject or school). If possible, send information to the project manager beforehand.
2) Consider, how and where the focus on sustainability possibly can get integrated in the model.
3) Other considerations are welcome, too (such as regarding the title or shape of the model).
4) Read about ROBOdidactics, if not yet done: https://gdlt.sdu.dk/myre-didactics/ .
The overview is published at Trello, too.
*Teaching modules in MYRE – about
MYRE addresses digitalization in education by creating and implementing teaching modules that include emerging technologies. These technologies are identified by experts as having a significant influence on our societies.
The teaching modules in MYRE vary in duration, technologies, levels, and content.
The modules originate from local impulses, are refined through mutual inspiration and reviewed across the border. All teaching modules comply with the respective local frameworks.
Impacts on students and teachers are evaluated based on a quality assurance concept. The students provide feedback on their technological insights and competencies, their ability for relating the technologies to sustainability, and their career learning of educational pathways and job profiles with emerging technologies.
(Extract from project description, MYRE DK-DE, 2023)
