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European Union digital education framework : a quality standard to guide the design of healthcare apps
Digital Education Initiatives and Timely Solutions (DIG-IT) is an Erasmus+
project collaboration between university academics, clinical educators, industry
partners, healthcare professionals, and technology experts over 5 European Union
(EU) states. The objectives are to create digital educational capacity for academic
faculty and mobile learning opportunities for continuing professional healthcare
education. The first deliverable of this project was the innovative European Union
Digital Education Quality Standards Framework and Toolkit or EU-DEF. This framework
can be used to consider all principle and secondary aspects when designing,
delivering, and evaluating digital education resources. In this article we explore the
framework efficacy in collaboratively developing two open access, mobile healthcare
apps, ECG Interpretation for Nurses and Nurse Leadership and Management.
We describe the teamwork needed and steps taken during this process, and
demonstrate the adaptability, usability, and value of this tool for other online
development projects. The EU-DEF is an evidence-based, comprehensive framework
that can be used as a starting point for individuals or teams when developing digital
educational projects. Considering all variables helps focus the expertise required to
produce robust end-products.peer-reviewe
European Union digital education quality standard framework and companion evaluation toolkit
The Covid-19 pandemic positioned digital education in a new light. The need for educational institutions to develop strategies, standards and establish quality assurance across digital education became even more evident. This paper describes the four-step process of designing an interactive European Union (EU) Digital Education Quality Standard Framework and Companion Evaluation Toolkit to guide the design, delivery and evaluation of effective digital education. (1) A review of literature of existing digital education frameworks and models is presented. (2) Variables and sub-variables inherent in designing, delivering and evaluating effective digital education are identified. (3) Next the variables and sub-variables in the framework are defined. (4) The process of designing the interactive framework diagram is described with the companion evaluation toolkit outlined. The proposed framework is flexible and applicable to entities and audiences regardless of where they are in the online learning adoption process
Optimising the impact of online learning - resources for educators
The framework and toolkit are proposed as quality standards
to guide the design, delivery and evaluation of effective
digital education across the European Union and the wider
international context. This theoretical framework, presents
all the variables and sub variables you need to consider
when designing and teaching effective online learning in one
convenient location. The framework is an interactive tool that
can be used not only to guide the design of effective eLearning
experiences, but also to analyse your own teaching and see
what areas you may need or want to improve. The framework
and toolkit are to be used in a flexible and adaptive manner,
and are applicable to education and training institutions,
industries, and audiences regardless of where you are in the
online learning adoption process. [excerpt]peer-reviewe
Optimising the impact of online learning - resources for healthcare educators
The ECG Interpretation for Nurses eBook originated as an online healthcare
app developed with the expertise of digital education researchers and
healthcare practitioners from 5 European Union countries participating in
an ERASMUS+ project.
The content of the eBook comes from open-source resources and offers
nurses and other interested healthcare practitioners a convenient way
to familiarize themselves with interpreting electrocardiograms. The
e-book can also be used by or adapted by educators at all institutions
at any level or country. Note that the term: âeducatorâ is interchangeable
with: practitioner, facilitator, professor, academic staff member, lecturer,
instructor, teacher, tutor, and trainer. [excerpt]peer-reviewe