Webinar “The Future of Education in the Post-COVID-19 Era in China and Central Eastern Europe Countries” organized by Smart Learning Institute, Normal Beijing University and UNESCO INRULED. New book “Comparative Analysis of ICT in Education Between China and Central and Eastern European Countries” (https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811568787)

1. RESET
education
challenges and lessons
learnt in Romania
Prof. univ. dr. Carmen Holotescu
“Ioan Slavici” University of Timisoara, Romania
The Future of Education in the Post-COVID-19 Era
in China and Central Eastern Europe Countries
3 December 2020
Assoc. prof. dr. Gabriela Grosseck
West University of Timisoara, Romania
Dr. Diana Andone
Director of e-learning center
Politehnica University Timisoara

2. Stability Safety
Stay connected
Restoring and Resetting Education
“The pandemic represents a rare but narrow window of
opportunity to reflect, reimagine and reset our world.”
Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum

3. Steps towards a lasting change
Grosseck, G., Bran, R. & Holotescu, C. (2020). Riding the S-curve. Online education in quarantine times. [DraftPaper]

4. What is the
appropriate
technology?
Training to
use the
appropriate
technology.
Create a
virtual
space for
your course
(within
institutional
LMS)
Prepare
lessons for
online
teaching.
Seek
constant
feedback
(from
students and
teachers)
Communicate
(by email,
with social
media ...)
Other aspects
to consider:
health, self-
care, socio-
emotional
learning,
balancing
work and life,
emotional
hygiene,
disinformation
, ethics
(academic
integrity)…
7 steps approach
Bran, R., & Grosseck, G. (2020). Press RESET: Digitalising Education in Disruptive Times. Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala, 12(1Sup2), 39-48. https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/12.1sup1/245

5. Challenges
• Lack of predictability
• Digital divide
• Insufficiently developed digital skills
• Reduced access
• Reduced opportunities to participate in online education

6. https://www.smart.edu.ro/
SMART-EDU
Strategy on the digitalization of
education in Romania 2021-2027

7. PRIORITIES
Accesibility
Connectivity
Community
Digital educational ecosystem
Innovation
Sustainability
SMART-EDU

8. • the pandemic has changed how
learners around the globe are
educated (in April 91% from 194
countries)
• new solutions for education - rapidly
adopted, could bring much needed
innovation
• teachers and students acquired new
digital, learning and facilitating skills
• given the digital divide, new shifts in
education approaches could widen
equality gaps - worldwide only 60%
could be online, in Romania too.
This crises: opportunity to remind
ourselves of the skills students need in
this unpredictable world:
• informed decision making,
• creative problem solving, and
perhaps above all,
• adaptability.
https://en.unesco.org/covid19/educationresponse

9. We should rethink the role of a resilient and quality Education:
Institutional level
• motivate teachers to learn continuously (in in/formal programs,
MOOCs)
• adopt open educational practices/blended learning, integrate OERs
and MOOCs
European level
• recovery instrument NextGenerationEU: supporting distance learning
and digital skills development
• projects for opening up education, micro-credentials for formal
recognition of different learning paths (MOOCs)
International level
• collaboration for sharing best practices, for communities of practice
of teachers and policy makers
• for adopting UNESCO Recommendations for OER/Dynamic Coalition
of OER
https://iite.unesco.org/news/iite-inruled-new-guidance-on-open-educational-practices-during-covid-19/
5700 downloads
https://tinyurl.com/ghidUNESCO
28 July
18 May

10. Strategy on the digitalization of education in Romania
2021-2027
• Infrastructure, connectivity, digital equipment and
capacity – Smart Labs in schools
• Flexible training programs for digitally competent and
confident teachers, for implementing Open Education
and for adopting Open Educational Practices (online /
blended courses, MOOCs)
• Modernized Curricula for digital skills for students
• National Online Learning Platform
• National Repository for OERs
• Transparent public-private partnerships and funding -
transparent tracking system on Blockchain (EBSI –
European Blockchain Services Infrastructure)
• Decentralized system on Blockchain for diplomas,
portfolios, microcredentials.
Modern and Accessible School based on
Digital Resources and Technologies

11. Thank you!
Gabriela Grosseck
Twitter: @ggrosseck
Carmen Holotescu
Twitter: @cami13
Diana Andone
Twitter: @diando70
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