IDEAL Future Micro Credits

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Digital literacies

Description: This module will explore various digital competency and literacy frameworks. Learners will be encouraged to critique and evaluate these frameworks in the context of their individual educational institutes from the perspective of both teaching staff and learners in particular learner demographics and the level of digital literacy required. Learners will be encouraged to appraise various skills and technologies required from both a staff in achieving specific digital literacy levels and how best to support staff and student in attaining such.
Date starting: 26/01/2026
Accrediting institute: MIC
No of ECTS: 9ECTS
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Registration date: Register before 1st Dec

Description: This module will explore technologies that comprise of the digital-learning infrastructure including hardware, software and applications required to support digital pedagogies, literacies, inclusion and wellbeing. Using the DigCompEdu framework learners will be encouraged to reflect on their own context regarding the requirement of specific digital- learning technologies and the needs of their educational context. They will analyse how they can identify, procure and maximise their digital infrastructure. Learners will develop skills to support them in making decisions about their digital-learning infrastructure, procuring resources, innovative use of such technologies and the evaluation of such infrastructure in the context of their digital-learning strategy.
Date starting: 23/02/2026
Accrediting institute: MIC
No of ECTS: 9ECTS
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Registration date: Register before 1st Dec

Description: This module will explore the meaning of education in a digital age, its philosophical underpinnings and the differences between pedagogy and digital pedagogy. Learners will critique pedagogical theories in the context of their relevance in a digital age. They will consider the role of the teacher and the student in a digital-learning environment and how teaching, learning and assessment can be supported through digital-learning mediums. (media) Participants will reflect on their own individual experiences with ICT and digital technologies and how it informs their pedagogical use of technologies for teaching, learning and assessment. Learners will explore the concept of digital transformative pedagogies and how to enhance learner agency in a digital environment.
Date starting: 03/11/2025
Accrediting institute: MIC
No of ECTS: 9ECTS
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Registration date: Register before 31st Oct

Description: This module will explore the various individuals within the digital learning ecosystem, and who is included and excluded in a digital education era. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own values and biases and how this impacts on how they interacting, communicate, teach and lead in their educational environment. From this, learners will debate concepts regarding digital ethics, digital poverty and the digital divide, social inclusion, considering those with learning needs. It will explore Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a framework to support inclusion in a digital environment.
Date starting: 09/09/2026
Accrediting institute: MIC
No of ECTS: 9ECTS
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Registration date: Register before 30th Jun 2026

Description: Professional Development Programme for Teachers. The aim of the programme is to provide opportunities to deepen understanding of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the educational process, developing skills to critically analyse, evaluate, and practically apply AI tools in lesson planning, teaching and learning processes, student assessment, as well as in administrative and research activities. The course will also address the ethical and legal challenges of artificial intelligence, as well as its potential in personalised and adaptive learning.
Date starting: 18/08/2025
Accrediting institute: University of Latvia
No of ECTS: 3ECTS
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Registration date: Register before 1st Aug 2025