Area 2. Digital Resources

Educators are currently confronted with a wealth of digital (educational) resources they can use for teaching. One of the key competences any educator needs to develop is to come to terms with this variety, to effectively identify resources that best fit their learning objectives, learner group and teaching style, to structure the wealth of materials, establish connections and to modify, add on to and develop themselves digital resources to support their teaching.

At the same time, they need to be aware of how to responsibly use and manage digital resources. They must respect copyright rules when using, modifying and sharing them.

This area includes three competences related to the search, reuse, creation, and sharing of digital educational content respecting copyright and taking into account that its use will be developed in a specific educational context attending to the needs of all students.

2.1 Selecting digital resources

Description. To identify, assess and select quality digital resources to support and enhance teaching and learning. To consider, in a specific way, the learning objective, the context, the pedagogical approach, the type of license and technical aspects that guarantee universal accessibility, usability and interoperability.

 
A
 
Knowledge and supervised application of quality criteria to select adequate and safe digital resources and use of search strategies and efficient organisation.
 
B
 
Search and selection of digital educational resources oriented to its use in the teaching and learning process based on quality criteria and a rigorous analysis of the specific context in which they will be used.
 
C
 
Research for the optimisation of the search and selection of digital resources and transformation of educational practices from the improvement in the definition of quality criteria.

2.2 Creating and modifying digital resources

Description. To modify and adapt the digital educational resources respecting the conditions of use (derivative works and limitations contained in the intellectual property rights) established by each license. To create new digital educational resources individually or in collaboration with other professionals within safe environments. To consider, in a specific way, the learning objective, the context, the pedagogical approach and the recipients when designing and creating or modifying digital resources. To select the digital author tools for the creation and modification of resources, taking into account the technical and accessibility characteristics, and the terms of use and the privacy policy.

 
A
 
Knowledge and application, with the help and in controlled environments, of the didactic, disciplinary and technical criteria for the modification and creation of digital resources respecting the regulations on intellectual property.
 
B
 
Modification of existing digital educational resources and integration of content from various sources -including some elements of their own creation- in structured learning units and sequences.
 
C
 
Research on the creation of models of digital educational resources that adapt to a certain pedagogical approach, as well as on the necessary technical aspects and quality standards, and creation of original digital educational content.

2.3 Managing, protecting and sharing digital resources

Description. To organise digital educational resources and makes it available to the educational community and the professional community using safe environments. Effectively protects digital content. To respect and correctly apply the rules on intellectual property and copyright in the management and sharing of digital content.

 
A
 
Knowledge and respect for the rules on intellectual property and copyright and tutored use for educational purposes of management systems and platforms for the sharing of digital content.
 
B
 
Use of management systems and platforms for the management, exchange and sharing of digital educational content.
 
C
 
Applied research on digital repositories and on educational content management systems.