GROOVE Toolkit_Final Version_090223

30 www.grooveproject.eu This project has been funded with support from the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Programme. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. [Project Number: 2021-1-CY01-KA220-VET-000033254] Overview The impact of digital technologies has been remarkable over time and increasingly transversal to the different educational sectors (i.e. schools, higher education and also informal and non-formal learning). The way educational organizations have adapted to this new digital era translates into new methodologies, techniques and skills that inevitably affect aspects of the educational value chain (e.g., the assessment of teaching and learning practices, curricular reform, initial and continuing teacher professional development, and so on). In addition, educational actors are proving to be resilient in all aspects (teachers, learners, school leaders, policymakers, and educational stakeholders). Across Europe, digital technologies are being integrated into the education sector with significant impact. However, the digital transformation of educational organizations is progressing at different rates, with different aims and outcomes in different regions and countries. Thus, to consolidate, balance and equate teaching and learning, education institutions need to review their organizational strategies, in order to enhance their capacity for innovation and exploit the full potential of digital technologies and content. It was through this need that the European Framework for Digitally-Competent Educational Organizations (DigCompOrg) emerged, a " European reference framework that adopts a systemic approach can add value by promoting transparency, comparability and peer-learning ". The development and construction of this framework also facilitate the comparison and sincerity between the different realities and initiatives across Europe and is an added value since it can be used by any educational organization (i.e. primary and secondary schools, VET institutions and higher education institutions). The DigCompOrg Framework The DigCompOrg is targeted educational organizations, namely primary, secondary and VET schools, and higher education institutions, to guide a self-reflection on their progress towards comprehensive integration and effective deployment of digital learning technologies (Kampylis, Punie, & Devine, 2015). This integration and effectiveness in the use of digital technologies should lead to educational innovation, which implies a process of planning changes across 3 dimensions: The DigCompOrg framework has seven key elements and fifteen sub-elements that are common to all education sectors. There is also scope for the addition of sector-specific elements and sub- elements. All of the elements are interconnected and interrelated and should be seen as parts of the same whole. In the image below a graphic representation of the Framework is presented (Figure 2). Pedagogical Technological Organizational