The document discusses various digital education initiatives at Politehnica University of Timisoara, focusing on practices such as MOOCs, digital credentials, and virtual mobility to enhance learning. It highlights projects aimed at modernizing curricula and improving educators' competencies in delivering online courses. Additionally, it outlines the establishment of a blockchain node in Romania to facilitate digital credentialing and the promotion of collaborative learning environments.

1. Practices in Digital Education in
Politehnica University Timisoara
Dr. Diana Andone
Politehnica University of Timisoara
Romania
Diana.andone@upt.ro

3. Digitisation
Core
UPT Virtual Campus
UniCampus - MOOCs courses
Training

5. Digitalisation
Digital Education Eco-system
Collaboration
Co-creators
Collaboration
Virtual mobilities

6. Virtual
Mobilities
HowtodevelopOpenlife-longlearningstudents
forthe21st centurysociety?
MOOC
Virtual
Campus
OER
Co-
creators
Micro-
credentials
Since 2015

7. Course implementation
Open Virtual Mobility | www.openvirtualmobility.eu | @openVM_erasmus
24 courses to get ready for Virtual mobilities
http://www.openvirtualmobility.eu

8. Open Virtual Mobility | www.openvirtualmobility.eu | @openVM_erasmus
Open Credentials to recognise virtual mobility skills
Opening the skill recognition!

9. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
License
@ABCtoVLE
https://abc-ld.org/abc-to-vle/
Practice
Acquisition
Collaboration
Discussion
Investigation
Production
M
O
O
C
assignment
Virtual patients
Virtual labs
models
Open textbooks
eportfolios
Audio books
SCORM
SCORM
SCORM
podcasts
infographics
ABCtoVLE Erasmus+ project - UPT
ABCtoVLE Tools
H5P interactive Diagram
Webpage with tools tutorials
Video
Digitisation: Content, Skills

10. ABCtoVLE Erasmus+ project - UPT
https://elearning.upt.ro/ro/project/abc-to-vle-
beyond-curriculum-design-2

11. Digital Transformation
Academic Culture changes
Learning transformation
Community collaboration & Knowledge exchange

12. EBSI European Blockchain Services Infrastructure
(EBSI) - Connecting Romania through Blockchain
Connecting Europe Facility 2014-2020 CEF Telecom
The central scope of the project “Connecting Romania through Blockchain” is to create an extendable and sustainable ecosystem to
facilitate and accelerate the awareness, knowledge and adoption of the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) by the
Romanian citizens, businesses, institutions and administration.
The main objectives of the projects are:
ü to set up the first EBSI node in Romania, functional and integrated with the EBSI network and operations;
ü to deploy the Diplomas’ use-case, by developing applications and services for digital credentials and micro-credentials, integrated
with the (Single) National Student Enrolment Registry of students;
ü to support capacity building and training activities for universities, institutions and companies, targeting a broader uptake of the EBSI
by public and private services.
The Romanian EBSI node will be set up, operational and integrated with the EBSI.
Project Partners: UEFISCDI & UPT
https://ebsi4ro.ro
https://www.facebook.com/ebsi4ro
https://twitter.com/ebsi4ro

13. Verifiable Credentials on EBSI
Standards

14. Scenario in practice
Diploma use case
Issuer Verifier
Holder
Public and private
companies
University of Lille,
France
UEFISCDI
EBSI
Services
Politehnica University of
Timisoara, Romania
A
EBSI
D
B
C E
F
A
B
C
Request educational credential
Issue educational credential
Store evidences* of issuance
D
E
Present educational credential
Check attributes of educational credential
Student
EBSI Trusted
registries
F
Onboard on the DID
registry
TAO

15. Students OER creators

16. A MOOC-based
Innovative Instructional
Approach for
Curriculum Design
www.mode-it.eu

17. Project partners

18. The MODE-IT project - Curricular modernization
by implementing MOOCs model
Goal & Objectives
üfoster integration of the open online pedagogies into formal courses and programs towards
making them more flexible and attractive for students.
üThe objectives of the MODE IT project are:
1. to boost HEI educators' awareness and skills for MOOCs design and delivery;
2. to develop innovative MOOCs-based instructional approaches for curriculum design;
3. to raise awareness of learners for and improve their learning experiences through MOOCs.
www.mode-it.eu

19. Intellectual Outputs
www.mode-it.eu
Online
Self-Assessment
Tool
Online Training
for MOOC Design &
Implementation
Redesigned MOOCs-
based HEI curricula
& MOOCs
Designers’
Training
1 2
3

20. Online Self-Assessment Tool - Process
Curricular modernization by implementing MOOCs model – www.mode-it.eu 20
Desk Study Focus Group
Studies
Consolidation Piloting

21. Development of the self-assessment tool
The self-assessment tool is allowing teaching staff at higher education institutions to assess their competence level in the design and
development of MOOCs and to get immediate feedback for possible improvements.
A total of 27 pedagogical and technical competencies in 5 areas
1. Pedagogical competences for designing student-centred learning (e.g., activity- / competence- based learning)
2. MOOCs specific competences (e.g., assessment of large groups, learner motivation)
3. Technology-related competences (e.g., online communication, learner analytics)
4. Competences related to the theoretical foundations of MOOCs (e.g., independent learning, openness)
5. Competences about MOOC integration into formal learning (e.g., integration into a course, peer support among instructors)
www.mode-it.eu

22. Results and discussion
www.mode-it.eu

23. MODE-IT Open Online Training Program (IO2)
23
https://open.ktu.edu/.
www.mode-it.eu

24. MODE-IT online
training program
composed of 5 learning modules
1. Foundation of online learning;
2. MOOC course design;
3. MOOC content production;
4. MOOC delivery;
5. MOOC in formal learning.
www.mode-it.eu

25. MODE-IT online
training program
125 participants
Only partner universities
Evaluated
www.mode-it.eu

26. MODE-IT develop innovative courses
MOOCs-based instructional approaches for curriculum design
HEI teachers need to master new skills therefore becoming MOOC designers and
deliverers.
20 professors & courses tp be adapted and changed in Universities
www.mode-it.eu

27. Augmented
teaching through
blended learning
https://acadigia.eu/

28. ACADIGIA Consortium
The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the
contents, which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which
may be made of the information contained therein. (Project Nº. 2020-1-PT01-KA226-HE-095042).
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Università Politecnica delle Marche National Technical University of Athens
INOVA+ Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara Trinity College Dublin
https://acadigia.eu/

29. Fostering synergies in 6 countries (Portugal, Spain,
Italy, Greece, Romania and Ireland)
Accelerate the digital readiness of Polytechnic higher
education institutions (new profiles of educators)
Towards the sustainable adoption of more online and
blended approaches in education
ACADIGIA
https://acadigia.eu/

30. ACADIGIA
INTELLECTUAL
OUTPUTS
IO 1 - COMPENDIUM OF
AUGMENTED BLENDED TEACHING
IO 2 - TRAINING THE MENTORS
IO3 - BRINGING ACADIGIA TO LIFE
https://acadigia.eu/

31. ACADIGIA
• a kit that allows HEI to reinvent/rethink their role according to
the flagship EU frameworks
• a diagnostic of HEI level of digital readiness (using already
existing indicators)
• grasp the basic use of the most recent open pedagogic tools
• National reports and anlayse
https://acadigia.eu/

32. ACADIGIA
Skype Cisco Webex
Google Classroom Jupyter Notebook
Zoom Blackboard
Microsoft Teams Digital Whiteboard
Kahoot MS Forums
Moodle Kaltura
• Tools analysed and support and training
https://acadigia.eu/

33. Todaystudentswilllearnindependentanddigitalalltheirlife
OPEN life long learning STUDENT
21stcenturyskills/
futureskills
Aretheyreadyto identify,access,learn,analyse,apply,practicenewknowledgeacrossdifferentmedia,
information,communication,toolsastoenhancetheirskillsanddeveloptheircareers?

35. CONTACT
Dr. Diana Andone
Director
e-Learning Center
Politehnica University ofTimisoara
Romania
Email: diana.andone@upt.ro
Web
Elearning.upt.ro/diana.andone
@diando70