Supporting Self-Regulated Learning in digital & remote education:

THE SuperRED APPROACH

Introduction

Research in Technology Enhanced Learning suggests that school teachers would benefit from training in Learning Design, so as to better plan learning activities by taking context and learners’ needs in due consideration (Conole, 2012; Goodyear & Dimitriadis, 2013; Mor et al., 2015) and making pedagogically informed decisions, especially as far as technology use is concerned. This need has become even stronger and more evident during distance learning and Emergency Remote Education (ERE) due to the recent pandemic situation, when the sudden change of the teaching context opened up new challenges for teachers and considerably increased their learning design training needs (Giovanella et al., 2020; Mor et al., 2013; ShaoDong, 2019). At the same time, ERE has also brought to light the need for students to become self-regulated learners, that is, to become able to control their own learning not only from the cognitive point of view, but also from the emotional, motivational and behavioural ones. As the development of Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) skills can be fostered through studentcentred learning activities, teachers’ training in Learning Design should address these needs too.

Objectives

The SuperRED project (Supporting Self-Regulated Learning in Digital & Remote Education) aims to increase the overall quality of the education system, by:

• increasing student’s levels of autonomy in the management of learning processes through innovative digital tools to improve motivation and involvement, and to preserve the inclusive nature of learning opportunities;

• training teachers on the themes of effective remote teaching/blended learning, in order to develop digital competences on learning design and to ensure high quality inclusive digital education, thus empowering teachers to face new emergencies.

These objectives, will contribute to increasing the digital readiness of the learning ecosystem to manage an effective shift towards digital education, and fostering teachers’ and students’ resilience to tackle unplanned events. SuperRED adopts a playful and learning-by-doing approach in order to motivate and engage participants with the desired learning design skills and concepts.

THE WORKSHOP: Target audience, aims and format

The proposed workshop addresses all the stakeholders potentially interested in the SuperRED project results: teacher educators, teachers, school principals, policy makers, researchers and other stakeholders

committed to improving the ability of European educational systems to foster students’ SRL skills through

collaborative and inclusive learning approaches.

The aim of the workshop is to demonstrate the SuperRED approach by presenting the main Project Results and engaging participants in the discussion of some of the methods and playful tools developed by the project. This way, participants will be offered the opportunity to join the SuperRED community and provide their feedback on the Project Results.

Workshop organization

The workshop will take place in face-to-face format (S. Agostino campus, University of Bergamo).

Attendance at the pre-conference workshop is free of charge.

Please use this form to register to the workshop. Note that registration is NOT mandatory but will be used to guarantee right of precedence should the number of participants reach the limits.