OnlineHE_Toolkit

119 The European Commission's support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect 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 Number: 2020-1-RO01-KA226-HE-095434 Best Practice 1: onTrain 1. Topic/ Area Open to all HE subjects/disciplines Continuous professional development 2. Title Online training: the treasure within, an Erasmus+ project 3. Type of Best Practice Handbook/ Guidelines Online learning course and activities 4. Date released Project duration November 2018 - October 2020 5. Partners/ network ● The Universitat Jaume I (UJI) – Spain ● The Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg – Germany ● Università delle LiberEtà – Italy, ● Group for European Integration – Romania, Learnmera Oy - Finland 6. Level International/EU 7. Description of the methods/ approach and/or theories used The onTrain project’s consortium has developed two main products: (1) a guide-reference for the teacher or facilitator at European level that will include 30 aspects to take into account in quality online teaching in adults and the elderly; (2) a catalog of activities that European institutions can use for effective learning. Those interested can access the material and learn via a self- directed, asynchronous mode. 8. Purpose/Aim There are three main aims: ● to provide the trainers with low ICT skills and technological pedagogies with the appropriate tools (a learners’ coursebook and an online course) to learn by themselves the application of technology enhanced education methods, techniques, and tools, so that they can acquire the necessary skills and competences to become successful online trainers.