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- Ongoing teacher training is one of the cornerstones for consolidating an innovative and transversal educational system in schools, colleges, universities, and vocational training centers.
- It comprises a comprehensive approach, with access to digital resources adapted to all the needs of each academic level, as a guarantee of educational excellence so that teachers can prepare young people for the challenges of tomorrow.
Article published by MAGISTERIO
Ongoing teacher training is essential to maintain and improve the quality of education. Especially in a society in constant change, which requires new professional profiles, and in which technological advances have a significant presence in all areas of daily life, including education.
According to the European Commission’s ‘Education and Training Monitor 2024’, more than 73% of teachers have participated in training activities to improve their digital skills, while more than 53% have obtained accreditation of their digital competence. These figures highlight their interest in updating their skills and knowledge to adapt to the new challenges of a competitive working world. From universities and vocational training centers to schools and institutes, many teachers are demanding to expand their skills.
ODILO, a digital education company that allows any organization to create its own Learning Ecosystem, offers quality content endorsed by the leading publishing providers in education, at the forefront of innovation and educational quality, and of high academic relevance. In addition, it offers institutions a unique unlimited learning ecosystem that provides a complete solution tailored to the level of competence of each teacher, providing constantly updated content and continuous training in one place. Each teacher will be able to access personalized career plans, with which to develop the required skills and through which they will be able to become certified.
Crucial in the development of vocational training
Aware of the new educational paradigm, the Department of Education of the Government of Navarra, seeking to strengthen the digital competencies of vocational training teachers, has implemented a training platform for teachers that provides them with access to a catalog of multi-format resources (such as e-books, audiobooks, podcasts, videos, etc.) from the best global providers and that meets all their individual needs thanks to its high capacity for customization, depending on whether they are intermediate or higher level teachers and whether they want to learn in Spanish or Basque. With this objective, it allows the creation of flexible learning experiences based on the use of advanced technological tools.
A pillar in the improvement of university education
Likewise, the Unlimited Learning Ecosystems respond to the standards of the new Organic Law of Universities (LOSU), which requires universities to emphasize international mobility among teachers, promote research through greater investment, and lay the foundations for initial and continuing teacher training.
In this field, ODILO has become a key ally for major national references committed to teacher training as a pillar of university excellence. Among them, the Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC) already has a Continuing Education Plan for Teaching and Research Staff with more than 10,000 certifiable contents that can be accessed from any device and place without restrictions.
Likewise, it offers 150 certifiable training experiences to advance their training in relevant areas such as soft skills, digitalization, active methodologies or academic leadership, as well as customized itineraries to develop other specific competencies aligned with the MacomPdi framework.
An educational plan that complies with the LOSU and prepares the educator to address the challenges of a globalized and digitized academic environment. More than 300 URJC teachers have already enjoyed these resources and have been able to evaluate their progress thanks to a built-in data analytics functionality to ensure continuous learning.
It lays the new educational foundations for primary and secondary education.
In addition, Unlimited Learning Ecosystems are a vehicle for transforming the educational environment in schools and high schools and provide a solution to the needs of students and the educational community in these spaces, improving the effectiveness of each class by providing teachers with resources and innovative strategies, while promoting their well-being.
To this end, it integrates training plans in critical areas: active methodologies, socioemotional learning, diversity management, and digital tools management. Additionally, it trains in the development of interpersonal and methodological skills that strengthen their leadership in educational projects, and the adaptation of teaching practices to the interests and individual motivations of each student.
A transversal approach that is complemented by: improving their well-being, with coexistence and socioemotional development plans; streamlining their workload, thanks to resources that increase their capacity to organize and create educational content; and, in short, increasing their knowledge to improve innovation and educational research at the center.