The European Commission is offering a new tool for schools in the European Union (EU) to evaluate how they use digital technology for teaching and learning.
The tool, called SELFIE (Self-reflection on Effective Learning by Fostering the use of Innovative Educational Technologies), will be offered to 76.7 million students and teachers in 250,000 schools on a voluntary basis.
The tool is being launched in all 24 EU languages, with further language versions to follow. Any interested school (from upper primary to secondary to vocational schools) can register on the SELFIE platform and carry out its self-evaluation.
How SELFIE works
When a school decides to use SELFIE, students, teachers, and school leaders are asked to reflect on a series of brief statements designed to ascertain whether the school is using digital in teaching and learning. The tool is modular and schools can choose from a series of optional statements and add up to eight custom questions to be as close as possible to their own needs and priorities. The whole process takes between 20 and 30 minutes. The school then receives a customized report with the results. This school report, provided by SELFIE, can then be used as a basis for discussion within the school community to define measures to improve the use of digital technology for better learning. These can consist, for example, of specific training for teachers or support for students on issues such as online safety. All responses entered into SELFIE are anonymous and no personal data is collected. The data will not be used to rank schools or school systems.The Commission has set a goal of reaching one million students, teachers, and school leaders by the end of 2019.
A first version of the tool was tested last year with 650 schools in 14 countries.
The first SELFIE conference will be held in Madrid on April 4-5, 2019.
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