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Technology has revolutionized education by bringing down learning costs, improving accessibility to high-quality education, and broadening the reach of educators. "Mobile" learning, or learning beyond the restrictions of physical space, has further helped digital learning penetrate deeper by facilitating anytime/anywhere education by removing limitations of location or time from the learning process.

UNESCO considers anytime/anywhere o r "mobile" learning instrumental to achieving its global education agenda for 2030 - "Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all." It urges schools and learning institutions to facilitate education through anytime/anywhere with the help of modern digital learning platforms . Mobile learning is expected to grow at an average annual pace of 30. Selling into an active decline.2% between 2023 and 2027 to reach almost $200 billion by the end of the forecast period. It is the primary enabler of anytime-anywhere education.

UNESCO has also published Best Practices in Mobile Learning to facilitate the achievement of its 2030 goal. It specifies the ways to execute plans for inclusive and equitable learning environments while ensuring the quality, effectiveness, and relevance of education in the digital era.

Challenges Of Anytime/Anywhere Learning

Creating a comprehensive technology-driven digital infrastructure and ecosystem to facilitate anytime/anywhere learning has its own challenges.

Enabling accessibility and availability of the Internet and devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and laptops. These need to be affordable and provide offline access for regions and students with poor internet access.

Fostering a culture of digital citizenship to ensure responsible use of technology.

Transformation in pedagogy and training for educators to make the most of digital educational technologies.

Making the communities outside the learning ecosystem aware and acclimatized to fresh learning opportunities and urging them to facilitate learner engagement.

Leveraging data and analytics to provide personalized, learner-driven, and collaborative learning opportunities to bridge learning gaps.

Advantages of Anytime/Anywhere Education

Education is undergoing a massive transformation as edtech empowers educators across the world to offer more inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready learning environments.

Flexibility and Cohesion

With a powerful digital learning management system (LMS), learners can access cloud-based learning resources at any time and from anywhere. Digital textbooks, multimedia content, interactive modules, and assignments are accessible to use, revisit, and complete at each student's convenience. These resources are augmented with support materials, modular assessments, and AI-powered feedback to ensure better learning assimilation.

Personalization

Learners from diverse backgrounds and with special learning needs might need additional support that traditional learning systems fail to provide. Digital learning management systems are equipped with facilities such as audio assistance for eBooks, captions for videos, and learning assistants available 24×7 to answer students' queries.

Learning analytics facilitate the creation of individual learning journeys, aligned with each student's learning style, strengths, and goals. Data-driven insights help identify learner needs and supplement learning materials with the right support.

Global Collaboration

Online learning allows students to explore beyond the confines of classroom learning and helps teachers provide more enriching experiences by connecting education to the real world.

Video conferences and group activities help build a collaborative attitude and provide a safe environment for communication and social-emotional learning. Additionally, online resources can link the content to external resources to improve learning outcome achievement rates and allow students to explore knowledge beyond the curriculum.

In addition, online collaboration, virtual live classes, video conferencing, and group-learning activities facilitate cross-border cultural exchange, increasing global awareness and cultural sensitivity. This broadens learners' perspectives on diversity and acceptance of differences to better fit into an increasingly globalized environment.

Makes Learning Fun

Gamification has proven instrumental in boosting learner engagement. Small quizzes, after-hour quests, leaderboards, etc., give learning a twist of fun. Problem-solving challenges and group-based competitions improve collaboration and teamwork skills among students.

Prepares Learners for Modern Workplaces

Anytime/anywhere learning brings students up-to-speed with modern workplace dynamics of remote and hybrid work. It educates learners about Internet etiquette, accustoms them to adapt to technology upgrades, and familiarizes them with information management and research tools.

Not just students, workplaces are also leveraging digital learning solutions to reskill and upskill their employees and empower them to grow according to their career goals, job roles, and preferences.

Impact of Anytime/Anywhere Learning on Educators

The integration of technology in instructional strategies is not new. However, the anytime/anywhere paradigm is redefining the role of educators.

Teachers are now playing the role of enablers of learning rather than drivers, while students are defining their own learning paths. Teachers remain at the forefront of transformation in the education system. They need to ensure learner engagement and assess learning outcomes with the help of learning analytics to consistently improve instruction and assessment.

For the anytime/anywhere learning paradigm, educators need to consider creating modular content and automated assessments. Moreover, they need to ensure the successful implementation of anytime/anywhere learning across the class. Digital learning solutions are equipped with analytics and reporting capabilities to assist teachers in better education delivery by quantifying learning outcome achievement from the learner's and educator's perspectives.

Preparing Tomorrow's Leaders

The digital transformation of education is leading to the rapid evolution of learning ecosystems. Educators, education technology providers, and parents must work together to make the most of technological advancements. Embracing digital learning technologies and adapting to anytime/anywhere learning are the first steps to building an equitable and inclusive learning ecosystem that UNESCO aims for.

MagicBox™ is a leading education technology provider with vast experience in providing advanced features to facilitate anytime/anywhere learning across the world. now to be a part of this revolution.

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Anytime, Anywhere Learning: Shaping the Digital Age

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Explore the revolution of education through anytime/anywhere learning and its impact on accessibility, personalization, and global collaboration.

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AI Guiding principles and practical guidelines

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AI Guiding principles and practical guidelines

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Guiding principles and practical guidelines.

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Scotland’s Digital Inclusion Charter - Scotland’s Digital Inclusion Charter

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Scotland’s Digital Inclusion Charter exists to support, guide and recognise best practice in digital inclusion work in Scotland

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DigiLearn Teacher toolkit to support digital learning, teaching and assessment

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DigiLearn Teacher toolkit to support digital learning, teaching and assessment

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Welcome to the Education Scotland digital education support site. This site aims to provide support to educators to enhance their learning and teaching, their digital literacy skills and the use of digital across the curriculum.

Select one of the options below to navigate to the section of the site that you need.

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Welcome to the Education Scotland digital education support site. This site aims to provide support to educators to enhance their learning and teaching, their digital literacy skills and the use of digital across the curriculum. Select one of the options below to navigate to the section of the site that you need.

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Blended learning in a nutshell (for parents)

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Blended learning in a nutshell (for parents)

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This Nutshell explains, generally, how blended learning will work if it’s required in Scottish schools. There may be some instances when all children can’t go to their school or early learnin…

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Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

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Digital Minimum Living Standards (Scotland)

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Digital Minimum Living Standards (Scotland)

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Scottish Minimum Digital Living Standard: interim report

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This interim report explores the use of a Minimum Digital Living Standard (MDLS) for Scotland and builds upon earlier UK-wide and Welsh MDLS studies, which delved into what households with children require to fully participate in today’s digital world.

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A systematic review of digital risk and mitigations in children aged 8 to 12 – Challenges and Opportunities by Hana Butorova, Yvonne Skipper, and Christopher Hand, School of Education, University of Glasgow

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The University of Glasgow have undertaken this systematic review of literature on the subject of cyber resilience on behalf of Education Scotland. A systematic review of digital risk and mitigation…

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The webinars page has changed!

All of our professional learning webinars are now on the calendar. You can view webinars available month by month and select the event to view more information and book a place.

Webinars are typically 1 hour in duration, unless stated otherwise.

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Effective digital learning, teaching and assessment

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Effective digital learning, teaching and assessment

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The features of highly effective digital practice have been split into the headings planning, teaching, learning and assessment. The challenge questions have been shaped in the form of 'What this might look like'. These are examples and not an exhaustive list.

A template has been included to support discussion around the features including the questions 'What are we doing?', 'How well are we doing it?' and 'What should we do next?'

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PDF file: Features of highly effective digital learning, teaching and assessment in schools (219 KB) Improvement questions

What are we doing?

How well are we doing it?

What should we do next?

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Features of highly effective digital learning, teaching and assessment in schools

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Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

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Comprehensive guidance on using digital tools for assessment in blended learning environments. Includes recommendations for both formative and summative assessment strategies using digital platforms. Really useful for maintaining consistent assessment practices across different learning modes!

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Education Scotland's guidance on implementing effective hybrid learning approaches. Includes practical tips for managing both in-person and remote learners simultaneously, and strategies for maintaining engagement across different learning environments.

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Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

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The National e-Learning Offer provides a comprehensive suite of digital learning resources, including recorded lessons, live webinars, and supported study materials. Brilliant for both hybrid and remote learning scenarios!

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Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

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Glow - Scotland's Digital Learning Platform

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Glow - Scotland's Digital Learning Platform

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As a teacher in Scotland, you have access to Glow, our national digital learning platform. It offers a wealth of professional learning resources and collaboration tools. Don't forget to explore the Microsoft Office 365 and Google Workspace tools available through your Glow account!

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The Professional Learning and Leadership directorate provides excellent resources for developing digital leadership skills. Their self-directed learning packages are brilliant for fitting professional development around your teaching schedule.

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Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

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Education Scotland offers extensive professional learning opportunities through their Digital Skills programme. These sessions cover everything from basic digital literacy to advanced educational technology implementation. Regular webinars are available - check the Professional Learning Calendar for upcoming dates!

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Context

This document aims to help teachers evaluate their own digital literacy skills and identify strengths or next steps for developments. It is part of Education Scotland's digital skills series of documents and is aligned to the Scottish Government strategy for Digital learning and teaching (2016) and focuses on upskilling educators, supporting leaders and developing and delivering digital literacy in the curriculum.

This toolkit has been developed in partnership with local authorities and teachers. It aligns with the UK Government Essential digital skills framework, referenced in the Scottish Government's digital strategy: A Changing Nation (p52 Lloyds Consumer Index Survey), and the European Digital Competence Framework for Citizens and Education.

Teacher digital skills

The knowledge and skills in this document can be read as examples of digital literacy as found in the GTCS standards, such as using devices, working with colleagues and communicating with learners. Teachers should evaluate themselves with online checklist or the table in appendix ii and then identify areas to develop. The table can be used to gather evidence of what you are doing, how well you are doing it and what you need to do next.

Education Scotland has aligned its digital skills training and professional learning with this document. Some of the features of devices and platforms are managed by local authorities, such as email, and therefore we cannot provide specific support with this - please seek local authority support where this is the case.

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PDF file: Teacher Digital Skills Toolkit - December 2023 (550 KB)
Online checklists for individuals - you will require a Glow login to use this.
Essential skills online checklist Core Skills online checklist Enhancing learning and Teaching online checklist
Duplicate online checklists for use in schools or by local authorities
Essential Skills online toolkit Core Skills online toolkit Enhancing learning and teaching online toolkit

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Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

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Digital Learning and Teaching Action Plan

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Digital Learning and Teaching Action Plan

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This comprehensive plan details the specific steps and initiatives being implemented across Scottish schools to enhance digital learning capabilities. It's particularly relevant in our post-pandemic educational landscape.

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Scotland's Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy

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Scotland's Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy

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The cornerstone of Scotland's approach to digital education. This strategy outlines how the Scottish Government aims to create the conditions to allow all of Scotland's educators and learners to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by digital technology.

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Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy for Scotland

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Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.