COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AND CYBERGOGY PARADIGMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AND CYBERGOGY PARADIGMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Summary/Abstract: The paper addresses the specific issues related to the development of transversal competences within collaborative learning and cybergogy paradigms. The paper is focused on presenting the contribution of the collaborative learning for increasing the students’ creativity and the efficiency of the learning process. The study is based on the results provided by the desk research and applied research conducted in a private university in Romania. The main research goal consists in emphasizing the importance of using collaborative learning methods, especially the project based learning, related to the development of creative thinking for facilitating the identification of innovative solutions to various practical issues. In addition, it highlights the benefits of using the online resources and interactions for enhancing the cooperation within the project teams. Besides the acquisition of knowledge and specific skills, cooperative learning facilitates the development of transversal competences necessary for the graduates’ better social insertion. In this respect, the paper encompasses some of the specific results obtained at the Faculty for Education Studies, through the implementation of project-based learning for the development of digital competences. The study provides a holistic approach integrating the theoretical and pragmatic perspectives, according to the lessons learnt during the teaching/learning processes.

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