A COMPARATIVE APPROACH: DIGITAL SKILLS IN FORMAL TEACHING AND LEARNING
A COMPARATIVE APPROACH: DIGITAL SKILLS IN FORMAL TEACHING AND LEARNING

Summary/Abstract: Accordingly to the Digital inclusion and skills 2014 document published by the European Commission, "47% of the EU population has insufficient digital skills, 23% has none at all", while "the biggest barriers to internet access at home in the EU are lack of need, insufficient skills and cost barriers". The Romanian educational system faces significant challenges for its continuous adaptations and alignment to the socio - economical needs and Digital Agenda for Europe. ICT is part of the common life and this should be significantly reflected in teachers' practice and students' learning. Based on secondary policy analysis, the present paper will present relevant findings for Romanian educational system. The key findings are based on the reviews of main researches produced at the European level. We are particularly interested in analysing and presenting relevant information regarding teachers and student activity (practice) as well as the institutional policies focused on integrating and exploiting the benefits of the technologies in formal teaching and learning. Comparisons of the data provided through comprehensive research for the Romanian educational system with others similar enables identification of quality grounded best practices that can be adapted and transposed into the education system and schools preoccupations and teachers activity. A particular attention is given to: a) report regarding ICT related continuous professional development of teachers from the perspective of TALIS 2013 and b) investigated specificity aspects regarding "the access, use and attitudes to technologies" in Romanian compulsory education, taking into account that improving the digital skills of teachers will ensure the possibility to use the potential of open and digital learning.

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