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Digital competence and technology integration for educators and trainers

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 9 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
40 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
When a new learning platform or virtual classroom is introduced
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Selecting and checking a tool: grey areas
What would you do?

A trainer wants to use a free tool that needs each learner's personal email

Try it: this is one of 19 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
  • Timeline, tabs, sorting activity, process and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, word cloud, poll, ranking slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 391.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessmentn/aWhole course
SO 391.1Describe what a digital competence framework for educators covers and rate your own practice against itEuropean Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu); UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers [check before build]; ISTE Standards for Educators [check before build]Whole course
SO 391.2Explain how technology, pedagogy and content knowledge combine, and classify a scenario by TPACK domainTPACK framework (Mishra and Koehler)Whole course
SO 391.3Judge the depth of a technology use with SAMR and the Technology Integration MatrixSAMR model (Puentedura); Technology Integration Matrix (Florida Center for Instructional Technology) [check before build]Whole course
SO 391.4Select a tool by purpose, evidence, accessibility, privacy and cost, using the approved tools list + your infoBest practice; organisation's approved toolsWhole course
SO 391.5Apply basic digital citizenship and privacy habits, and build a personal plan for growthGeneral Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 where it appliesWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 9 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

The tool that nobody used twice

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
The interactive boardTextImage
What went wrongTimelineQuiz
2

What digital competence frameworks describe

3 pages

7 min
Educator digital competenceTabsNote
Self-checkChecklistTable
CheckFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

TPACK, SAMR and the Technology Integration Matrix

3 pages

7 min
TPACKAccordion
SAMRTimelineNote
Classify itSorting activityQuiz
4

Selecting and checking a tool: grey areas

3 pages

7 min
Six stepsProcess
The free tool that asks for learner emailsScenarioQuiz
Rank the toolsSorting activityMatching quiz
5

Digital citizenship, privacy and your growth plan

3 pages

7 min
Habits that protect peopleTabsNote
Speak upScenarioNoteQuiz
My planChecklistKey fact
6

Next steps and final assessment

2 pages

5 min
Your next stepsProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoYour infoNote
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "tools change; the questions stay the same
Word cloudA digital tool you use every week in training
PollHow do you choose a tool?
ContentTPACK as three overlapping circles; SAMR in four steps
QuizWhat should you decide before choosing a tool? Brand · Price · The learning purpose ✔ · Number of features
QuizA free tool needs each learner's personal email. You… (Check the approved list and ask the data contact ✔)
RankingOrder six tool-check steps
ScaleHow confident are you judging whether a tool serves your outcome?
Open-ended / Q&AA tool you want checked
Content · customiseClosing {{LD_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. What drives your choice of tool? ranking
  6. How confident are you explaining TPACK or SAMR? 1-5 scale
  7. What is one barrier to using technology well? short text
  8. I feel safe saying I do not know how a tool works. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the approved tools list? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

9 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Ld contact{{LD_CONTACT}}
  • Training standards link{{TRAINING_STANDARDS_LINK}}
  • Learning platform{{LEARNING_PLATFORM}}
  • Concern route{{CONCERN_ROUTE}}
  • Next course link{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
Show all 9 fields
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run digital competence and technology integration for educators and trainers training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

When a new learning platform or virtual classroom is introduced; at onboarding of trainers; annually as a CPD refresher.

Who needs this training?

Trainers, facilitators, lecturers, mentors and teaching staff who choose and use digital tools in their own practice; run by the head of staff development or the learning academy lead.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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