Quality matrix digitalization: 1.1. Digital school development
1.1.2. eEducation Austria network
Level A
The school registers as a member of the Austria-wide network eEducation Austria and thereby becomes a “Member.School”. With this status, it gains access to a wealth of digital educational resources, materials and expert knowledge for the integration of digital technologies into teaching (see www.eeducation.at ). Associated with the member status, the school has an “eEducation Officer”, who is logically the “person responsible for digital school development” mentioned in point 1.1.1 or a member of the corresponding group. The school’s membership status in the eEducation network and the eEducation representative are known to the teachers.
Level B
The school documents its activities related to digital school development and submits them annually to eEducation Austria. These activities can come from the following areas: ● Use of digital media in teaching ● Developing and testing e-learning scenarios ● Use of innovative learning technologies ● Use of innovative and inclusive teaching methods ● Cross-school cooperation ● (Digital) school development ● Acquisition of digital skills (for teachers) ● Active dissemination of e-learning in the educational landscape If sufficient activities are documented depending on the size of the school, the school receives the badge Expert status. The designation Expert.school remains for the current and the following school year.
Level C
The school actively uses the additional opportunities to support its digital development that the eEducation Austria network offers its Expert.schools. Expert.schools can access budgets that are used for projects related to increasing teachers' digital skills. In-school or cross-school training courses can be taken advantage of or organized by the school itself. In some cases, other costs (e.g. payment of the entrance fee when attending international conferences on digital further education related didactics) are also covered.
Level D / Extensiom