D-TRANSFORM: University Strategies in the Digital Age (POK)

Offered by Politecnico di Milano,
D-TRANSFORM: University Strategies in the Digital Age (POK)

In the 21st century a new learning ecosystem of students, educators, and resources developed: discover with us how digital resources can be a catalyst for change in university strategies. With society, universities and labour market becoming more and more reliant on technology, it is important for higher education leaders to leverage the power of digital resources in order to find a strategy for change.

This MOOC is therefore aimed at raising awareness of digital resources, and especially OER and MOOCs, as a strategic factor for university transformation, with a special focus on teaching and learning processes.

This MOOC is therefore aimed at raising awareness of digital resources, and especially OER and MOOCs, as a strategic factor for university transformation, with a special focus on teaching and learning processes.
The course explores the following topics:

  • the disruption of universities
  • models for opening up education
  • OER and MOOCs as innovation drivers
  • academic libraries and digitally enhanced learning spaces
  • assessment and credits in a technology-enhanced context
  • learning analytics
  • overcoming academic resistance to ICT-enhanced teaching

In addition to that, the course promotes executive reflection on hands-on challenges and offers networking opportunities in a non-formal context.
This is a self-paced MOOC: you can progress through the course at your own speed; you can complete course material and you can you can post on the forum at any time before the course end date.
The target audiences of the MOOC are: university rectors, vice-rectors, rector’s delegates for elearning, rector’s delegates for university third mission, deans of faculties, directors of operational units in higher education institutions and anybody interested in the digital strategy of universities.
Except where otherwise specified, the D-TRANSFORM MOOC is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence.

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