Agenda

Digitalization of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

(CET) 14:00-16:00 a.m. 7 November 2024

Place: Zoom (Link will be provided to the registered participants via email)

End of registration: (CET) 12:00 7 November 2024

The eighth event of the PROFFORMANCE+ Thematic Webinar Series will be co-organized by the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, and the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research. It will focus on innovative teaching and learning practices in the context of digitalization. We will be sharing several innovative practices from the PROFFORMANCE teaching excellence database.

Participation is free, but registration is required.

14:00 – 14:30
Introductory session
 

Greetings and Czech background

  • Greetings from the representatives of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports 
    Vojtěch Tomášek, Director General of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Czechia 

PROFFORMANCE (+) Projects and Products

  • Current Trends in Digitalization in Higher Education: A Czech and PROFFORMANCE Perspective 
    Jan Beseda, Head of National Centre for Distance Education, Centre for Higher Education Studies, Czechia 
    &
    Tomáš Barták, Analytical and Conceptual department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Czechia 

14:30 – 15:30
15-minute presentations on the topic of Digitalization + interactive discussions 
 

Presentations of good practice from the Teaching Excellence Database:

Presentation of good practices from the Czech Republic:

  • Virtual Visiting Professors 
    Jan Vlachý, Associate Professor at University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, Faculty of Business, Czechia

Presentation by AI specialist (recorded presentation):

  • Embracing AI to Benefit Everyone in the Long Run​ 
    Joanna Szoke, Lecturer in ELT methodology at Karoli Gaspar University of the Reformed Church, Hungary & Freelance trainer/writer for Cambridge University Press and Assessment
15.30 – 15.55
Autumn 2024 Call for the PROFFORMANCE Teaching Excellence Award
 

Teaching Excellence Award and Database  

Video on the database

Teaching Excellence Award Q&A 
15.55 – 16.00
Wrapping up

In case of any questions, we are ready to help you at the e-mail address: marek.sel@dzs.cz