Rethinking Informatics Education Across Europe
As digital technologies continue influencing every aspect of life, equipping young people with the skills and understanding to navigate this world is more crucial than ever. The DIGITAL FIRST project is dedicated to aligning informatics education with the realities of the digital age, focusing on children who are digital natives coming to school already with […]
Learning Sustainability Through Informatics
At the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, future informatics teachers learn how to implement project work in their teaching. This is done through them developing new interdisciplinary projects that they can later use with their students. The projects they are developing are interdisciplinary and address real life problems. Through these activities, students are expected […]
Unleashing Creativity in Education: The DIGITAL FIRST Dialogue Club Experience – Slovenia
In today’s education landscape, digital tools have become essential for fostering creativity, collaboration, and innovative learning methods. The DIGITAL FIRST Dialogue Club in Slovenia recently brought together educators, ICT specialists, trainers, and parents to explore precisely this: how digital technologies enhance students’ creativity and cognitive development. Digital Tools: Catalysts for Creative Expression Participants agreed that […]
Informatics teacher competences in AI: Facing the new educational framework with the DIGITAL FIRST project
1. The Role of AI in Modern Informatics Education Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming education, influencing teaching methodologies and learning processes. Within the overall mission of developing innovative approaches for informatics education, the DIGITAL FIRST project also focuses on defining the necessary competences for informatics teachers within this evolving educational landscape. While the AI […]
Informatics Education: Challenges, Opportunities, and Global Insights from the DIGITAL FIRST project at the regional conference in Šiauliai, Lithuania
On February 20, 2024, the Šiauliai City Municipality Education Center, in collaboration with the Methodological Council of Informatics and Information Technology Teachers, organized a virtual conference titled “Challenges and Opportunities in Informatics Education: Competency-Based Learning, Innovation, and Artificial Intelligence.” The event featured presentations by university researchers, formal and non-formal education teachers, representatives from the National […]
Collaborating to Revolutionize Informatics Education: First Insights from Greece’s Dialogue Clubs
Our DIGITAL FIRST project is on a mission to revolutionize how informatics is taught and learned across Europe. By focusing on problem-solving, computational thinking, and practical applications, we aim to empower students to navigate the digital world with confidence and creativity. In today’s fast-paced, tech-driven society, DIGITAL FIRST reimagines informatics as the “first language” of […]
Dialogue Clubs: Creating a Sustainable Dialogue with Teachers on Informatics Education
The DIGITAL FIRST project proposes a new approach to teaching computer science, in which the function of computer skills is in the foreground and serves as the ultimate goal of the educational process. For decades, foreign language instruction was heavily influenced by structuralism, a method focused on teaching grammar through the study of sentence forms […]
DIGITAL FIRST Dialogue Club in Portugal: Reflecting on Informatics Education
The DIGITAL FIRST partner CFAE-PVVC organised a Dialogue Club on 10 February 2025 bringing together teachers from various disciplinary fields, including informatics teachers, representatives of NGOs, teacher trainers, digital ambassadors, and representatives of regional education institutions. During the session, participants discussed how digital technologies influence personal expression and the transmission of information. Topics addressed included the role of digital platforms in […]
Rethinking Informatics Education
Educating students in informatics/computer science/computing is essential for preparing future citizens to actively participate in, influence, and contribute to the development of the digital world. As technology continues to shape every aspect of our lives, informatics education must evolve to meet the needs of today’s learners. The DIGITAL FIRST project is dedicated to aligning informatics […]
Working Together for Transforming Informatics Education: First Insights from our Dialogue Clubs – Croatia
The DIGITAL FIRST project proposes a new approach to teaching computer science, in which the function of computer skills is in the foreground and serves as the ultimate goal of the educational process. By emphasising functional understanding and problem-solving skills, the project aims to empower students to become active creators rather than passive consumers of […]
