Abstract:

The DigiComPass course will be administered via the Moodle Learning Management System (LMS), making it ideal for competency-based training and adaptable in its flexibility for Flipped Learning (FL) 3.0. The course itself is divided into five modules, addressing the needs of adult learners across a wide age range, from 18 to seniors aged 65 and over: Information and Data Literacy, Communication and Collaboration, Digital Content Creation, Safety, and Problem-Solving.

Each module is broken down into Units, and further into Lessons. To ensure a comprehensive understanding and application of each lesson, the FL approach was considered, and the developed concept of the “Flipped Instructional Design”, using two different learning spaces: The Individual Learning Space (distance learning), where the learners can digest and reflect upon the information at their own pace, and Group Learning Space (collaborative On-site training), where they can practice and enhance their understanding through group activities and interactions.

The Individual Learning Space is supported and implemented in the Moodle LMS. With the DigiComPass course targeting a wide range of adult learners, Moodle LMS carries multiple benefits in our pursue for inclusion. Designing learning content in diverse multimedia formats, offering community support and multimedia-based microlearning, as well as a range of assessment tools contributes to inclusion. In addition to designing accessible e-learning content, Moodle LMS also aims for accessibility, promoting two of FL’s main building blocks, namely inclusion and diversity. The DigiComPass course also has an accreditation system, i.e. open badges, which are issued upon successful completion of each module, supporting a gamification element to engage learners, while an online certificate will be awarded upon collection of all badges.

The paper presents the DigiComPass e-learning platform, including its architecture, instructional design, front-end and accreditation system.

Keywords:

Flipped Learning 3.0, e-learning Platform, Accessibility, Inclusion, Accreditation.