1. Self-evaluation tool for digitally capable schools (SELFIE) Danijela Šćepanović Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Serbia
The structure of my presentation is quite simple and straightforward –
I am going to tell you why we have developed SELFIE, what is this about, what we have achieved so far and what is next.
DELTA WG | 26 Sep 2018
#SELFIE_EU | #EUDigitalEducation

2. Why SELFIE?

3. ... after centuries of human evolution
DIGITAL AGE

4. Use of technology Digital competence

5. What is SELFIE?

6. Willingness Sustainable change Monitoring Vision & Plan (know thyself)
SELFIE: Is YOUR school ready to make the most
of digital technologies for learning?
Willingness
(know thyself)
Sustainable
change
Monitoring
Vision & Plan

7. From theory to practice (DigCompOrg model)
The statements cover areas such as leadership, infrastructure, teacher training and students’ digital competence.

8. It´s NOT about technology
SELFIE is about learning for the digital age
It´s NOT about technology

9. 360o approach
SELFIE involves the whole school community – school leaders, teachers and students – in a 360-degree process covering many areas of school practice.
SELFIE allows all participants to answer questions that match their experience, as students, teachers or school leaders.

10. What has been done?

11. Successful pilot in 14 countries
in late 2017
Source:

12. Theoretical foundation Validation & scoping workshop
Overview of the pilot phase
Theoretical foundation
DigCompOrg conceptual model with 7 areas, 74 descriptors
Meta-analysis
of 15 existing tools
Consultation with ET2020 Working Group on Digital Skills & Competences
User consultation >5000 school leaders, teachers and students
Expert consultation
SELFIE community workshop
Participatory design
Mixed method research
SELFIE beta in 12 languages
SELFIE beta testing in 14 countries, 650 schools, >67000 users
Pilot data analysis
including thematic analysis, descriptive statistics, item analysis & confirmatory factor analysis
>20 case studies including focus groups & interviews
14 country reports including lessons learnt & recommendations
Validation & scoping workshop

13. Far more than originally planned!
650 schools
67,714 users 5%
17%
78%
73 Upper Secondary Vocational - 11%
237 Primary – 37%
189 Lower Secondary - 29%
151 Upper Secondary - 23%
650 instead of 60 schools, users instead of 5000! Although we run it in September!
All data gathered through SELFIE is anonymous and cannot be tracked to individual schools, students or teachers.
2,979
11,773
52,962
Far more than originally planned!

14. Key findings from SELFIE pilots
SELFIE is a valid and reliable tool
It captures well the digital capacity of schools
It is user-friendly and works well in all devices
It allows for a time-effective self-reflection process
It is a good basis for reflection and planning at school level
It can be also useful for policy making purposes

15. Policy

16. EU policy priority Adopted by Commission 18 January 2018
Support digital readiness of schools… by making the SELFIE self-assessment tool reach one million teachers, trainers and learners by end of 2019
Adopted by Commission 18 January 2018
SELFIE is one of the 11 actions proposed

17. Part of a wider research and policy agenda!
DigComp (citizens, learners)
DigCompEdu (educators)

19. SELFIE Multilingual portal

20. Launch on
25 October
Support digital readiness of schools… by making the SELFIE self-assessment tool reach one million teachers, trainers and learners by end of 2019
Aim to reach one million users by the end of 2019!

21. SELFIE in a nutshell

22. 360o SELFIE: a open & customisable self-reflection tool
It is NOT a(nother) survey!
Research-based
Easy-to-use
Customisable
Useful for reflection,
planning…
…and change!
360o
To help schools realise where they stand in their use of digital technologies, we (EC with an international team of experts and end users) developed SELFIE: a free, online, customisable and easy-to-use self-reflection tool.
As I said, the tool assesses learning, not technology, and hence follows a 360 degrees approach including school strategies, teaching practices, infrastructure, curricula and students' experiences.
It is NOT a panacea!

23. 360o approach
SELFIE involves the whole school community – school leaders, teachers and students – in a 360-degree process covering many areas of school practice.
SELFIE allows all participants to answer questions that match their experience, as students, teachers or school leaders.

24. Any device & operating system
●       SELFIE is free of charge.

25. Free
●       SELFIE is free of charge.

26. Secure
●       SELFIE is free of charge.

27. Anytime Anywhere Anonymous
SELFIE gathers the views of students, teachers and school leaders on how technology is used in their school. This is done using short statements and questions and a simple 1-5 agreement scale.
All answers provided through SELFIE are anonymous. Individual students, teachers, school leaders or other staff members replying to the questions and statements cannot be identified personally.

28. Certifications of participation

29. Open badge for the school

30. Time effective

31. SELFIE is for schools,
for all schools!

32. Fully customisable
Because every school is unique, the tool can be customised. Your school can select and add questions and statements to suit your needs.

33. A different SELFIE for each school
Indicators added by the school
Sector specific
e.g. VET
Indicators selected by the school
CORE
indicators common to all schools
School profile

34. Only school has access to its SELFIE
It is NOT (another) survey!
It´s a tool "for" schools, which "own" their data
On completing SELFIE, each school receives a tailor-made, interactive report which provides both in-depth data and quick insights into strengths and weaknesses. The results and insights from the SELFIE exercise are for your school only and are not shared unless you choose to do so.
No other organisation, including the European Commission, can track the answers for an individual school.

35. SELFIE School Report
It highlights what’s working well, where improvement is needed and what the priorities should be
Based on this input, the tool generates a report – a snapshot (‘SELFIE’ :-)) of a school‘s strengths and weaknesses in their use of digital technologies for teaching and learning. The more people in the school taking part, the more accurate the SELFIE of their school will be.
On completing SELFIE, each school receives a tailor-made, interactive report which provides both in-depth data and quick insights into strengths and weaknesses.

36. Basis for dialogue and planning
SELFIE school report can be used for a dialogue within the school, to develop an action plan…
The findings can help you see where you are at and, from there, start a conversation on technology use and develop an action plan for your school. SELFIE can then be used at a later stage to gauge progress and adapt the action plan.

37. … to monitor progress over time

38. Roadmap
End 2019 | To reach 1 million users – extend to more countries/sectors?
September 2019 | Stock tacking from the first year implementation
April 2019| SELFIE FORUM in Madrid
March 2019| extend to Western Balkans, Turkey, Russia, Georgia….
October 2018| Public launch (Warsaw, Poland) – tool available in 24 languages