Frameworks for the Development and Certification of University Digital Teaching Competence: A Contextual Adaptation
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https://doi.org/10.21556/edutec.2025.93.3917Keywords:
Digital Teaching Competence, Educational Transformation, Institutional Change, Higher Education, Institutional AdaptationAbstract
Digital Teaching Competence stands out as an essential component to ensure effective educational transformation, and although supra-institutional frameworks and protocols exist, the definition and contextualisation of these instruments has not been a systematic exercise undertaken by higher education institutions. This study documents the development of the University Teaching Digital Competence Framework (MCDDU) and its accreditation protocol, carried out by a consortium of 34 Spanish universities –33 public– (grouped in the DigCompEdu FyA project), through a process that involved background gathering, an institutional adaptation process with teams from all the institutions involved and a review by 13 expert individuals who participated in semi-structured interviews. The documentation of the process and its results, detailed in this article, can serve as a reference for other institutions seeking to develop or consistently contextualize their own digital competence frameworks or adapt existing ones.
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Proyecto Competencias Digitales del Profesorado- Formación y Acreditación. DigCompEdu-FyA. Real Decreto 641/2021, de 27 de julio, por el que se regula la concesión directa de subvenciones a universidades públicas españolas para la modernización y digitalización del sistema universitario español en el marco del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia Ministerio de Universidades. BOE-A-2021-12614
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