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The DigiReady+ project aims to define a Digital Readiness framework and develop relevant tools (in the form of web-based applications) that allow digital readiness measurement. We plan to perform a feasibility study across three European universities with different levels of digital readiness, during which we will implement the framework and use the tool. An important aspect of the proposed framework is that it will be grounded on data produced during the online teaching and learning activities, then applying learning and institutional analytics methods and tools in order to validate its effectiveness and increase its objectivity. Through this project, we aim at validating this data-driven framework demonstrating its effectiveness in obtaining an objective measurement of digital readiness, as well as recommendations for appropriate actions for different stakeholders. The ultimate objective is to integrate the DigiReady+ framework into the quality assurance processes of European higher education institutions.

The motivation of this project is based on the following observations:

• Digital readiness, an index measuring the capacity of an individual or an organization to leverage the digital learning potential and to adapt to the new condition, needs to be monitored at different levels (instructor, curriculum, institution), so that appropriate actions to be taken accordingly. So there is an urgent need, existing frameworks, measuring the digital competence and digital readiness of learning institutions, to be adapted and operationalized by the European tertiary education sector. After studying existing frameworks, however, we observe that most of them are implemented in the form of self-assessment questionnaires, that have a strong subjective character;
• A side effect of digital transformation is that a growing amount of data is collected, related to teaching and learning activities. This is because interactions between learners and between learners and tutors take place more and more through digital media, thus generating traces, while more teaching and instructional content is in digital form and learners' interactions with it are logged. Leveraging on these data for understanding the process and measuring performance has increased the potential of the field of learning and institutional analytics. In particular, learning analytics is intended to enhance or improve learning and student achievements while institutional analytics, is intended to improve services and practices across the institution. Both forms have for long been advocated as important ways for improving higher education capacity.

DigiReady+ innovativeness lies in the combination of using existing self-reflection tools with evidence-based measurement of digital readiness. The project exploits the developed synergies and complementary profiles among its consortium members that include three Higher Educational Institutions across Europe (University of Patras, Greece, Universidad Valladolid, Spain, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany), EDEN, the European Distance and E-Learning Network, a non-profitable organization with over 180 institutional members, and the Greek Universities Network (GUNET) representing 25 Greek HEIs.

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