DIG-2-INC

The project is designed to ensure inclusion of low socio-economic status (low-SES) students in higher education. The aims of the project are aligned with the EU Digital Education Action Plan, and the practical application of life and digital skills described in the Digital Competences Framework of the EU into the learning and teaching processes of the universities as educational organisations. By focusing on life skills and digital skills, the project enables a more flexible access to training and learning opportunities for the underprivileged students, and tackles stratification, discrimination and intergenerational poverty. Partner universities has identified disparities between disadvantaged and advantaged learners focus especially on academic skills in digital environment.
The project main results are the for students as well as to raise awareness of academic staff of the experiences faced by low-SES students and offer them tools to facilitate acquisition of crucial academic skills through micro-credentials and open badges.
The project outcomes to improve inclusion and develop life skills, in particular academic skills, of low-SES student, are:

• Dissemination events with multiplier organizations and stakeholders
• Report of a Mapping Study
• Joint Staff training curricula and pilots
• Report of Design Principles for Inclusive Learning Experience
• Repository of Open Digital Learning Materials for students
• Ecosystem of Open Badges for Academic Skills for Students