Development of an icon for course classification
November 2025 In order to visualize the course classification of lecturers and program area managers in DigComb 2.3 AT, we began developing icons in the fall of 2025 and finally found a current draft.
Live reporting about our attempts to integrate DigComp into our adult education organisation. Here: VHS Hannover, Germany.
Why we prefer "me"-sentences
Oktober 2023
The original DigComp names 21 digital compentences, grouped into 5 areas. The competences are described with sentences such as "2.1. Interacting through digital technologies." In our own adaption of the model, we decided to rather use "me"-sentences. The same competence in our version is called "I am able to use different media
to communicate and interact with others."
What VHS Hannover initially planned to do
May 2024
In preparation of the Hannover meeting of the DigCompAE project, we summarize internally our ideas how we at VHS Hannover want to integrate the DigComp framework into our everday work. We have quite comprehensive plans: Digital competences shall be systematically taken into account in all processes of planning and delivering adult education courses.
We develop a classfication grid
July 2024
How can considering digital skills of citizens be made operabal in the planning processes of adult education?
Why we added a sixth area and called it „zero“
Oktober 2024
When we started into planning how do address these areas (and the competences therein) in our everyday practice as an adult education provider, we quickly recogized that - from our perspective - something was missing: an area that would include very basic skills such as switching on a computer, or being able to type on a keyboard. In adult education, we often work with people who have very little formal education, and basic skills are an important issue.
First plans for inhouse-workshop
November 2024
A thing we were aware of from the very beginning was that for being able to integrate DigComp into our everyday work processes, we need our staff here at VHS Hannover be aware of what DigComp is. And not only this: our staff should have developed a well-founded attitude towards it. This could only be achieved through active work with the concept. Reading papers alone would not suffice. As adult educators we know that some of the best (and most lasting) learning results are achieved when learning takes places in a group, and when it involves discussion, and multipiple perspectives.
The issue with entry and exit levels
March 2025
An issue yet undecided at VHS Hannover is whether - and how - to include information not only about entry but also exit levels.
May communication be contraproductive?
July 2025
At VHS Hannover, we are only a few step away from making our DigComp level classifications for our courses public. However, now there are growing concerns.
Presentation of competence areas – Area zero will be placed in the middle
October 2025
As part of the national conference on digital skills in Hannover (you can find a article here), we offered a workshop together with our project partners from Austria.
Observations about the popularity of DigComp in adult education
October 2025
Two workshops at our national conference on digital skills in adult education highlighted doubts about DigComp we already had.
Use a label "100 % digital-free course" as a positive selling argument?
October 2025
Did we focus too much on digital skills, and did we forget people who do not want to bothered with this at all? Here some thoughts on this.
A word about "digital" versus "analogue"
October 2025
There is a problem with terminology. DigComp is meant to help define "digital" skills of citizens, as a step towards helping citizens to improve these skills. But what are "digital" skills? And how are they different from "analogue skills"?
Development of an icon for course classification
November 2025
In order to visualize the course classification of lecturers and program area managers in DigComb 2.3 AT, we began developing icons in the fall of 2025 and finally found a current draft.
