Fostering the Digitalisation of Education through Inter-school Collaborations

"This technical report provides practical information on how school networks can be leveraged as a key enabling factor for successful digital education and training. Building networks is a medium and long-term process, which is facilitated when schools belong to the same institutional context and have a previous history of collaboration. In the initial phases of building a network of schools, it is practical to start with those most active teachers, who are especially motivated in the adoption of digital education. In this report, we show through different examples, how networks started by a small group of educational innovators are able to spread to the rest of the teaching staff and to different schools. The key factors in the structure and composition of school networks to facilitate educational digitalization are examined. The report discusses factors such as the readiness of both teachers and students to engage in digital education when planning its integration into teaching-learning activities. Visual network representation techniques, such as ""Netmap"" and ""Netmirror"", are also presented, which can facilitate awareness and behavioural change among teachers. Finally, the report presents a detailed guide on how to build networks that can harness the potential of regional and local networks to enable innovation and digitalisation of education."