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Publication Date: 2020
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Tiger Leap for Digital Turn in the Estonian Education
Aru-Chabilan, Heli
Educational Media International, v57 n1 p61-72 2020
This article gives an overview of how Estonia has designed and implemented initiatives to equip its young people with digital skills starting from the 1990s when the Tiger Leap program was initiated. The overview will feature the state of affairs for implementing technology into education as part of the National Lifelong Learning Digital Turn program as of spring 2019. The article was written on the basis of a keynote presentation on ICEM 2018 Tallinn conference in Estonia under the name "Digital turn in Estonian Education Strategy." This overview is a more comprehensive survey with references to sources. There is also new material added that has become available compared to 2018 September.
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Technological Literacy, Program Descriptions, Technology Integration, Conferences (Gatherings), Information Technology, Lifelong Learning, National Programs, Computer Literacy, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Estonia
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