Digital Education: Creating STEM-Based E-Content

**Objective:** The aim of this activity was to provide teachers with knowledge in robotics, coding, STEM, and web tools to empower them to create STEM-based e-content that supports digital learning. Teachers from Turkey, Italy, Romania, and France participated online and learned the content creation process over three days under the guidance of the host institution. At the end of the activity, participants reinforced their gains through evaluations. The objective of this activity was to enable teachers to make their lessons more effective and enriched.

**Target Audience:** This activity was designed for teachers who had previously participated in similar activities to create new digital content. It involved teachers and representatives from partner institutions from Turkey, Italy, Romania, and France, totaling 16 teachers and 4 contact persons participating online. Participants created e-content based on the knowledge they gained and shared them on the project's website. At the end of the activity, the project's gains were evaluated, and the created content was shared with other teachers, thereby increasing the project's impact and facilitating integration into educational programs. An evaluation meeting and activity report were conducted to share the project's progress and outcomes.

**Contribution to the Project's Objective:** This activity focused on the digitalization of the project and the creation of innovative e-content. Participating teachers designed STEM activities enriched with robotics and coding, supported by web tools, and shared these as e-content. Additionally, they gained knowledge on integrating learned information into education and innovative teaching methods. By applying these acquired skills in their institutions, they contributed to educational efforts. The gains were implemented as three-day teacher training sessions in institutions, and successfully completed training sessions were incorporated into the institutions' educational programs. The objectives of this activity included digitizing educational environments, enhancing teachers' competencies in the field of web 2.0, developing innovative educational programs in STEM, robotics, and coding, supporting innovative teaching methods, learning digital content creation skills, increasing the number of staff knowledgeable in digital learning, establishing a school culture, and boosting teachers' confidence. This activity aimed to support innovation in education and digitally supported content.

**Expected Results:** This activity seems to have supported digital transformation in education and the use of e-content. Participants became familiar with digital education in different countries and developed innovation-focused, interdisciplinary e-content. They also learned the processes of creating e-content and successfully used this content in education. By increasing the use of innovative and interdisciplinary e-content, they achieved digital transformation in education. The outcomes of this activity included recognizing digital education in different countries, developing innovative and interdisciplinary e-content, understanding e-content creation processes, learning methods to successfully use e-content in education, increasing the use of innovative, interdisciplinary e-content, learning innovative educational methods, and raising awareness on the subject. Thanks to this activity, teachers enhanced their motivation for learning and teaching, enabling them to conduct their lessons more efficiently. Additionally, by disseminating e-content, they supported digital transformation in education.