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In the chapter, some elements of smart education in Slovenia are presented. The comprehensive introduction of Slovenian digital education started in 1994. The most significant development and implementation of teacher digital pedagogical competencies, digital school strategies, education e-materials, and digital pedagogy happened between 2005 and 2015. We present the strategic guidelines and development projects which have addressed some features of smart education in Slovenia after 2015: (1) smart multiple stakeholders communities of key and external stakeholders in education to discuss, rethink, and decide what society needs from the education systems; (2) renovated curriculum to be more future (less history) oriented with challenges to address more subjects; (3) theory and practice of digital pedagogy, personalized, and collaborative learning supported by further development of team lesson planning and evaluation, ongoing digital assessment, multiple on-time feedback as well as learning evidence and analytics; (4) smart teachers and their CPD on pedagogical digital competences, basic knowledge of computer sciences, computational thinking as well as problem solving and gamification; (5) comprehensive supportive ecosystem (virtual single sign-in entry point for each individual with access to the repositories (e-materials, e-services, evets)), digital platforms for learning and cooperation, e-communities, certificates and micro-credentials, administration platforms, digital leadership, equal opportunities, digital infrastructure, and modern school architecture and interior. Also, some contributions of Slovenia to the policy development at EU level regarding blended learning, frameworks on digital competency, AI, and Digital Education Hub are described.
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Čampelj, B., Jereb, E. (2023). Report on Smart Education in the Republic of Slovenia. In: Zhuang, R., et al. Smart Education in China and Central & Eastern European Countries. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7319-2_12
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