Wellbeing in the Digital Age

Is technology helping us work better, or simply making it harder to switch off?

This practical Erasmus+ course explores how digital habits affect attention, energy, communication and professional wellbeing. Participants develop realistic strategies for using technology more intentionally while creating healthier boundaries and sustainable working routines.

Activity Type: Physical Mobility

Duration: 1-week Erasmus+ course

Target Group: Teachers, educators, trainers, school leaders, academic staff, administrative staff and other professionals working in education.

Healthy Digital Habits for Sustainable Professional Life

Digital technology offers valuable opportunities for teaching, communication, organisation and professional development. At the same time, constant notifications, screen use, information overload and expectations of permanent availability can affect concentration, energy, relationships and work-life boundaries.

Wellbeing in the Digital Age helps educators and institutional staff develop a healthier and more intentional relationship with technology.

The course does not present technology as the problem. Instead, it examines how digital tools can be used in ways that support rather than undermine human needs and professional wellbeing.

Through reflection, discussion, practical exercises and collaborative workshops, participants will explore digital habits, attention management, online communication, boundaries, rest, information overload and sustainable working practices.

Participants will also consider how organisational culture influences digital wellbeing and how educational institutions can create clearer, healthier expectations around communication and availability.

By the end of the course, participants will have practical tools and a realistic digital wellbeing plan for their own professional and institutional context.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • explain how digital habits can influence attention, energy and professional wellbeing
  • identify personal and organisational sources of digital overload
  • evaluate their own technology use without judgement or unrealistic expectations
  • apply practical strategies for reducing distractions and information overload
  • establish clearer boundaries around digital communication and availability
  • use digital tools more intentionally and efficiently
  • support healthier online communication within educational organisations
  • design practical routines for concentration, rest and recovery
  • create a personal or institutional digital wellbeing action plan
Education professionals discussing healthy digital habits during a collaborative training session

Schedule

Day 1 – Understanding Digital Wellbeing

Course Introduction:

  • Overview of the course, the school, and the week's activities
  • Icebreaking activities
  • Identifying your personal and professional strengths
  • Understanding digital wellbeing in professional life
  • Benefits and pressures of digital technology
  • Self-assessment: how balanced am I right now?

Setting Goals:

  • Identifying needs and goals for each participant and relevant populations
  • Discussing 21st-century learners and the current educational landscape in Europe
  • Group discussions and activities
  • Participant school presentations

Day 2 – Attention, Focus and Information Overload

  • How digital interruptions affect concentration
  • Understanding multitasking and task switching
  • Managing email, messages and notifications
  • Prioritising information and reducing digital clutter
  • Strategies for focused work
  • Creating realistic screen and break routines
  • Practical attention-management exercises
  • Designing a more focused working day

Day 3 – Boundaries and Digital Communication

  • Expectations of availability in educational organisations
  • Establishing healthy professional boundaries
  • Email, messaging and online meeting habits
  • Clear and respectful digital communication
  • Preventing misunderstandings and communication overload
  • Creating team agreements around response times
  • Saying no, postponing and prioritising professionally
  • Developing a personal communication boundary plan

Day 4 – Technology, Relationships and Organisational Culture

  • Human connection in digitally mediated environments
  • Online collaboration without unnecessary overload
  • Digital inclusion and different accessibility needs
  • Supporting colleagues with different levels of digital confidence
  • Leadership and organisational responsibility for digital wellbeing
  • Auditing institutional digital habits
  • Designing healthier meeting and communication practices
  • Collaborative institutional wellbeing challenge

Day 5 – Creating Sustainable Digital Habits

  • Reviewing personal and organisational learning
  • Identifying unrealistic digital wellbeing advice
  • Choosing small and sustainable changes
  • Creating a personal digital wellbeing plan
  • Developing recommendations for the participant's organisation
  • Sharing plans and receiving peer feedback
  • Competency roundup and self-assessment
  • Course evaluation and closing reflection

Day 6 – Course Closure and Cultural Activities

  • Final reflection and exchange of learning
  • Awarding of Certificates of Attendance
  • Excursion and other cultural activities

Evaluation of Learning Outcomes

Evaluation format:
Continuous assessment on class participation and self-assessment.
Evaluation criteria:
Participation in class debates, reflection and games.
Evaluation procedures:
Attendance, class participation.

Recognition of learning outcomes

Recognition conditions:
80% attendance to the course and class participation.
Recognition procedures:
The participant and the teacher trainer will be both in charge of recognizing the learning outcomes.
Recognition documentation:
Certificate of attendance. If applicable, submit a paper.

Practical Details

Duration: 1 week or 25 academic hours
Schedule: Classes are from Monday to Friday in the morning or in the afternoon. The definite timetable will be sent at least two weeks before the start of the class. Saturday is reserved for Cultural Activities.
Sundays are for arrival and departure.
Note: other durations and schedules can be arranged on demand.
Certification Details: Our organization is duly registered as en Erasmus Teacher Academy, with OID No. E10333486. Therefore, we issue the appropriate Certificates so that your course and trip get fully funded.
Support: Understanding Academy offers full support in terms of Erasmus+ mobilities, but unfortunately we do not provide transport or accommodation.
Fee: €480 Press here to see what is included

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