Dig.Music (2020-2023) was a development project that facilitated online course implementation through workshops, external & expert support and peer tutoring between music HEIs, enhancing faculty competences in online teaching and boosting regional cooperation, leading to increased utilisation of digital approaches in higher music education.

The consortium has prepared a final publication that discusses a.o. the outcomes of the project, what matters to consider when designing and implementing an online course in music, and how to enable and support faculty in online teaching and learning.

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Project objectives:
1. Facilitating online course implementation through workshops, external expert
support and peer tutoring;
2. Enhancing faculty competences in online teaching;
3. Widening the available study options for students;
4. Boosting regional cooperation between higher education institutes;
5. Increased utilization of digital approaches in higher music education.

These objectives were supported during the first, second and third rounds of the project by workshops open for the faculty and staff of all partner institutions. In the third round, the objectives were supported by an on-site Wrap-Up Workshop in Vilnius on 4–5 May, 2023 where the following topics were presented and discussed:
• How to enable and support your faculty in online teaching and learning
• How to change from one Learning Management System (LMS) to another – choices
made, lessons learned
• How to create an online (blended) learning culture in the institution
• Learning outcomes of online teaching – benefits and drawbacks
• How to make the technical expertise meet the pedagogical expertise within an
institution? How to construct a course so that it is understandable to all students?

Each of the partner institutions produced online courses and other study materials in English in their own institution over the reported period. Several courses were also co-created across institutions.

Project partners:
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Finland (coordinator)
Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
Latvian Academy of Music
Royal Danish Academy of Music