Blended education and digital skills for training. The course of study in “Training, Communication and Digital citizenship” at the University of Ferrara

During the academic year 2021/22 at the University of Ferrara a Master’s degree course in Training, Communication and Digital citi- zenship (50% blended mode) was initiated within class LM-93 Theo- ries and methodologies of E-learning and media education. The course was designed with the aim of responding to the needs of digital tech- nologies and the related changes that have taken place in our society and in our lives from a communicative and educational perspective. The blended mode chosen also aims to empirically reinforce the basic cultural design of the study pathway that sees e-learning and the use of media as its object of study. Besides the blended mode, another pe- culiarity of the master’s degree is the laboratory and practical aspect, through the use of authentic tasks, chosen in order to reinforce the professional aspects, to combine theoretical and practical knowledge, and to promote meaningful learning. This paper aims to describe the methodological pathway that led to defining the learning model, blended mode and authentic tasks, and the feasibility study in the design of the course.