‘Navigating Social Worlds: Toolbox for Social Inquiry’ project highlights the importance of 1) first hand data; 2) inquiry (which also promotes critical thinking); and 3) mobilizes digital tools for the purposes of education. It is developed by a consortium of 5 research institutions from countries of Central and Eastern Europe (Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and Romania). These countries share a knowledge- rather than skills-oriented approach to education and lag behind the EU-28 in the individual digital skills assessment. Furthermore, Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to incorporate digital skills in teaching culture. Making sustainable changes to the education system is an imperative so that in the future, during similar crises, education systems will be more resilient. The objectives of the project were the following:
1. To equip teachers and lecturers with innovative tools that can be used for social inquiry.
2. To equip the learners with knowledge, skills and competences that will enable them to make small scale social research projects.
3. To make the learners aware and critical to how data can be interpreted in public discourses and narratives.
4. To map existing practices and solutions in online teaching and learning at HEIs in selected CEE countries.
5. To assist the „catching up” of the region in terms of digital skills and to reduce the digital gap.