Building partnerships and joining collaborative networks are key pillars of LIED’s work. We believe that pedagogical innovation is born from sharing knowledge, experiences, and resources among educators, institutions, and communities.
Collaborative practices accelerate the transformation of education, making it more inclusive, dynamic, and effective. Through these synergies, we create sustainable educational solutions tailored to the contemporary challenges of distance learning.
LIED collaborates with:
- Higher education institutions and research centers, both national and international;
- School clusters and training centers;
- National and international academic networks;
- Public and private entities interested in digital transformation.
Discover the institutions and organizations with which LIED establishes strategic partnerships, fostering pedagogical innovation through collaboration and knowledge sharing:
A partnership focused on pedagogical innovation and distance education, promoting the creation of accessible and inclusive learning resources. As part of this collaboration, DDL has developed MOOC for the NAU platform, including:
These courses reflect our shared commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in the digital and educational context.
LIED is represented in the DigComp Community of Practice through its Director, Célio Gonçalo Marques, who is part of this European group of experts in digital skills.
As part of this collaboration, LIED actively contributes to updating the European Digital Competence Framework (DigComp 2.2) — the main European reference for developing and strategically planning initiatives in the field of digital skills.
This participation reinforces LIED’s active role in promoting digital literacy and aligning its practices with the highest European standards.
LIED collaborates with the Os Templários Training Center to deliver accredited training programs approved by the Scientific-Pedagogical Council for Continuing Education, aimed at primary and secondary school teachers.
These programs are designed to promote innovative teaching practices and the effective use of digital technologies in education.
Completed initiatives:
2025
- Pedagogical Innovation in the Classroom (1 session)
- Video as a Teaching Tool (1 session)
2022
- Gamification in the Classroom (2 sessions)
2021
- Office 365 (2 sessions)
- New Educational Scenarios with Apps, Games, and Mobile Devices in Social Sciences and Humanities (1 session)
- New Educational Scenarios with Apps, Games, and Mobile Devices in Experimental Sciences and Mathematics (1 session)
- Pedagogical Innovation in the Classroom (2 sessions)
2020
- Office 365 from the User’s Perspective (4 sessions)
- Introduction to Programming for Primary School Teachers (2 sessions)
- New Educational Scenarios with Apps, Games, and Mobile Devices in Social Sciences and Humanities (1 session)
- New Educational Scenarios with Apps, Games, and Mobile Devices in Experimental Sciences and Mathematics (1 session)
LIED collaborates with the A23 School Association Training Center to deliver accredited training programs approved by the Scientific-Pedagogical Council for Continuing Education, aimed at primary and secondary school teachers.
These actions aim to promote innovative teaching practices and the effective use of digital technologies in education.
Completed initiatives:
2022
- Pedagogical Innovation in the Classroom (2 sessions)
- Gamification in the Classroom (1 session)
2021
- Gamification in the Classroom (1 session)
LIED collaborates with the Lezíria-Oeste School Association Training Center to deliver accredited training programs approved by the Scientific-Pedagogical Council for Continuing Education, aimed at primary and secondary school teachers.
These programs are designed to promote innovative teaching practices and the effective use of digital technologies in education.
Completed initiatives:
2022
- Pedagogical Innovation in the Classroom (1 session)
LIED collaborates with Educatis – Training Center for Schools in the municipalities of Benavente, Coruche, and Salvaterra de Magos – to deliver accredited training programs approved by the Scientific-Pedagogical Council for Continuing Education, aimed at primary and secondary school teachers.
These programs are designed to promote innovative teaching practices and the effective use of digital technologies in education.
Completed initiatives:
2022
- Gamification in the Classroom (1 session)
LIED, through its Director, represents the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (IPT) in MetaRed Portugal, a collaborative network of Portuguese higher education institutions dedicated to promoting digital transformation in higher education.
This integration strengthens IPT’s involvement in strategic initiatives for pedagogical innovation, enabling:
- The sharing of best practices among institutions;
- The development of collaborative projects in the digital field;
- Alignment with trends and policies for digitalization in higher education.