This systematic literature review analysed the content, focus, provision, and effects of support (scaffolds) in computer environments with regard to secondary school students' reading comprehension outcomes. The relevant search terms yielded many hits (period 2000-2017); however, intervention studies regarding reading comprehension of expository texts in computer environments seemed to be rather scarce. A careful analysis of these studies revealed that most of them provided cognitive support and some provided metacognitive support. Almost all studies focused on learning products, half of them in combination with learning processes. Most studies provided support in the form of statements, often provided during the task. Both cognitive and metacognitive scaffolds in computer environments produced a positive effect on reading comprehension outcomes. However, only one of the studies provided students with motivational scaffolds. Because the details of the design and content of the scaffolds used in all studies often remained unclear, it was difficult to determine the effectiveness of specific characteristics of scaffolds in computer environments. It is suggested that researchers should be more careful and comprehensive in designing and reporting on research in this area. Recommendations for future research and practical implementations of computer environments are presented.

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Reading comprehension is an important skill in secondary education, yet many history teachers find it difficult to provide adequate reading strategy instruction. In this study, we designed a digital learning environment to support teachers' instruction of reading strategies based on student data. We provided history teachers in the experimental conditions with a visualisation of student performance data. Additionally, these teachers received professional development (PD) training and a guiding manual on how to translate these data into structured, explicit reading strategy instruction. Teachers in the control condition were only provided with basic data. We investigated teachers' personal experiences through micro-level analysis of qualitative interview data. Our results show that teachers in the experimental condition improved the variation of their strategy instruction and used modelling behaviour more often after the PD training. However, we also identified multiple contextual implementation barriers that provided us with important suggestions for future practiceoriented educational research.

Technological innovations are changing our society at a rapid pace. The expansion of new technologies (e.g., tools and programs) will inevitably change future jobs in the area of, for example, engineering, healthcare, and science. People working in these areas need digital human capital, which is often acquired through education prior to starting a job. As a result, higher education systems around the globe face increasing demands to prepare their students for the changing labor market. To meet these demands, it is essential to focus on both lecturers’ and students’ digital competencies. Teaching professionals will have to learn to do new things using new resources. This goes beyond merely replacing work forms and resources; it is a complex process that demands a deeper way of learning in which routines and underlying knowledge and beliefs are explicitly reconsidered. Attention needs to be paid to how lecturers can gradually and continuously develop their professional competencies in the field of educational innovation with IT, to ensure these practices become embedded in future higher education. In this reflection paper, we will discuss key digital competencies for both students and lecturers. We will also focus on how lecturers develop these competencies through effective professional development (PD) activities. Based on a literature review, we present a model for effective lecturer PD with 29 ‘building blocks’. This model will be used to clarify practical examples of effective lecturer PD aimed at using innovative technology in higher education.

Sinds de plotselinge transitie naar online onderwijs als gevolg van de covid-19-maatregelen is de inzet van ICT onmisbaar geworden binnen het hoger onderwijs. Investeren in onderwijsinnovatie met ICT kan bijdragen aan de kwaliteit en toegankelijkheid van het hoger onderwijs en kan de aansluiting tot de arbeidsmarkt verbeteren. Onderwijsinnovatie met ICT vraagt echter veel van en afstemming tussen alle lagen van een organisatie. Dit betekent dat er een integrale aanpak gehanteerd moet worden, van de visiedocumenten tot de ICT-infrastructuur en support. Deze studie beschrijft de ontwikkeling, validering en evaluatie van de integrale ICT-bewegingssensor, een instrument om de bewustwording over onderwijsinnovatie met ICT te stimuleren binnen hoger onderwijsinstellingen. De bewegingssensor biedt bestuurders, managers, ICT’ers, studenten en docenten een handreiking om integraal in gesprek te gaan over inhoudelijke thema’s als visie en beleid, leiderschap, docentprofessionalisering en de ICT-infrastructuur binnen de onderwijsinstelling. Na de inhoudelijke validatie door tien experts is het instrument ingezet en geëvalueerd in vier hoger onderwijsinstellingen. De resultaten van deze studie bieden inzicht in de manier waarop bewustwording op het gebied van onderwijsinnovatie met ICT vergroot kan worden. Daarnaast laat het zien hoe het instrument verder ontwikkeld moet worden en worden implicaties voor toekomstig onderzoek beschreven.