Teacher Training for Educational Change: The View of International Experts

Abstract

Digital competence has become a new type of literacy that significantly impacts on people's lives, as it is paramount to their social and occupational integration. In educational institutions, teachers play a major role in developing the digital skills of their students. This study aims to determine the key elements of teacher training in the use of innovative technologies and methodologies with a view to providing alternatives to improve the educational process. The objective is to overcome deficiencies in the training of teachers in new technologies and innovative methodologies. A qualitative study based on interview data is used in two phases. For the first phase research, semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight international education experts from various fields on how best to train teachers. The second phase research involved a text mining analysis of the interview transcripts based on sentiment analysis and word counts using the advanced R statistical programming language. The second phase research was conducted using the R statistical programming language. The interview transcripts were analysed using sentiment analysis and a word cloud. The results reveal that teacher education should be practice-focused and supervised by senior teachers with the aid of students and heads of schools. Moreover, standards should be set to monitor the digital competence of teachers, who should be trained on an ongoing basis to keep them up to date in the use of digital technologies.

The current level of competence of schoolteachers on how to use cloud technologies in the educational process during COVID-19

“…García et al [5] conducted a study to identify the key elements of teacher training in the use of the latest ICTs, as well as various methodologies, with the aim of providing improvements in the educational process to overcome deficiencies in their professional training. An experimental study conducted by the authors showed that the education of teachers must necessarily be focused on the practical part, and the work of young teachers must be carried out with the help of teachers with experience.…”

“…An experimental study conducted by the authors showed that the education of teachers must necessarily be focused on the practical part, and the work of young teachers must be carried out with the help of teachers with experience. The authors also found that some standards should be approved to monitor the digital competence of teachers [5].…”

Developing Pre-Service Biology Teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge through a TPACK-Based Course

“…Several authors (Bwalya & Rutegwa, 2023;Durdu & Dag, 2017;García et al, 2021;Penn & Mavuru, 2020;Pondee et al, 2021;Sintema & Marbán, 2020;Thohir et al, 2023;Umutlu, 2022) have noted that PSTs have difficulties integrating technology in their classroom practice. For example, Bwalya and Rutegwa (2023) averred that PSTs at two Zambian universities had low to moderate TPACK self-efficacy, possibly due to a lack of training on technology integration in teaching.…”

Internet of Things-Based Control of Induction Machines: Specifics of Electric Drives and Wind Energy Conversion Systems

“…A good curriculum must cover aspects of teaching techniques close to actual professional activities, must concentrate on theoretical and simulated strategies, and should meet high standards and expectations of all stakeholders including learners, graduates, and lecturers [102]. Also, knowledge of IoT technologies will prepare internships where students can use IoT [103] or offer access to education and work to underrepresented groups of people and to teachers' training [104].…”