scholarly journals Higher-Education Teacher in the Context of His Professional Competency

1970 ◽  
pp. 241-255
Author(s):  
Alena Vališová ◽  
Petr Svoboda

The study includes an overview of key individual teacher’s competencies, their classification and characteristics. The division of competencies is complicated as the individual competencies are interrelated. The substance of the study is a brief definition of the professional competencies of higher-education teachers. The emphasis is placed on the up-to-date teacher’s competencies, about which gives an account a number of definitions of this term in both the contemporary pedagogical and psychological literature. The study also deals with the concept of a professional standard and with digital competencies, the importance of which results from the continual development of the existing scientific disciplines (which already traditionally cooperate with the pedagogy) but also from the development of the newly emerging branches. The digital technologies are nowadays more and more necessary thing both for the normal everyday life and for the occupational one as well. The ability to work with a computer itself is just a marginal matter in today´s conception of the digital competencies. The technologies are constantly developed and the demands on digital competencies are rising. Digital technologies have developed rapidly in the last few years, which has influenced also the sphere of education. New technologies are becoming an important part of education. The reflection of new teaching trends takes place at the intersection of pedagogical, psychological and sociological disciplines. The development is accelerating rapidly due to the ongoing technological changes and innovations. The study is a part of the TAČR (Technological Agency of the Czech Republic) grant project – “Development ofDigital Competencies of Social science Teachers at Secondary Technical Schools”, 02/2018-02/2021PID:TL01000192.

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
J.-P. Michel

The overlap between one innovative paradigm (P4 medicine: predictive, personalized, participatory and preventive) and another (a new definition of “Healthy ageing”) is fertile ground for new technologies; a new mobile application (app) that could broaden our scientific knowledge of the ageing process and help us to better analyse the impact of possible interventions in slowing the ageing decline. A novel mobile application is here presented as a game including questions and tests will allow in 10 minutes the assessment of the following domains: robustness, flexibility (lower muscle strength), balance, mental and memory complaints, semantic memory and visual retention. This game is completed by specific measurements, which could allow establishing precise information on functional and cognitive abilities. A global evaluation precedes advice and different types of exercises. The repetition of the tests and measures will allow a long follow up of the individual performances which could be shared (on specific request) with family members and general practitioners.


2021 ◽  
pp. 9-63
Author(s):  
Krystyna Wojtczak

The Act of 20 July 2018 on Higher Education and Science is the eighth Polish normative act of statutory rank since 1920 to deal with matters concerning the title of professor, not counting separate acts and their amendments. It is also the first act based on the regulations in force before 1965 to regulate in a single act matters of higher education and science. Despite their new formulation, not all of the solutions implemented by this Act imply a full withdrawal from the regulations adopted in previous years. What is absolutely new in it, however, is the simplification of the procedure and conditions of the proceedings for conferring the title of professor through: (1) a new definition of fields of science (arts) and scientific disciplines (artistic disciplines) based, following the OECD classification, on the two-tier qualification of sciences (with some exceptions); (2) the constitution of the Council for Scientific Excellence, as a new institution, as of 1 January 2021 exclusively endowed with the right to initiate proceedings for the conferment of the title of professor (including refusal) and the subsequent process, ending with a positive or negative decision of that Council. Other solutions of this law have been subject to broader or narrower changes or have been retained in their current wording. Those of such a nature constitute answers to the following questions: (1) On whom may the title of professor be conferred, and in relation to whom, despite meeting the requirements for it, is this unacceptable, for other statutory reasons?; (2) What requirements does the legislator expect from a candidate for this academic title, and to what extent do the expectations placed on them – outstanding scientific (artistic) achievements – go beyond the framework of the previously binding standards in this regard?; (3) What determines the selection of candidates for reviewers in this procedure, and what is the procedure for selecting them?; (4) What are the conditions for a candidate’s legal protection against negative decisions by the Council for Scientific Excellence, taking into account (5) the conditions for the President of the Republic of Poland’s participation in this procedure, which have remained unchanged since 1990?


Author(s):  
Elena Manuzuna ◽  
Anastasia Chufeeva ◽  
Svetlana Artemyeva

The digitalization of the education system imposes certain circumstances not only on the organization of the educational process and the training of specialists in demand in the modern world, but also on the skills of a teacher in the field of information and communication technologies. Within the framework of this article, an analysis of Russian and foreign approaches to defining a set of digital competencies necessary for a modern teacher of higher education is carried out. The purpose of this study is to determine an objective diagnostic toolkit for identifying the level of digital competencies among teachers of higher institutions. Based on the analysis of Russian and foreign experience in the development of digital competence among teachers, including a higher education teacher, an internal questionnaire was developed to assess the level of formation of the necessary digital skills. Data collection was carried out through an online survey of teachers using a structured questionnaire. A survey of university teachers was conducted in order to identify the readiness to use digital technologies in the educational process. The data obtained during the survey made it possible to obtain objective information about the level of formation of digital competencies among teachers and their readiness to use digital tools and technologies in the educational process. University teachers have demonstrated high results in such competencies as the use of digital solutions for effective communication of students on academic assignments; creating your own digital resources; creation and modification of digital educational materials, inclusion of students in group work using the Internet, including online services for joint project activities; taking into account the individual characteristics and needs of students in the educational process; exchange of ideas and materials with colleagues from other educational organizations, including through cloud systems, advanced training through online training.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Jwaifell ◽  
Osama M Kraishan ◽  
Dima Waswas ◽  
Raed O Salah

Information Communication Technologies (ICT) has experienced remarkable development and changes provoked by the spread of digitization and the rise of electronic technologies. Those changes made it urgent to understand academics' perceptions and professional usage of those technologies in higher education. To understand the academics' perception of digital technologies in higher education we have conducted this study in Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (AHU) as an example of academics' digital competencies, professional attitudes, and professional application of digital tools, and possibility of predicting the degree of application of digital tools through the degree of academics' competencies and professional attitudes . This study carried out in Ma'an, a poor-environment area of Southern Governorate in Jordan, with 107 academics who work in AHU as an instructors, has one aim which is to explore how they perceive new digital technologies. Most important result of the study showed that academics competence, attitudes, and digital technologies tools usage are in average level. Moreover the study showed that digital technology tool usage's degree can be predicted through the degrees of the academics' competence and attitudes.. Recommendations were included in this study. 


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 268-273
Author(s):  
Obidjon Khafizovich Khamidov ◽  
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Otabek Siddikovich Kahhorov

Background. In the article the authors stated about the need to use digital technologies that provide opportunities to improve the quality of education in the educational system and improve the effective management of competitive personnel training process, to make drastic quality changes in higher education and increase the indicators of employment of graduates, improving the quality of employment monitoring in higher education and other organizations. Materials and methods. The further development of our country, the formation of a high-tech economy, the rapid development of industrial sectors, small and medium-sized businesses provide new opportunities for the realization of the potential of citizens. The main purpose of all stages of education is aimed at providing excellent and high-quality training and service of competitive young specialists. Results. Wherever the transition to the "Digital economy" and "Electronic government" is taking place, it is clear that the burden on the people is reduced, government expenses is reduced, and corruption is prevented. Discussions. In the implementation of youth policy, in order to ensure their employment and take comprehensive support measures, it is first necessary to have a realistic definition of their employment indicators on an individual basis, that is, to have accurate data on employment monitoring


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (29) ◽  
pp. 77-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Valentinovna Matveeva ◽  
Natalia Sergeevna Akatova ◽  
Yuriy Ivanovich Shcherbakov ◽  
Nadezhda Victorovna Filinova

Nowadays, the development of the digital environment and the global network covers almost all spheres of life. That is why special attention is focused on the provision of the educational process with appropriate teaching aids and curricula, so that schools, universities, educators, and professional development of educators meet modern national and global challenges and provide support in the field of digital technologies, developing and shaping modern digital competencies. The article presents an analysis of digitalization in higher education and the necessity to improve the professional development of higher school educators and professional development technologies related to this process. Based on an expert survey, educational trends in the era of educational digitalization, innovative pedagogical technologies, and teaching methods are determined. The results of the survey, related to the introduction of new pedagogical and digital technologies in the educational process, allow the authors to design a model for the professional development of educators in the direction of the digital transformation of the educational process.


2021 ◽  
pp. 114-122
Author(s):  
Vasily Petrovich Panasyuk ◽  
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Oksana Gennadievna Achkasova ◽  

The article is devoted to the definition of a new concept in professional pedagogy – “end-to-end digital competencies”, as well as the possibility of their formation in higher school in the process of mastering additional professional educational programs by students. The authors state the principle of their formation through e-learning, taking into account the principles of individualization of training. The purpose of the article is to give a theoretical justification and definition of the concept of “end-to-end digital technologies” as a new concept in professional pedagogy and an urgent task of higher education. Methodology. The article presents an analysis of the scientific literature on the issue of cross-cutting competencies, including digital ones, on the basis of which the authors define the concept of “cross-cutting digital competencies” as a new concept in professional pedagogy and one of the urgent tasks of higher education. In the conclusion of the article, the authors conclude that it is advisable to carry out the formation of digital competencies among higher school students according to a cross-cutting, penetrating principle, in the process of parallel development of the main educational programs of higher education and additional professional programs (advanced training, professional retraining).


2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-189
Author(s):  
Nataliia Shyshpanova ◽  
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Olena Bodnar ◽  

Abstract. The article substantiates the feasibility of ensuring the development of the insurance market in Ukraine in the context of digital transformations. It has been determined that the latest digital technologies are penetrating deeper into the global insurance market, without bypassing any area of activity, but the volume of the insurance market in Ukraine is several times less than in the developed countries of the world. The indicated factors which restrain the development of the insurance market in Ukraine and characterized existing problems of the insurance market lead to low confidence in the companies of the sector and do not allow it to develop properly. It has been established that in modern conditions of digital transformations, insurance companies widely use innovative technologies that ensure the achievement of both short-term effects and long-term competitive advantages. The directions of digitalization of the insurance market in Ukraine have been characterized and it has been substantiated that the processes of digital transformation based on the development of information technologies of insurance companies contribute to increasing competitiveness. In order to improve the situation in the domestic insurance market and maintain competitive positions, insurance companies should actively use European and world experience, introduce and change models of insurance functioning, and intensively introduce innovative technologies in insurance activities. The use of new technologies and management models in practice will increase the efficiency of the provision of insurance services, require insurance companies to develop new insurance products, taking into account the individual wishes of customers, and will also contribute to expanding the scope of using insurance as a method of risk transfer in an integrated risk management system, as well as will ensure the creation of a unique competitive advantage for those insurance companies that are able to introduce innovative digital technologies in accordance with the individualized requests of customers


Author(s):  
Vinesh Chandra ◽  
Darrell Fisher ◽  
Vanessa Chang

Classroom learning environments are rapidly changing as new digital technologies become more education-friendly. What are students’ perceptions of their technology-rich learning environments? This question is critical as it may have an impact on the effectiveness of the new technologies in classrooms. There are numerous reliable and valid learning environment instruments which have been used to ascertain students’ perceptions of their learning environments. This chapter focuses on one of these instruments, the Web-based Learning Environment Instrument (WEBLEI) (Chang & Fisher, 2003). Since its initial development, this instrument has been used to study a range of learning environments and this chapter presents the findings of two example case-studies that involve such environments.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-188
Author(s):  
Liz Thomas

Increasing the number of students who complete their higher education (HE) studies is growing significantly across Europe; it is seen to contribute to individual and national prosperity, and to improve the efficiency of the HE system. The Higher Education Drop-out and Completion in Europe project examined the issue of “study success.” The methodology utilized a literature and policy review, two surveys of an HE expert in each European country, and eight in-depth mixed-method national case studies. This paper considers how in many European countries study success is not explicitly defined, and national policies can be ambiguous or even detrimental due to the lack of clarity about, and alignment with, study success. These flaws are reinforced by the lack of indicators and tools to measure study success, which would facilitate evaluation to improve national policies and institutional actions. These issues are illuminated by a comparison between the Czech Republic and England. A widely agreed definition of study success contributes to better policy alignment and allows performance indicators to be developed, which fosters a more coherent national and institutional approach to improving study success, but this needs to be underpinned by a shared national commitment, which values and promotes study success.


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