scholarly journals Digital Competence in Teacher Education Curricula

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 104-122
Author(s):  
Ilka Nagel
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Epistemic Practices ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Digital Agency ◽  
The Impact

This qualitative study aims to contribute to the discourse on teacher educators’ knowledge by examining the impact of digitalisation. To explore how digital competence is addressed in local curricula and what is expected of teacher educators (TEDs) in terms of preparing student teachers for epistemic changes, I thematically analysed the programme descriptions, course descriptions, and plans for school practicum from six Norwegian teacher education institutions. The findings show that TEDs are expected to focus on the (pedagogical) use of digital tools. However, they are also supposed to teach student teachers how to foster pupils’ digital skills and digital responsibility while addressing digitalisation’s influences on society and culture, subjects’ contents, and educational practices. The findings imply that TEDs need an understanding of digitalisation’s implications for epistemic practices to foster student teachers’ digital competence and transformative digital agency.

scholarly journals Troublesome tools: How can Wikipedia editing enhance student teachers’ digital skills?

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-346
Author(s):  
Hilde Brox
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
First Year ◽  
Education Student ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Teacher Education Student ◽  
Collaborative Tool ◽  
Digital Skills ◽  
Rare Opportunity

Digitale ferdigheter i skole og høyere utdanning tolkes ofte som evnen til å utnytte digitale verktøy i læringsarbeid. Artikkelen argumenterer for at lærerutdanningen også bør fokusere på digital teknologi som tema i tillegg til å betrakte teknologi som hjelpemiddel for å oppnå læring i de ulike fagene. I det følgende beskrives et undervisningsopplegg i samfunnsfag hvor første års lærerstudenter settes til å skrive en fagrelatert artikkel på Wikipedia. Gjennom ulike typer data analyseres hvilke innsikter som åpner seg for studentene når de selv skaper innhold de hittil bare har forholdt seg til som konsumenter. Artikkelen peker på at studentene gjør en rekke vesentlige oppdagelser underveis, men at det fortsatt er sider ved denne type kunnskapsproduksjon de ikke helt forstår. Artikkelen argumenterer for at opplegget likevel har sin berettigelse fordi det gir studentene en sjelden anledning til å tematisere viktige sider av digital teknologi på en måte som er både relevant og gjennomførbar innenfor de faglige rammene i lærerutdanningen.Nøkkelord: digital kompetanse, lærerutdanning, lærerstudenter, Wikipedia, wiki, digitale verktøy, digitale ferdigheterAbstractIn schools and in higher education, we often understand digital skills as the ability to use various digital tools for learning. The article argues that in addition to viewing technology as means to acquire subject-related learning, teacher education also needs to include an explicit focus on technology as a topic in itself. This article presents a Wikipedia editing assignment in Social Science for a group of first-year student teachers. A range of data are used to analyze some of the self-reported insights that open up to the students when they themselves become contributors of content they normally deal with exclusively as consumers. The study shows that although the students make a series of discoveries after becoming editors, they do not fully comprehend all the complexities of a massively collaborative tool like Wikipedia. The article argues that the assignment nevertheless provides the students with a significant and rare opportunity to address the use of digital technology, in a way that is both relevant and feasible within the frames of subject teaching and of teacher education.Keywords: professional digital competence, teacher education, student teachers, Wikipedia, wikis, digital tools, digital skills

scholarly journals Digitalization of teacher education

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 56-71
Author(s):  
Andreas Lund ◽  
Toril Aagaard
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Embodied Cognition ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Epistemic Practices

This paper examines emerging epistemologies in the wake of increased digitalization and the extent to which student teachers are prepared for such epistemologies in their teacher education (TE) programs. Although there are a number of studies on digital epistemologies, few have examined the implications of digitally extended, embedded, and embodied cognition and the ensuing epistemic practices. This study’s analytic focus is partly on a number of project proposals that reflect some of these trends and partly on two surveys of (and some interviews with) student teachers at two universities who were engaged in developing their professional digital competence (PDC) as part of the TE programs. The surveys and interviews indicate that TE tends to focus on the use of digital technologies and less on addressing deeper, epistemological issues in efforts to foster student teachers’ PDC. These findings signify a gap between emerging epistemological trends and how student teachers are prepared for such trends. We conclude by suggesting a focus on digital, epistemic, and transformative agency for TE to cope with the increased digitalization of epistemic practices.

scholarly journals Facilitating Transfer of Training in NZ and Samoan Student Teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Lex McDonald ◽  
Rasela Tufue-Dolgoy
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Transfer Process ◽  
Transfer Of Training ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Key Players

Initial teacher education is a complex multifaceted process with one of the pivotal components being transfer of the training.  In the past, minimal attention has been given to how teacher educators interact with student teachers to facilitate implementation of ideas in the classroom. The purpose of this study was to explore teacher educators’ knowledge of transfer of training as an approach to assisting student teachers achieve outcomes in the classroom. It was an exploratory qualitative study and 16 teacher educators (10 New Zealanders and 5 Samoan) were interviewed. The findings from the two sets of educators were similar but a few differences were noted. The teacher educators understood transfer as an important concept and practice involving a set of key players. They could not specifically link their practice to transfer theories, strategies or a strategic framework for implementation. Knowledge of transfer effectiveness and the means of evaluating its occurrence were largely unknown as was the literature on transfer barriers. Nevertheless, most could relate their approach to a transfer process and report successes but it was concluded that they were largely uninformed by the transfer of training literature. Implications for practice and the need for future research were outlined.

scholarly journals Digital storytelling in teacher education: A meaningful way of integrating ICT in ESL teaching

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrik Mørk Røkenes
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Digital Competence

Hensikten med denne studien er å utforske hvordan bruken av digitale fortellinger i lærerutdanningen kan bidra til å utvikle lektorstudenters digitale kompetanse og fremme innovativ bruk av IKT i engelskundervisningen. Gjennom bruken av kasusstudie og en design-basert forskningstilnærming beskriver denne studien to gjennomføringer og design-sykluser av et verksted med bruk av digitale fortellinger ved en norsk lærerutdanning hvor det overordnede målet var å vise innovative og hensiktsmessige måter å integrere IKT i engelskundervisningen. En digital kompetansemodell er brukt som linse i dataanalysen hvor datamaterialet kommer fra en kvantitativ spørre-undersøkelse, feltobservasjoner, refleksjonslogger, digitale artefakter og semi-strukturerte intervjuer. Studiens funn viser en rekke tilnærmingsmåter som kan tas i bruk i gjennomføringen av verksted i digitale fortellinger, slik som modellering av integrering av IKT og vurdering med IKT, stillasbygging ved studentaktive læringsopplevelser med IKT, og brobygging mellom teori og praksis gjennom refleksjon. Implikasjoner for lærerutdanningen blir diskutert.Nøkkelord: profesjonsfaglig digital kompetanse, digitale fortellinger, lærer-studenter, lærerutdannere, lærerutdanning, engelsk fagdidaktikkAbstractThe purpose of this study is to examine how the use of digital storytelling (DST) in teacher education can help develop digital competence in secondary school English as a second language (ESL) student teachers, and promote the innovative use of information and communications technology (ICT) in ESL teaching. Following a case methodology and a design-based research approach, the study reports on two iterative design cycles of a DST workshop held at a Norwegian teacher education program where the aim was to promote secondary ESL student teachers’ digital competence and showcase innovative ways of integrating ICT into ESL teaching. A digital competence model is used as a research lens for the data analysis where data come from a quantitative survey, participant observations, reflection logs, digital artifacts, and semi-structured interviews. Findings point to a number of approaches that can be used in the workshop design such as modeling ICT integration and assessment, scaffolding student-active learning experiences with ICT, and linking theory and practice through reflection. Implications for teacher education are discussed. Keywords: professional digital competence, digital storytelling, student teachers, teacher educators, teacher education, ESL didactics

scholarly journals Reflecting and Verbalizing Teaching – Supported by Didactic and Digital Tools

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 507-527
Author(s):  
Marita Cronqvist
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Digital Tool ◽  
Teaching Experiences ◽  
Content Range

In teacher education, it is problematic to intertwine theory and practice. It is also problematic that student teachers lack self-awareness about what values they express in their meetings with pupils. They need to reflect and verbalize their teaching experiences. In this article, results from a study in teacher education are presented from a development work where a combination of a didactic tool that visualizes ethics in teaching and a digital tool, video paper is tried. The purpose is to investigate how this combination can stimulate student teachers´ reflections on their teaching during their internship and through follow-up in the campus course. Findings indicate that the tools in themselves are not enough to bridge theory and practice. However, the tools can be helpful to teacher educators. Reflections presented in video papers are quite different in content, range and depth which are visualized through the questions of the didactic tool and by different typologies for reflection. The reflections show that there are many ways to verbalize ethics which raises questions about what it really means to visualize ethics.

scholarly journals Teacher Educators as Role Models: A Qualitative Examination of Student Teachers’ and Teacher Educators’ Views towards Their Roles

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahsa Izadinia
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
The Impact

Teacher Education is considered to be the first and perhaps the most important stage in the professional development of student teachers (Wideen, Mayer-Smith, & Moon, 1998) as teacher educators who work with student teachers during these programs exert significant influence on who students are and will become (Caires, 2007; Chalies, Ria, Bertone, Trohel, & Durand, 2005). This article highlights the impact of language teacher educators’ ideas and beliefs with regard to Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and their teaching practices on their student teachers’ beliefs and perceptions about their role as language teachers. 20 Iranian language student teachers and ten teacher educators teaching at five universities in Tehran were interviewed. The interviews were coded and analyzed in order to develop themes. Considerable similarities were found between student teachers and their teacher educators in terms of their ideas and beliefs about language teaching.

Listening to the Experiences and Concerns of Pre-Service Teachers During Teaching Practice Programme

2021 ◽  
pp. 14-27
Author(s):  
Darshana Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Teacher Education Programme ◽  
Practice Teaching

Teaching Practice is widely recognised as the sine-qua-non of any teacher education programme. It is a component in the teacher preparation programme where prospective teachers are provided with an opportunity to put their theoretical studies into practice, get feedback, reflect on practice and consequently further improve their teaching skills. As teaching practice is an important component of a teacher education programme, considerable attention must be given to make it more effective and fruitful. This paper is based on a research study conducted to know pre-service teachers' experiences of the quality of teaching practice and the common concerns they have during teaching practice. On the basis of focussed group discussion a total of five themes were identified, these are (1) usefulness of teaching practice (2) experiences/concerns with pupils' behaviour (3) experiences/concerns with own behaviour (4) experiences/concerns with supervisors' behaviour (5) experiences/concerns with institutional and personal adjustments. The outcome of the focussed group discussion was used to prepare a structured questionnaire. Among other things, the study recommended rigorous practical training in lesson planning, demonstration lessons by teacher educators, simulated teaching before the commencement of practice teaching, school orientation programmes, a separate internship of two weeks and writing a journal by student teachers during teaching practice.

scholarly journals ELT Student Teacher Identity Construction: Exploring Teacher Roles and Domains of Expertise

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Nafiye Cigdem Aktekin ◽  
Hatice Celebi
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Teacher Identity ◽  
English Language ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Teacher Roles

In this study, we direct our focus to identity construction in an English language teaching (ELT) teacher education program. We explore the teacher roles in which student teachers are struggling to position themselves comfortably and the teacher expertise domains (subject matter, didactics, and pedagogy) that they are dedicating themselves to improving. To address our research focus, we have collected reflections and survey responses from 18 student teachers in an ELT education department. Our findings indicate that ELT student teachers find it difficult to position themselves as experts in and about the English language and that they feel a need to be equipped with expertise first and foremost in the subject matter, and then in didactics, followed by pedagogy. These results imply that in ELT teacher education, certain language ideologies are still prevalent and need to be dealt with by teacher educators for transformative outcomes in education.

scholarly journals FORMATION OF SOCIAL EDUCATOR’S DIGITAL COMPETENCE AS A WAY TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-204
Author(s):  
Olesia Vlasii ◽  
Olha Dudka ◽  
Nadiia Ivanochko
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
The Impact

In the article, the impact of digitalization of education on the transformation of the professional competence of a social educators is analyzed; the need of the formation of digital competence of social educators in the context of the widespread implementation of information and communication technologies in the educational process is substantiated; the state of using educational Internet resources in the professional activities of social educators is analyzed; the importance of improving the level of digital competence as a component of the professional competence of social educators is substantiated; the use of digital tools as a practical toolkit for social educators is proposed; a brief overview of digital tools that will be useful in the work of a social educator is provided; a training course "Using Internet resources in the work of a social educator" developed by authors is presented; the course consists of four modules in accordance with the main directions of the social educator's activities, in particular, diagnostic, developmental, educational and preventive work; the course has a practical focus, for the implementation of practical tasks, adapted to the professional activity of a social educator, instructional and methodological materials are developed that make it possible to conduct the course both offline and online; the course is developed on the principles of accessibility, comprehensibility, professional orientation and motivation; to implement the developed course, it is recommended to use the Google Classroom platform, which makes it possible to combine traditional and innovative forms and methods of teaching, which is especially important in the context of the introduction of distance and blended learning; the results of approbation of the developed course, which was conducted for social educators of the Nadvirnyansky district of Ivano-Frankivsk region are presented; taking into account the results of approbation, the conclusion is given about the advisability of using the course for the professional growth of social educators, including for the formation of the readiness of a social educator for the implementation of digital tools into professional activities.

scholarly journals Practice-Focused Research in Initial Teacher Education

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Abbiss ◽  
Eline Vanassche
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Educator ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Theoretical Contribution

A review of the field of practice-focused research in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) reveals four broad genres of qualitative research: case studies of teacher education programs and developments; research into student teacher experience and learning; inquiry into teacher educators’ own learning, identity, and beliefs; and conceptual or theory-building research. This is an eclectic field that is defined by variation in methodologies rather than by a few clearly identifiable research approaches. What practice-focused research in ITE has in common, though, is a desire on the behalf of teacher educator researchers to understand the complexity of teacher education and contribute to shifts in practice, for the benefit of student teachers and, ultimately, for learners in schools and early childhood education. In this endeavor, teacher educator researchers are presented with a challenge to achieve a balance between goals of local relevance and making a theoretical contribution to the broader field. This is a persistent tension. Notwithstanding the capacity for practice-focused research to achieve a stronger balance and greater relevance beyond the local, key contributions of practice-focused research in ITE include: highlighting the importance of context, questioning what might be understood by “improvement” in teacher education and schooling, and pushing back against research power structures that undervalue practice-focused research. Drawing on a painting metaphor, each genre represents a collection of sketches of practice-focused research in ITE that together provide the viewer with an overview of the field. However, these genres are not mutually exclusive categories as any particular research study (or sketch) might be placed within one or more groupings; for example, inquiry into teacher educators’ own learning often also includes attention to student teachers’ experiences and case studies of teacher education initiatives inevitably draw on theory to frame the research and make sense of findings. Also, overviewing the field and identifying relevant research is not as simple as it might first appear, given challenges in identifying research undertaken by teacher educators, differences in the positioning of teacher educators within different educational systems, and privileging of American (US) views of teacher education in published research, which was counteracted in a small way in this review by explicitly including voices located outside this dominant setting. Examples of different types of qualitative research projects illustrate issues in teacher education that matter to teacher educator researchers globally and locally and how they have sought to use a variety of methodologies to understand them. The examples also show how teacher educators themselves define what is important in teacher education research, often through small-scale studies of context-specific teacher education problems and practices, and how there is value in “smaller story” research that supports understanding of both universals and particularities along with the grand narratives of teacher education.

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