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By-passing teachers in the marketing of digital technologies: the synergy of educational technology discourse and new public management practices

Oliver McGarr & Bård Ketil Engen This paper examines the online marketing of digital technologies in education from three multi-national technology corporations’ websites focusing on both the language used in the text and the nature of the accompanying images. Through a content analysis, the paper shows the ways in which the need for technology investment is rationalised. It also highlights how the need for educational reform drives much of the discourse in relation to K-12 education whereas, within the higher education sites, alignment with existing practices is emphasised. The analysis of the sites highlights the veiled ways in which digital futures are presented and how the corporations and their products and services are positioned. The paper highlights how educational technology advertising capitalises on new public management practices in education to a target school and university management in the promotion and marketing of educational technology – largely by-passing those working at the coalface of education. Learning, Media and Technology: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17439884.2021.2010092

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Special Issue Vol. 5 No. 4 (2021): Digital Competence in Teacher Education across Europe

Guest editors: Tonje H. Giæver, Adrian McDonagh, Louise Mifsud, Josephine Milton This special issue focuses on the increasingly important concern of digital competence in initial teacher education and examines the range of digital competencies required by educators in a rapidly evolving digital context.  Teacher education plays a critical role in preparing teachers to integrate digital technologies in teaching and learning and needs to equip teachers with the skills to adapt to changing technologies and curricula in the future. The issue is available from: https://journals.oslomet.no/index.php/nordiccie

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Digital competence in teacher education: comparing national policies in Norway, Ireland and Spain

Oliver McGarr, Louise Mifsud & Juan Carlos Colomer Rubio This paper explores the development of policies dealing with teachers’ digital competence in Norway, Ireland and Spain. Using a documentary research approach, the study analysed relevant policy documents from each country over a thirty-year period to the present day. Analysis of the documents highlights historical differences and similarities in how technology in education policies developed during that period and differences in how teacher education was addressed. Despite these differences, the analysis indicates a convergence in recent years towards a common understanding and the importance of teachers’ digital competence influenced by supranational frameworks. The paper discusses the potential influence of these supranational frameworks and examines the opportunities and challenges of this policy convergence. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2021.1913182

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Questionnaire for measuring digital competence

Output two in the project was to develop a questionnaire for measuring digital competence among student teachers. Below we have postet the final version(s) of the questionnaire that have been developed, as well as Norwegian and Spanish translations English questionnaire Norwegian questionnaire Spanish questionnaire Feel free to download, reuse, revise, etc.

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Sharing good practices across Europe when developing ICT in teacher education (DICTE)

Overall the Sharing practices (O4) report provides reflections on the insights the DICTE (Developing ICT in Teacher Education) group has gained in the project by sharing digital practices in teacher education. The complete templates with practice examples from each country, are attached in the appendix. The report summarizes the main points of the practices and connects to the PEAT model which has been developed by the project group. Download the report Responsible coordinating partners: Greta Gudmundsdottir & Anubha Rohatgi University of Oslo and Tonje Giæver & Louise Mifsud Oslo Metropolitan University with contributions from the whole project team which includes in alphabetical order: Patrick Camilleri University of Malta, Juan Carlos Colomer University of Valencia, Bård Ketil Engen Oslo Metropolitan University, Ove Edvard Hatlevik Oslo Metropolitan University, Hector Hernandez Gassó University of Valencia, José Ramón Insa University of Valencia, Adrian McDonagh University of Limerick, Oliver McGarr University of Limerick, Josephine Milton University of Malta.

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Exploring the digital competence of pre-service teachers on entry onto an initial teacher education programme in Ireland

Oliver McGarr & Adrian McDonagh Abstract This study aimed to explore the digital competence of recent entrants into a pre-service teacher education programme in an Irish University. The participants were drawn from a cohort of 208 undergraduate teacher education students. The study employed an online survey that captured both self-reported levels of digital competence and knowledge of key areas of cyber ethics and digital technology. The respondents were active users of technology and very frequent users of social media but reported levels of skills in the use of other digital technologies were lower. In addition, their knowledge of cyber-ethics and associated practices varied. The study also found that they were positively disposed to technology in teaching. The paper argues that, while there are limitations to surveys that aim to capture one’s level of digital competence, they can help guide teacher educators in responding to pre-service teachers. However, digital competence is an evolving concept and care must be taken to ensure that frameworks and tools used to assess it do not stifle teachers’ autonomy in relation to their utilisation of technology. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03323315.2020.1800501

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Student teachers’ responsible use of ICT: Examining two samples in Spain and Norway

Greta Björk Gudmundsdottir, Héctor Hernández Gassó, Juan Carlos Colomer Rubio and Ove Edvard Hatlevik Abstract Information and communication technology (ICT) has become an important component of initial teacher education (ITE) in Europe and in the continuous professional development of practicing teachers. The development of professional digital competence (PDC) is emerging as an essential part of teacher education. Due to the increasing use of ICT and the growing number of online teaching and learning resources, the responsible use of ICT has become one of the key aspects of PDC. For the purpose of this paper, the responsible use of ICT includes privacy issues, cyberbullying and the ability to evaluate digital content. We examine Spanish and Norwegian student teachers’ perceived competence in privacy issues and in handling cyberbullying and their ability to evaluate digital content. In a survey conducted in autumn 2017, 681 Spanish and 563 Norwegian first-year student teachers in Spain and Norway answered questions on the responsible use of ICT. The findings show that in both countries the three concepts are recognised as distinct and that there is a positive relationship between student teachers’ perceived understanding of the concepts. This implies that these concepts should be taught as separate components of PDC. However, it is challenging to compare student teachers’ perceived knowledge of the concepts across two countries and to create an integration model that fit both countries. This is partly due to cultural and language differences. The study provides a baseline in terms of knowledge about responsible use at the participating universities. It also details general implications for policy, practice and ITE programmes. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131520300762?via%3Dihub

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Special issue: Digital Competence for Teachers. Perspectives and foresights for a new school

Vol. XXVII, n. 61, 4th quarter, October 1 2019 https://www.revistacomunicar.com/index.php?contenido=revista&numero=61 Thematic EditorsDr. Juan Carlos Colomer Rubio – Universidad de Valencia – EspañaDr. Héctor Hernández Gassó – Universidad de Valencia – EspañaDr. Bård Ketil Engen – Universidad Metropolitana de Oslo – Noruega This special issue is presented as a contribution to the analysis and discussion of both the theoretical and practical aspects related to TDC, its impact on teacher training and the future challenges and difficulties that it presents. To this end, this monographic reflects on the need for technology in future teachers’ initial and ongoing training from different perspectives. Such reflection will surely allows the different models for handling TDC that have been developed in recent years to be considered in more depth and, in addition, it propose specific experiences that could be applied in different educational contexts.

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Understanding social and cultural aspects of teachers’ digital competencies

Bård Ketil Engen ABSTRACT Many European governments, including Norway, have ambitious educational policies regarding digitalisation. Many businesses and policymakers pay great attention to the use of digital technologies in education in order to meet the future demands for a competent and qualified workforce. Among researchers and policymakers, there is a general consensus that the professional teacher is a key figure for the successful implementation of digital technologies in schools. Many expectations have been placed upon professional teachers regarding the implementation and use of digital technologies. The professional teacher is, to a certain degree, supposed to independently decide how digital technologies should be used in the classroom. This paper discusses what the concept of a ‘professional digitally competent teacher’ may mean in the context of schools. It also argues the need for a greater understanding of professional digital competence, one which takes into consideration various social and cultural aspects with regard to technology, schools and the teaching profession. In unpacking the social and cultural conditions for implementing technology in a professional teaching context, I will draw on concepts from the constructivist understanding of technology, namely, the ‘domestication of technology’.