The special issue aims to share research findings and good practices on new approaches to used advanced technologies in teacher education responding to the growing demand in digital competences in schools ensuring high quality, technology enhanced learning.
Guest Editors:
Lina Kaminskiene, Vytautas Magnus University
Erno Lehtinen, University of Turku
Sanna Järvelä, University of Oulu
Mercè Gisbert, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
The paper presents an overview of challenges and demands related to teachers’ digital skills and technology integration into educational content and processes. The paper raises a debate how technologies have c...
In this study, we explore the perceived affordances of simulation-based learning (SBL) among online student teachers in Norway. We investigated how simulations mediate professional learning when coupled with e...
Assessing students on-the-fly is an important but challenging task for teachers. In initial teacher education, a call has been made to better prepare pre-service teachers for this complex task. Advances in tec...
How to improve and what should be carried out for pre-service teachers’ technological competencies for teaching purposes is still an important issue on the agenda of the higher education field. In light of thi...
This study analyzes the relationship between pre-service teachers’ information search and information evaluation literacy and their information and communication technology (ICT) self-efficacy in teaching. The...
When analyzing classroom video, pre-service teachers can improve their professional vision, that is, their ability to notice important events in a classroom and to interpret them based on theoretical knowledge...
Digital competence has gained a strong prominence in the educational context, being one of the key competencies that teachers must master in today's society. Although most models and frameworks focus on the pr...