Organize faculty digital competence development at the institutional level beyond a help desk model¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 1 study (1 review), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The preface describes the Dexter article's post-hoc analysis, which provided principles capturing how participants linked ICT competencies to overall coherent ICT integration competence. This reasoning "shifts more responsibility for setting directions and crafting aligned professional learning to the organization in a way that exceeds the 'help desk' model," leveraging university units concerned with quality in teaching and learning. It positions competency development as an organizational rather than purely individual responsibility.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• University units concerned with quality in teaching and learning to be involved in setting direction and crafting aligned professional learning.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• higher education teachers and institutional leaders

Target Learning Goals¶

• coherent ICT integration competence

Claims¶

• Higher education teachers' digital competence positively and significantly correlates with their work engagement and effort expectancy [+W]
• Higher education teachers require digital competencies that align with disciplinary culture and available technologies [+W]
• Faculty dispositions and use of technological affordances for online teaching changed over time during the pandemic [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• Support teachers' digital competence development through operationalisations connecting technical and pedagogical knowledge while protecting educator well-being
• Institutional support package: professional development, technical support, engagement strategies, and assessment reform
• Future research should examine how the extent of ICT-tool use in classroom settings directly influences students' overall academic achievement rather than individual subjects
• Develop healthcare leaders' digital competence through continuous education, mentoring, and organizational structures

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Sarah K. Howard, Jo Tondeur. (2023). Higher education teachers' digital competencies for a blended future. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10211-6