Share Paper: Adult Educators’ Beliefs About Their ICT Competencies and Their Professional Use of ICTs. DigCompEdu and StepUp2ICT as Frameworks for Professional Development

  1. Yashtee Gowreea, Vrije Universiteit Brussel & Institute of Knowledge Management, Mauritius
  2. Koen DePryck, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Institute of Knowledge Management & Int.Inst. of Edu. for Development, Belgium
Thursday, June 27 3:50 PM-4:10 PM Vondelpark

Abstract: The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become an integral part of our society and a basic competency for learners and thus also for educators. This paper presents findings on adult educators’ use of ICT in different aspects of teaching and training and reports on their perception of their ICT competencies. A questionnaire based on the EU DigCompEdu framework for digital competence of educators (looking at ICT in educators’ professional competencies, in their pedagogic competencies and in their effect on learners’ ICT competencies) and on the questionnaire developed by the EU-funded consortium StepUp2ICT for adult educators looking at ...