Author(s)

Qu Junjing ^1,2, Rizal O. Dapat ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ Jiangsu Vocational College of Electronics and Information, Huai'an, Jiangsu, 223003, China
² Adamson University, Manila, 1000, Philippine

Corresponding Author

Qu Junjing

ABSTRACT

This research aims to investigate the level of digital competence and provide insights into the many aspects that impact the digital competence of teacher among instructors at many colleges in China. It provides a detailed examination of their ability to effectively use digital technology for teaching and learning purposes. The study used a mixed-methods methodology, integrating both survey and interview techniques, in order to get a comprehensive comprehension of educators' viewpoints and encounters. The results emphasize the need of implementing customized training programs in order to effectively handle the diverse range of digital skills among educators. This highlights the need of developing tailored professional development programs to enable educators to proficiently use digital technology into their instructional approaches. The findings of the study could help develop an effective improvement program to improve college teachers' digital competence. Ultimately, this study aimed to achieve the continuous and sustainable improvement in the quality of higher vocational education via improving college teachers' digital competence.

KEYWORDS

Digital Competence; College Teacher; Influencing Factors; Teachers Technical Training

CITE THIS PAPER

Qu Junjing, Rizal O. Dapat, Digital Competence of College Teachers and Its Influencing Factors: Inputs for Teachers Technical Training. Advances in Vocational and Technical Education (2023) Vol. 5: 10-15. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/avte.2023.051102.

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