This mixed-methods explanatory sequential study of K-6 classroom teachers and education technology leaders (ETLs) examined their technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) and awareness of New York State's Computer Science and Digital Fluency (NYS-CS/DF) Learning Standards. Combined, the findings provide guidance for a successful rollout…

The need to integrate online learning tools into higher education, accelerated by advancements in technology, coupled with past realities that challenge physical engagements such as the COVID19 pandemic, is now an established reality (Li, 2022; Thomas & Abanikannda, 2023). Globally, it is correct to assert that the integration of technology…

During the COVID-19 pandemic traditional teaching and learning methods were disrupted. Teachers were offered the option of remote teaching, either synchronously or asynchronously. A research study was conducted to capture the experiences of teachers in Greece during this transition, aiming to investigate their motivation for implementing Emergency…

This study explores the level of engagement with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) supported content among students and teachers in learning sciences and basic computing at Rwandan lower secondary schools. Data were collected from ten well-equipped smart classrooms across ten schools. A sample of 394 participants included ten deputy…

This book offers an expert perspective on two key phenomena in the development of the information society, namely digital inclusion and digital exclusion. Despite the intensive digitalization of various areas in human activity, the lack of proper information and communications technology (ICT) literacy, the lack of access to high-speed Internet,…

This qualitative case study was conducted to explore factors affecting educational leaders' ability to access program technology tools during initial software adoption. The problem was organizational leaders are often provided digital support tools when implementing a new digital program, but many factors may affect their ability to access and use…

To assess the integration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in teaching and learning, a new construct for ICT competence was developed by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2022. The framework for ICT assessment involves four major dimensions; access to ICT, use of ICT, students' ICT competencies, and…

Across the world, more and more children are introduced to digital literacy alongside print literacy. In many settings, children are initiated to literacy by their families prior to formal education, and emergent research shows that children's awareness and learning of digital literacy begins in family settings. Yet, there is little awareness of…

Disruptions in education may exacerbate digital inequality among college student groups. This study examined differences in and relationships between digital access, use, and connectivity, digital skills and engagement, and academic motivation among first-generation (learners whose parents/guardians have no college education) and…

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many traditional contact higher education institutions, such as the institution where the study was based, transitioned abruptly to remote online learning. Students in the School of Education at the institution who are predominantly from the lower end of the socioeconomic digital divide in South Africa had no…

Digital technologies have increased worldwide in the last years. In addition, the pandemic has strengthened digital technologies' roles in education, requiring twenty-first-century skills, such as digital competence, and indicating a new normal. Digitalisation in education creates opportunities that could lead to positive effects if digital…

This convergent mixed methods research study sought to explore the impact of perceived partnerships among schools and families at a rural Midwest secondary Title I school. The impact of perceived partnerships was generally defined as school communications, partnership programs, parental self-efficacy, and student achievement. Respondents completed…

This study aims to explore the factors influencing the readiness to adopt massive open online courses (MOOCs) for teaching among faculty members in Omani higher education by considering the influence of gender, disciplines, and personal factors such as attitude (ATT), self-efficacy (SE), technical competencies (TC), and access to tools (ACT). A…

Digital media transformed the landscape of information dissemination globally. However, rural communities in Nigeria often need help accessing and understanding media content; this background largely informed the HP Cambridge Partnership for Education EdTech Fellowship (HPCambridge) in Sub-Saharan African countries in 2023, of which one of the…

This study examined Generation Z students enrolled in a California community college in 2021. The first generation to be born into an internet-connected world, this cohort of individuals, born between 1995 and 2010, is attending college now and will continue to enter colleges for the next decade. Data related to the educational barriers to their…