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ERIC Number: EJ1481814
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Sep
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0141-8211
EISSN: EISSN-1465-3435
Available Date: 2025-08-04
Unleashing Digital Transformation: How a Professional Development Program Can Lead to Change
Piret Luik1; Kerli Požogina2
European Journal of Education, v60 n3 e70191 2025
Teachers' continuous professional development in the digital technology field is crucial, and different professional development programs are composed to meet this need. This paper gives an overview of one such program, named "Digital Accelerator", created in Estonia, and assesses whether it is effective in promoting teachers' use of digital technology and their beliefs towards it. A total of 59 participating teachers filled in pre- and post-questionnaires, and for data analysis, non-parametric tests were used. The results revealed that the use of digital technology in teaching and learning activities increased, and participating in educational technology mentoring was the most influential program activity. Also, it was evident that perceived ease of use and general attitudes towards digital technology had increased significantly. However, based on the results, we could conclude that giving the participating teachers in training too much power to choose the content is not the most useful approach.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Estonia
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Author Affiliations: 1Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia; 2Estonian Qualifications Authority, Tallinn, Estonia