Digital competence of university teachers

An overview of the state of the art

Authors

  • Andrés Cisneros-Barahona Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo
  • Luis Marqués Molías Universitat Rovira i Virgili
  • Nicolay Samaniego Erazo Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo
  • María Uvidia Fassler Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo
  • Wilson Castro-Ortiz Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo
  • Pablo Rosas-Chávez Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37467/revhuman.v11.4355

Keywords:

Systematic literature review, Higher education, Teacher education, ICT, Digital literacy, Digital teaching competence

Abstract

A systematic review of the literature located in Scopus on the digital competence (DC) of university professors was carried out; With the help of the PRISMA methodology and operators, the research was delimited through Eric's thesauri. The Spanish authors/entities stand out in the subject, there are efforts oriented to the design, validation and application of rubrics worldwide. The approaches are predominantly quantitative. The research strengthens the understanding of the DC, there is a positive effect given by the teaching DC in the training of students, it is necessary to develop training plans and undertake similar efforts in other scientific databases.

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2022-12-27

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Cisneros-Barahona, A., Marqués Molías, L. ., Samaniego Erazo, N., Uvidia Fassler, M., Castro-Ortiz, W. ., & Rosas-Chávez, P. . (2022). Digital competence of university teachers: An overview of the state of the art. HUMAN REVIEW. International Humanities Review Revista Internacional De Humanidades, 13(2), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.37467/revhuman.v11.4355

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