Digital Competence of Lecturers at the Universities of Education: In the Context of Education Digital Transformation Vietnam

Abstract

This study aims to assess the digital proficiency of lecturers as well as the experiences and practices of digital technology in the teaching process in Vietnam Universities of Education. In this study, qualitative and quantitative survey methods were used. The study was conducted with 320 lecturers, 150 managers, training experts, and leaders at the top three Universities of Education in Vietnam. In the study, the digital competency questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. It is built based on the digital competence framework (DigComp 2.1 model), The European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu), DigComp SAT. After the analysis and evaluation processes of the results, it is stated that the digital competence of lecturers at pedagogical schools in Vietnam is about the average and it varies by genders, academic degrees and awareness levels of digital capabilities. The results will help the leaders understand the needs, information about digital capabilities and things to focus on training so that lecturers at Vietnam pedagogical schools can meet these requirements.