Digital Teaching Competencies in Education From ICT to Artificial Intelligence
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Artificial Intelligence, Digital Skills, Digital Society, Digital TechnologySynopsis
The book Digital Teaching Competences in Education: from ICT to Artificial Intelligence provides a rigorous overview of how education is being reshaped by digital technologies, tracing the shift from the Industrial Society to the Knowledge Society and finally to today’s Digital Society. In Part I, it establishes the conceptual foundations: it defines and classifies ICT, examines their epistemological bases, and presents Educational Technology as an interdisciplinary field that systematically designs, implements and evaluates technology-enhanced teaching–learning processes. Classic and contemporary instructional design models (ADDIE, Dick & Carey, constructivist and connectivist approaches) are reviewed, highlighting their evolution toward flexible and personalized digital learning environments.
The book then develops the notion of digital competence and more specifically teachers’ digital competence, drawing on international standards and frameworks. It analyses pedagogical approaches for integrating digital tools into classroom practice, the role of open educational resources, and strategies and instruments to assess teachers’ digital competence, including a case study at upper-secondary level.
Part II focuses on Artificial Intelligence in education. After discussing digital education, digital learning and learning ecosystems, it introduces key concepts of AI and maps its main educational applications: personalized learning, intelligent tutoring systems, adaptive platforms, automated assessment and intelligent feedback, learning analytics for dropout prediction and instructional design optimization, conversational agents and chatbots, as well as tools that enhance inclusion and accessibility. Ethical issues—responsible use, bias, data protection, equity and the digital divide—are treated as a cross-cutting axis. Overall, the book offers a solid theoretical and practical framework to help teachers build critical, ethical digital competences in technology-rich and AI-mediated learning environments.
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