Survey results

Overview

Newcomers are aware of the potential of digital technologies for enhancing pedagogical and professional practice.
However, they have had very little contact with digital technologies and use them mainly for lesson preparation,
administration or organisational communication. Newcomers need guidance and encouragement to expand their repertoire and to apply their existing digital competence in the pedagogical realm.

Take a look at the radar diagram and investigate your strengths and weaknesses.

Investigate separate areas in detail.

Professional engagement

I rarely use digital and immersive technologies for communication.
I rarely use digital and immersive technologies to collaborate with colleagues.
I know that I need to enhance my skills related to immersive technologies, but I am unsure how and where to start.
I only rarely, if at all, use the internet to update my knowledge or skills.

Immersive resources

I only rarely, if at all, use the internet to find immersive resources for teaching and learning.
I may make use of immersive resources, but I do not usually modify them or create my own resources.
I store and organise immersive resources for my own future use.

Teaching and learning

I do not or only very rarely use digital and immersive devices or immersive content in my teaching.
I do not or only very rarely communicate with learners through digital means, e.g. e-mail, discord, slack. I didn’t use communication using immersive technologies.
I do not or only very rarely consider how students could use immersive technologies in collaborative activities or assignments.
I do not or only very rarely consider how students could use immersive technologies in self-regulated activities or assignments.

Assessment

I do not or only very rarely use digital assessment formats.
I do not or only very rarely refer to digitally recorded data to understand where my students stand.
I am not aware how digital and immersive technologies can help me in providing feedback to learners or adapting my teaching strategies.

Empowering learners

I am afraid that the use of immersive technologies in teaching will make it even more difficult for already disadvantaged students to
participate and keep up with the others.
I do not know how immersive technologies can help me offer personalised learning opportunities.
I only very rarely, if at all, use immersive technologies to motivate or engage learners.

Facilitating learners’ digital competence

I do not or only very rarely consider how I could foster learners’ information and media literacy.
I do not or only very rarely consider how I could foster learners’ digital and immersive communication and collaboration.
I do not or only very rarely consider how to foster immersive content creation by learners.
I am aware that immersive technologies can positively and negatively affect learners’ wellbeing.
I do not or only very rarely consider how to foster learners’ problem solving using digital and immersive technologies.

Mastering immersive technologies

I do not or only very rarely consider how I could use virtual reality devices and resources for educational activities.
I do not or only very rarely consider how I could use augmented reality devices and resources for educational activities.
I do not or only very rarely consider how I could use wearable devices and haptics technology for educational activities.
I do not or only very rarely consider how I could integrate immersive technologies and its resources into the learning management system.