Towards an efficient training of university faculty on ICTs

This article presents the results of a research study that took place during the 2007–2008 academic year at the University of the Basque Country3. (UPV/EHU in its Spanish and Basque acronyms). The research’s goal was to establish the guidelines for training opportunities in information and communica...

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Authors: Lareki Arcos, Arkaitz; Martínez de Morentin de Goñi, Juan Ignacio; Amenábar Perurena, Nere
Format: Article
Publication date:2009
Country:España
Institution:Universidad del País Vasco
Repository:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/69538
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/69538
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:adult learning
improving classroom teaching
pedagogical issues
post-secondary education
teaching/learning strategies
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Summary:This article presents the results of a research study that took place during the 2007–2008 academic year at the University of the Basque Country3. (UPV/EHU in its Spanish and Basque acronyms). The research’s goal was to establish the guidelines for training opportunities in information and communication technologies (ICTs) that could better address the needs of the faculty at the aforementioned university. The conclusive results provide a picture of the necessary training in ICTs that the faculty requires for their teaching as well as for conducting research. This led us to develop some suggestions that are related to the modular organization of past and present training courses as well as improved guidelines that would help us to restructure the design of the training currently being offered. This restructuring is fundamental in order to include ICTs in the new European space of higher education (ESHE)