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Title: Digital Integration in Early Childhood Education and Care: Innovating Educators’ Competencies.
Alternate Title: Integrazione digitale nell’educazione e cura della prima infanzia: innovare le competenze degli educatori.
Authors: De Rossi, Marina1 marina.derossi@unipd.it, Ferranti, Cinzia1 cinzia.ferranti@unipd.it
Source: Media Education - Studi, Ricerche e Buone Pratiche. Jun2025, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p49-56. 8p.
Subject Terms: *Career development, *Core competencies, *Early childhood education, *Teacher educators, Digital technology
Abstract (English): The University of Padua carried out a research-training path for the development of digital innovation within the Territorial Pedagogical Coordination (TPC) of Parma. The training was aimed at the Coordinators so that they could subsequently implement training and development actions among the staff of the educational services. In this first phase of the research-training project, a survey was carried out among educational staff in 2019 to detect their beliefs on the usefulness of digital technologies and their use in educational work. The questionnaire was constructed by referring to the competence framework of the European document Digital Competence Framework for Educators-DigCompEdu. Subsequently, in the post-Covid phase, the survey was proposed again to detect the change in the perceptions of educators and teachers on the use of digital tools in educational work with children, with the professional community, and in communication with families. This article will present some data from the second administration in 2023. The questionnaire consisted of 22 items with a 5-level scale and 176 educators and teachers responded. The data collected showed responses at the highest levels of the scale in the use of digital tools for educational documentation. Digital educational documentation is used for communication with families and the exchange of experiences in the professional community. The integration of digital technologies in the work with children is widespread at an average level although educators and teachers believe that it is important to educate children in the correct, creative, and responsible use of technologies from their first experiences in educational services. Digital technologies are considered important for learning in specific educational areas such as the language area, the logic-science area, and the music area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Italian): L’Università di Padova ha realizzato un percorso di ricerca-formazione per lo sviluppo dell’innovazione digitale all’interno del Coordinamento Pedagogico Territoriale (CTP) di Parma. La formazione era rivolta ai Coordinatori affinché potessero successivamente implementare azioni di formazione e sviluppo tra il personale dei servizi educativi. In questa prima fase del progetto di ricerca-formazione, è stata condotta un’indagine tra il personale educativo nel 2019 per rilevare le loro convinzioni sull’utilità delle tecnologie digitali e sul loro utilizzo nel lavoro educativo. Il questionario è stato costruito facendo riferimento al quadro di competenze del documento europeo Digital Competence Framework for Educators-DigCompEdu. Successivamente, nella fase post-Covid, l’indagine è stata riproposta per rilevare il cambiamento nelle percezioni di educatori e insegnanti sull’uso degli strumenti digitali nel lavoro educativo con i bambini, con la comunità professionale e nella comunicazione con le famiglie. In questo articolo verranno presentati alcuni dati della seconda somministrazione del 2023 del questionario, composto da 22 item con una scala a 5 livelli e hanno risposto 176 educatori e insegnanti. I dati raccolti hanno mostrato risposte ai livelli più alti della scala nell’uso di strumenti digitali per la documentazione didattica, che viene utilizzata per la comunicazione con le famiglie e lo scambio di esperienze nella comunità professionale. L’integrazione delle tecnologie digitali nel lavoro con i bambini è diffusa a un livello medio, anche se educatori e insegnanti ritengono importante educare i bambini a un uso corretto, creativo e responsabile delle tecnologie fin dalle prime esperienze nei servizi educativi. Le tecnologie digitali sono considerate importanti per l’apprendimento in aree educative specifiche come l’area linguistica, l’area logico-scientifica e l’area musicale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:The University of Padua carried out a research-training path for the development of digital innovation within the Territorial Pedagogical Coordination (TPC) of Parma. The training was aimed at the Coordinators so that they could subsequently implement training and development actions among the staff of the educational services. In this first phase of the research-training project, a survey was carried out among educational staff in 2019 to detect their beliefs on the usefulness of digital technologies and their use in educational work. The questionnaire was constructed by referring to the competence framework of the European document Digital Competence Framework for Educators-DigCompEdu. Subsequently, in the post-Covid phase, the survey was proposed again to detect the change in the perceptions of educators and teachers on the use of digital tools in educational work with children, with the professional community, and in communication with families. This article will present some data from the second administration in 2023. The questionnaire consisted of 22 items with a 5-level scale and 176 educators and teachers responded. The data collected showed responses at the highest levels of the scale in the use of digital tools for educational documentation. Digital educational documentation is used for communication with families and the exchange of experiences in the professional community. The integration of digital technologies in the work with children is widespread at an average level although educators and teachers believe that it is important to educate children in the correct, creative, and responsible use of technologies from their first experiences in educational services. Digital technologies are considered important for learning in specific educational areas such as the language area, the logic-science area, and the music area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:20383002
DOI:10.36253/me-17161