Research and Innovation in Vocational Teacher Education at the University of Sopron

Abstract

Information and communication technology (ICT) is a major challenge for
today's education systems. A research project by the Benedek Elek Faculty of
Pedagogy (University of Sopron, West Hungary) examined the digital skills of
vocational school teachers. Based on these research results, which resulted
from a questionnaire survey and qualitative interviews, the curriculum of
vocational teacher training was renewed three years ago. The main goal of
the curriculum reform was to better prepare students for digital challenges.
For this reason, two new courses, digital pedagogy and ICT methodology in
vocational training, have been introduced in vocational teacher training. This
study presents the previous research and another micro-research that dealt
with the question of the extent to which teachers can use the digital skills
(tools, methods, teaching materials) acquired at the university in a targeted
manner in schools. The data this micro-research were collected by using a
questionnaire