TY - JOUR TI - Moving education into the digital age: the contribution of teachers' professional development AU - Twining, P. AU - Raffaghelli, J. AU - Albion, P. AU - Knezek, D. T2 - Journal of Computer Assisted Learning AB - This article introduces the main outcomes of discussions at EDUsummIT 2011 by the specific Technical Working Group on Teacher Professional Development (TWG3). The focus was to explore how professional development of teachers may ensure that teachers are better prepared to use information and communication technology (ICT) to promote 21st century learning. The article is organized into three main sections: a review of key literature on professional development of teachers (TPD), in general and with specific reference to ICT; a summary of the key points emerging from TWG3's discussions; and recommendations for action. On the basis of discussions held within the TWG3, the authors concluded that effective TPD requires changes at several levels of educational systems (political, institutional and individual), and that ICTs should be seen as an opportunity for introducing new goals, structures and roles that support these changes. It is significant that while many of the issues highlighted by the group are well established, addressing them continues to be problematic globally. DA - 2013/// PY - 2013 DO - 10.1111/jcal.12031 DP - Wiley Online Library VL - 29 IS - 5 SP - 426 EP - 437 LA - en SN - 1365-2729 ST - Moving education into the digital age UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jcal.12031 Y2 - 2020/09/01/11:06:23 KW - ICT KW - IT KW - digital age KW - policy recommendations KW - practitioner research KW - teacher professional development KW - transformation ER -