The Teachers’ Portal as a tool for teachers’ professional development in Bangladesh: Facilitating nationwide networking and digital multimedia content for 40,000 schools
Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
- Hansson, H (Author)
- Sultana, S (Author)
- Sarwar, A (Author)
- Ahmed, F (Author)
- Uddin, R (Author)
- Saha, P (Author)
- Islam, G (Author)
- Islam, M (Author)
Title
The Teachers’ Portal as a tool for teachers’ professional development in Bangladesh: Facilitating nationwide networking and digital multimedia content for 40,000 schools
Abstract
The Teachers’ Portal (teachers.gov.bd) is an online platform for Bangladeshi teachers designed to
store and retrieve digital educational contents of different subjects useful for classroom teaching
and students’ learning. The portal also facilitates professional networking among teachers across
the country. This study aims to find out the benefits of using this Portal and associated challenges
from teachers’ perspective. Following a mixed methods research approach Teachers, head
teachers, teacher educators from primary, secondary, madrasa and vocational educational
institutions and specialists on teachers’ Portal (N=410) were interviewed and consulted for the
study. Telephone interviews, online surveys, Key Informant Interviews (KII), Focused Group
Discussions (FGD), Face-to-Face interviews, and large consultative workshops were used to
collect data. The results suggest that teachers are motivated to use the Portal as its contents
stimulate students’ creativity and encourage students’ active participation in classrooms learning.
Besides, it empowers teachers in a number of ways. However, internet connectivity, slow Internet
speed, power failure, technical issues, high cost of Internet and unavailability of equipment are
found as major challenges. In short, the Teachers’ Portal is a key driver for changing Bangladeshi
education and preparing the young generation with quality education.
Publication
International Journal of Education and Development using ICT
Volume
14
Issue
3
Pages
113-130
Date
2018
Citation
Hansson, H., Sultana, S., Sarwar, A., Ahmed, F., Uddin, R., Saha, P., Islam, G., & Islam, M. (2018). The Teachers’ Portal as a tool for teachers’ professional development in Bangladesh: Facilitating nationwide networking and digital multimedia content for 40,000 schools. International Journal of Education and Development Using ICT, 14(3), 113–130. https://www.learntechlib.org/p/188280/
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