A Study on Digital Literacy of Prospective Teacher Educators

Abstract

The significance of digital literacy is continuously and swiftly increasing among stakeholders of education particularly in their learning and teaching activities. Besides, digital literacy is highly influencing outcomes of students in their learning activities in many ways and it is largely essential skill set for teachers at school, college and university levels. The findings reveal that significant difference is prevailed amid profile of Prospective Teacher Educators and their Digital Literacy excluding Medium of Study and Father’s Education. Further, Digital Literacy has positive and significant relation with Techno Pedagogical Competency of Prospective Teacher Educators. Thus, Prospective Teacher Educators should acquire required skills and knowledge and competence for using digital technologies and tools efficiently for increasing their Digital Literacy that will be useful for their improved learning and teaching activities. Faculty members of Colleges of Education must encourage their Prospective Teacher Educators to use digital tools and technologies for their class room presentations and teaching during their teaching practices.  Prospective Teacher Educators should use digital tools and techniques for meaningful and efficient interaction with their faculty members, family members and also among their fellow Prospective Teacher Educators and friends. Prospective Teacher Educators must use different digital tools and techniques continuously for all their learning and teaching, personal interactions and communication that will increase their Digital Literacy. Prospective Teacher Educators should use integrated digital tools in the simplified means for their learning and teaching and communication that will improve their Digital Literacy. Besides, parents must also support and encourage their Prospective Teacher Educators for effective use of digital tools and techniques to increase their Digital Literacy.