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Competitive Higher Education Teacher for the Digital World

Svetlana N. Vachkova 1 , Elena Y. Petryaeva 1 * , Marina G. Tsyrenova 2 , Liudmila V. Shukshina 3 , Natalia A. Krasheninnikova 4 , Mikhail G. Leontev 5
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1 Research Institute of Urban Science and Global Education Studies, Moscow City University, Moscow, RUSSIA2 Institute of Continuing Education, Buryat State University, Ulan-Ude, RUSSIA3 Department of Psychology, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, RUSSIA4 Department of the English Language for Professional Activities, Ulyanovsk State University, Ulyanovsk, RUSSIA5 Department of Social, Psychological and Legal Communications, National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, Moscow, RUSSIA* Corresponding Author
Contemporary Educational Technology, 14(4), October 2022, ep391, https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/12553
Published: 19 October 2022
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ABSTRACT

The world we live in today holds some uncertainties. The processes of automation, big data, the digital environment, global crises, and the interconnectedness of international society are changing common technological patterns and the educational system. Among the essential features of competitiveness of teachers in higher education are mobility, digital competencies, adaptability, participation in scientific networks and projects, and continuous acquisition of new technological skills. For this reason, teachers must continuously develop their professional skills to remain competitive and create professionals in higher education. Current conditions are fostering global demand for teachers who produce pedagogical and scientific developments.
This article aims to solve the problem of defining the structure, content, and requirements of scientific and methodological support for higher education teachers’ competitiveness in a digital world in the context of global challenges and risks. Theoretically, the problem is defined by the need for new approaches to explaining the concept of teacher competitiveness and the need to develop a psychological and teaching methodology for training and developing teacher competitiveness. In practice, we conclude that researchers must develop personal, professional, procedural, and technological enhancements to support higher education faculty competitiveness in a digital world.
Keywords: higher education, competitive teacher, digital economics, global risks & challenges, network-based education, social profile, digital transformation, competencies, digital world

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Vachkova, S. N., Petryaeva, E. Y., Tsyrenova, M. G., Shukshina, L. V., Krasheninnikova, N. A., & Leontev, M. G. (2022). Competitive Higher Education Teacher for the Digital World. Contemporary Educational Technology, 14(4), ep391. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/12553

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