Rapid digital competence development through emergency remote teaching: a three-wave analysis of teacher training during COVID-19

- Vakaliuk, Tetiana (orcid.org/0000-0001-6825-4697), Spirin, Oleg (orcid.org/0000-0002-9594-6602), Chyzhmotria, Oleksii V. (orcid.org/0000-0002-5515-6550), Chyzhmotria, Olena H. (orcid.org/0000-0001-8597-1292), Novitska, Inesa (orcid.org/0000-0003-0780-0580), Didkivska, Svitlana O. (orcid.org/0000-0002-4004-6631) and Iefremov, Iurii (orcid.org/0000-0002-1249-5560) (2025) Rapid digital competence development through emergency remote teaching: a three-wave analysis of teacher training during COVID-19 Proceedings of the 12th Workshop on Cloud Technologies in Education (CTE 2024). Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, May 12, 2025 (4043). pp. 68-77. ISSN 1613-0073

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated immediate digital transformation in education, revealing critical gaps in teachers’ technological competencies. This study examines a rapid-response professional development program implemented across three waves during March-April 2020, engaging 1,500 registered Ukrainian educators. The five-day intensive course addressed essential cloud-based teaching competencies through Google Workspace tools. Data analysis reveals a 54.4% completion rate among the 1,029 active participants, with subsequent implementation tracking showing marked improvement in technology adoption. Post-training surveys (n=263) demonstrate a shift from 11.8% independent task management to 82.5% conducting synchronous online classes by 2021. The research identifies critical implementation challenges including technical literacy barriers, collaborative document management difficulties, and participant engagement patterns. Two additional face-to-face cohorts (n=91) provided comparative data on instructional modality effectiveness. Longitudinal assessment indicates sustained behavioral change, with 56.7% of teachers adopting previously unused digital tools. These findings inform emergency professional development design, suggesting optimal participant cohort sizes, prerequisite assessment protocols, and structured deadline management. The study contributes empirical evidence on rapid competency development under crisis conditions, with implications for resilient educational system design.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	emergency remote teaching, teacher professional development, digital competence, cloud-based learning, COVID-19 education response, Google Workspace for Education
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 00 Prolegomena. Fundamentals of knowledge and culture. Propaedeutics > 004 Computer science and technology. Computing. Data processing > 004.9 Application-oriented computer-based techniques Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 37.01/.09 Special auxiliary table for theory, principles, methods and organization of education
Divisions:	Institute for Digitalisation of Education > Department of Open Education and Scientific Information Systems Institute for Digitalisation of Education > Joint laboratory with Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University Institute for Digitalisation of Education > Joint Research Laboratory on Digital Transformation of Higher Education with Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University
Depositing User:	О. М. Спірін
Date Deposited:	24 Oct 2025 09:17
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2025 09:17
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/746861

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