Samoprocena nastavnika o potrebama za medijskom i informacijskom pismenošću tokom pandemije covid-19

Abstract

The main goal of this paper is to provide recommendations for improving the media and information literacy of the teachers in Serbia. The research is based on teachers' digital competency self-assessment during the Covid-19 pandemic when the online classroom was introduced nationwide. Starting with the media and information literacy (MIL) concept, the paper provides an overview of international initiatives that foster MIL among the teachers and existing evaluation of the national strategies and professional trainings within the Serbian education system. To understand the gap in the teaching staff' knowledge and skills required for more competent online teaching, we have conducted an online survey with open-ended exploratory questions with primary and secondary school teachers from 26 cities in Serbia. Qualitative thematic analysis of received responses shows that teachers consider knowledge and skills for digital content creation as critical for successful online teaching. The findings highlight the importance of improving media production competencies as one of the MIL pillars for raising online teaching competences. Finally, the research provides training recommendations aiming to strengthen teachers' competencies.