Digitalization impact on higher education – potential and risks

Abstract

4The topis of education is often superseded by business, mainly because business is associated with rapid technological advancement and often brings lucrative profits. Perhaps this is why significant paradigm changes in the education field take place only during crises or exceptional situations that force a change of the current approach. So it was this time, that the pandemic of covid-19 revealed how much education systems are not enough adapted to the technologically changing world. The main goal of the article is to present a general overview of the process of digitalization in the higher education field. The introduction part highlights the importance of today9s education. The second part of the article describes the characteristic of digitalization in the context of education. The third section indicates the potential and risks of digitalization. The next part of the article points out the use of digitalization in the didactic process.

The Impact of Digitalization of Education on the Development of Key Teacher Competencies

“…The effectiveness of the digitization of education implies a constant focus on development, in particular, on improving the relevant abilities of specialists (Eglash et al, 2020). Researchers warn against the dehumanization of education, as the teacher-student interaction remains the focus of education regardless of the intensity and success of computerization (Hołowińska et al, 2022).…”