Vocational Education and Training in the Age of Digitization

The increasing digitization of the world of work is associated with accelerated structural changes. These are connected with changed qualification profiles and thus new challenges for vocational education and training (VET). Companies, vocational schools and other educational institutions must respond appropriately. The volume focuses on the diverse demands placed on teachers, learners and educational institutions in vocational education and training and aims to provide up-to-date results on learning in the digital age.

Editorial and Introduction to the Volume

Editorial: Vocational Education and Training in the Age of Digitization - Challenges and Opportunities (Eveline Wuttke, Jürgen Seifried, and Helmut M. Niegemann)
1 Introduction - A Look Back Ahead (Helmut M. Niegemann)

Section I: Vocational Education and Training in the Age of Digitization

2 The Impact of Learning Factories on Multidisciplinary Digital Competencies (Michael J. J. Roll & Dirk Ifenthaler)
3 Competence Development with Digital Learning Stations in VET in the Crafts Sector (Mareike Schmidt, Alina Makhkamova, Jan Spilski, Matthias Berg, Martin
Pietschmann, Jan-Philipp Exner, Daniel Rugel, & Thomas Lachmann)
4 Tablet PCs in Economics Classes—An Empirical Study on Motivational Experiences and Cognitive Load (Christin Siegfried & Rico Hermkes)
5 Gamification. A Novel Didactical Approach for 21st Century Learning (Silke Fischer & Antje Barabasch)

Section II: Teacher Education and Professional Competence of Teachers in the Age of Digitization

6 Development of a Video-based Test Instrument for the Assessment of Professional Competence in the Vocational Teacher Training Course (Andrea Faath-Becker & Felix Walker)
7 Assessing Professional Knowledge of Teachers at Vocational Schools—Using the Example of a Professional Development for Automation and Digitized Production (Pia Schäfer, Nico Link & Felix Walker)

Section III: Workplace Learning in the Age of Digitization

8 Digital Competences in the Workplace: Theory, Terminology, and Training (Henrike Peiffer, Isabelle Schmidt, Thomas Ellwart & Anna-Sophie Ulfert)
9 Microlearning via Smartphones in VET for Professional Drivers: The Case of Securing Cargo for International Transport (Andreas Korbach & Helmut M. Niegemann)

Section IV: Higher Education in the Age of Digitization

10 Openness in MOOCs for Training and Professional Development— An Exploration of Entry and Participation Barriers (Kristina Kögler, Marc Egloffstein, & Brigitte Schönberger)
11 The High School Career Academy as a Model for Promoting Technological Preparation: Promising Practices and Challenges in the United States (M. Hernandez-Ganter & Edward C. Fletcher)

Conclusions and Outlook

12 Developing a Skillful and Adaptable Workforce: Reappraising Curriculum and Pedagogies for Vocational Education (Stephen Billett)
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