Handbook of Research on Establishing Digital Competencies in the Pursuit of Online Learning

After two years of forced changes in the educational system and shifting to a new model where online learning became a reality, students and teachers gained a lot of experience and new insights into online learning. Thus, it is relevant for educators, managers of schools, and developers of online applications to understand what was learned during the pandemic in order to adapt to the new situation. The Handbook of Research on Establishing Digital Competencies in the Pursuit of Online Learning considers important lessons learned about online teaching during the pandemic, the experiences of educators, and the perspectives of students and teachers. The book also assists educators in designing their learning process for it to be more student- and teacher-oriented. Covering key topics such as technology, digital skills, and distance learning, this reference work is ideal for industry professionals, administrators, policymakers, principals, researchers, academicians, scholars, instructors, and students.

Eva Podovšovnik , PhD , is an associate professor at the Faculty of Tourism Studies She teaches quantitative research methodology, statistics and social network analysis. Her theoretical background is multidisciplinar, since she has been studying sociology, methodology of social research, communication sciences, diffusion of new technologies in education, psychological theories and educational theories. Her research interests are survey methodology, statistics, diffusion of new technologies, youth mobility, student tourism and sport tourism.

Tonia De Giuseppe is an Associate Professor SECTOR 11 D2 - Didactics, special pedagogy and educational research, at the Giustino Fortunato University - PhD in Language Sciences, Society, Politics and Education: Corporeality, Technologies and Inclusion, Director of editorial series. Editorial & Scientific Advisory Board scientific platform. Reviewer International Editorial Board. Since 1990 she has been involved in training processes and studies of strategic educational implementations in complex territorial contexts. In particular, since 1998, she has participated in multidisciplinary studies for the creation of systems of intercultural inclusiveness, for which she has received national and international recognition of merit. She has been involved in intercultural and inclusive planning since 1998, for which she has received recognition with national and international merit awards. She has held training, planning and evaluation roles for public bodies, for international, governmental and non-governmental cooperation and development education organizations. She is the author of scientific contributions in magazines, texts, monographs, relating to themes of inclusive educational-design innovation. She has participated in training and research activities in the field of cooperation and peace education, including with non governmental organisations, addressing issues for which she has also obtained various recognitions, which indicate a continuous and coherent commitment, also with the contents of the disciplinary sector 11 / D2.

Felice Corona is Rector's Delegate and Full Professor of Didactics and Special Pedagogy (M-PED/03) at the Departments of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry and of Human, Philosophical and Education Sciences of the University of Salerno. He has a PhD in Pedagogy of educational processes and construction of knowledge with particular reference to disability. He studied at the “Sophia Antipolis” State University of Nice where he graduated with the “Maitrise”. Former president of the teaching council in Educational Sciences for Inclusion and Wellbeing (SFIB), between 2007 and 2008 he was Visiting Professor at the West Hungarian University Savaria Campus of Szombathely (Hungary) and specialized in Performance Analysis with the team directed by Professor Mike Hughes of Cardiff University (England). In 2011 he was Visiting Professor at the Fundação Universitária de Itaperuna (Funita) in Rio de Janeiro ― Brazil. He is a member of the board of directors of the Italian Society of Special Pedagogy (SIPES), of the Editorial Boards of Autism Insight, of the Journal of Experimental Neuroscience, of Rehabilitation Process and Outcome, and many others.