Technology-Enabled Teacher Education in Bangladesh: Policy and Development

Abstract

Bangladesh has enacted policies in favour of technology-enabled learning (TEL), and accordingly deployment of technology in education is going on. Deployment of technology does not mean the TEL will be implemented. Teachers need to learn TEL. Therefore, TEL-based teacher education is important to develop TEL in the schools. In line with the National Education Policy 2010 (NEP2010), the Bangladesh Government has developed the TEL through project activities and plans for implementation. Teaching Quality Improvement in Secondary Education Project (TQI-SEP) has been implemented in the country over the last 7 years. The study was mainly supported by policy documents and guidelines. A systematic review approach was used to understand the notion of TEL and its specific implementation pattern. Results suggest that TEL policies towards technology-enabled teacher education in Bangladesh are predominantly practiced by Bangladesh Open University (BOU). The findings imply the policy guidelines in relation to the context of TEL for teacher education in Bangladesh