Digital competence has become an important issue in academia owing to the advent of various communication tools. This study used a standardized questionnaire based on the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu) framework, which is a validated comprehensive framework, and its associated assessment tool. This tool was designed to assess professional skills of faculties in higher education institutes in United Arab Emirates (UAE) in terms of their abilities to use information and communication technology (ICT) and current digital competences in their teaching and educational practices. We conducted an online survey to help participants reflect on their strengths and weaknesses while using digital technologies in education to find correlation between them, thus helping teachers determine their relative strengths and identify areas that need more attention.

由于各种通信工具的出现，数字能力已成为学术界的一个重要问题。本研究使用了基于教育者数字能力 (DigCompEdu) 框架的标准化问卷，该框架是经过验证的综合框架及其相关评估工具。该工具旨在评估阿拉伯联合酋长国 (UAE) 高等教育机构教师在教学和教育实践中使用信息和通信技术 (ICT) 的能力以及当前数字能力的专业技能。我们进行了一项在线调查，以帮助参与者反思他们在教育中使用数字技术的优势和劣势，以找到它们之间的关联，