The Use Of A Digital Learning System For Developing Pedagogical Skills: Ideas For Research-Based Practice

This study involved five postgraduate teacher trainees at the University of Education (UEW), Ghana, who were on a summer programme. A Moodle Learning Management System, videos and micro teaching sessions were employed to provide and equip the teacher trainees with the needed pedagogical skills, while questionnaires, WhatsApp social media platform, and interviews were used to collect data to evaluate whether a digital learning system could provide learners with enhanced interaction modes to improve their pedagogical skills. Results indicated that the digital learning system increased student-teacher interaction, student-student interaction and equipped the trainees with requisite pedagogical skills for professional development. An identified problem was lack of stable internet connectivity which was initiated mostly by power outages at the time of this research, but could be salvaged, with improvement in power supply. Recommendations for further improvement are suggested.