Opportunities and Challenges in Educator Development

Abstract

This chapter presents and highlights the potential opportunities and challenges that arise in educator development in the visual-centric and modern lifestyle of the 21st century. More specifically, it seeks to explore this position through the lenses of audiovisual media communications and multiple-multimodal skills. The purpose of this chapter is to awaken the educators in order to re-approach their role and adapt their teaching style. Furthermore, its latent objective is to present the role of technology-enhanced learning in facilitating the internal education quality assurance process. Finally, this chapter also addresses issues of teaching methodology, aiming at quality and efficient teaching in education.