The attitude of teachers has a powerful influence on whether or not they will adopt a new technology. How much that technology helps the teacher do their job is a key determinant of their attitude. Exploratory research was done to discover the preferences of university lecturers for a novel cryptocurrency token (NCCT) which focuses on education and is intended to increase student motivation. Working in both public and private universities in Vietnam, responding teachers participated in unstructured interviews, then in structured interviews with open responses, and finally in structured interviews with closed response options. Responses show that 57% of university lecturers in Vietnam are either interested or very interested in being able to utilize this NCCT to motivate their students to change behavior. The top behaviors that educators wish to change include doing homework, preparing before class, and asking and answering questions during class time. This focus on in-class behavior could be intended to improve the sense of agency felt by students. In a previous study, students reported they would change their behavior in order to receive these NCCTs so there is reason to believe the teachers’ efforts would be successful if they had access to an NCCT like the one described herein.
KateÅ™ina TomÅ¡Ãková, Karel TomÅ¡Ãk, Karel NÄ›mejc
Since the last third of the 20th century, schools have been losing their exclusive position of a place of acquiring education. However, education is much more beneficial for current, so called "knowledge society", if we are able to enforce it. Educational system in the Czech Republic (CZ) has undergone essential transformation during last 15 years; a significant decentralization has occurred in regional education. The current aim following the Strategy Europe 2020 is to improve results and motivation of pupils and students at all levels of the educational system; an accent is given also to development of education based on lifelong learning conception. The article is dealing with the problematics of teacher's prestige. The results show that one of possible reasons for lowering teachers' prestige may be their low remuneration. In this respect, could improve the current situation as well in financing schools according to number of students and hours taught since 2020. Another reason is lower respect of teachers by students and their parents. The state should actively solve the situation by implementing rules to protect the school and teachers from the negative behaviour of students. Personality of the teacher will remain an equally important aspect.