A Competency Framework for Teaching and Learning Innovation Centers for the 21st Century: Anticipating the Post-COVID-19 Age

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

This manuscript could be very beneficial to help universities develop a long-term, solid plan for teaching and learning improvements. The research design is solid, well-implemented, and well-described. The introduction and conclusions are well-aligned with the results. I look forward to seeing this paper published and to sharing it with others.

There are a few minor errors:

1. Instead of "competences" use "competencies" throughout the manuscript.

2. In the abstract, in the third sentence, after the word "but," that phrase should be the second part of a compound sentence. It is incomplete.

3. For the research questions at the end of the Introduction, "helps" should be the "help."

4. The word "data" is plural. Search throughout to make sure it reads "data are" rather than "data is."

5. In section 5.1, 2nd full paragraph of p. 9, the word "changes" should be "changed."

6. In section 5.1, in the second to last paragraph (p. 9), which starts with "Regarding the competence "E. Evidence-based practice..." 

a) "suggests" should be "suggest."

b) The first sentence states that this competence is one of the least developed, but second to last sentence says that it is not one of the least developed.

c) In the 2nd to last paragraph on p. 9, last sentence, I believe you mean "reflective" rather than "reflexive" practice.

Author Response

Dear Reviewer,

We would like to submit the appended manuscript, “A Competency Framework for Teaching and Learning Innovation Centers for the 21^st Century: Anticipating the Post-Covid-19 Age” for publication in the special issue “The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Digital Competence of Educators” of your journal.

The attached file contains the answers to your comments as well as to the others reviewers, together with the changes in the manuscript. In order to improve the readability of our responses we have adopted the following format:

1. The reviewers’ comments are numbered and displayed in a text box.
2. The response is provided immediately below the text box for each comment and labelled as “Response”.
3. The changes that have been made to the resubmitted manuscript are described and shown in bold in the section “Changes to the manuscript”.

Thank you for your consideration of our manuscript.

Sincerely,

 

 

Mar Pérez-Sanagustín

Associate Professor at the Université Paul Sabatier

Associate Researcher at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 2 Report

A Competency Framework for Teaching and Learning Innovation Centers for the 21st Century: Anticipating the PostCovid-19 Age

This a well-timed paper and topic is very important relevant. Given the importance of the area, it can be published after effecting a number of corrections.

The problem statement have not explored the gap by reviewing the current works. It is important to bring some latest papers as reference to identify the gap. Following papers can be consulted to explore the gap.

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Can online higher education be an active agent for change?—comparison of academic success and job-readiness before and during COVID-19

Does online technology provide sustainable HE or aggravate diploma disease? Evidence from Bangladesh—a comparison of conditions before and during COVID-19

While the research aim is clear, it is important to connect it with research questions which is yet to be explicit. The role of education and higher education is also ignored as part of literature. In order to propose a model, the role of education and higher education need to bring in attention. I suggest that authors should revisit these materials

What makes a difference for further advancement of engineers: socioeconomic background or education programs?

Clustering secondary education and the focus on science: Impacts on higher education and the job market in Bangladesh

Does GATS’Influence on Private University Sector’s Growth Ensure ESD or Develop City ‘Sustainability Crisis’—Policy Framework to Respond COP21

Research design limitation should be acknowledged.

Findings and discussions are interesting but need some evidence / reference support for discussion.

Both theoretical and practical implication of this project is missing.

Overall, it is very interesting piece of work which can be published after the revision.

Good luck with the revision

 

 

Author Response

Dear Reviewer,

We would like to submit the appended manuscript, “A Competency Framework for Teaching and Learning Innovation Centers for the 21^st Century: Anticipating the Post-Covid-19 Age” for publication in the special issue “The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Digital Competence of Educators” of your journal.

The attached file contains the answers to your comments as well as to the others reviewers, together with the changes in the manuscript. In order to improve the readability of our responses we have adopted the following format:

1. The reviewers’ comments are numbered and displayed in a text box.
2. The response is provided immediately below the text box for each comment and labelled as “Response”.
3. The changes that have been made to the resubmitted manuscript are described and shown in bold in the section “Changes to the manuscript”.

Thank you for your consideration of our manuscript.

Sincerely,

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 3 Report

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the structure of PROF-XXI as a self-assessment tool that will help universities understand the competencies of their teaching and methodological centers and identify institutional changes related to their innovative teaching and learning policy conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic.  This goal is being consistently implemented. However, its wording is cumbersome and contains explanations that may appear after a clearer and shorter formulation. The methods and theoretical foundations are beyond doubt. The conclusions correspond to the stated purpose and questions of the study. The abstract reflects the content of the article. However, the question arises about the specifics of the universities based on which the study was conducted - 4 Latin American institutes. The status of the university, the number of students, the direction of training, etc., plays an important role. This information is necessary for the reader.  The authors did not clearly prescribe the section "Restrictions," although indicated in the Conclusion. But a separate allocation of the "Restrictions" section is preferable since the authors do not claim absolute universality.

Author Response

Dear Reviewer,

We would like to submit the appended manuscript, “A Competency Framework for Teaching and Learning Innovation Centers for the 21^st Century: Anticipating the Post-Covid-19 Age” for publication in the special issue “The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Digital Competence of Educators” of your journal.

The attached file contains the answers to your comments as well as to the others reviewers, together with the changes in the manuscript. In order to improve the readability of our responses we have adopted the following format:

1. The reviewers’ comments are numbered and displayed in a text box.
2. The response is provided immediately below the text box for each comment and labelled as “Response”.
3. The changes that have been made to the resubmitted manuscript are described and shown in bold in the section “Changes to the manuscript”.

Thank you for your consideration of our manuscript.

Sincerely,

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

The necessary correction are made. However a copy editing would help. Moreover in text to refer reference 39, Alan and Parvin was mistyped instead of Alam and Pravin which can be corrected at the stage of proof checking. 

Reviewer 3 Report

The article has been updated and improved. In this form, it may be published.