20.500.12556/DKUM-95775 Empowering engineering & technology and practice teachers joining virtual exchanges for enriched learning Purpose: The purpose of the research was to explore how virtual exchanges can empower teachers of engineering and technology and practical subjects. The aim was to determine whether and how these teachers see virtual exchanges as an opportunity for personal and professional development, improvement of teaching, and exchange of good practices. Findings: The research was conducted at the beginning of the 2023/2024 school year with interviews conducted via online video calls. The sample included 16 teachers and 2 students (future teachers of engineering and technology). Before the interviews, participants received an introductory presentation of the concept of virtual exchanges and then answered four pre-prepared questions that focused on the perception and meaning of these exchanges for teachers. Originality/value: The paper is important because it focuses on a less researched area -the use of virtual exchanges in the context of technical education that includes practical work. The research fills a gap in the literature and offers valuable insights for the development of international collaboration among teachers of technical subjects and for the design of supporting platforms, tools and policies that would enable and promote this collaboration. virtual exchanges education teacher professional development intercultural collaboration practice-based pedagogy virtualne izmenjave izobraževanje strokovni razvoj učiteljev medkulturno sodelovanje pedagogika temelječa na praksi true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2025-10-21 09:06:31 2025-10-21 09:06:31 2025-10-22 03:08:47 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 str. 426-434 št. 2 Letn. 14 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-10-01 37:004 253982467 10.53615/2232-5697.14.426-434 2232-5697 RAZ_Zemljak_Dejan_2025.pdf RAZ_Zemljak_Dejan_2025.pdf 1 A40D4A378BE5D38EF2C0736BA60AD72C 994e7eca2f3d797f2a4af1503be78093592801f227e2022bdfd8bc3c18e79576 b70ee0ce-ae4c-11f0-a9c6-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=200061 https://doi.org/10.53615/2232-5697.14.426-434 1 7aa1c784-ae4c-11f0-a9c6-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=200060 Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko Pedagoška fakulteta 0 0 0