Alongside with the development of ICT, the emergence of digital technologies and their penetration into all levels of education has challenged higher education institutions to redefine their teaching role. Our theoretical perspective and the nature of the research questions calls for a qualitative approach. | TẠP CHÍ KHOA HỌC HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC SƯ PHẠM TP HỒ CHÍ MINH JOURNAL OF SCIENCE Tập 17 Số 11 2020 2099-2109 Vol. 17 No. 11 2020 2099-2109 ISSN 1859-3100 Website http Research Article HOW TEACHER ROLE HAS CHANGED IN DIGITAL AGE A CASE STUDY OF NGUYEN TAT THANH UNIVERSITY Tran Hoang Cam Tu Bui Tuyet Anh Ta Thi Phuong Hue Huynh Tan Nguyen Tat Thanh University HCMC Vietnam Corresponding author Tran Hoang Cam Tu Email thctu@ Received May 20 2020 Revised July 28 2020 Accepted November 30 2020 ABSTRACT Alongside with the development of ICT the emergence of digital technologies and their penetration into all levels of education has challenged higher education institutions to redefine their teaching role. Our theoretical perspective and the nature of the research questions calls for a qualitative approach. Data was collected from two main sources interviews and the content analysis of the previous researches. The researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with 11 professors and lecturers in Nguyen Tat Thanh University. By transcribing and analyzing the recorded data new teacher roles are emerged and explored. The research findings showed that the teacher role changes in three main activities 1 preparing lectures 2 teaching activities in classroom and 3 supporting students. Keywords digital age higher education information communication technology teacher role 1. Introduction Weller and Anderson 2013 presented that the boom of digital technologies development into all levels of educations has not only reconstructed teachers identity but also redesign higher education s organizational infrastructure. In order to prepare for students facing multiple challenges in the workplace of the 21st century the teachers role play as the most important position in managing the students activities Maldonado et al. 2011 . In other words in this era of student-centred collaborative constructivist learning augmented by .
