Digital teaching competences for m-learning in basic education

The purpose of this article is to present the teaching digital skills necessary for the development of m-learning in basic education. These skills help in planning school activities, creating possibilities for teaching and learning through mobile devices. A case study was carried out during a distance extension course offered to 40 professors, belonging to two public universities in the south of the country, with 20 participants from each institution. Data collection was carried out in 2021/1, for 6 weeks, through activities available in the virtual learning environment Rooda, including the mapping of digital teaching skills. As a result, eight digital teaching skills for m-learning were identified. These are pointed out by the course participants and considered relevant to guide teachers both in planning and in teaching practices with the use of mobile devices, enhancing the teaching and learning process of students and innovation in basic education.