Challenges in the Implementation of Web Based Digital Content Repository for Teachers in Bulgaria

Abstract

Sharing of educational resources is an important aspect supporting the exchange of knowledge, skills and experience between the pedagogical specialists that be-come of vital importance with the forced distance learning during Covid-19 pandemic. The paper presents the design and development of a web based digital content repository that is used as national teachers’ digital library in Bulgaria. The digital repository is aimed at publishing and sharing authored educational, didactic and methodological materials created by primary and secondary teachers. The platform allows sharing different teaching materials as presentations, video lessons, films, exercises, tests, training programs, innovative teaching methods, entertaining pedagogy as well as research and student’s work. The author's materials can be used for training, self-training and testing and are stored by grades, by thematic areas and by material type. All the materials are audited for correspondence to the state educational standards and the relevant curricula. The developed web based digital content repository serves as a national digital library for e-learning materials used in primary and secondary schools in Bulgaria as well as in Bulgarian schools abroad.