title: THE ESSENCE OF DIGITAL IDENTITY: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND PEDAGOGICAL CONTEXT
abstract: The digital identity of educators is becoming an important aspect of their professional self-determination, readiness to use artificial intelligence and digital technologies in educational practice. The purpose of the article is to theoretically reflect on digital identity, its key characteristics, factors of for-mation, and challenges. Methods of theoretical analysis, critical assessment of scientific literature, and a comparative approach have allowed for the systematization of research on dig
journal: Bulletin of the South Ural State University series Education Education Sciences