2014 Edition of the ICT Profile for College Students: A Cognitive Approach First! March 2014 Nicole PerreaultNicole Perreault, Réseau REPTICRéseau REPTIC In collaboration with Huguette Dupont, Cégep de GranbyHuguette DupontCégep de Granby

Planning 1.Integrating the ICT Profile for Students: students, teachers, program, best time for integration ICT Profile: integration in colleges/programs, findings ICT Profile: objectives, strengths, resources, migration from the 2009 Profile to the 2014 Profile

Relevance for Students  Prepares students for the labour market, university and for a digital society  Information and technological skills required for:  All technical or career programs: biological, physical, social, business, arts areas  All pre-university programs: Social Sciences, Sciences, Arts, Literature and Communications, etc. 1. Integrating the Profile

Relevance for Students  Proposing steps to develop knowledge, know- how and soft skills:  Define a research topic, choose appropriate search tools, conduct efficient research, evaluate the relevance and reliability of sources  Analyze search results and synthesize information  Present results clearly and cite sources properly  Understand ethical and legal issues  Upgrade basic computer knowledge 1. Integrating the Profile

Teachers’ Observations  Teachers recognize that they are already integrating activities that help to develop the skills found in the Profile!  Examples (stories from Profweb):  Doing research Doing research  Creating a concept map Creating a concept map  Working in teams Working in teams 1. Integrating the Profile

Teachers’ Observations  The ICT Profile offers a structured approach that facilitates the options and actions to take  A giant step in terms of the pedagogical integration of ICT  Accessing the educational potential of ICT integration 1. Integrating of the Profile

Program Observations  Gateway (Trojan Horse) to encourage successful integration of ICT in programs:  Consultation around a framework  Implementation of educational and organizational conditions  Teacher retraining, pedagogical activities, evaluation  Equipment 1. Integrating the Profile

When to Integrate the Profile  Implementation of a new program  Review and/or evaluation of an existing program  Needs expressed by either teachers or the program 1. Integrating the Profile

MASTER THE WORK ENVIRONNEMENT SEARCH FOR INFORMATION PROCESS INFORMATION PRESENT INFORMATION Summary 2. The 2009 ICT Profile PROJECT EVALUATION COMMUNICATE AND COLLABORATE ON THE INTERNET

Summary Consult the 2009 ICT Profile 2. The 2009 ICT Profile SOFTWARE APPROACH the program sets a cognitive and methodological approach

Integrating the Profile (2011 Survey)2011 Survey  Number of colleges where the integration of the Profile “was completed or about to start”: 20  Number of programs affected: 31  Pre-university programs: 6  Career programs: The 2009 ICT Profile

Integrating the Profile (2011 Survey) – Observations2011 Survey  The Profile is not suited for “all programs”  Questioning of the relevance of certain skills  Some statements do not belong in a particular skill  The wording describing the skills is directed too much at the content of the software and not enough on the cognitive and methodological skills  Does not take into account tech developments (tablets) 2. The 2009 ICT Profile

Objectives An ICT Profile for students…  All programs that put forward a cognitive and methodological approach (knowledge, skills, soft skills)  Options within the programs using software applications in order to master a skill  More flexible and simplified structure  Long-term, independent of technological change 3. The 2014 ICT Profile

SEARCH FOR INFORMATION SEARCH FOR INFORMATION PROCESS INFORMATION PROCESS INFORMATION PRESENT INFORMATION PRESENT INFORMATION Summary 3. The 2014 ICT Profile WORKING AS A NETWORK USE ICTs IN AN EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIBLE MANNER USE ICTs IN AN EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIBLE MANNER Click on each skill to find out more (short videoclips)

Software Skills Cognitive SkillsMethodological Skills 2014 ICT Profile for Students Includes: Objectives and tasks supported by the proficiency 3. The 2014 ICT Profile

Summary Cognitive Skills Methodological Skills Software Skills 3. The 2014 ICT Profile

Summary Consult the 2014 ICT Profile Consult the 2014 ICT Profile (in validation) 3. The 2014 ICT Profile COGNITIVE AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH COGNITIVE AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH The program provides software applications

SKILL 2 Process Information SKILL 2 Process Information Task Choose the type and appropriate tools of representation Task Choose the type and appropriate tools of representation involves OBJECTIVE 2.3 Structure the Information OBJECTIVE 2.3 Structure the Information involves Concept plan Table Graph Plan Other... can be in the form of Concept map Spreadsheet Word processing Other... with (as required) 3. The 2014 ICT Profile

SKILL 3 Present Information SKILL 3 Present Information OBJECTIVE 3.2 Carry out the Production OBJECTIVE 3.2 Carry out the Production involves Task Integrate the content elements into the production Task Integrate the content elements into the production involves Animation Table Sound Clipart Other... can be in the form of Text Blog Word processing Slide show Other... Included in Video 3. The 2014 ICT Profile

Strengths  Cross-cutting all programs, all types of clientele (adapted service), inter level  Software skills: support in mastering cognitive and methodological skills  Flexibility when choosing software applications and digital environments used for mastering a skill (program flexibility) 3. The 2014 ICT Profile

Strengths  Simplified and flexible structure:  Up to three levels of detail Skill Objective Task Competency Element of competency Performance criterion 3. The 2014 ICT Profile

 Simplified and flexible structure (cont’d):  Possibility of distributing the mastery of the objectives of a given skill in more than one course  Easier to integrate in the competencies of course plans Strengths 3. The 2014 ICT Profile

 A profile that remains up-to-date, regardless of new technological innovations that will emerge Strengths 3. The 2014 ICT Profile

Resources  Integrating the Profile Integrating the Profile  ICT Profile Integration Guide (in both languages) ICT Profile Integration Guide  Grids (bilingual)  Analysis of the situation: inventory of current ICT activities in the program  Elaboration: grid matching skills/courses, sequence of achievement of skills  ICT Profile database (June 2014) The 2014 ICT Profile

Resources  Implementing the Profile (in both languages)  For teachers: scenarios, learning and development activities, testimonials, etc.testimonials (work in progress)  For students: training videoclips, formative evaluation of attainment of skillstraining videoclips  For all: links to free software, applications for tablets, tutorials The 2014 ICT Profile

Resources  profiltic.qc.ca (in both languages)  Resources for teachers and students (see previous slide)see previous slide  Demonstrations of the Profile: for teachers, pedagogical counsellors (non-ICT), librarians, management  Animation tools  FAQ The 2014 ICT Profile

Transitioning from the 2009 to the 2014 Profile No “need” to switch from 2009 to 2014 version  2009 Profile:  Contains most of the 2014 Profile  2014 Profile:  Presented differently  More user-friendly, less intimidating 3. The 2014 ICT Profile

Transitioning from the 2009 to the 2014 Profile Switching from the 2009 to 2014 version:  Revision, evaluation of program  Transposing the current grid of skills/courses  Readjustment of the flowchart of the program’s competencies  Database: framework skills(example)example 3. The 2014 ICT Profile