1. ICTISE Unit (ICT Innovation in School Education) ICTISE Unit (ICT Innovation in School Education)

2. Introduction

3. Focus of unit Unit collaboration Intro to various projects Teacher development Align pre-service and in-service development Projects

4. Support Assessment and investigation Planning and Development Implementation Evaluation Teachers Learners Parents & Community In-servicePre-service School Management

5. How could ICT be utilise to address teaching and learning challenges in schools more effectively?

6.  A Unit @ UFS to support school education by  Investigations, planning and developing, implementing and evaluating innovative methods that will  maximise the potential of the latest ICT in order to  improve and support quality of teaching and learning in  South African schools & on the African continent

7. DoE School FoE ICTISE

8. DoE School FoE ICTISE

9. Academic Research Support Centre Mangaung Action Research Project Teacher Training Student ownership - Sotho Microsoft IEF Five School Focus Projects with similar outcomes can be found world wide Research are done but not often shared amongst projects ICTISE will be unique in the sense that all projects will be supportive of each other - each project will benefit from the previous project’s implementation and evaluation

10. Pedagogy TechnologyContent disciplinary expert (eg a scientist or a musician) technology expert (a computer engineer) an expert at teaching/pedagogy (an experienced educator)

11. This: A teacher capable of negotiating these relationships represents a form of expertise different from, and (perhaps) broader than, the knowledge of a disciplinary expert, a technology expert or an expert at teaching/pedagogy Figure 1. The Technological Pedagogical Content Framework (Mishra and Koehler 2006, 1025)

13. UNESCO ICT Competency Standards for Teachers (ICT-CST) 2008 Level 1Level 2Level 3

14. Teachers must have a firm knowledge of the curriculum standards for their subject, as well as knowledge of standard assessment procedures. In addition, teachers must be able to integrate the use of technology and technology standards for students into the curriculum. UNESCO (ICT-CST) 2008 Level 1 Teachers must be aware of policies and be able to specify how classroom practices correspond to and support policy. Teachers must know where, when (as well as when not), and how to use technology for classroom activities and presentations. Teachers must know basic hardware and software operations, as well as productivity applications software, a web browser, communications software, presentation software, and management applications. Teachers must be able to use technology with the whole class, small groups, and individual activities and assure equitable access. Teachers must have the technological skill and knowledge of Web resources necessary to use technology to acquire additional subject matter and pedagogical knowledge in support of teachers’ own professional development.

15. Pre-service In-service

16. This: DoE – e- learning ERC School ERC No shared vision between FSDoE and UFSFoE E-learning train ERC which involves training costs ERC’s responsible to training schools - wide geographical area - cost of training high - process takes long to reach as many schools as possible UFSFoE trains students but not inline with needs that exists in FS schools FoE Pre-service training In-service training

17. Could be: FSDoE – e- learning ERC School ERC UFSFoE ±150 students trained 150 school reached Many other teachers reached FSDoE and UFSFoE share vision of ICT development in FS schools E-learning still trains ERC’s But concurrently UFSFoE trains at ONE venue (more cost effective) many teachers to be in line with e-learning role out plan to province Process speeds up and more cost effective

18. 4 th term  Identify students – which learning areas?  Identify schools – 3 rd term learning area content? Start with small pilot project – 5 students and 5 schools: Research the difference between normal student prac experience vs. pilot students

19. 1 st term  Link Student to school  Student pre-visit school  Needs analysis of learning area and class room

20. 1 st and 2 nd term  Student training  Innovative use of ICT in the class room  Sound project base design  Quality control of student work

21. 3 rd and 4 th term Student reflection of work Adapt projects where necessary Expo of work to 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd year students Make Project CD for all participating schools and students