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Summary of ICT and distance education for teacher
development14th March 2016, 10.00 am – 12.30 pm
Panellists1. Leader: Dr. Jessica N. Aguti, (Commonwealth of Learning, Canada) [email protected] 2. Dr. Aminudin Zuhairi (Universitas Terbuka Indonesia) [email protected] 3. Prof. Veronica McKay (University of South Africa) [email protected] 4. Dr. Freda Wolfenden (Open University, UK) [email protected] 5. Dr. Salome Essuman (Ghana) [email protected]
Activities 1. Video – the participants will watch a short TED video
Teachers as gardeners 2. Facilitator responses to the video3. Presentation by Dr. Jorge Alfaro on work by Teachers’ Union
in Mexico4. Participants responses to the video 5. Group work
6. Plenary sessions
Key Issues raised ICT and DE are all still vital for teacher education ICTs should be viewed as a tool ICTs provide opportunity for creation of dialogue Teachers are like gardeners; & like gardeners teachers also need
tools for their trade Teachers need to know and understand their children Teacher education requires creativity & innovation Teacher educators should model all methods and practices Training and retraining of teachers is vital to ensure quality and
continued relevance More active involvement of teachers in decision making
Recommendations a) OER for quality teachers’ development1. High level commitment from governments and
educational sectors for the development, adoption/adaptation of OER materials for training and CPD
2. Involvement of local experts and other main actors at all levels during creation, use and sharing of OER
3. Institutional support should encourage OER creators to earn points for scholarship
Recommendations…b) MOOCs for increasing access and professional development1. MOOCs as part of a holistic solution or plan and blended
with other forms of teacher support2. MOOC content should focus on teachers’ classroom
practices to close the theory/ practice gap 3. MOOCs should be developed on open platforms and with
open content to enable contextualization4. Partnerships with local school systems/ organizations/
institutions5. Quality assurance strategies to ensure quality in MOOCs
and training of teachers to benefit from online courses
Recommendations…c) Digital skills and new pedagogies for 21st century teachers
1. Need a broader definition of digital skills – technical competencies, teaching and learning processes, instructional strategies, and use of appropriate technology
2. Government support and engagement of stakeholders and societies for development of digital skills and new pedagogies for teachers
3. Continued training and retraining of teachers and teacher educators throughout their professional lives
Recommendations…d) Mobile technologies and/or social networking tools1. Ensure capacity building for teachers and teacher
educators2. Ensure course design should include use of the mobile
technologies and social networks; and changes in course materials and methodologies should be accompanied by changes in assessment
3. Governments and institutions need creativity in working out funding options for increasing access to technologies
4. Create platforms (national & regional) to share expertise and resources
Recommendations…e) Quality assurance 1. Deploying appropriate modes of ICT: fit for purpose2. Careful considerations before deploying technologies 3. Promote use of blended modes (synchronous &
asynchronous)4. Transformation of assessment as curricula and
pedagogies are transformed
Thank you
