e tuition presentation monday october 5th
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Angela Higgins Education Development Officer
County Wicklow Vocational Education CommitteeOctober 2009
ICT Strategy
• To integrate ICT into the curriculum through its use in subject specific teaching
• Provide Continuous Professional Development in the area of ICT for teachers
County Wicklow VEC Education Plan 2006-2010
• To integrate ICT into the curriculum through its use in subject specific teaching
• Provide Continuous Professional Development in the area of ICT for teachers
County Wicklow VEC Education Plan 2006-2010
Delivery of project in County Wicklow VEC
• e-Cert training (8 sessions)• e-Tuition materials• Interactive Whiteboard - workshopping• VTOS Geography, Craft and Languages
• Independent development of materials• Presentation of e-Tuition website to
participants
• e-Cert training (8 sessions)• e-Tuition materials• Interactive Whiteboard - workshopping• VTOS Geography, Craft and Languages
• Independent development of materials• Presentation of e-Tuition website to
participants
Participants
• 30 teachers identified• Adult Education: ABE; VTOS; Youthreach; BTEI;
STTC• Secondary Schools• Post Leaving Certificate Colleges• Overall feedback positive• More time requested
• 30 teachers identified• Adult Education: ABE; VTOS; Youthreach; BTEI;
STTC• Secondary Schools• Post Leaving Certificate Colleges• Overall feedback positive• More time requested
Range of vocational subjects (Levels 3-6)
• Art and Design• Child Development• Languages • Geography• Communications• Technical Graphics• Woodwork• Communications
• Art and Design• Child Development• Languages • Geography• Communications• Technical Graphics• Woodwork• Communications
‘Late Adopters’ in CWVEC
• Basic skills: Word; Powerpoint; Digital Photography; uploading and downloading material.
• Using specifically designed programmes such as Word Shark/Spelling Wizards
• Planning and preparation of class materials• Manipulation of images• Interactive whiteboards• Time to practice and develop materials
• Basic skills: Word; Powerpoint; Digital Photography; uploading and downloading material.
• Using specifically designed programmes such as Word Shark/Spelling Wizards
• Planning and preparation of class materials• Manipulation of images• Interactive whiteboards• Time to practice and develop materials
Skill and usage levels
• All professed a degree of knowledge of using word processing
• Room for more learning:– Powerpoint– Internet; – On-line communications – Digital Media – New Technologies for Teaching
• All professed a degree of knowledge of using word processing
• Room for more learning:– Powerpoint– Internet; – On-line communications – Digital Media – New Technologies for Teaching
Impact on our students
• Teachers who are able to relate IT to everyday life
• Shift to preparing students for LLL using ICT • Developing skills for informal learning • Shift in understanding of how people learn• Integration of ICT into a range of modules
• Teachers who are able to relate IT to everyday life
• Shift to preparing students for LLL using ICT • Developing skills for informal learning • Shift in understanding of how people learn• Integration of ICT into a range of modules
Opportunities• Development of CPD for teachers using the medium of
the e-Tuition website interactively• Extension of services to remote locations• Blended learning• Social interaction, sharing materials, dialogue and
discussion• Structured approach to development of materials –
Interactive White Board training• Using ICT in a conscious way to improve teaching and
learning
• Development of CPD for teachers using the medium of the e-Tuition website interactively
• Extension of services to remote locations• Blended learning• Social interaction, sharing materials, dialogue and
discussion• Structured approach to development of materials –
Interactive White Board training• Using ICT in a conscious way to improve teaching and
learning
04/13/23