INTERNATIONAL

AND NATIONAL

STRATEGIC

IMPERATIVES2010 AND BEYOND

By A.N MOKOENA

INFORMATION VS KNOWLEDGE

INFORMATION SOCIETY VS KNOWLEDGE

SOCIETY

THE RELEVANCE OF ICTs IN KNOWLEDGE

SOCIETY

INTERELATED ASPECTS:

NETWORKED SOCIETY

COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE

ELECTRONIC LEARNING

NEW COMPETENCIES FOR TEACHERS

o RELATED STUDIES:

UNESCO –IICBA

o INTEGRATION OF ICTs IN TEACHER EDUCATION AND TRAININING

o COOPERATION OF STAKE HOLDERS

Pervasiveness of technology

The importance of ICTs in schools

New ways of learning and teaching

A basic human right:

Importance of good education :

Education is key to economic growth:

An educated population is well equipped to

tackle global issues:

Global objectives for education

Link: UNESCO

oEvaluation of the progress:

oAchieved and non-achieved goals

so far.

South African department of

basic education:

2011/2014 national plan

The triple T concept!!!!

Cont….

Teachers on Time using Textbooks

Issues addressed in the

national plan:

Mediocracity

poor learner outcomes

Inadequency

Learning & teaching materials

Lack of standards

Exam and test not benchmarked

Lack of cooperation

Uniformity among officials

Focal points:

Grade 3,6 and 12

Objectives generalized:

Increase number of learners and

their competencies

Improve performance :

In mathematics and languages

and physics (grade12)Source: strategic plan:2011-2014 (Department of Education,

2011)…

Attention to early child education as well.

Quality education before grade1

The national planning commission

Objectives for schooling:

50% and above achievement

450 000 university intake per year

School completion with merit

Objectives for FETs and skills

development:

75% intake by FET colleges

30 000 artisans annually

1 million learning chances

Objectives for higher education:

450 000 mathematics and

science students

25% graduation increment

100 doctoral grads per million

UNESCO ICT COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHERS

A globally recognized initiative

Deals with ICTs competency policies

and standards

Provide benchmark for teaching

effectively with ICTs

Cont…

Produce teachers which impart in their

learners:

Cont…

COMPETENCIES FOR TEACHERS

Competencies for teachers

General aim of the framework:

poverty reduction

Life long learning

Information Communication Technology enhanced Teacher

Standard for Africa

Plead that teacher education

programs should be of good quality

ICT-enhanced Teacher Standards for Africa

(ICTeTSA)

UNESCO-IICBA initiative

Strengthens African teachers

Framework for teacher’s career and

professional development

Clarity on how teachers should

progress with regard to ICTs

competency.

ICTeTSA aims for teachers who will be

able to :

1.DESIGN INSTRUCTION

2. FACILITATE AND INSPIRE STUDENT

LEARNING

3. CREATE AND MANAGE EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

4. ENGAGE IN ASSESSMENT AND

STUDENT COMMUNICATION

5.ENGAGE IN PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT AND MODEL ETHICAL

RESPONSIBILITIES

6. UNDERSTAND SUBJECT MATTER FOR

USE IN TEACHING

Cont…

Teacher training and professional

development in ICT(2007)

Broad aims:

1. Establish pedagogical framework

2. Establish technical framework

3. Establish collaboration and network

The importance of meeting such aims

1. Establishing pedagogical framework:

To help teachers acquire a sound and clear understanding and use of ICT for purposes of teaching and learning.

2. Establishing technical framework:

Teachers need to know which ICT resources are

important and useful to them both inside and outside

the classroom

3. Establishing collaboration and network

Teachers must be able to participate in and be

part of professional bodies and ICTs are there

for that use.

references

National planning commission. 2011. The

presidency.South Africa

Strategic plan 2011-2014(Department of

Education,2011)…

Response to the Global Monitoring Report(Education

International, 2008)

UNESCO. 2005. Capacity Building of Teacher-Training

Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Paris, UNESCO.