Minimising the angst…

Another way to support the use of ICTs across the curriculum

• teachers at various levels of confidence/interest

• teachers can be reluctant to ‘use’ the ICT coordinator

• ‘mass training’ is no longer helpful

• ICTs enhance teaching/learning in distance education

Lead IT program

Wha t we ha d come to re a lis e …

… we ne e de d a ne w a pproa ch to s upporting te a che rs

Senior Secondary School 2006

50 teachers (6 on short term contracts)

• 40 subject websites (Janison) currently operating, of these 23 run E-learning activities

• 17 new sites were developed during 06/07

• 24 teachers maintain the 40 currently active sites (14 teachers maintain 2 or more sites)

• 39 teachers expect students to use subject web sites

• 30 teachers currently embed E-learning activities into teaching (forums, web2, tests, memos, file exchange etc)

• 9 teachers use Centra

• 32 teachers use CaptureCam, of these, 13 consider it an essential tool to support teaching/learning

course materials

teleconference

email

learning objects

resourcessubject website

CaptureCam Pro

O/L interactionForums, web2, memos etc

subject website

CentraSymposium

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assist teachers with ‘just-in-time support

‘mentor’ teachers or faculties identified as requiring additional support

iwork with ICT coordinator too monitor the way support is distributed and its effectivenesso plan a program of PD o deliver aspects of the PD program

Provided 5 teachers with 0.1

support the ICT coordinator too explore alternative strategies to improve IT useo acknowledge issues arising and consider ways to address them

2007

Lead IT program supports skill development

Time

… the essential ingredient

2 or 3 staff meetings per term some Fri PD slots

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18 participants @ 2.4 hrs average per day

IT use over three teaching days

Evaluation

• A choice of LEAD IT teachers meant a prompt response useful

• Pro-active LEAD IT approach was appreciated - the program fostered a culture of sharing knowledge

• One on one is the preferred support – can get lost in group sessions

• LEAD IT teachers had a range of skills between them

• LEAD IT teachers prepared to find solutions over time

• LEAD IT Mondays were useful for problem solving as a group • Instructional resource folder in each room worked well

• Many teachers thought their confidence to use ICTs had improved

• Teachers gained insights from show and tell sessions

Janison

Changeover

Lead IT focus for 2008

2008 term 2 > an evaluation/comparison

between the 2 LMSs

08/09 > manage and facilitate the changeover