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Using e-learning to deliver professional development training to teachers, in the area of ICT within design and technology
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posted on 2008-02-15, 11:52 authored by Christine Whitehouse, Tim BrotherhoodThis paper discusses the action research that was carried out
to deliver continuing professional development materials to
design and technology teachers, through e-learning. The
focus is the government’s New Opportunities Fund ‘ICT
for Teachers’ initiative, which aims to train teachers to use
information and communications technology (ICT) within
their subject area.
Staffordshire ICT for Teachers (SIfT), an approved
training provider to the scheme, has delivered materials via
the Internet, using a virtual learning environment. Such a
delivery necessitated research into the instructional design
model to be used, the associated pedagogical issues, the ICT
software for teachers to access, the design and technology
subject materials to be created and the necessary support
mechanisms which needed to be put in place, in order to
deliver such e-learning. This paper reflects the innovative
design and technology training that SIfT offers
(incorporating a wide range of materials into a coordinated
system) and the lessons learned, providing
suggestions for the way forward with e-learning, in the area
of teacher professional development.
History
School
- Design
Research Unit
- D&T Association Conference Series
Citation
WHITEHOUSE, C. and BROTHERHOOD, T., 2002. Using e-learning to deliver professional development training to teachers, in the area of ICT within design and technology. Design & Technology Association International Research Conference, 12-14 April, pp. 195-200Publisher
© DATAPublication date
2002Notes
This is a conference paperLanguage
- en