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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