NOMTHANADZO FAITH SIBANDE

201113991

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES 3A10

ASSIGNMENT 1 presentation

INTRODUCTION

In order to improve our educational standards and educational system it is important to raise the bar in the teacher training and professional development. This imperative is vital for developing skills which will later on produce compliant and competent teachers. In this assignment we will be looking at the following topics.

INTRODUCTION CONT…..

. Knowledge society agenda.

Pervasive ness of technology.

Education for all goals.

Present future national strategic objectives.

National and international initiatives on professional development of teachers regarding teacher competency standards relation to ICT”s and professional aptitude.

KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY AGENDA

Knowledge in society is integrated by the information communication and technology (ICT).

It also includes the networked society.

A networked society enables new knowledge to be processed, communication, new learning and teaching takes place as well as new pedagogies, tools and resources.

KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY CONT…

Collective intelligence consists of ethics such as collaboration, communication.

the knowledge society will require teachers to engage in new ways of teaching .

. Teachers need to be introduced to new competencies such as ethical competencies, collective competences and evaluative competencies.

KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY CONT….

. It is vital that our societies are not only information societies but knowledge societies.

Knowledge must be easily access by anyone.

Educators must assist and play a role in the development of ICT in education.

KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY CONT…+

This will help shape…………

SolidarityLearners and lifelong learningDecision making strategies.Networking.Research.and teachers.

PERVASIVENESS OF TECHNOLOGY

PERVASIVENESS CONT..

The pervasiveness of technology seems to be increasing at a faster rate in education in this era of the 21st century.

Digital media has renovated society and advances in ICTs have dramatically changed the learning and teaching processes (White Paper on education 2004).

telecommunication infrastructure has been introduced and is available for learning and teaching which is progressively increasing (White Paper on education 2004),

PERVASIVENESS CONT…

Many schools are making use of the benefits of ICTs to improve the quality of teaching and learning.

ICTs have the potential to improve the quality of education and training.

The extension of technology use does not only have an impact on schools and society, but governments throughout the world.

PERVASIVENESS CONT…

. When ICT is successfully integrated into teaching and learning it can ensure the meaningful interaction of learners with information. ICTs can improve the levels of high order thinking skills such as comprehension, reasoning, problem solving and creative thinking in the lives of our learners (White Paper on education 2004)

PERVASIVENESS CONT….

The integration of ICT also helps in different pedagogies.

EDUCATION FOR ALL GOALS

EDUCATION FOR ALL CONT…..

There are six education for all goals have been set to improve education standards and learning.

. Although there were some goals previously that were put in place and resulted in measurable progress and accomplishments in many aspects such as increased enrolment and expansion of free primary education

EDUCATION FOR ALL CONT…..

The first goal is early childhood education and care.

This goal mainly focuses on young children’s development such as

Physical development, mental development,

social development and emotional development.

The early childhood programme (ECE)’s goals is to improve early childhood education and care

EDUCATION FOR ALL CONT…..

The second goal is to provide free and compulsory primary education to all.

Primary education is important because that is the stage where most development takes place.

child development can be monitored by mediators and educators

If all children are able to attend primary school education then most of them will have a strong development due to the strong contribution of education and learning.

EDUCATION FOR ALL CONT….

The third goal is about to increase adult literacy by 50%

This goal is about educating youngsters and adults about life, on factors such as raising awareness of HIV/AIDS, gender disparities and filling the gap between promises and reality

EDUCATION FOR ALL CONT….

The forth goal is about to increase adult literacy by 50%.

This goals seeks to educate adults. Most adults are not literate , they cannot read or write.

The illiteracy of adults does not only affect them but it also affects their children, schools and the society.

It affects them by that, adults will not be able to assist learners in their school work and help them develop basic skills such as reading and writing.

EDUCATIONAL FOR ALL CONT…

The fifth goal is to achieve gender parity and gender equality.

Gender parity in education is vital because if there is no parity and equality then certain groups in society will be disadvantaged

This will cause challenges for the society.

The last goal is to improve the quality of education.

Quality education results in good development amongst individuals, good employment, increase in the quality of living and it reduces illiteracy

NATIONAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

The use of ICT’s must be integrated in teaching and learning.

the department of education will develop a framework for competencies for educators where they will use ICT’s as flexible tools for teaching and learning. This framework must be integrated into pre-service and in-service training

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES CONT…

Professional competency in ICT utilization requires certain standards for an outcomes-based diagram such as ………..

entry, where the educator is computer literate.

Adoption, the ability to use different types of technologies.

Adaptation, the ability to integrate technology into teaching ,

a n d fi n a l y, i n n o v a t i o n ,

w h e r e t h e n e w l e a r n i n g

e n v i r o n m e n t s u s e t e c h n o l o g y a s a

fl e x i b l e t o o l .

S T R A T E G I C O B J E C T I V E S C O N T . .

The collaboration between ICT and learning will help higher institutions training programs to provide students with the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes that they need.

Digital learning has a good advantage in education because

it is easily accessible

it is accessible from many locations which will play part in independent learning.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES CONT…

The department of education will develop the imperative level of technological resources such as hardware and software foe each GET and FET institution in order to access learning materials.

Learners can get information from outside the class.

BR OAD A IM S O F ICT AND PR O FESS IO N AL APT ITU DE.

BROAD AIMS OF ICT CONT….

teacher competency standards relating to ICT’s and professional aptitude are imperative for educational advancement.Firstly we look at the teacher competency standards such as……..

ethical competencies which includes ICT and education for all,

collective competencies, which includes the ability for cooperative working

and evolutive competencies which involved lifelong training and permanent competence to acquire new competencies.

BR OAD A IM S O F ICT AND PRO FESSION AL APTITUDE. .

The use of ICT can promote strong cognitive skills such as comprehension, critical and creative thinking, reasoning and problem solving. It is effective in development.

BROAD AIMS OF ICT CONT…

Learning through the use of ICT introduces new pedagogies, new skills, a new culture and new mindset.

Teacher development programs should be subject specific and relevant to the learning areas

There are essential skills for the integration of ICT to curriculum delivery such as basic ICT knowledge skills and specialized ICT knowledge skills.

BROAD AIMS OF ICT CONT…

CONCLUSION.

The integration of ICT and education will help scaffold education and learning in many ways. Teachers will be more equipped and more knowledgeable of the content they teach due to access of information from various locations. The different pedagogies that will be expanded in education and learning will help enhance learning and advance content. This will increase the number of academic achievements in learning institutions.

REFERENCES.

White Paper one Education. (2004). Transformation Learning and Teaching through Information and communication Technologies (ICTs). Department of Education.

CORNU, B. Being a Teacher in the Knowledge Society.

Alexander, D. (2010–2015). Learning For All:DFID’s Education Strategy.

Hindle, D. (2007) Guidelines for Teacher Training and Professional Development in ICT.