Presentation on Integrating ICT in TVET for Effective Technology Enabled Learning at ICT in FET Conference, Emperors Palace, 18-19 March 2014

1. Integrating ICT for Effective
Technology Enabled Learning
Greig Krull
3rd FET & Partnerships Conference
Kempton Park
18th March 2014

2. Agenda
Context – Drivers and Constraints
Key Trends and Challenges
TVET Technology Integration
Modes of Educational Provision
Technology Outlook
Principles for Success
Discussion

3. Context
1. What is your biggest motivator to integrate
technology into your teaching and learning?
2. What is your biggest constraint to integrate
technology into your teaching and learning?

4. Motivators

5. Constraints

6. Bates & Sangra (2011)
Goals for
ICT
Integration
Increase
flexible
access for
students Increase
personal
interaction
between
students and
staff
Develop
student skills
to identify,
collect,
analyse and
apply
knowledge
Teach how
ICT can be
used in a
profession or
subject
Develop 21st
century skills
Greater cost-
effectiveness

7. Trends and Challenges

8. Global Trends and Challenges
The NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition
Growing Usage of Social Media
Integration of Online, Blended & Collaborative Learning
Expanding Access
Low Digital Fluency of Staff
Keeping Education Relevant

9. The College System in SA
Expand enrolments & campus space
Improve quality of education
Increase Foundation & NQF Level 5 Programmes
Reduce mix of qualifications & uneven quality assurance
Build partnerships with communities & employers
DHET. (2014) White Paper for Post-School Education and Training

10. Integration of Technology in
Technical & Vocational
Education and Training (TVET)

11. Technology Integration in TVET
Communication
Comm Tools, Social Networking
Teaching/Learning
VLEs, eContent, eAssessment,
Support
Administration
Records, Finance, Management

12. How do we use technology?
Efficient way to
transmit content
Access a wider
range of
resources
Facilitate 2-way
communication
Shift from content
provision/testing
To exploration,
co-creation &
interaction

13. Educational
Technology Stack
Adapted from Marquard, 2013

14. Implications for Educational
Modes of Provision

15. Continuum of Educational Provision
Face to face (F2F) Mixed Mode Distance Education
On Campus Off campus
Spatial / Geographic distribution of teachers and learners

16. Delivery using Technology
No digital support Digitally Supported Internet-supported Internet-dependent Fully online
Offline Online
Extent of ICT support

17. A
D
C
B
Fully Offline
Internet Supported
Internet Dependent
Fully Online
Campus-based Hybrid / Blended Remote
E
Digitally Supported
Mode of DeliveryOffline--><-----------Online----------->
B

18. Technology Outlook

19. Technology Outlook

20. Technologies & Strategies
The NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition
Digital Publishing
Mobile Phones
Tablets
Cloud Computing
Social Media
Bring Your Own
Device (BYOD)
Flipped
Classrooms
Gamification
Digital Identity

21. Top 20 Tools for Learning in 2013
© 2013 Centre for
Learning & Performance
Technologies

22. Open Education Movement
Open Source movement -> cost effective tools
– Learner Management Systems (Moodle, Sakai,
Canvas)
– Student Information Systems (Fedena, Kuali,
Open SIS)
Open Education movement -> free quality
content
– Open Educational Resources (OER)
– Open Courseware
– Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

23. Open Educational Resources
“OER are teaching or learning resources that have been
released under an intellectual property license that permits
their free use or re-purposing by others. OER include full
courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming
videos, tests, software”
(adapted from: Atkins)

24. Principles for Success

25. ICT Infra-
structure &
applications
Connectivity /
Internet
Access
Programme,
Course &
Materials
Develop(Open)
Licencing of
Materials/
Resources
Capacity
Building
Quality
Assurance
Change
Manage-
ment
Areas to address
In alignment with:
Vision / Mission
Strategic Plan
Other Policies

26. Policy Level Issues
• Students able to have own devices
• Computer Laboratories
• Applications (including Open Source)
• Infrastructure Maintenance (equipment, backups etc)
• Link to ICT policy
1. ICT Infrastructure & Applications
• Sufficient bandwidth
• Stable network
• Wired and wireless access throughout campuses
2. Connectivity & Internet Access

27. Policy Level Issues
• ICT as core component of teaching & learning (blended)
• Use of OER to support materials development
• Ongoing quality improvement
• Staff recognition (financial, promotion, other, etc)
3. Programme, Course & Materials Design
• Copyright and Creative Commons licenses
• Encourage use of OER
4. (Open) Licensing & Intellectual Property

28. Policy Level Issues
• Meet quality standards
• Monitoring and evaluation
5. Quality Assurance & Evaluation
• Professional development for academic and admin staff
• Use of education technology in teaching & learning
6. Capacity Building
• Advocacy of ICT integration
• Institutional events & circulating materials
7. Change Management

29. Supporting Principles
Adaptive to
Change
Build
Capacity
Open
Education
Collaboration
Look to Add
Value

30. A Final Thought
Good teaching may overcome a poor
choice of technology but technology will
never save bad teaching
Tony Bates (2012)

31. Thank you
greigk@saide.org.za
greigk_za
Greig Krull
Discussion
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32. References
• Bates, T (2012) http://www.tonybates.ca/
• Bates, T and Sangra, A (2011) Managing Technology in Higher Education:
Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning. John Wiley & Sons.
• Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies (2013) Top 100 Tools for
Learning 2013
• DHET. (2014) White Paper for Post-School Education and Training.
• Isaacs, S and Hollow, D, (eds) (2013) The eLearning Africa 2013 Report,
ICWE: Germany.
• Johnson, L, Adams Becker, S, Estrada, V & Freeman, A (2014). NMC
Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition. Austin, Texas: The New
Media Consortium.
• Marquard, S (2013). Educational Technology Stack.
• Saide (2013) Considering Mode of Delivery in Education