This document presents a study on national strategic imperatives in South Africa that need to be met, with a focus on education goals. It discusses challenges like poor education standards, unemployment, and service delivery issues. National goals are outlined to address injustices, improve education quality, health, employment and service delivery. International initiatives for teacher development are also summarized, including the UNESCO ICT competency framework, guidelines for ICT teacher training, and ICT-enhanced Teacher Standards for Africa. The presentation provides insights into knowledge society goals and using technology and education to meet future national objectives in South Africa.
Lifelong learning and distance educationicdeslides
This presentation was given at the 5th World Forum for Lifelong Learning in Madrid 27 September 2017, in a panel/roundtable on lifelong learning and distance education, chaired by Alejandro Tiana Ferrer, rector for UNED and host for the Forum.
After having listened to my co-presenters and in the plenary before our roundtable plus material from my own presentation, I suggested the following input to the conclusions from the Forum:
1. We, believers in Lifelong Learning should mobilise for inclusive integrated lifelong learning in a digitalised world
2. We should suggest the direction to be, within the framework of Education 2030 SDG 4, inclusion and education as a public good, social justice as a point of departure.
3. Collaboration among all stakeholder, and this is also the lifeblood for having success for Education 2030.
This is a paper which I presented during the 2016 APQN. The paper is about establishing OER in Fiji, how the establishment motivated directed QA process.
Education and learning is probably that single phenomenon that has the greatest impact on humans and societies, in particular in a long-term perspective (OECD 2014).
Grand challenge number one is to breach the trend preventing developing countries, in particular South of Everyone aspiring for higher education should have the right to affordable access. This is grand challenge number two. And it cannot be met without open education and technology enhanced learning.Sahara, taking part in the global knowledge revolution.
Three messages:
• Senior management in education needs to innovate from within to open up education.
• Governments must take firm decision on holistic policies for open and distance education.
• Stakeholders should team up meeting the two grand challenges through open education and technology enhanced learning.
Lifelong learning and distance educationicdeslides
This presentation was given at the 5th World Forum for Lifelong Learning in Madrid 27 September 2017, in a panel/roundtable on lifelong learning and distance education, chaired by Alejandro Tiana Ferrer, rector for UNED and host for the Forum.
After having listened to my co-presenters and in the plenary before our roundtable plus material from my own presentation, I suggested the following input to the conclusions from the Forum:
1. We, believers in Lifelong Learning should mobilise for inclusive integrated lifelong learning in a digitalised world
2. We should suggest the direction to be, within the framework of Education 2030 SDG 4, inclusion and education as a public good, social justice as a point of departure.
3. Collaboration among all stakeholder, and this is also the lifeblood for having success for Education 2030.
This is a paper which I presented during the 2016 APQN. The paper is about establishing OER in Fiji, how the establishment motivated directed QA process.
Education and learning is probably that single phenomenon that has the greatest impact on humans and societies, in particular in a long-term perspective (OECD 2014).
Grand challenge number one is to breach the trend preventing developing countries, in particular South of Everyone aspiring for higher education should have the right to affordable access. This is grand challenge number two. And it cannot be met without open education and technology enhanced learning.Sahara, taking part in the global knowledge revolution.
Three messages:
• Senior management in education needs to innovate from within to open up education.
• Governments must take firm decision on holistic policies for open and distance education.
• Stakeholders should team up meeting the two grand challenges through open education and technology enhanced learning.
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Un estudio global de los aspectos macro, meso y micro de la educación abierta debido a COVID-19 #oercampglobal #oercamp
Um estudo global dos aspectos macro, meso e micro da educação aberta devido ao COVID-19 #oercampglobal #oercamp
Une étude mondiale des aspects macro, méso et micro de l'éducation ouverte en raison de COVID-19 #oercampglobal #oercamp
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A Global Study of Macro, Meso and Micro aspects of Open Education due to COVI...Ramesh C. Sharma
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Un estudio global de los aspectos macro, meso y micro de la educación abierta debido a COVID-19 #oercampglobal #oercamp
Um estudo global dos aspectos macro, meso e micro da educação aberta devido ao COVID-19 #oercampglobal #oercamp
Une étude mondiale des aspects macro, méso et micro de l'éducation ouverte en raison de COVID-19 #oercampglobal #oercamp
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Date: 23 Jan 2013
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong
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0:00:48 - 0:05:57
Opening:
Prof. Steve Andrews, Dean of Education, The University of Hong Kong
0:06:04 - 0:09:35
Introduction:
Prof. Kai Ming Cheng, Chair Professor of Education, Co-Convenor of the Strategic Research Theme on Science of Learning, The University of Hong Kong
0:10:11 - 0:29:23
Learning Innovations in Europe:
Dr. Yves Punie, Senior Scientist, European Commission Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)
0:31:23 - 0:40:41
Learning Innovations in Malaysia:
Dr. Seng Thah Soon, Deputy Director of the Educational Technology Division, Ministry of Education, Malaysia
0:40:58 - 0:47:02
Learning Innovations in Japan:
Mr. Yu Kameoka, Chief Supervisor for Social Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
0:47:17 - 0:56:23
Learning Innovations in Korea:
Prof. Dae Joon Hwang, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Secretary General of Korean Council for University Education
0:56:40 - 1:01:24
Learning Innovations in China:
Prof. Ronghuai Huang, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Education Beijing Normal University (BNU)
1:01:34 - 1:08:51
Learning Innovations in Singapore:
Dr. Horn Mun Cheah, Director for the Educational Technology Division, Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore
1:09:13 - 1:18:58
Initial Round-up:
Prof. Nancy Law, Director, Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE), Associate Dean, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
1:19:46 - 1:22:00
First question from the floor
1:22:25 - 1:23:28
Second question from the floor
1:24:11 - 1:27:16
Dr. Seng Thah Soon's response
1:27:20 - 1:29:25
Dr. Yves Punie's response
1:29:28 - 1:32:21
Dr. Horn Mun Cheah's response
1:32:30 - 1:35:26
Prof. Dae Joon Hwang's response
1:35:29 - 1:37:29
Prof. Nancy Law's response
1:37:49 - 1:43:28
Observations:
Dr. Catherine K K Chan, Deputy Secretary, Education Bureau, Hong Kong SAR
1:43:55 - 1:51:45
Observations:
Prof. Gwang-Jo Kim, Director, UNESCO Bangkok
1:51:49 - 1:54:44
Winding up:
Prof. Kai Ming Cheng
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1. A STUDY BASED ON FUTURE OBJECTIVES
THAT NEED TO BE MET IN A DESIGNATED
DURATION
P R E S E N T A T I O N B Y P A U L I N A N K U N A
2 0 1 1 1 4 4 9 8
National Strategic Imperatives
2. Introduction
In a developing country such as South Africa there is a
need for long term realistic goals that will help
maintain and reach towards the expected standards
in future.
This presentation provides insights on the current
challenges facing the country as well as the attempts
made to counteract them through specific national
and international initiatives.
3. Overview of this study
Knowledge Society Agenda
Pervasiveness of technology
“Education for All” goals
Present future national strategic
objectives
National and international initiatives
for teacher professional development
5. Knowledge Society Agenda
Knowledge is the ‘understanding of or information
which a person gets by experience or study and
which is either in a person’s mind or known by
people generally’.
Society is defined as a large group of people who live
together in an organized way, making decisions
about how to do things and sharing the work that
needs to be done
Cambridge learners’ dictionary
7. So what is this Knowledge Society Agenda?
Outline Plan
Future
success
Improvements
8. Knowledge Society Agenda continued…
Takes into perspective the parties involved in a
society
Considers both teachers and learners to be active
participating bodies in the transformation of
education
Concerned about the change that knowledge brings
about in a society
Sees technology as another means of sharing
information
9. Pervasiveness of technology
There world can be seen in one global view through a
minimized scale online or on publication.
A person in South Africa can communicate live with
someone in China through video calls and
conferences.
Internet dating, internet surfing, online tutoring, etc.
BUT HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?
It is all in the era of technology
10. Technology
Technology is not just a term but a meaningful
concept that looks at the holistic view of scientific
discoveries.
The pervasiveness of technology is based on the
emerging trends of technological tools used in
everyday life to communicate information in any
context. These technological advances include the
desktop computer, kitchen appliances, as well as
other mobile gadgets
11. Pervasiveness of Technology continuation
This term defines the current situation of and
changes in technology.
Enables people to use digital representations of
information in a given context and understand the
effect of such as well as engage freely with
technological tools.
Creates less physical work for people by making
processes very effective and time cautious.
12. Technology in our classrooms
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2011/oct/28/solar-powered-internet-school-children-
africa
Photographer: Jeremy Glyn
13. “Education for all” goals
As part of the National Global Imperatives’
concern, education is a global challenge, however
to counteract this there are six “Education for All”
goals that have been outlined. This is a layout of
educational objectives aimed to cater for all
individuals by the year 2015, (EFA Global
Monitoring Report).
15. Basic “Education for All” goals
Accessibility of free and compulsory education for all
To provide improved standards of education
Increase adult literacy
Promote life skill programs for young people and
adults
Eliminate poverty
Promote gender equality
17. Present Future National Goals : The Current
problem in South Africa
Poor standards
of education for
black people
Less people are
employed
Public service
delivery is very
poor
Spatial
challenges still
marginalize the
poor
Shortage of
qualified
teachers
19. Present Future National Strategic Goals in
general
Redress injustices of the past
Collaboration between private and public sectors
Participation and benefits of all persons in the
country especially the poor
Improve education standards for black learners
Improve the public health system
Augment poor service delivery especially public
services
Create more employment for the unemployed
20. Present Future National Strategic Goals
education based
Improve quality of teaching and learning
Provide enough study resources
Encourage educators to continuously go for teacher
assessment programs
Improve early childhood development
21. National and International Initiatives for
Teacher Development
“Some people think teaching is an easy job. According to
them, the teacher must just make the lesson fun and
ensure that the work is explained clearly. But if teaching
was that simple, almost anybody could be a teacher.”
Robinson and Lomofsky (2010).
23. National and International Initiatives for
Teacher Professional Development continued
UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers
What is this framework?
The UNESCO ICT is an international teacher framework
that looks at countries worldwide through its planning
and implementation of initiatives that will better
education, information transmission and the economy
worldwide. This document was published in 2011 and
introduces ICT to educators worldwide.
24. ICT International initiative
About the framework:
It is concerned with curriculum, pedagogy,
assessment, information and communication tools.
What the teacher is expected to do includes
knowledge deepening, knowledge creation and
technology literacy.
How then can a teacher achieve these?
Through the means of being an active accomplice in
teacher assessment workshops and development
programs
25. UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for
Teachers continued
The six aspects of a teachers work
1. Understanding ICT in education
2. Curriculum and assessment
3. Pedagogical knowledge
4. ICT
5. Organisation and administration
6. Teacher professional learning
28. ICT : a different approach
According to the Guidelines for Teacher Training and
Professional Development in Information
Communication Tools
ICT integration into the South African curriculum
delivery is vital
This guideline is a scope in addition to the subject
emphasized in UNESCO ICT Competency Framework
for Teachers
It is the inclusion of both knowledge and technology,
incorporating the two to create extensive understanding
29. Guidelines for Teacher Training and
Professional Development in ICT
Learner is taught and able to use ICT
The teacher understands ICT, it’s effectiveness and
incorporates it in his classroom practices
The teacher is comprehensive and allows for
independent thinking from the learners
The teacher trusts learners to be creative and
collaborative throughout the use of ICT in the
classroom
31. Principles for ICT in teacher development
Educational goals should focus on developing ICT
skills
Teacher development programmes should
contextualize learning experiences
These programmes should be designed to cater for
particular subject or learning area needs
Teachers must receive continuous support and
assessments to ensure improvement
Teacher development programmes should run all
year round in order to integrate the constant change
in technological tools
32. Implementation of ICT
What it means to be a teacher in the 21st century:
The teacher is able to accommodate ICT into the
curriculum
Recognizes that ICT is not a substitute but is an
active agent of change in education thus will help
reinvent the purpose of learning
The teacher is able to illustrate the ICT knowledge,
skills, values and attitudes
The teacher recognizes and appreciate that ICT
allows for teacher flexibility during lesson
preparation and presentation
34. ICT teacher development course
At an international level all educators need to acquire
certain skills throughout the course, the different
levels are mentioned below:
The entry level
Adoption level
Adaptation level
Appropriation level
Innovation level
36. ICT-enhanced Teacher Standards
for Africa (ICTeTSA)
This is an international initiative that looks at
developing teachers in Africa.
It is concerned with the development ICT for these
countries in order to improve the standard of
teaching and learning.
The difference with this approach is that it targets
African which are at the current stage of having
little or no access to ICT tools
37. Conclusion
This presentation has provided a study based on
National and International Strategic Imperatives that
focus on the development of knowledge in schools as
well as teacher professional development. The
discussion has been expanded from the Knowledge
Society Agenda to the National and international
initiatives for teacher professional development.
38. References
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Great emphasis has been put on the Knowledge Society Agenda, however one needs to understand the term as well as the lenses behind it. To get a clear description of what the knowledge society agenda is, one needs to break down the concept.
According to the Cambridge learners’ dictionary, the concept is defined as follows:
Knowledge is the ‘understanding of or information which a person gets by experience or study and which is either in a person’s mind or known by people generally’.
A society is a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done
An agenda is a list of matters, aims or objectives that need to be discussed in order to be met in future
An example of people who share and believe in the same practice regarded as knowledge to their own society. Music and dance is vital in this group. Remember the definition of knowledge and society. In this way the goal towards knowledge society is to ensure that every member in society is included in the transmission of knowledge. The benefits for these include a knowledgeable and sound environment where educated people are able to live together sharing information. By the end of the given date this objective needs to be achieved
Knowledge society agenda is therefore an outline plan of how information can be transmitted to a group of people within a given context. This plan stresses the effectiveness of sharing information within and throughout societies. In this regard, knowledge is seen as an agent of social change in society through the notions of justice, peace, solidarity and democracy (UNESCO).
This agenda also stresses the effectiveness of incorporating technology which will be another way of sharing information that will benefit every participant in society. The knowledge society agenda is concerned with the relationship between schools and the society. In this regard teachers are expected to be qualified, corporative and inclusive in their profession (IFIP) in order to teach what is relevant.
Technology is the study and knowledge of the practical and industrial use of scientific discoveries such as computer. In this way science and technology are related as one thing is discovered it needs to be implemented and proved.
Technology is not just a term but a meaningful concept that looks at the holistic view of scientific discoveries.
The pervasiveness of technology is based on the emerging trends of technological tools used in everyday life to communicate information in any context. These technological advances include the desktop computer, kitchen appliances, as well as other mobile gadgets
This is a term that defines the current situation of and changes in technology
Enables people to use digital representations of information in a given context and understand the effect of such as well as engage freely with technological tools.
Creates less physical work for people by making processes very effective and time cautious.
There is a distinctive shift in the implementation and use of technology throughout the country. These technological advances in computing and telecommunications makes things a easier and is not time consuming like using the old ways of communication and for work related reasons. In some schools, teaching and learning has become more interesting, effective and collaborative because of technology. It is a step of moving forward and gone are the days where learners were overcrowded in wood benches that have been rained on, or learning under a tree using the lap as the desk, however some learners still experience this in rural areas. The introduction of ICT Information communication tools initiative can be seen as one measure to take necessary steps in bringing about change in such schools with the introduction of technology based tools.
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There is a distinctive shift in the implementation and use of technology throughout the country. These technological advances in computing and telecommunications makes things a easier and is not time consuming like using the old ways of communication and for work related reasons. There is a variety of technological systems; some of these features are components of the other meaning technology interconnected. Here are some examples: computer system, mobile telephone and television sets, to mention but a few
Education is a basic need for everyone especially in a universe that is reigned by what is known and proved to be knowledge.
The Education for all goals is a response plan to ensuring that every persons in a society receive some form of education regardless of their offerings.
The “Education For All” goals is based on the educational objectives that need to be met by 2015 in South Africa.
It looks at education in an overview perspective (inclusivity main concern).
Is a holistic plan that involves both young and old as members of the changing education system
Unlocking past injustices and creating a brighter future that accommodates diversity is at the basis of educational goals. To create and maintain a high standard of education for every member of the society regardless of their economic background, race, gender or any other segregate description.
According to the EFA Global Monitoring Report by the year 2015 the following objectives must be met:
To ensure the expansion of early childhood care and education.
Ensure that education is free and compulsory to all
Encourage young people and adults to learn about life skills
Increase the number of adults who are literate by at least 50%
Achieve gender equality
To provide improved standards of education
A happy teaching and learning environment. Where students have access to learning resources and teachers have the necessary skills and teaching aid. A free space to promote equality where learners are able to participate. Feeding schemes in schools for learners as well as parental involvement in the activities taking place at school.
Unemployment
People have qualifications but still remain unemployed, the issue to consider with corrupt officials in the public sector allowing for only desired persons to get employment who may not even have the required qualification
Educational challenge
An increased educational budget would help achieve the goal for black learners to receive an education of high standards. This will mean providing necessary study material, adequate qualified teachers and build more schools in rural and informal schools.
Health issues
Under normal circumstances health care is at basis of every person’s needs in a society. However it is still the case that people get unfair treatment while seeking medical attention in the public health services. More needs to be addressed to counteract this problem
Education for All Global Monitoring Report, 2010) reported that there are still children living under unsuitable conditions having multiple difficulties that supress them. These difficulties include living in poverty, having little or no access to health care services and to education. The scale adds up to approximately 72 million children who do not attend school because of disadvantages such as slower economic growth and familial problems. As a responsive measure to this problem, national and international initiatives are being implemented.
The National Planning Commission has been assigned to work together in joint force with government organisation to lay down the objectives of the future. The study recognises that there has been a distinctive progress in reducing poverty through the Reconstruction Development Programme; however, there are still other reoccurring challenges in education and in other sectors of the country. To meet these needs, the Department of Basic Education in South Africa has also set up a strategic plan that foresees change in education for the duration of three years known as the National Strategic Goals. These goals are mentioned below;
Redress injustices of the past
Collaboration between private and public sectors
Participation and benefits of all persons in the country especially the poor
Improve education standards for black learners
Improve the public health system
Augment poor service delivery especially public services
Create more employment for the unemployed
Implemented in the year 2011, this three year long term goal is concerned with counteracting the following challenges in South African education:
According to the National Strategic Plan (2011-2014), the challenges in education still include the lack of competent educators as well as the shortage of study material. These challenges are evident in most informal areas where there is also a shortage of schools as well as having overcrowded classes. South Africa is also one of the countries with the poorest performances in schools.
The proposed goals in this study include:
To improve the quality of teaching ad learning
To encourage teachers to undergo regular assessment to keep up with the knew trends of education
Put more emphasis on and improve the quality of early childhood development
Ensure that the education system is accountable, outcomes-focused and credible
Teaching is a profession that requires one to have pedagogical content knowledge, it is not just a practice or transmission of information from the teacher to the learner. In this way it is important for teachers to be open to continuous assessment that will help them improve their profession. The main aim of these National and international Initiatives is to critically develop teachers into effective educators of both the present and future.
UNESCO ICT COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHERS
In full description: The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Information and Communication Tools (ICT) competency framework for educators is an international framework which serves as a guideline to assess teacher competency. According to this document all countries need to meet the following goals:
Building workforces that have ICT skills and are reflective, creative as well as adapt problem solving in order to maintain and generate knowledge.
Encourage citizens to be full participants in society and have a say on decisions that affect them
Promote diversity through learning and understanding as well as the effectiveness of peaceful conflict resolutions
Encourage citizens to be knowledgeable and resourceful by providing life skills development programs
In order to achieve all these, the teacher can be a useful and reliable body to help transmit knowledge throughout the society. In this way it is very important for the teacher to also be motivated through means such as the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers. To get futher training regarding these new technological tools in order to incorporate them in his or her daily lessons.
Understanding ICT in education: based on the teacher trying other means of giving information to assist learners understand the importance of what they are expected to do (activities, projects or assignments).
Curriculum and assessment: allows the teacher to be a curriculum designer and interpreter in the essence of them being flexible enough to go beyond what is know as the school curriculum to including what they have proved to be relevant for addition into the school curricular.
Pedagogical knowledge: because of changes in the school curricular to include ICT the teacher is now able to use materials that they were not exposed to previously such as internet video clips, music and other media that they have now been trained to use.
ICT :the teacher receives a laptop computer, internet video clips, data capture devises, spreadsheet software etc as well as supervision before he or she can introduce these to his pedagogical knowledge in his lesson plans.
Organisation and administration: now the teacher can use the computer to capture learners’ information such as mark lists, register, and other measures.
Teacher professional learning: teacher is open to a variety of collaborative online tutoring and discussion with colleagues, attends teacher development workshops and the like.
ICT engagement and promotion of the ICT skills acquisition will benefit both the learner and teacher in the classroom. This initiative target the teacher and other persons with low ICT skills or non at all. The aim is to rejuvenate the way of transmitting knowledge and allow for new skill development in technological tools.
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A book written to emphasize Information communication tools. This book titled “Teaching Secondary Science Using ICT” book was written by David Sang and Roger Frost. The interesting thing about this book is that it is subject specific in that it has been designed to help the teacher in the science major. Just as teacher professional development programmes should be subject specific in order to give the relevant insights about ICT to the specific teacher.
According to the Guidelines for Teacher Training and Professional Development in Information Communication Tools
ICT integration into the South African curriculum delivery is vital
This guideline is a scope in addition to the subject emphasized in UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers
It explains ICT to be a useful tool of the inclusion of both knowledge and technology, incorporating the two to create extensive meaning.
Again this scope recognizes that in order for the curriculum to be well emphasized and taught it requires understanding from the teacher and the classroom situation needs to be changed.
In this ay the learner and the teacher need to be creative in using ICT in order for teaching and learning to be interested.
The things to consider when using ICT:
ICT will become the vehicle with which knowledge is transported from the teacher to the learner as well as reflective from the learner to the teacher.
ICT should be used in addition to other tools of information to create knowledge
ICT should be used to achieve measurable and realistic outcomes
ICT is in the middle of teaching and learning, it is there to facilitate what is already available as information in schools not to substitute textbooks or other publications of information..
According to the Guidelines for teacher training and professional development in ICT
The educational goals should focus on developing ICT skills.
Teacher development programmes should contextualize learning experiences
These programmes should be designed to cater for particular subject or learning area needs
Teachers must receive continuous support and assessments to ensure improvement
Teacher development programmes should run all year round in order to integrate the constant change in technological tools
The introduction and inclusion of ICT in the curriculum is to foster learning towards achieving educational goals proposed by initiatives.
It is used to support the current curriculum by improving it to meet current needs in education
ICT will be useful in terms of the administration concerns which is normally time consuming for educators
ICT is not only used by teachers only but also other members within a given context.
What happens in a school also does not necessarily remain in school, the school is within a society/community and both learners and teachers are part of the school and community. Therefore parents as well are in this regard part of the school and society.
The teacher development programmes should be made to benefit the whole community not only the specific individuals within the school. Knowledge taught to one should be transmitted to others.
In this way all these members are open to learning and the teacher does not exercise his power over the learner instead creates a collaborative environment open for learning- learning centered.
The entry level
The introduction phase of the course, the teacher is able to use computers however ICT is broad and programmes introduced here may course frustrations or lack of understanding.
Adoption level
Is the second stage which will normally be expected of the teacher to be able to use computers for administrative purposes, teaching and learning as well as teaching learners how to use ICT
Adaptation level
At this level the teacher is able to use ICT to support everyday classroom activities which has now been included in the curriculum
Appropriation level
Teacher has a broad understanding of ICT, he or she is confident in the insights of ICT and is able to reflect back his experience. ICT now plays a role in his or her teaching strategies to make informed decisions on the particular subject or learning area.
Innovation level
Teacher is now entirely able to propose new learning situations that are ICT inclusive and creates new learning experiences influenced by technology.
Guidelines for Teacher Training and Professional Development in ict 2007
Teacher training programs have already taken off in other countries with the main emphasis on developing and improving teacher skills through using Information Communication Tools.
The ICT enhanced Teacher Standards for Africa is an initiative developed under the guidance of UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa established in 1999. it is a scope of both the Guidelines for Teacher Training and Professional Development in ICT and ICT Competency Standards for Teachers (UNESCO, 2008) as they all put focus on the professional development of the teacher.