Online Teacher

Education SchoolNet South

Africa

SACE - 29th September 2015

Online models

• Some SchoolNet

Experiences

History of CCTI

• Commonwealth Certificate for Teacher ICT integration

Quality issues

• Design and administration of CCTI

Overview of presentation

Some CPTD Online Models Multigrade WCED experience – without electricity

Adobe Youth Voices - community of teachers

Intel Teach: Elements

Teaching with Technology / Google

African Virtual University – MOOC - Ed Cast

Certificate for Teacher ICT Integration

Adobe Youth Voices

Social change projects – designed by learners

Educators form small international groups

100% online (we add South African contact workshops)

Educators learn skills to use directly in the classroom

Focus on creativity among learners – use Adobe software

Intel Teach: Elements

Project based Approaches

Thinking Critically with Data

Collaboration in the Digital Classroom

Assessment in the 21st Century

Leadership in the 21st Century

Teaching with Technology

Pre-test for tailored

curriculum

Orientation and peer

facilitation

Self study - print own certificate

Google Educator Groups - blended

Caribbean countries as from 2011 African countries as from 2013 – major

SchoolNet and COL Agreement 2011 Ongoing Revisions 2012 - 2013 - UFS

Educators’ Network - A project of DoE and Telkom - from 1999 Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) – University of KZN - 2005

Quality issues – CCTI

Platform capabilities

Materials writing process

Authors

Instructional Design

Student support

Look and feel/navigation

design?

Assessors and Tutors – trained?

Community of Practice?

Writing Process - CCTI Critiquing existing courses Brainstorming of ideas for content domainConsensus on design principles Maintaining conceptual coherence and alignment Adjusting the sequence of modules Authoring – shared checklists Reviewing – inclusion of student reviewersProof reading

Templates and guidelines for authors

Multiple voices - Team or lone ranger?

Checklists for instructional design – whole course

Checklists for instructional design – activities

Checklists for instructional design Range of criteria Comments from reviewers

Checklists for pedagogical design

Category Process outcomes (learners will...)

Assimilativee.g. Read, Watch, Listen, Think about, Access, Observe, Review, Study

Finding and handling informatione.g. List, Analyse, Collate, Plot, Find, Discover, Access, Use, Gather, Order, Classify, Select, Assess, Manipulate

Communicatione.g. Communicate, Debate, Discuss, Argue, Share, Report, Collaborate, Present, Describe, Question

Productivee.g. List, Create, Build, Make, Design, Construct, Contribute, Complete, Produce, Write, Draw, Refine, Compose, Synthesize, Remix

Experientiale.g. Practice, Apply, Mimic, Experience, Explore, Investigate, Perform, Engage

Interactive/ Adaptivee.g. Explore, Experiment, Trial, Improve, Model, Simulate

Key to Pedagogical Checklist

Look and feel and navigation

Resources

Tools for CoP - increased retention Webinars – ease of access? Wikis – shared with public or peers?Blogs – reflective – shared with peers/tutor only?Methods of interaction with peers – platform/email?Online platform for interaction with tutors/mentors? Shared docsPeer ReviewsEmotional design – connection with learners

CCTI tools Group discussion

Submit assignment

Participate in a poll

Share a doc

Collaborate – usually in Google drive

Final as-

signment; 50

Inte-grated as-sess

ment; 30

Col-lab-ora-tion; 10

Reflection; 10

CCTI Assessment Breakdown/Weighting

Assessment

Formative Integrated

Certification for completion - competence

Tutors/ assessors /moderators – assessed

– qualified

Training courses for tutors/ assessors /

moderators

Methods of Assessment

Elements of Effective Models

1. Engaging course materials 2. Empathetic and competent tutors

In Summary Institutional Support – vision and infrastructure The technology / platform – commercial partnershipsCourse development process – collaborative – lengthyInstructional design and course structure Consistent alignment to overall learning objectivesStudent support – interaction - community of practiceDesign – look and feel, graphics and navigation How students are assessed and exam security Tutor training – evaluation of tutor trainingTraining course for tutors, for assessors and/or for moderators?

Thank you Janet Thomson

@JanetThomson and @SchoolNetSA Janet Thomson

Janet@schoolnet.org.za

www.schoolnet.org.za