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Digital Literacy for Teachers – Office 2016

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This is where you can explore digital literacy skills that may be relevant to your context as a teacher. You can decide which scenarios you wish to explore, depending on your needs and interests.

By participating in this course you will:

  • develop digital literacy skills which you find relevant to your context as a teacher;
  • know where to find support when you need it;
  • develop independent learning skills as a user of digital resources.

Digital Literacy for Teachers – Office 2013

Click here if you are using Office 2016

This is where you can explore digital literacy skills that may be relevant to your context as a teacher. You can decide which scenarios you wish to explore, depending on your needs and interests.

By participating in this course you will:

  • develop digital literacy skills which you find relevant to your context as a teacher;
  • know where to find support when you need it;
  • develop independent learning skills as a user of digital resources.

Using Digital Resources in the Classroom

Objectives

By the end of this course you should be able to:

    1. Describe what a digital content resource is.
    2. Explain how to access and view digital content resources using technology.
    3. Explain what TPACK is and why pedagogical knowledge is important in the context of this course.
    4. Distinguish between printed textbooks and digital content resources.
    5. Explain the impact of a digital content resource in relation to the SAMR model.
    6. Plan for and assess deeper learning.
    7. Plan for and assess for diagnosis of learning.
    8. Design a lesson integrating digital content resources using the ASSURE model.
    9. Evaluate your options about when and how to integrate digital content resources.
    10. Plan group work using digital content resources.

Peer Coaching – Telkom

Digital Learning Competency 13 encourages teachers to
“initiate peer support and collaborative, workplace learning”.
(Professional Development Framework for Digital Learning, DBE, 2018)

This course is adapted from the Microsoft Partners in Learning Peer Coach programme. It is designed for implementation over a relatively extended period of time (no more than one year). The goal of the course is to develop a culture of peer coaching in the school which is based on all the principles and processes of the Partners in Learning peer coach model.

The instructional approach of the course is blended and it will require a minimum number of facilitated contact sessions, depending on the context of the school. It would be possible for  some schools to coordinate the course internally and for virtually all the facilitation to be done online, although at least one initial orientation session is advisable so that the participants become familiar with the learning management system and the principles of the course.

Click here to open the document Peer Coaching at a Glance.

Coaching Conversations

During this short course teacher support staff (e-learning specialists, curriculum subject specialists and SMT members) will develop the skills to lead conversations about peer coaching and lesson improvement aligned to digital learning competencies.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

    • Describe the pillars and objectives of peer coaching in  a school;
    • Structure a conversation about peer coaching with peer coaches;
    • Use essential peer coach resources when conducting conversations with peers;
    • Apply communication skills during your conversations;
    • Use protocols for feedback about lesson improvement.

Online Course Development

Key questions:

  1. What does online learning offer me that I do not already have or require?
  2. What are my primary considerations when designing instruction online?
  3. What are my expectations of an online learning course?
  4. How do I know that my online course is effective?

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course you should be able to:

  • Analyse the students and learning contexts of the course
  • Determine the mode of learning and delivery modalities for your course
  • Determine the learning approaches in your course
  • Diagnose your course resource needs
  • Develop and apply online course evaluation criteria
  • Develop and apply the assessment strategy for your course
  • Design course activities that cover a balanced range of activity types
  • Design learning activities that align with the course learning objectives and assessment strategy

Tablets in the Classroom

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Welcome

Welcome to Introduction to Tablets in the Classroom, a course designed to help you elevate your teaching expertise and your students’ learning experiences. Tablet computers and effective technology integration strategies can inspire your teaching and encourage your students to think deeply, increase productivity, grow creatively, stay on task, and connect safely and effectively with the real world.

Peer Coaching

Digital Learning Competency 13 encourages teachers to
“initiate peer support and collaborative, workplace learning”.
(Professional Development Framework for Digital Learning, DBE, 2018)

This course is adapted from the Microsoft Partners in Learning Peer Coach programme. It is designed for implementation over a relatively extended period of time (no more than one year). The goal of the course is to develop a culture of peer coaching in the school which is based on all the principles and processes of the Partners in Learning peer coach model.

The instructional approach of the course is blended and it will require a minimum number of facilitated contact sessions, depending on the context of the school. It would be possible for  some schools to coordinate the course internally and for virtually all the facilitation to be done online, although at least one initial orientation session is advisable so that the participants become familiar with the learning management system and the principles of the course.

Note: The goal of the shorter course, named Coaching Conversations, is to develop the capacity of school-based coordinators, e-learning facilitators and subject content specialists to initiate conversations about peer coaching and digital learning (the integration of digital tools and resources for learning).