ICT Integration in the Curriculum

Planning for

Section One:

• Course participants will be shown how to:

Assess their school’s current situation in relation to ICT integration.

Using the e-Learning Roadmap, agree possible priorities for future integration of ICT

Section Two:

• Course participants will be shown how to

Complete one or more e-Learning action plans based on the priorities identified in Section One.

Key points

• Leadership of Principal• E-Learning Vision shared by all• Role of ICT coordinating

teacher• Part of whole school planning

process• Involvement of all staff &

stakeholders• E-Learning Team

“Similar to the whole

school planning process,

developing the e-Learning

Plan involves the key

stakeholders, teaching

staff, support staff, parents,

students and the local

community.”

What is e-Learning?

“e-Learning involves using

a wide range of information

communications technology

(ICT) in such a way that the

technologies are embedded

in both learning and

teaching in an integrated

manner.”

FundingFundingTechnical Support

Technical Support

Professional DevelopmentProfessional

Development

Whole School Evaluation

Whole School Evaluation

Self Evaluation

Self Evaluation

e-Learning Vision

The e-Learning Planning Process

e-Learning Plan Template

e-Learning Plan Template

Action PlansAction Plans

ProcurementProcurement

Digital ContentDigital

Content

e-Learning Roadmap

e-Learning Roadmap

e-Learning Audit

e-Learning Audit

Case StudiesCase Studies

ICT Framework

ICT Framework

The e-Learning Roadmap

Four stages of e-learning development

• Teacher Understanding

• Planning

• Teacher Use

• Student Experience

• Special Educational Needs

Developing an e-Larning Plan for your School

Identify current level of ICT integration

• Where are you now?

How will the school integrate ICT in the future

• Where do you go from here?

1. Review ICT in the Curriculum section of the Roadmap & map where you feel your school/a school you are familiar with is on this.

2. Identify what you feel future e-Learning priorities might be for this school

•Having identified

•where the school is in relation to ICT

•where it wants to get to

•The next step is to

•Look at examples of and ideas for ICT integration

•Develop an e-Learning Action Plan

Examples & Ideas for ICT Integration

•Video exemplars

•NCCA Action Website http://www.action.ncca.ie

•Digital Schools – www.digitalschools.ie

•Case studies

•FíS

•www.scoilnet.ie

Priorities broken down into targets & tasks

• Target – what do we want to achieve?

• Task – what needs to be done to achieve it?

• Timeframe – when is it to be done by?

• Remits – who is to do it?

• Resources – what resources are needed?

• Success criteria – what are the desired outcomes?

• Monitoring procedures

• Evaluation procedures

• For 1 or more priorities identified, complete an e-Learning Action plan that is realistic and achievable for your school

Q&A / Discussion