1. Teacher training course: Pedagogical
use of ICT
The Christ Church Cathedral Primary School, Lagos, Nigeria
2. Background
Our school: large amount of pupils (2000)
One computer class – room for 50 pupils
2 Pupils have to share a computer → collaborative
methods
Unreliable Internet connection → looking for solutions
The rate of experienced and non experienced teachers is
70/30 → peer tutoring
Teachers are not motivated to attend trainings →
integrate training within teaching
3. Content of the course and leaning outcomes
Pedagogical use of technological tools
Learning theory: self-regulation, collaboration
Central 21st century skills: ICT literacy, collaboration
After the course, participants can:
define the main principles of integrating ICT in the classroom;
plan, implement, and further develop technology-enhanced
lessons;
locate sources of information and new tools;
assess the pedagogical use of different technological tools;
use wiki as a learning environment;
relate to other teachers to exchange ideas and support to use
ICT in the classroom.
4. Course materials
The school will receive the following:
instructions for the facilitator;
detailed scripts for each meeting;
materials for the participating teachers which include:
two sample lesson plans (inquiry and problem-solving);
tips for personalizing the plans, list of main design principles;
list of tools (can be used in the different parts of lesson);
a raspberry pi computer that will act as a local intranet wiki
server.
5. Implementation
Facilitator leading the meetings
Teachers working in groups (4 teachers)
Peer tutoring
The learning-for-use pedagogical model
The learning assignments consist of:
implementing ready made lesson plans that include the use of
technology;
discussing and sharing ideas in groups;
creating a lesson plan based on the example given;
implementing the adapted lesson plan;
discussing and sharing experience in groups;
writing reflections about each lesson they used ICT in;
commenting on each other’s reflections (everyone reads at least 3
reflections/month).
7. Assessment
Self-assessment: reflections in the wiki personal page
Peer assessment: comments on reflections
Assessment from pupils: exit slips with prompts
No external assessment
