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ICT Professional Learning

ICT Professional Learning refers to how schools plan, implement and evaluate effective ICT professional learning that contributes to improved teacher ICT capabilities by:

  • developing structures and conditions to support teachers to improve their ICT capabilities
  • supporting teachers to integrate ICT into learning and teaching effectively
  • supporting teachers through the process of change
  • developing collaborative, reflective, inquiry-based ICT professional learning models and cultures aligned to the school’s vision and goals
  • planning and implementing effective professional learning focused on, and embedded in, teachers’ ICT practice
  • using whole school performance data, especially the ePotential Teacher ICT Capabilities Survey, which helps identify the ICT professional learning needs.
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Focus questions

Teacher ICT Capabilities

How does professional learning support teachers to develop their ICT skills?

Learning and Teaching

How does ICT Professional Learning influence curriculum planning and teaching practice?
How prepared and capable are teachers to activate new ways of learning and teaching using ICT?
How does ICT support students to become more aware of who they are as learners?
What opportunities do students have to work together, to collaborate, share, communicate and also work independently?

Support and Cultural Change

How is eLearning prioritised in the development of teacher and school Professional Learning Plans?
How is the ePotential ICT Capabilities Survey results used to inform ICT Professional Learning planning?
Are there a range of strategies and activities used to support ICT Professional Learning?

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Developing your eLearning Plan

ICT Professional Learning sub-elements:

  • Teacher ICT Capabilities – developing ICT skills
  • Learning and Teaching – developing an understanding of how ICT can enable improved teaching and learning
  • Support and cultural change

Locate the ICT Professional Learning element and sub-elements in the eLearning Planning Matrix (A4 version) (Word - 119Kb) or (A3 version) (Word - 368Kb).

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Resources

DEECD’s Information and Communication Technology Domain Professional Learning

ePotential ICT Capabilities Resource
ePotential is a suite of online tools and resources to measure, develop and report on teacher ICT capabilities.

Becta Professional Learning Portal

MCEETYA Pedagogy Strategy : Learning in an online world
This document focuses on ICT as an enabler of good pedagogy. It highlights issues for consideration when planning for integration of ICT in the learning environment.

Microsoft Learn IT Teach IT CD-ROM and Making a Difference Research Guide
Every school has been provided with a CD-ROM resource containing a wide range of teaching resources and effective eLearning research.