The purpose of this
module is to explore the important role that leadership
plays in introducing and enhancing ICT use at schools.
It will also raise awareness of the role that ICT
can play in effecting change.
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In this activity you will explore
various concepts around the demands that are made
of leaders in this age of rapid and complex change.
You will explore some of the qualities and capabilities
of a good leader and conduct a self evaluation.
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The purpose of this activity is
to give you the opportunity to role play a range of
problems that commonly occur in schools
and to reflect on possible solutions.
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Activity
2
Schools
scenarios |
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In this activity you will explore
all aspects of the school which you will, as a leader,
need to lead and manage. Through the activity you
will evaluate the current state of your own school.
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Activity
3
Thinking
about the whole school
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In this activity, you will consider
your role as a leader in promoting your school's vision
for ICT integration and find out what ICTs can and
can't do to help you achieve this. There are a number
of valuable readings on leadership included in this
activity.
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Activity
4
Whole
school conditions for ICT integration |
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In this activity case studies of
schools elsewhere in your country or abroad will assist you
to develop a vision for your own school and what it
might begin to look like with ICTs integrated into
every aspect of the school.
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Activity
5
Learning
communities: Exploring ICT integration lessons from
other schools |
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Central to this activity is the
idea that integrating and adopting ICTs is a process
that is accomplished in phases. The world-renowned
STaR (School Technology and Readiness) chart is linked
from this activity.
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Activity
6
Models
and stages of technology change |
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The purpose of this activity is
to give you some food for thought about leadership
and its role and purpose, building further on the
ideas from activity 4.
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Activity 7
The
importance of vision and the clarifying role of a leader
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In this activity you examine how
the introduction of ICTs at the school, in an integrated
way, will impact on teaching and learning in each
learning area.
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Activity
8
Teaching
and learning
at the school |
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As a school leader (and/or ICT champion)
you are now required to set up a meeting with members
of your school in order to motivate for and create
a shared vision that will allow for the introduction
of ICTs at your school.
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Activity
9
Creating a shared vision
for your school towards ICT integration |
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This activity focuses on some practical
aspects of how your new vision for the school can
be realised.
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Activity
10
New
partnerships to achieve the shared vision
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The final activity gives you the
opportunity to reflect on the activities and exercises
in the module and to review your progress and consider
your development since you started the module.
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Activity
11
Closing Reflections |
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