Problem-Solving

Explain how you used ICT to solve the problem.

 What was your motivation in deciding to use ICTs to solve a school problem?  

How was your decision and the integration of ICT-use into solving the problem received? 

What lessons did you learn for future practice at your school from this problem-solving exercise which included the use of ICTs? 

How will you introduce this idea? 

Implementation that Integrates ICTs in schools: Option 1

In order to integrate ICT use in your school, did you ever do a school  ICT-readiness test? 

Yes 		
No		

If you did an ICT-readiness test, explain the process you underwent. In your answer, expand on the following 4 questions:

- What sorts of things (what criteria or indicators) did you systematically look for? 

- How did you conduct the assessment(s) for different aspects of ICT-readiness? Explain.

- What tools and resources did you use? 

- What was your final verdict? Did the test show your school to be ICT-ready?

Implementation that Integrates ICTs in schools: Option 2

If you have never conducted an ICT-readiness test for your school, imagine and describe the process you would undertake. In your answer, expand on the following 4 questions: 

- What sorts of things (what criteria or indicators) would you systematically look for? (Don't be shy to state even the obvious in what you think).

- How would you conduct assessments for different aspects of ICT-readiness? 

- What tools and resources would you use? 

 - What do you think your final verdict will be? Will your school be ICT-ready? 

Implementation that Integrates ICTs in schools: Option 3

In the case where you obtained an ICT-readiness positive verdict for your school, where and how did you begin to introduce change for ICT integration and implementation? Explain your reasons for starting at this particular point (or points).

- With the benefit of hindsight, do you feel that this was a good place to start? 

- If so, explain why 

- If not, indicate and motivate for a different starting point which you may now feel would have yielded more positive results. 

- If you felt that there was a need for multiple and simultaneous starting points to make ICT integration and implementation effective, explain where these starting points were and why you started with them. 

Implementation that Integrates ICTs in schools: Option 4

Were you able to coordinate and manage the process for ICT integration and implementation at your school successfully? 

- If you said yes for the above question, do you now feel that the process is, or is not, over? 

Having based your actions to introduce change for ICT integration and implementation in your school on your positive ICT-readiness report, were there any unexpected barriers to change which you encountered anyway? 

If so, explain which these were and how you addressed them.

In your view, could these barriers have been prevented? If so, explain which measures might have prevented barriers to a smooth ICT integration in your school. 

If you experienced no barriers while integrating ICTs in your school, to what do you attribute this? Explain.

Implementation that Integrates ICTs in schools: Option 5

Do you believe that it is possible to plan for the unknown, particularly when it comes to the integration of ICT use in your school? 

Yes 		
No		

Why do you feel this way?.

In the case where you did not obtain an ICT-readiness positive verdict for your school, but did one, where and how would you begin to eliminate ICT-`non-readiness' barriers at your school? Explain your reasons for this. (Hint: For example, you may have scored highly in a few areas, but are weak in others. Which areas are these? Your weak areas are likely to be your priority areas). 

Despite not getting an ICT-readiness positive report the first time round, do you believe that ICT integration and implementation is still possible at your school? 

Yes 		
No		

If your answer was yes, what will you need to do as a leader to make sure that your school becomes ICT-ready? Explain what measures and/or steps you will take. 

- What tools and resources will you use?

- What additional barriers may there be to becoming ICT-ready and how will you plan for and/or prevent these? 

- When will you know that you are ICT-ready? What sort of indicators will you look for and what goals will you have achieved? 

By when do you plan to be ICT-ready? 

- What are your own attitudes towards ICT integration and implementation at your school? 

- Do you feel that you will be able to lead, manage and coordinate the process towards ICT-readiness in your school effectively? Explain. 

Your view

In your view, what positive outcomes for your school's future do you envision because decisions for ICT integration and implementation have been (or are being) made? 

In your view, what kind of model of leadership is required for successful ICT integration and implementation? In other words, what qualities of leadership will help to effect positive ICT integration in your school? 

What external factors first pointed you in the direction of seeking ICT integration for your school? 

If there is any area where you feel that your own ICT knowledge and/or skills are sketchy, how will you compensate for this? 

If there are areas where you feel that you excel by having ICT knowledge and/or skills that are intermediate or advanced, what areas are these and how best will you use these strengths to lead and manage ICT integration at your school?