Integrating ICT in TVET for Effective Technology Enabled

Learning

Greig Krull

3rd FET & Partnerships ConferenceKempton Park18th March 2014

Agenda

Context – Drivers and Constraints

Key Trends and Challenges

TVET Technology Integration

Modes of Educational Provision

Technology Outlook

Principles for Success

Discussion

Context

1. What is your biggest motivator to integrate technology into your teaching and learning?

2. What is your biggest constraint to integrate technology into your teaching and learning?

Motivators

Constraints

Bates & Sangra (2011)

Goals for ICT

Integration

Increase flexible

access for students Increase

personal interaction between

students and staff

Develop student skills

to identify, collect,

analyse and apply

knowledgeTeach how ICT can be used in a

profession or subject

Develop 21st century skills

Greater cost-effectiveness

Trends and Challenges

Global Trends and Challenges

The NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition

Growing Usage of Social Media

Integration of Online, Blended & Collaborative Learning

Expanding Access

Low Digital Fluency of Staff

Keeping Education Relevant

The College System in SA

Expand enrolments & campus space

Improve quality of education

Increase Foundation & NQF Level 5 Programmes

Reduce mix of qualifications & uneven quality assurance

Build partnerships with communities & employers

DHET. (2014) White Paper for Post-School Education and Training

Integration of Technology in Technical & Vocational

Education and Training (TVET)

Technology Integration in TVET

CommunicationComm Tools, Social Networking

Teaching/LearningVLEs, eContent, eAssessment,

Support

AdministrationRecords, Finance, Management

How do we use technology?

Efficient way to transmit content

Access a wider range of resources Facilitate 2-way communication

Shift from content provision/testing To exploration, co-creation & interaction

Institution Strategy

Programme and Course

Design

Staff & Student Digital Literacies

Staff & Student Support

Applications

Hardware / Devices

Network

Physical Spaces

Educational Technology Stack

Adapted from Marquard, 2013

Implications for Educational Modes of Provision

Continuum of Educational Provision

Face to face (F2F) Mixed Mode Distance Education

On Campus Off campus

Spatial / Geographic distribution of teachers and learners

Delivery using Technology

No digital support Digitally Supported Internet-supported Internet-dependent Fully online

Offline Online

Extent of ICT support

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B

Fully Offline

Internet Supported

Internet Dependent

Fully Online

Campus-based Hybrid / Blended Remote

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Digitally Supported

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Technology Outlook

Technology Outlook

Technologies & Strategies

The NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition

Digital Publishing

Mobile Phones

Tablets

Cloud Computing

Social Media

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

Flipped Classrooms

Gamification

Digital Identity

Top 20 Tools for Learning in 2013© 2013 Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies

Open Education Movement

Open Source movement -> cost effective tools– Learner Management Systems (Moodle, Sakai,

Canvas)– Student Information Systems (Fedena, Kuali,

Open SIS)

Open Education movement -> free quality content

– Open Educational Resources (OER)– Open Courseware– Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

Open Educational Resources

“OER are teaching or learning resources that have been

released under an intellectual property license that permits

their free use or re-purposing by others. OER include full

courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming

videos, tests, software” (adapted from: Atkins)

Principles for Success

ICT Infra-structure & applications

Connectivity / Internet Access

Programme, Course & Materials Develop(Open)

Licencing of Materials/ Resources

Capacity Building

Quality Assurance

Change Manage-

ment

Areas to address In alignment with: Vision / MissionStrategic PlanOther Policies

Policy Level Issues

• Students able to have own devices• Computer Laboratories • Applications (including Open Source)• Infrastructure Maintenance (equipment, backups etc)• Link to ICT policy

1. ICT Infrastructure & Applications

• Sufficient bandwidth • Stable network• Wired and wireless access throughout campuses

2. Connectivity & Internet Access

Policy Level Issues

• ICT as core component of teaching & learning (blended)• Use of OER to support materials development• Ongoing quality improvement • Staff recognition (financial, promotion, other, etc)

3. Programme, Course & Materials Design

• Copyright and Creative Commons licenses• Encourage use of OER

4. (Open) Licensing & Intellectual Property

Policy Level Issues

• Meet quality standards• Monitoring and evaluation

5. Quality Assurance & Evaluation

• Professional development for academic and admin staff• Use of education technology in teaching & learning

6. Capacity Building

• Advocacy of ICT integration• Institutional events & circulating materials

7. Change Management

Supporting Principles

Adaptive to Change

Build Capacity

Open Education

Collaboration

Look to Add Value

A Final Thought

Good teaching may overcome a poor choice of technology but technology will

never save bad teaching

Tony Bates (2012)

Thank you

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References• Bates, T (2012) http://www.tonybates.ca/ • Bates, T and Sangra, A (2011) Managing Technology in Higher Education:

Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning. John Wiley & Sons. • Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies (2013)

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2013• DHET. (2014) White Paper for Post-School Education and Training.• Isaacs, S and Hollow, D, (eds) (2013) The eLearning Africa 2013 Report,

ICWE: Germany.• Johnson, L, Adams Becker, S, Estrada, V & Freeman, A (2014). NMC

Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium.

• Marquard, S (2013). Educational Technology Stack.• Saide (2013) Considering Mode of Delivery in Education