Towards a Capacity Building Framework in the Use of ICTs in ODFL Teaching in Public TVET Colleges in Zambia
Towards a Capacity Building Framework in the Use of ICTs in ODFL Teaching in Public TVET Colleges in Zambia
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2019-09
Authors
Konayyuma, Gabriel
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Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
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Abstract
One of the challenges facing Zambian Vocational Training institutions is increased enrolment of geographical
ly
distributed students and limited institutional resources to scaffold learning. This challenge is compounded by
increasing competition among higher and vocational learning institutions on one hand, and the changing nature
of 21
st
century learners. In res
ponse to this challenge, some
public Vocational Education Institutions
under the
Ministry of Higher Education
have identified and prioritised educational technologies to have a critical
pedagogical role in Open, Distance and Flexible Learning (OD
FL) progra
mmes. However,
there is still a
mismatch between policy intentions and the educators pedagogical practices. Thus, this paper reports on an
approach that seeks to build capacity of ODFL educators teaching with educational technologies. The paper seeks
to de
velop a framework for building capacity in in the use of educational technologies in Open, Distance and
Flexible Learning
in
Zambian Vocational Colleges by teaching staff to guide Colleges seeking to offer effective
ODFL programmes.
The paper discusses t
h
e methodology involved
in the study which included the phases of
monit
oring and
evaluation of twelve
(
12
) public vocational training and a second phase
involved three (3) capacity building
workshops conducted in February, March and May 2018. The workshops
were held in three provinces. The
propositions on the way forward from participants arising from the capacity building workshops were issues
surrounding institutional focus, pedagogical focus, technological focus and personal focus. The paper proposes a
mo
del for strategic stakeholder participation and regional institutional collaboration in the effect
ive integration of
educational
technologies in Public Vocational Training Institutions contexts who are offering ODFL programmes
.// Paper ID 238
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Technical/Vocational Education and Training (TVET),
Open and Distance Learning (ODL),
Flexible Learning,
Educational Technology
Country
Zambia
Region
Africa