The Educators’ Network
| dc.contributor.author | Thomson, Janet | |
| dc.coverage.placeName | South Africa | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Africa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-28T04:31:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-12-28T04:31:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | PCF2 // This quotation is from a teacher, writing to her mentor as she commenced study in the distance education programme in the Educators’ Network offered by SchoolNet SA. The purpose of the Educators’ Network is to assist educators who use information and communication technologies (ICT) to support their classroom practice. // SchoolNet SA has developed a framework for educator development in the use of ICT in the classroom1 as well as a strategy to support teachers, primarily in previously disadvantaged schools in projects, which provide computer laboratories. The learning materials are supplied on CD. They are activity-based and classroom-based and can be used by all teachers at all levels, simply because educators supply their own context. The mode of delivery comprises the study of a six-week distance module combined with an initial face-to-face element of training in their own schools. // In this paper I would like to outline the following practical aspects of the Educators’ Network: // o the concept of a virtual learning community // o the model of using mentors and trainers // o the design of the learning materials // o the educational approach to the use of ICT // o a brief overview of the practical design of the database that is key to the administration of The Educators’ Network and attempt to provide an insight into the rationale for our choice of this educational approach as well as some lessons learnt from our experiences so far. // | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11599/5088 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Commonwealth of Learning (COL) | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ | |
| dc.title | The Educators’ Network | |
| dc.type | Working Paper |