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Teacher Education Innovation for Sustainable Development — Lessons from ECNU

Teacher Education Innovation for Sustainable Development — Lessons from ECNU. Dr. REN Youqun East China Normal University (ECNU) Shanghai, China Shanghai International Convention Center 2:30pm-5:00pm 15th, May 2007. Start from teacher education Focus on trainer training

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Teacher Education Innovation for Sustainable Development — Lessons from ECNU

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  1. Teacher Education Innovation for Sustainable Development—Lessons from ECNU Dr. REN Youqun East China Normal University (ECNU) Shanghai, China Shanghai International Convention Center 2:30pm-5:00pm 15th, May 2007

  2. Start from teacher education Focus on trainer training Teach and learn with ICT Develop new training module

  3. 1. About ECNU August, 2006 Became a member of the “985 Project” Passed the preliminary evaluation for the “211 Project” made by the Ministry of Education April,1996 ECNU June,1986 Graduate School was founded. March,1959 One of the 16 key universities in China October,1951 Founded Characteristics: • Research • Comprehensive • Teacher Training & Education • Internationalization

  4. 18 full-time schools • 39 departments • 61 undergraduate programs • 94 doctoral programs • 139 Master's programs (including Master's Degree of Education and MPA) • 10 mobile post-doctoral research stations • Web School of Education, College of Continuing Education and International College of Chinese Culture • 1,600 full-time teachers, including 9 national academicians and nearly 1,100 professors and associate professors

  5. First-rank Disciplinary Doctoral Programs Education Sub-discipline • Theory of Education • Curriculum and Teaching Theory • History of Education • Comparative Education • Preschool Education • Educational Culture and Society • Discipline Education • Adult Education • Vocational Education • Special Education • Educational Technology • Higher Education • Leader Education

  6. Teacher Education Institutions in ECNU (1) • Association and cooperation with UNESCO —UNESCO Chair in Teacher Education at ECNU —UNESCO-APEID Associated Center at ECNU • Commission and Office of Teacher Education • International Center for Teacher Education • Teacher Education in related schools

  7. International Center of Teacher ECNU • Prof. Zhou Nan-zhao, Ex-Chief and Senior Programme Specialist, UNESCO-APEID；Research Fellow and Ex-Vice President, China National Institute of Educational Research；UNESCO Chairman on University-Industry Relations; President, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Network for International Education and Values Education; Advisor, UNESCO China National Commission

  8. Teacher Education Institutions in ECNU (2) • School of Educational Science • School of Public (Educational) Administration • School of Preschool Education & Special Education • College of Continuing Education • College of Distance Learning

  9. School of Educational Science Department undergraduate program • Founded in 1981 • Faculty Members 192 • Professors 50 • Associate Professors 55 Dept. of Education Pedagogy Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction Dept. of Educational Information &Technology Educational Technology Basic Psychology Dept. of Psychology Applied Psychology

  10. School of Educational Administration Department undergraduate program • Founded in June,2002 • Faculty Members 58 • Professors 4 • Associate Professors 17 Dept. of Educational Administration Management of Public Administration

  11. School of Preschool Education & Special Education Department undergraduate program • Founded in Sep,1997 • Faculty Members 136 • Professors 8 • Associate Professors 20 Dept. of Preschool Education Preschool Education Special Education Dept. of Special Education Psychology Art Education

  12. College of Continuing Education • Founded in 1998. • offers undergraduate programs • offers associate diploma programs. • offers four undergraduate programs. • Offers twenty-two undergraduate programs for students with associate diplomas . • Offers twenty associate diplomas programs at the evening school.

  13. College of Distance Learning • Founded in 1999 • One of the 78 pilot distance education colleges approved by the Ministry of Education • Offering undergraduate courses for teachers with associate diplomas and courses for Master of Education

  14. 2. ICT-Based Innovative Initiatives in Teacher Education Progress of capacity building for using ICT in education broadly and deeply, including infrastructure/environment construction, resource development, staff/faculty training, policy making,…… ICT applications in education, including teaching, learning and management.

  15. Digital campus construction • Cyber-education initiatives • Digital educational resources • New Era Online Curricula Project • E-learning technology project Synchronous teaching platform Asynchronous teaching platform Learning management system E-education charging system Courseware authoring & intelligent question answering Drill & testing management system Educational resources management system

  16. Teacher Training on Computer Literacy Educational technology standards for teachers • Information awareness & attitudes • ICT Knowledge & skills • Technology application and innovation • Social responsibility Projects successfully done in China • Intel teacher for future • Microsoft learning in partner • MOE educational technology capacity training for school teachers • Etc..

  17. Teacher Education Informatization Initiative • Infrastructure building • Digital resources development • Building up relevant educational programs • IT pedagogy • Instructional technology • ICT-supported instructional innovations

  18. 3. Linkage between ECNU and the International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa Joseph N, NGU with DU Yue UNESCO China NatCom Joseph N, NGU with YU Lizhong ECNU

  19. Strong linkage has been developed, through the UNESCO Chair Programme, between ECNU and the International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa in teachers/teacher educators training, through planned joint development of training modules and “training of trainers” workshops.

  20. 4. Recommendations on Teacher Education in Africa • Improving quality of intervention by increasing financing for technical assistance and sectoral studies • Strengthening teachers’ capacity building at national and institutional levels • Specifying a gender disaggregated budget for female teacher educators in Africa • Laying more stress on inter-agency cooperation • More and better use of ICTs for expanded access and improved

  21. Joint Programme of Supporting African Countries in Teacher Capacity-Building • Types of capacity to be built: Teaching skills, information literacy, • Trainer: International and ECNU scholars • Trainee: Africa teacher trainers • Mixed Training modules: (in developing) 4 weeks face-to-face training in ECNU 3-4 months online courses through networks 1-2 weeks action plan in African countries CD, VCD and DVD for remote area in Africa • Resources to be invested: human/knowledge/financial

  22. Suggestion for Action • Starting with Training Teacher Trainers • Training ICT and Training through ICT • Developing flexible Training modules • More cooperation among governments, international organizations (such as UNESCO, UNICEF), Teacher Education Institutions (such as ECNU), and donars (such as ADB)

  23. Welcome to ECNU Dr. REN Youqun yqren@admin.ecnu.edu.cn East China Normal University (ECNU) Shanghai, China

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