Smart_VET

1. County Wicklow Vocational Education CommitteeCoisteGairmoideachaisChontae Chill Mhantáin Smart_VET FIT County Wicklow VEC IVEA City College Norwich TELLConsult EnAIP Friuli Venezia Funded through the Lifelong Learning Programme of the EU

3. Needs Analysis • All schools and centres in County Wicklow targeted – 200 responses

4. Needs Analysis Report • Recommended: • Development of generic modules covering the basic IWB features and those that support general cognitive activities(ordering, structuring, comparing), and specific instructions on the use of tools for two most popular brands. • Design of training materials as modular as possible, designed to support an eclectic approach • Train teachers to improve selection of resources • Select the subject content to reflect more popular subjects mentioned. • Foster discussion and awareness on the added value of IWBs in education • Combine training with general pedagogical principles and topics • Increase and improve access to existing IWBs

5. Training Programme • Focus • Enhancing teacher expertise • Developing collaboration • Target – groups of teachers in some centres; transfer to other teachers both in these centres and in other CWVEC centres and schools; transfer to other providers throughout Ireland • Aims: training in core IWB skills, including: • Technical Skills – using the IWB functions; maintenance issues • Pedagogical Skills – teaching aspects; designing lessons; moving towards interaction and collaboration in the classroom • Training approach • Action research • Collaborative Learning – Community of Practice • Peer tutoring • Cognitive apprenticeship – participating in a real, but supported environment • Blended Learning

7. Champion Tasks • Participate in activities planning workshop (May 2012) • Participate in preparation seminar (Sept. 2012) • Train the teachers – 3 seminars and 3 workshops • Support teachers in their use of the IWBs • Collect feedback • Participate in preparation of final report from teachers • Identify most interesting experiences • Participate in final workshop

8. Learning manual • Advantages of IWBs for effective teaching • Pedagogical approaches • Exposition • Enhancing interaction • Teaching and Learning with IWBs • Designing learning activities • Tools and features of IWBs • Educational application (examples) • Teacher-centred lessons • Multimedia lessons • Interactive lessons • Collaborative lessons • Individual learning differences • Learning Styles;Cognitive Styles; Multiple Intelligences

9. Digital natives • Adult Education and Andragogy • Andragogy vs Pedagogy • Principles of andragogy • Criticism of the theories • Teaching Methods • Active Learning • Case Studies • Problem based learning • Project based learning • Co-operative Learning • Jigsaw • Think, pair, share • Mind mapping • Drawing mind maps • Concept maps • Meaningful learning • Constructing good concept maps

11. Technical Support (County Wicklow VEC) • Wendy O’Sullivan • Tom Coleman • Kathleen Dunne • Audit of equipment • Repair and replacement of equipment • Development of technical maintenance checklist • Additional support and training • Champion workshop for Co-ordinators?

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