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Workshop Report. Introduction e-Educational Leadership in ICT workshop, Cebu. A component of ACEC’s ‘Bridging The Digital Divide’ initiative. Centre for IT in Education (CITE), The University of Hong Kong’s specific role:
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Introduction • e-Educational Leadership in ICT workshop, Cebu. A component of ACEC’s ‘Bridging The Digital Divide’ initiative. • Centre for IT in Education (CITE), The University of Hong Kong’s specific role: To support the development of e-Education Leadership in ICT for educational administrators, school principals and teachers in the APEC community
Workshop Focus • Exploring ICT-supported Classroom Practices in Education: Identifying Models and Success Factors for ICT in Education • Identifying and promoting eLeadership and Innovation through technology • Establishing international collaboration in eLeadership in APEC region
Workshop Participants 37 participants from 10 APEC economies, including • Government officials, inspectors • School principals • Key teachers • Technology planners and developers • Teacher educators and researchers
Workshop Activities • Mix of delegate, plenary and small group presentations
Workshop Activities • Interacting online using 10 broadband connected PCs
Workshop Activities • Access to online workshop resource room
Workshop Activities • Access to online workshop resource room: • participant/group input their work into relevant online folders and present their implementation plan(s) to all delegates • participants and their colleagues able to continue cross-national discussions and communications following the workshop
Database of Case studies on Innovative Practices in ICT
Practices Old New Technology Old New Focus of Analysis How do we compare innovations? 6 dimensions to understand innovativeness (from old to new): 6 dimensions of comparison • Goals • Teacher’s Role • Students’ Role • ICT used • Manifestation of Learning Outcome • Connectedness
Database Case studies on Innovative Practices in ICT
Primary • Art The SITES M2 case database More Innovative
Workshop Activities • Everyone participated and contributed • Learning from each other, learning by doing, learning through problem solving • Learning through collaboration • Learning through technology application • Productive outcomes from the workshop – for individuals, groups and APEC region as a whole
Proposed future collaborative activities Delegates developed a number of proposals for future collaborative ventures in the APEC community. Funds are sort to support these projects, including: • APEC community supported professional development for principals and teachers • Establish a program to support schools and communities in evaluating ICT integration into learning and teaching • Collaborative research on the integration of ICT in teacher education and on ICT competencies
Proposed future collaborative activities • Investigating the impact of ICT on human and curriculum reform and to improve on eLeadership within own contexts • To evaluate e-learning platforms with guidelines and recommendations for the design and development of pedagogically sound and culturally appropriate e-learning platforms for the APEC region • To build on and develop further case studies on innovation and change through the use of ICT in the APEC region
Workshop Feedback • Online case studies and workshop activities stimulated participants: • to review their own ICT development planning in their economies • to reflect on key issues regarding eLeadership • to realise the importance of cross level planning (national/regional, school and individual) • to request further collaborative activities on eLeadership in the APEC region