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Dr. Sarah FitzPatrick,
Anne Moloney, Mary O' Leary |
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Valuing change: Changing values
Curriculum, Assessment and ICT in the Irish context |
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Monday, 17 May 2004. |
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16.15 –17.15 |
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Today's culture is steeped in the digital. The question
is no longer if Information Communications Technology
(ICT) belongs in schools, but how it is to be used to
transform everyday teaching and learning. Answering this
question involves perturbing our long-standing, traditional
beliefs about what we value in education. Our need to
establish the role and function of ICT in our classrooms
and schools has never been greater. In Ireland, a national
agenda is needed to identify the intended and the actual
impact of ICT in our classrooms and schools, in the twenty-first
century. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
(NCCA) has begun to envision a future for ICT in curriculum
and assessment in Ireland. Our vision has ICT literacy
for all students as its goal. Learner-centred principles
for using ICT have been identified to guide how students
learn and develop as individuals in our digital culture.
An ICT Curriculum Framework is being developed which will
identify the kinds of ICT learning experiences (knowledge,
skills and attitudes) students should be afforded as they
progress through their primary and post-primary education.
The level of support teachers receive (professional development
and access to ICT) in 'valuing' ICT in teaching and learning,
will be critical to the success of the framework, and
ultimately the vision. The NCCA's ongoing curriculum reviews
will continue to enliven and enlighten this vision for
ICT in curriculum and assessment. |
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