Focus on the Pedagogical Dimension in ICT Literacy for Teachers

Dagiene, V.

The Strategy on the Implementation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into Lithuanian Education was developed in 2000 and an extensive revision was made this year (Informacijos 2000). The National Strategy provides an extensive vision on ICT use and its systematic introduction into different areas of education. According to the document, the following seven areas of education should be dramatically changed, while implementing ICT in education: (1) the relationship between society and education; (2) life at school; (3) contents and methods of education; (4) provision for computer equipment and learning aids; (5) the teacher's role and qualification; (6) the connection between science and education; (7) management and funding of ICT implementation. Teacher training in respect of ICT is one of the most important parts. What are the main goals and scopes presented in the National Strategy? We have been concentrating on the following issues: (1) to provide conditions for all teachers to obtain the complete ICT literacy and skills to apply new technologies and modern teaching methods in education, (2) to pay special attention to in-service of informatics teachers and ICT coordinators in order to acquire and constantly improve their professional qualifications, (3) to develop an effective and flexible system of teachers' in-service training and life-long learning and to provide adequate pedagogical and technical in-service training for all teachers, (4) to develop teacher education to face the demands of the information society, (5) to develop digital learning materials for teachers, (6) to provide pedagogical support for teachers, (7) to change the role of school librarians and appoint them the position of school information center and information skills education specialist, (8) to develop a several-level system of incentives for all teachers who apply ICT in education.

Cite as: Dagiene, V. (2003). Focus on the Pedagogical Dimension in ICT Literacy for Teachers. In Proc. ICT and the Teacher of the Future - Selected Papers from the International Federation for Information Processing Working Groups 3.1 and 3.3 Working Conference, Melbourne, Australia. CRPIT, 23. McDougall, A., Murnane, J. S., Stacey, C. and Dowling, C., Eds. ACS. 27-29.

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