The in-service teacher training programme was developed and adapted to UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (CFT Version 3) and built by adapting and supplementing existing Open Educational Resources (OER). UNESCO ICT CFT consists of 18 competencies organized according to the six aspects of teachers’ professional practice, over three levels of teachers’ pedagogical use of ICT. The underlying idea is that teachers who have competencies to use ICT in their professional practice will deliver quality education and ultimately be able to effectively guide the development of students’ ICT competencies. Rwanda in-service teacher training programme focuses on competencies to integrate the appropriate ICT tools in a classroom setting and bring new experiences to Rwandan schools so that students and teachers have more exposure to an environment that grants them access to more valuable information. The in-service teacher training programme is designed to empower Rwandan school teachers to use ICT as an educational tool to enhance their teaching and learning.

This study unit provides an introduction to curriculum and assessments, based on the UNESCO ICTCFT competencies.

This is a supplementary video to support the Commonwealth of Learning's Open Textbook Manual. It shows you how to use the OER Commons Open Author Tool to create Open Textbooks.

The latest version of the UNESCI ICT Competency Framework for Teachers published in 2018

UNESCO’s Framework emphasizes that it is not enough for teachers to have ICT competencies and be able to teach them to their students. Teachers need to be able to help the students become collaborative, problemsolving, creative learners through using ICT so they will be eff ective citizens and members of the workforce. The Framework therefore addresses all aspects of a teacher’s work:

Understanding ICT in Education
Curriculum and Assessment
Pedagogy
ICT
Organisation & Administration
Teacher Professional Learing

The Framework is arranged in three diff erent approaches to teaching (three successive stages of a teacher’s development). The first is Technology Literacy, enabling students to use ICT in order to learn more effi ciently. The second is Knowledge Deepening, enabling students to acquire in-depth knowledge of their school subjects and apply it to complex, real-world problems. The third is Knowledge Creation, enabling students, citizens and the workforce they become, to create the new knowledge required for more harmonious, fulfi lling and prosperous societies.

This video outlines potential ICT in Education courses that might be adapted to create a similar course for Teachers in the Philippines

Zimbabwe ICT Essentials for Teachers Course Accessibility Guide.

The Zimbabwe ICT Essentials for Teachers Course is designed to help teachers acquire skills and competencies to allow them to incorporate ICT in their teaching and student learning. The course is meant to work as an offline resource, although some units include web-based activities.

In many programmes and initiatives in Zimbabwe, disability is frequently overlooked. This is sometimes true even in cases where institutional policies are in place to guide staff on handling disability issues. In these circumstances, it is prudent to first tackle the issue of accessibility before giving attention to issues relating to education or ICT. To address disability issues, there is a need to follow the guidelines laid out in the global and regional Declaration of the African Decade of the Disabled and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Disabled. Both these instruments stress the need to provide information to the disabled in accessible formats. Implementation of these instruments is a real challenge because attitudinal barriers and a culture of invisibility on disability issues is perpetrated in Zimbabwe.

In view of the many challenges that Zimbabwe faces, there is a need for research to establish what is workable for the disabled in this country. Moreover, there is a need for those with physical challenges to be ICT-proficient in order to have access to the incredible resources that the digital world has to offer. Consequently, this guide is designed to support the participant in customising their computer to optimise their course experience.

The Zimbabwe ICT Essentials for Teachers Course is avaiable as an App for Android phones and tablets. The original course has been reformated to fit on screens of different sizes! The full course is available.