Building teacher capacity to use Digital Technologies
Building teacher capacity is difficult. The demand for teachers to have skills in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Design Technologies, Digital Technologies (DT) and Digital Systems is increasing. This is parallel to the demand for teachers to up-skill with future focussed pedagogies such as Project Based Learning (PBL), Superclasses and the effective use of Flexible Learning Spaces (FLS). In addition, is the debate, is it the individuals responsibility or the schools to provide learning opportunities? I believe it is a bit of both. As professionals we need to ensure our skills stay current and up-skill to meet the demands of our changing profession. I also think employers should provide opportunities during scheduled meeting time for professional learning opportunities that are in line with the vision of the school which may be different in each school context. These demands mean we need to examine how we deliver training and how we up-skill staff. Th