Teaching Adults ICT Skills / Edition 1

by Alan Clarke

Overview

ICT has been formally identified as an essential life skill. This text provides teachers and trainers with the skills to develop successful ICT learning programmes in line with the new ICT Skill for Life Standard. It focuses on improving the quality of provision through extending the range of teaching and learning strategies, meeting individual needs while using participative methods, and motivating the learner. All aspects of a successful ICT programme are covered, from how to assess learners at the start of a course to ways of enhancing teachers' and trainers' professional development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781844450404
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/16/2006
Series:	Further Education Series , #1431
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.73(w) x 9.69(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Dr Alan Clarke is Associate Director for ICT and Learning at the National Institute for Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) and is an Open University teacher. He has been involved with ICT and computer-based learning for over 20 years and is currently a member of the Df ES Standards Unit expert group on ICT and the Df ES Skills for Life partners group.

Table of Contents

The author
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Background
Initial experiences and assessment
Standards
Planning and managing
Context
Integrating ICT in other subjects
Support
Methods: teaching and learning techniques
Assessment
Continuous Professional Development
Appendix 1: Common problems for new ICT users
Appendix 2: ITQ tutor profiles
References and other sources
Index