Preparing teachers to effectively integrate ICT in their literacies teaching, requires well-designed professional development based on sound learning design. This chapter presents the component of teacher professional development based on a blended mode of training through the integration of online tools, as it was designed and implemented in three European-funded projects that dealt with the promotion of literacies. The authors present the projects, their synergies, discuss lessons learnt and provide recommendations on how teacher professional development can be enhanced, so that teachers can be better prepared to address the evolving trends of ICT in teaching and learning.
Interest-driven creator theory: towards a theory of learning design for Asia in the twenty-first century