scholarly journals Innovative Leadership by School Principals: Embedding Information Communication and Technology in Kuwaiti Schools

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-434
Author(s):  
Mohammed Al Sharija ◽  
James J Watters
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Change Leadership ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Communication And Technology

Kuwait is an oil rich country planning for a future that is not dependent on exploiting natural resources. A major policy initiative has been the introduction of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) to schools. However, contextual issues and teacher capabilities in the use of ICT have limited the success of this initiative. The study examines the leadership strategies of two secondary school principals whose schools have achieved this goal. The case study draws on intensive data collected through interviews of the principals, and teachers supported by document analysis and observations. Analysis was guided by theoretical perspectives drawn from the literature which identified a range of strategies used by the principals to manage change. The principals of Schools A and B employed three key strategies to maximise the impact on the teaching staff incorporating ICT into their teaching and learning practices. These strategies were: (a) encouragement for teaching staff to implement ICT in their teaching; (b) support to meet the material and human needs of teaching staff using ICT; and (c) provision of instructions and guidance for teaching staff in how and why such behaviours and practices should be performed. The outcome of this study proposes an innovative change leadership model that informs emerging countries, which are also undergoing major change related to ICT. However, the study also revealed limitations in the implementation of ICT in the classroom and provides insights into further strategies that principals need to adopt.

scholarly journals Blending online language laboratory into Indonesian EFL listening classroom

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arzal
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
State University ◽  
Listening Skills ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Language Laboratory ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Mixed Approach ◽  
Communication And Technology

Integrating Information Communication and Technology (ICT) into English as Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms is believed to enhance teaching and learning. This study promotes the use of online language laboratory into Indonesian EFL listening classroom. Using a mixed approach of qualitative and quantitative principles, this study examined 23 Indonesian learners of English at the State University of Gorontalo, Indonesia to see whether the use of online language laboratory can significantly increase the students’ listening skills. In this experimental study, the participants’ condition and achievement in the pre- and post test were compared. The result showed that there is a significant difference between listening score on the modified TOEIC-like test. The findings suggest that , it is beneficial for teachers of English to be aware of the effectiveness, flexibility, richness, and the other advantages of using online language laboratory in EFL especially listening classroom.

scholarly journals An extended Cyberhunts strategy: Learner centred learning-by-design

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
André Du Plessis ◽  
Paul Webb
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Learning By Design ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Education Community ◽  
Cognitive Levels ◽  
Learner Centred Learning ◽  
Computer Literate ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
Communication And Technology

<span>The aim of this paper is to introduce to the education community to a newly developed 'Learner Centred Learning-By-Designing Extended Cyberhunts' (LCLBDEC) strategy for teaching and learning in schools. The main focus of the strategy is to enable learners to become designers of an educational tool which assists them to learn during the design process, and also can be used by other learners or students to get a better understanding of a topic. It is suggested that the strategy assists learners to clarify misconceptions that they might have and that it allows them to address aspects in the curriculum when there is not enough time to do so in class. During the initial stages of the strategy, learners are exposed to teacher designed Cyberhunts, a strategy that can be used to introduce learning by design to novices. As the learners become more computer literate, they become the designers instead of the teacher. Learners search for information online on a topic or theme and then are not only required to create questions on as many different cognitive levels as possible, but also to compose a complementing memorandum. The strategy is not meant to be in competition with WebQuests and other similar approaches, but should be seen as an additional information communication and technology (ICT) strategy to complement those that already exist.</span>

scholarly journals The Implementation of Ict Based Education in Elementary Teacher Education (PGSD) in Indonesia

Humaniora ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Adie E. Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Elementary School Teachers ◽  
Elementary Teacher ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Elementary Teacher Education ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
Communication And Technology

In fact, Information Communication and Technology (ICT) have been utilized in schools even though relatively small in numbers. At present, there is a program for Elementary Teacher Education called PGSD program in Indonesia. The PGSD program is an in-service teacher training program especially for elementary school teachers in Indonesia, to improve their qualifications from Diploma-2 to Strata-1 level, conducted through ICT-based distance learning mode. This study uses survey method to examine the accessibility of ICT infrastructure and networks, and the effectiveness of using ICT for teaching and learning in six university member of PGSD program in Indonesia. The results of the study show that the PGSD program needs to improve the ICT infrastructure and networks as well as apply ICT based teaching and learning skills. 

Socrates and Descartes Meet the E*Trade Baby

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Denise L. Winsor ◽  
Sally Blake
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Personal Epistemology ◽  
Generation Gap ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

Personal Epistemology is the study of an individual’s beliefs about the nature of knowledge and the process of knowing (Hofer & Pintrich, 1997). The study of epistemology has been debated for centuries from Socrates to Descartes; it was later revived in the field of educational psychology by William Perry (1970). Technology plays a significant role in all aspects of children’s life today, and this role will only increase in the future. The potential benefits of technology for young children’s learning and development are well documented (Wright & Shade 1994). Therefore, parents and teachers of young children have a responsibility to critically examine the impact of technology on children and be prepared to use technology to benefit children. When it comes to technology the generation gap is undeniable; what does this gap mean for teaching and learning in early childhood? Further, what does it mean for teachers and parents while our youngest learners tip the scale as their worlds are enmeshed with information, communication, and media technology? Does the E*Trade baby represent our future children?

scholarly journals The Graduates Tracer Study: Bachelor of Elementary Education Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 918-927
Author(s):  
Adona S. Abana ◽  
Andy B. Ramos ◽  
Bernardo K. Gumarang Jr. ◽  
Jaine Z. Tarun
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
General Skills ◽  
Future Demands ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Communication And Technology

The study assessed the impact of the Bachelor of Elementary Education program in the life of its graduates in terms of their employability and professional competencies based on the perceptions of graduates and their employers. The survey method was used in the study to determine the graduates' status and performance. There are 250 BEEd graduates involved in the study. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percent, and arithmetic mean were utilized to determine and describe the profile of graduates and employers, the trend in the employment of graduates for the term being studied, the employers’ assessment of the graduates in terms of their knowledge and understanding of their field of specialization, qualities, general skills and specialized skills generally expected of them in order to succeed in their teaching performance, and the over-all preparation of graduates acquired from the University for the type of work they are currently engaging and other skills needed for their future demands. The data generated from the employers' assessment of the variables mentioned was further analyzed and categorized to generate interrelated thoughts/themes that will emerge from the data.  The results of the study showed that graduates of the program are competent because most of the graduates are licensed professionals, employed with regular or permanent status. However, it has been found that graduates need to gain innovative skills such as, research and the use of information communication and technology. The findings can be used as the basis of the program in improving the curriculum and instruction.

scholarly journals Smart Human Security: Economic Safety for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to Face the Impact of the Covid-19 Global Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Elyta Elyta ◽  
Warjio Warjio ◽  
Ahmad AzrinBin Adnan
Keyword(s):  
Primary Education ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
The Face ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Communication And Technology ◽  
And Training

This article aims to develop the concept of human security through economic safeguards for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. The analysis was carried out using a qualitative approach. This article has found an effort to secure the economy for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic by integrating the hard skills and soft skills approaches. The hard skill approach is an effort made through technical matters, namely primary education in online-based entrepreneurship and training in business management based on Information, Communication, and Technology. Primary education on entrepreneurship and training in the form of technical supervision and management of ICT-based businesses in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. The soft skill approach is the provision of understanding and communication skills, especially the ability to conduct diplomacy so that people can have good diplomacy skills and through empathy-buying so that people through empathy can trust again to increase their purchasing power, especially to products from MSMEs. By the author, this method is called smart human security.Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan konsep human Secuity melalui pengaman ekonomi terhadap Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM) dalam menghadapi pandemi Covid-19. Analisis dilakukan dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Artikel ini telah menemukan upaya pengamanan ekonomi bagi Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM)  dalam menghadapi pandemi Covid-19 dengan mengintegrasikan antara pendekatan hard skill dan soft skill. Pendekatan hard skill merupakan upaya yang dilakukan melalui hal-hal teknis yaitu pendidikan dasar dalam berwirausaha berbasis online dan pelatihan pengelolaan usaha berbasis Information, Communication, and Technology. Pendidikan dasar mengenai kewirausahaan dan pelatihan-pelatihan berupa teknis manajemen dan pengelolaan usaha berbasis ICT dalam menghadapi pandemi Covid-19. Pendekatan soft skill merupakan pemberian pemahaman dan kemampuan komunikasi khususnya kemampuan dalam melakukan diplomasi agar masyarakat dapat memiliki keahlian berdiplomasi dengan baik serta melalui empathy-buying agar masyarakat melalui empatinya dapat kembali percaya untuk meningkatkan kembali daya belinya terutama kepada produk dari UMKM. Oleh penulis, cara tersebut disebut sebagai smart human security.

A dual and discontinuous professional identity: school principals in Spain

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 806-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maximiliano Jose Ritacco ◽  
Antonio Bolivar
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Successful Leadership ◽  
School Principalship ◽  
Successful School ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose an emerging approach in research on school leadership, within the framework of the “International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP)”, where one of the three key research strands is “Principals’ identities”. Design/methodology/approach The paper responds, from a biographical-narrative approach, to knowledge about the impact of the Spanish model of school management on the professional identity of school principals. It analyses the biographical interviews of 15 school principals, through a process of structuring and categorizing the data collected, applying content analysis. Findings The dimensions of the principals’ identities emerge in different categories: personal identity, professional identity (internal perspective), professional identity (external perspective), social identity, professionalization and dual identity. Research limitations/implications The authors studied identities in a project entitled “Successful school principals”, understanding that successful leadership practices largely depend on headteachers’ identities. That is, when the identities are weak and unstable, with a poor identification with the managerial tasks and functions, and not recognised by the teaching staff, the school will probably be unsuccessful. On the contrary, when there are headteachers with a strong professional identity, the authors want to show that there is a positive impact on improvement of results. In the future, in the development of the research project, the authors aim to verify the relationship between headteachers’ identities and educational improvement. Practical implications The knowledge gained in our study would enable us to reimagine lines in order to increase the professionalization and identities of headteachers, redesigning work contexts in ways which can strengthen fragile and unstable identities. Finally, the implications of the study in relation to future research can be summarised by the following ideas. Social implications Understanding the world of the lives (lebenswelt) of Spanish headteachers means adopting a hermeneutic approach, observing the self-interpretation comments expressed by the subjects, where the temporal and biographical dimensions occupy a key role. The authors understand professional identity as a socially constructed and personally created experience with its own meanings, feelings and intentions. Therefore, it is logical to use, for data collection, individual interviews which explore the school context and the impact which it has on those subjects who are part of the professional environment. In addition, the authors have the intention of following up the study of identities. Originality/value It formulates, first, the theoretical framework for the professional identity from a narrative approach, linked – at the same time – to the practice of leadership, as an interactive relationship with the other members of the school. Successful leadership practices depend to a large degree on strong principals’ identities. Finally, the results are discussed, and future lines are proposed to articulate and strengthen the identity of school principals in Spain.

scholarly journals GOOGLE CLASSROOM FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

2019 ◽  
pp. 01-07
Author(s):  
Om Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Learning ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Communication And Technology ◽  
Learning English

In the present era of rapid civilization, integration of Information Communication and Technology ICT make teaching and learning more innovative, creative, and learner centric through the use of websites and Web 2.0 tools i.e. TED, Moodle, Google Classroom and so on. Department of English, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Junagadh has implemented Google Classroom for English language learning. However, it's important to know students' attitude towards the use of Google Classroom for English language learning. Here, researchers will share the questionnaire among students and will analyse the data to know students' approach towards learning English language through Google Classroom. Here, it has been attempted to demonstrate the advantages of utilizing Google Classroom in English language learning.

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