Raising the standards: a proposal for the development of an ICT competency framework for teachers

This project stems from the report “Learning in an online world: the school education plan for the information economy” (1999) which outlined a range of objectives in the application of information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching and learning.  Its focus is the development of a framework proposal, which could be used by teacher education institutions, teacher employers and professional associations to develop ICT standards relevant to their purposes and contexts.

The report presents: an analysis of the key issues and challenges associated with developing the framework; a proposed structure for the framework; recommendations and discussion of the kinds of standards that could be developed from it; and a proposal for ways in which this work could be supported and shared at a national level through participation in online networks and services such as EdNA Online.

The proposal suggests the structure of an ICT Competency Framework with a number of headings and what should be included under those headings:

• Preamble
• Underlying Premises and Principles
• Supporting Capabilities
• Dimensions of ICT Use in Teaching and Learning
• Standards
• Exemplars of Practice
• Assessment and Credentialing
• Framework Evaluation and Review Processes
• Background to Framework

Report: download PDF    (242.2 KB, 44 pages)

Appendices: download PDF    (393.9 KB, 92 pages)