1. Making the most of ICT to
foster teacher development
English Teachers’ IST Seminar
Agadir, December 25-26, 2006.
Abdellatif Zoubair.

2. I. Definition(s):
• 1. ‘CPD is the attitude and process of
being a lifelong learner...’
• 2. ‘Continued learning by educators to
improve their knowledge and skills.’
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3. • 3. ‘A process of learning and keeping
up-to-date in one's area of expertise.’
• 4. ’Teacher development is the process
of becoming the best teacher one is able
to be, a process that can be started but
never finished.’
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4. • 5. ‘A personally initiated obligation and
right to build expertise, to enhance
personal growth, to improve teaching
abilities and to contribute to organisational
development.’
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5. • 6. ‘an on-going process designed for the
professional and personal growth of
teachers which is purposeful, resulting
from a planned process which addresses
specific needs.’
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6. • 7. ‘CPD is a way of learning to become
more effective by exploiting the learning
opportunities that lie just below the
surface of everything you do already. It
helps people to learn from what they do
so they can get better at it...’
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7. • 8. ‘CMPD: training, course work,
communication and networking that take
place using the computer as a principal
vehicle or as an adjunct for the activities.
It is a form of distance education, but
goes beyond it.’
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8. II. Main characteristics/features:
• -process
• -continuity
• -purposeful
• -learning
• -improvement
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9. • -updating
• -involves knowledge and skills
• -attitude
• -a personal initiative
• -networking
• -....
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10. III. Rationale:
• -change in objectives
• -learning evolving
• -knowledge expanding rapidly
• -easy access
• -accessible to learners as well
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11. • -ICT as a tool for coping with the huge mass of
information
• -need for updating knowledge and skills
• -cost effectiveness
• -breaks teachers’ isolation
• -high degree of flexibility
• -reaching more participants rapidly
• - .....
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12. IV. ICT tools for teacher
development:
1. On the www:
• -gateway sites
• -professional associations
• -journals and newsletters
• -academic databases
• -distance learning
• -other sources
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13. 2. Asynchronous communication tools:
• -mailing lists
• -threaded discussions
• -newsgroups
• -. . . . .
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14. 3. Synchronous communication tools:
• -chat
• -audio
• -video
• -exchange files and documents
• -.....
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15. V. Basic ICT skills:
1. Word Processing Skills
2. Spreadsheets Skills
3. Database Skills
4. Electronic Presentation Skills
5. Web Navigation Skills
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16. 6. Web Site Design Skills
7. E-Mail Management Skills
8. Digital Cameras
9. Computer Network Knowledge
10.File Management & Windows Explorer
Skills
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17. 11. Downloading Software From the Web
12. Installing Computer Software onto a
Computer System
13. Online Teaching Skills
14. Videoconferencing skills
15. Computer-Related Storage Devices
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18. 16. Scanner Knowledge
17. Knowledge of PDAs
18. Deep Web Knowledge
19. Educational Copyright Knowledge
20. Computer Security Knowledge
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19. VI. Web/bibliography:
• Diaz-Maggioli, Gabriel H. Professional
Development for Language
Teachers, 2003.(via CAL).
• Darling-Hammond, Linda, Teacher
Learning That Supports Student Learning ,
Educational
Leadership, February 1998. Full article at:
http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/edlead/
9802/darlinghammond.html
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20. • Haddad, Wadi, D. (2000) Teachers . . . Training
. . . and Technology. TechKnowlogia Journal.
Volume 2, Issue 6.
• Howell, Frank. What is Professional
Development? Full article available at:
http://www.nstu.ns.ca/issues/issues/frankpd.ht
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December 2006

21. • Pontz, B. (2003) Beyond rhetoric: Adult learning
policies and practices. Paris: Organization for
Economic and Cooperative Development.
• Schlager, M.S. & Fusco, J. (2004). Teacher
professional development, technology, and
communities of practice: Are we putting the cart
before the horse? In S. Barab, R. Kling,
and J. Gray (Eds.)
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22. • Sparks, D. (2002). Designing powerful staff
development for teachers and principals.
Oxford, OH: National Staff Development Council.
• Teeler, D. (2000) How to use the Internet in
ELT. Pearson Education Ltd.
• Underhill, Adrian. Continuous Professional
Development, IATEFL Journal, First published in
Issue 149, June/July 1999.
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23. •Turner, Laura. (2005). 20 basic technology skills
that all educators should now have.
http://thejournal.com/articles/17325. June 2005.
•Warschauer, M. et al. (2002) Internet for English
Teaching. TESOL & OELP.
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24. Thank you for your attention!
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