sample activities from the VITAE course developed to teach peer coaching skills through the use of pedagogically useful Web 2.0 tools. These digital tools facilitate becoming a learning coach and peer coaching of colleagues is an effective form of professional development. Teachers gain their coaching skills through simple online tools that can also their extend classroom skills. We made the VITAE course even better through the UnderstandIT project which used Concurrent e-learning Design, allowing a multi-national group of partners to develop a viable business plan for the VITAE course mainly through online meetings. The approach is a structured, facilitated method during which all relevant stakeholders and decision makers are present. This allows the process to progress rapidly and avoids delays as, for example, market research is carried out or technical feasibility studies are made. Ask me how we did it.

1. PAYING IT FORWARD: COACHING COLLEAGUES TO
ICT INTEGRATION
Anne Fox

2. WHY ICT INTEGRATION?
Digital tools enable teachers to
● Invite external experts
● Consult vast repositories of information
● Document classes both for review and to help
absentees
● Provide an authentic audience for student work
● Reflect the real adult world where ICT is
integrated into both private life & work
● Bring city facilities to rural areas

3. BUT...
There are still many
barriers to the
routine use of ICT
when appropriate
because of
● Lack of equipment
or bandwidth
● Lack of expertise or
experience
● Fear of exposure to
so-called Digital
Natives

4. AN INTERCULTURAL LEARNING JOURNEY
How we
do things
Telling the
Values &
folks back
beliefs
home
Preparing
Cook one of
the
their dishes
journey
Try their
Culture
dishes &
Clashes
customs
Speaking
with
natives

5. LET'S FIND OUT MORE...
You are now going to find out more about why
coaching could help with embedding ICT
into everyday practice.
We will do this in an experience-based
approach by using a few of the digital tools
which teachers find useful for their learners.

6. TRAINING OR COACHING?
This article is a good
description of
instructional
coaching.
What are the most
significant sections
for you?
Mark & annotate
them by clicking
and dragging and
writing in the text
box that creates.

7. WHAT I GAIN FROM THE ARTICLE*
● Coaching should be voluntary on both sides
● Coaching is personalised and individualised
● Coaching is built on existing and on-going
relationships
● Coaching can be two way (peer coaching)
● * http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2011/09/28/interview-with-
superintendent-pam-moran-on-instructional-coaching/

8. HOW DOES COACHING HAPPEN?
● Watch this 8 minute video which explains the
GROW model of the coaching process.
● Use 'deep links'* to add comments, questions
or examples at appropriate points in the video
to this Google Doc.

9. SAMPLE ICT COACHING SESSION
Maria's Wallwisher (sound file here)
Find other ideas for using WallWisher in the classroom here

10. TIME FOR A SMART ICT GOAL

11. WHAT IS YOUR SMART ICT GOAL?
● Think about a current class you teach and
what you would like your learners to be able to
do better.
● Perhaps you would like them to be able to
search for information more efficiently, or
document results more attractively or use
experts to inform their projects?
● Write down your SMART ICTgoal (see
examples here)

12. START A REFLECTIVE JOURNAL

13. THIS IS HOW THE VITAE COURSE WORKS
● Find out more at WizIQ.

14. SUMMARY OF DIGITAL TOOLS USED
● Bounce: Webpage highlighter
● YouTube deep links
● Google Docs
● Wallwisher
● Posterous
● ScoopIt

15. CONCLUSION
We hope you have enjoyed your first steps on
the learning journey to integrate ICT in your
everyday practice.

16. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

17. FIND MY LINKS ON SCOOPIT

18. CONTACT
Project website
Personal Website
Podcast