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BUILDING EDUCATOR CAPACITY AND TEACHING WITH
TECHNOLOGY
A REPORT FOR WORKSHOPS
HELD ON
(4TH
- 5TH
) APRIL 2012 AT SINAGA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL
(GEM DISTRICT)
&
ON 7TH
- 8TH
APRIL 2012 AT MARY MT. SECONDARY SCHOOL
(MOLO DISTRICT)
USING DIGITAL (IT) HUBS SETUP BY BRITISH COUNCIL.
TRAINER: DAVID MUYA

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Background:
The ICT Hubs established at Sinaga Girls Secondary School(Gem District) and Mary Mount
Secondary School(Molo District) by British council are effective facilities in enhancing and
supporting sustainable teaching, learning and collaborative partnerships. Accompanied with
effective training and building the capacity of teachers, they can enhance the competence and
confidence of teachers in implementing ICT tools in their professional roles and development.
The goal of these trainings was to enable teachers to be sufficiently prepared, confident and
competent in making full use of the benefits of these wonderful facilities in and out of the
classroom: For technology integration to be successful, teachers need to make informed
choices relating to pedagogical approach, students’ needs, and learning objectives.
Technology(applied appropriately and innovatively) can and does help students develop all
kinds of skills- from the basic to the higher-order critical thinking ones (the 21st
century skills).
Objectives of the workshop.
 To enable teachers become competent in innovatively employing the tools of technology to
supplement their traditional teaching methods and thereby achieve enhanced student
learning.
 To enhance ICT literacy and confidence among teachers,
 To provide an overview and understanding of educational policies explicitly dealing with ICT
integration;
 Give an insight on a series of ICT tools that implicitly support creative learning and
innovative teaching; this would improve participants’ awareness of the potential of ICT to
enhance teaching and learning across the curriculum.
 To enhance participants’ information literacy, Internet research skills and presentation skills
A section of the participants at Sinaga girls with the D.E.O Gem Dist.

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Strategies
To help realize these objectives, we used four major strategies:
 We focused on the ways learners and teachers would use ICT to enhance learning: i.e.
research, communication, collaboration, innovative pedagogies and tools.
 We emphasized hands-on learning (project based learning) and creation of curricular
projects and assessments.
 We promoted learner-centered learning that encouraged self-direction and higher-order
thinking
Training Methods
The training was carried out using a number or methods that were combined.
 Peer based training: This ensured that teachers are trained in the context of their
workplace. The participants gained the key fundamentals and principles of ICT integration in
the curriculum.
 Video showing and PowerPoint presentation: Video clips of classrooms where ICT tools are
being used were shown. This enabled the participants learn best practices from teachers
who are using ICT in the classroom.
 Experience sharing: This session was used to have the participants share their experiences
in regards to challenges and barriers to successful integration of ICT in the teaching and
learning environment.
Content Focus:
The workshop addressed this critical Question: How can ICT be integrated most effectively and
innovatively to support, enhance and assess learning?
Participants explored this question in workshop modules.
The workshop was divided into six sessions. These sessions were based on the following
workshop modules:
 Digital literacy (Basic skills)
 Innovative teaching and ICT integration in classroom-
 International dimensions of teaching.
 Collaborative projects and teaching.
 Developing classroom resources and accessing online resources of the 21st
century skills
Each session had its own unique timing and module allocated however, the modules and timing
was adjusted for sessions according to the needs and abilities of the participants.

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Day One Day Two
Introductions & opening keynotes Session Four: Collaborative project
based learning and teaching
Session One : Digital literacy (Basic ICT Skills) Tea Break
Tea Break Session Five: Developing classroom
resources and accessing online
communities and resources- PARTNERS
IN LEARNING NETWORK
Session Two: Introduction to innovative Teaching
and ICT Integration(policy)
Lunch
Lunch Session Six: Developing classroom
resources and accessing online
communities resources (Hands-on; PiLN)
Session Three: International dimensions of
teaching in the 21st
century
Tea Break
Tea Break Closing keynotes, reflection time and
Awards
More hands-on practice (basics Skills)
Taking a beginner step by step – basic skills – start button Paring and sharing – peer coaching.

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Day1.
INTRODUCTIONS, EXPECTATIONS, FEARS AND OPENING REMARKS
Participants introduced themselves mentioning their names, schools, expectations and fears for
the workshop.
Opening remarks by the host Head teachers.
Mrs. Joyce Michura, and Sister Catherine, the Head teachers of Sinaga girls’ high school and
Mary Mount Secondary School respectively, welcomed the participants. They informed the
participants that their respective schools were always ready and happy to host similar
workshops. They assured the participants that the schools would do their best to ensure meals
are served on time and all logical issues are dealt with professionally and in time. They gave full
information on the housekeeping issues.
Declaring the workshop open, they challenged the respective participants to make use of the
opportunity to learn and acquire the most needed skills, which would develop their teaching
profession.
Participants’ expectations for the workshop
Participants’ expectations for the workshop included:
 To have knowledge about the workshop that would be useful to the teachers and to the
students.
 To get exposed to computer skills and knowledge to enable me promote change in my
school.
 To acquire more knowledge at the end of the workshop to add onto what I already
have.
 I want to get more knowledge and skills that will help me ease my work in computing
school results.
 To get knowledge and be able to link up with fellow teachers in the online community.
 Socialize with other colleagues, share ideas and challenges in teaching.
 Keep time and regulations of the seminar
 To learn how other schools and teachers have benefited from using technology in their
teaching.
 To know its benefits to my students and schools
 Learn more on ICT and teaching skills
 Difficult areas and how to use ICT (assistance)
 To be computer literate at the end of the course.
 To acquire knowledge on ICT and how it can be integrated in learning
 I expect to learn how to use a computer and how I can learn and teach using a
computer.

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 Using the internet for lesson plans and communication tool in classroom
 To acquire knowledge and skills of handling computers.
 I expect to learn how to use a computer, and how I can teach using a computer.
 To establish the role played by ICT in global partnerships like connecting classroom –
British council program.
 Learn more about ICT and teaching skills
 To get knowledge of encouraging teachers and students in using computer software,
emails, and the Internet for education.
 To get more information that will enable me help both the teachers and the students
e.g. computerized testing, how ICT infrastructure can be put in place.
 To hear experiences of fellow schools and also be able to join hands.
Their fears for the workshop
The fears expressed by the teachers could be categorized as:
 Lack of time to finish the workshop activities
 Lack of time to master all skills taught today
 The application of the skills learnt may not be possible if a teacher comes from a school
without enough resources.
 Lack of school policy on access to the computers by both teachers and students.
Introduction of the workshop Objectives.
With the use PowerPoint presentations and
promotional video, the IT ambassador (facilitator)
enlightened the participants about programs of British
council. The emphasis was on the connecting classroom
online, and how ICT would help facilitate such
collaborations and partnerships. This was followed by a
brief discussion and introduction of workshop
objectives.
The teachers were then reminded and encouraged to
try and change the way of doing things in their schools
and also learn how to build capacity in their schools on
how to use ICT to enhance teaching and learning. It was important for the participants to open
up, share knowledge and content, map out opportunities for networking and collaboration
among schools while at the workshop.

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Session One: Digital literacy (Basic ICT Skills)
This session provided teachers with many hands on opportunities to explore and discover basic
components of a computer and fundamentals of Operating system; how to use the computer to
write(using Ms Word), solve mathematical issues(using Ms excel, and create presentation(using
Ms PowerPoint)
Basic components of a computer and fundamentals of Operating system
 How to start a computer
 Naming the different parts of a computer
 Learning mouse skills
 Keyboard skills
 Starting and stopping applications.
How to use the computer to write (using Ms Word)
 Starting word
 Typing, deleting, editing and formatting
texts: an exercise- MY SCHOOL
 Tabulations: exercise – Lesson plan and schemes of work
Solve mathematical issues (using Ms excel)
 Typing data in the worksheets : a list of 10 students with marks
 Sorting the data
 Calculating sum, average and Ranking students.
Create presentation – Multimemedia (using Ms
PowerPoint)
 Creating slides,
 Typing data in slides
 Animations and running/playing the slides exercise:
a short lesson presentation
Session two: Introduction to Innovative Teaching and ICT
Integration(policy)
Several PowerPoint presentations and promotional videos
were shown to teachers. The teachers explored the content
of the video, discussed and learnt a lot from the best
practices of innovative teaching from across the world. They
were also made aware of VCT and the existing 2011 forums
plans.

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DAY 2
Session Three: International dimensions of teaching in the 21st
century (hands on practice).
Session Four: Collaborative /project based learning & 21st
Century skills
By the help of PowerPoint presentations, video
clip shows and discussion:
The participants explored the characteristics of
the world into which our students are
graduating: all agreed that the world is; A global
employment market, a less stable employment
relationships and there is need to prepare
learners for multiple careers over one’s lifetime.
In addition, there is an accelerating shift in job
market toward high-skill, high-service, and high-
creativity employment. Global challenges such as
economic instability, climate change, and limitations on resources such as fresh water and
petroleum require new skills hence 21st
century skills.
These skills were identified as: innovation, critical thinking, life-long learning, collaboration,
creativity and ICT use.
 The activities for the two modules were designed and delivered in combination with
internet navigation skills.
 Skills of accessing online community websites using the address bar and search engines.
 How to register, join forums, create forums, edit profile, login and logout of the online
community.
Session Five: Developing classroom resources and
accessing online resources.
Session Six: Developing classroom resources and
accessing online resources (hands on).
 On developing resources: teachers were given
basics skills on taking photos using digital
cameras, editing those photos (using Ms Picture
Manager) and uploading them on online
community sites.
 Having gained internet navigation skills, the
teachers were now able to use search engines
to search the internet to find an illustration, an image/photo, tool/application to use in
an activity, project or presentation in a classroom.

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A senior teacher engaged Sis. Catherine Mary Mt. Principal: Opening Remarks
A presentation on inline resources and ICT tools Mrs. Joyce, Principal Sinaga Girls: Opening Remarks
Workshop Evaluation
Participants were asked to evaluate the workshop in terms of their learning outcomes (what
impact the workshop had had on them in terms of attitude change and knowledge and skills
acquisition). Participants were asked to write their workshop evaluation of paper without
including their names.
The following is the evaluation form used:

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ICT TRAINNING FOR TEACHERS
4TH
TO 7TH
MARCH, 2011
EVALUATION FORM
Please complete the following questionnaire regarding the training that took
Place on 4th and 5th
April, 2011(7th
and 8th
)
EXCELLLENT VERY
GOOD
GOOD NEED
IMPROVEMENT
How helpful was the
training on basic ICT
skills?
Do you feel that you
learned new skills that
will be useful in your
teaching?
Were you satisfied with
the support given to
you by the facilitators?
Was the pace of
training appropriate?
Am excited about the
integration of ICT
in teaching and learning
Did the training meet
your initial
expectation?
Am capable of using
online community
resources effectively
To what extent do you feel comfortable using the available resources and equipment to teach
your subject?
100% 75% 50% 25% 10%
Additional Comments:……………………………………………………

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The response from the teachers were analyzed as follows:
EXCELLLENT VERY
GOOD
GOOD NEED
IMPROVEMENT
How helpful was the
training on basic ICT
skills?
33% 53% 14% 0
Do you feel that you
learned new skills that
will be useful in your
teaching?
42% 42% 16% 0
Were you satisfied with
the support given to
you by the facilitators?
60% 30% 10% 0
Was the pace of
training appropriate?
13% 42% 25% 20%
Am excited about the
integration of ICT
in teaching and
learning
67% 24% 9% 0
Did the training meet
your initial
expectation?
37% 35% 28% 0
Am capable of using
online community
resources effectively
23% 30% 27% 20%
To what extent do you feel comfortable using the available resources and equipment to teach
your subject?(overall rating)
100% 75% 50% 25% 10%
50%
.

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Workshop impact on participants’ attitude and skills.
Below are some of the extracts of additional comments from the participants’ workshop
evaluation form
“My interest in using ICT has been improved upon therefore I will be using ICT more often than
ever”
“I will use ICT to share information with others in my school and in other schools nearby”.
“I used to think that students cannot do anything on their own, I now know students can do a lot
independently”
“I have developed a positive attitude towards ICT in teaching and learning and intend to share
my ICT knowledge and skills with other teachers and students”.
“The workshop has changed my perspective on classroom teaching. One can do the same thing
in different ways to make students interested in his/her lesson. The workshop has improved my
ability to innovate with the exciting resources”
“At first I thought, it was going to be impossible for me to start using ICT in the classroom but
now I am ready to try it out”
“The exposure I have got has removed from me the fears of handling ICT. I am going to share
the experience with my fellow staff”
“I am going back home to improve on my computer skills to enable me start using
“I have gained skills of how to download photographs from the digital camera to the computer
and to use the photos in PowerPoint Presentations”.
“Quick but informative workshop. The trainer was all-round”.
“Thanks for making this easy for me to learn what I didn’t and couldn’t do. God bless.”
Lesson plan preparation using Ms Word A teacher learns how to use a digital camera

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Learning Points, Key Observations and recommendations.
The following are observations and some of the comments which were made during the
workshop:
 Not all teachers and head teachers fully understand the meaning and process of ICT
integration in teaching and learning. It is understood by some teachers to be an activity
related to the teaching of ICT as a subject by the ICT departments in the school.
 It was noted that teachers have never understood that they are dealing with a different
generation, who are much engaged in technology. Teachers learned that they need to
harness the learner’s love for technology to enhance their learning.
 Adequate physical and technological infrastructures are necessary conditions for
effective ICT integration.
 To promote ICT uptake in schools, school leaders should initially adopt strategies that
make ICT part of the daily routine or tasks of the teachers
 Tapping local mobile phone companies and ICT industries for support promotes
affordable Internet connectivity and computer hardware and software. Mobile
computing offers schools many opportunities that include overcoming constraints of
landline connecting.
 When teachers perceive ICT as a tool to meet curricular goals, they are more likely to
embrace.
 Peer and school-based training of teachers by their more experienced peers from other
schools or instructors from the Ministry Of Education ensures that teachers are trained
in the context of their workplace.
 Incorporating online collaborations and communities into professional development on
ICT enriches teachers’ experience and makes them comfortable with online
collaboration to integrate ICT in their lessons.
 The number of training days ought to be increased. Organize for more days. Two are not
enough.
 We need constant internet connectivity. We were not able to get more time on the
internet activities.
 The training is very good and more time is needed for perfection purposes.
 There is need for more training to enhance what has been covered. Otherwise it was
helpful.
 Increase the number of days to a week.

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Lesson about accessing online community and resources – PARTNERS IN LEARNING NETWORK
 Many teachers are so excited about accessing the resources of PiLN.
 Teachers were not able to manipulate the online community appropriately. This was
due to inconsistent internet connectivity.
 Despite the internet problems, The teachers got a chance to practice what they had
learnt e.g. editing profiles, uploading picture, joining communities and creating
communities.
 The teachers were able to create 2 communities on the partners in learning network
website. The online communities created were: ‘Sinaga innovative teachers workshop’
and ‘pacesetters connecting classrooms’.
Closing Remarks and Award of certificates of completion
On her closing remarks (at Sinaga), The District Education Officer, Mrs. Emily, thanked the
participants for sparing time to attend the workshop and for the commitment they had
exhibited to the workshop for the 2 days of the workshop. She thanked the host schools for
meeting the cost of meals for the participants noting that the workshop grant from British
council was in progress.
She urged all the participants to share the workshop materials with teachers and students at
their schools and also to use the materials to cascade training at their schools.
At Mary mount secondary the education officer was not able to attend but sent his apologies.
However the workshop closing remarks were done by the IT ambassador. He thanked them and

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encouraged them to practice what they had learnt. He also gave details of workshop material to
be recorded on DVDs.
Vote of Thanks
On behalf of the participants, one participant in each workshop gave a vote of thanks to the
facilitator, host principals and the assisting teachers/ partnership coordinators. The participants
in particular noted that IT workshop is quite different from other types of workshops. They
were amazed that they were engaged all through up to late in the evening. This to them was a
unique experience. No paper work, it was full of hands on.
Award of certificates
Participants were awarded certificates and the workshop officially closed.
The D.E.O awarding Certificates to participants IT Ambassador Awarding certificates to Participants.
------------------------------------------ END OF WORKSHOP ---------------------------------------

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Appendix 1:
List of participants and their contact information
ATTENDANCE LIST ON 4TH
– 5TH
APRIL AT SINAGA SEC. FOR ICT TRAINING
1. NAME PHONE E-MAIL SCHOOL
2. JOYCE MICHURA
(PRINCIPAL)
0726104121 joyce.aketch@yahoo.com SINAGA GIRLS
3. PETER AUMA
(DEPUTY PRINCIPAL)
0724569084 poauma@yahoo.com ST. MARY’S YALA
4. NASHON S. ADERO 0722436148 aderons@yahoo.com ST. MARY’S YALA
5. EDWIN OTUOMA 0722691838 eotuoma@gmail.com ST. TERESA’S PRI
6. ALFRED O. OBINDA 0710977159 obindaa@yahoo.com ST. MARY’S YALA
7. ADDAH AKUMU 0726175254 akumuobi@yahoo.com MUTUMBU PRI
8. BENARD OWUOR 0722148342 kiburebenard@yahoo.co
m
SINAGA GIRLS
9. BELDON O. OKEYO 0726179688 bobeldonokeyo@gmail.co
m
SINAGA
10. FANUEL ONONO (HEAD
TEACHER)
0724608164 fanuelonono@yahoo.com NYAGONDO PRI
11. JOYCE A. SOGO 0720810604 joycesogo@hotmail.com NYAGONDO PRI
12. DORINE ONGESO 0718528709 Dorineachieng73@yahoo.
com
NYAGONDO PRI
13. RAKAMAH WILLIAN 0721413610 rakamahw@yahoo.com NYAGONDO SEC
14. MARTHA OTIENO 0727894903 marthaotien@yahoo.com NYAGONDO PRI
15. FREDRICK O. ASUNA 0723215653 fredasuna@yahoo.com NYAGONDO PRI
16. DAINA OLESI ONG’ONDA 0700476298 dainaongoda@yahoo.co
m
SINAGA PRI
17. ALPHONCE WAYODI 0726763969 wayodius@yahoo.com ST. MARY’S YALA
18. INGANGA OPIMBI 07223157
53
opsamm73@yahoo.com SINAGA GIRLS
19. JOHN OBIERO 0720034589 jnmcobiero@gmail.com SINAGA GIRLS
20. PETER OWINO 07209022 owinopeter@yahoo.com ST. MARY’S

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ATTENDANCE LIST FOR ICT TRAINING AT MARY SEC. SCHOOL 7TH
– 8TH
APRIL
NAME MOBILE EMAIL
1 PETER M. MUIA 0720348890 Pitaah2001@yahoo.com
2 S. V. LUASI 0722501635
3 SUSAN OYARO 07222466938
4 BINNI HUSSEIN 0721293693
5 JOYCE NJUGUNA 0722408304 joymutahe@yahoo.com
6. JOSEPH NJOGA 0727511879 joenjoga@yahoo.com
7 KAMAU SAMUEL 0722636713 kamausamuel@gmail.com
8 SIMON G. MUTUOTTAH 0721914544 smutuottah@yahoo.com
9 JOHN MUTURI 0721627591 johnjuhigu@gmail.com
10 GRACE N MWANGI 0718043566
11 AGNES N ONDIBA 0724412868
12 ROBERT MOGIRE 0720937690 Robert-
mogire@yahoo.com
13 DANIEL MUCHIRI 0722622118 muchdan@aosi.com
14 JOHN M WAITHAKA 0720038805 Johnmw29@yahoo.com
15 JAMES MACHARIA 0722478345 Jmacharia@gmail.com
16 MBUGUA DKJ 0729337210 agapemolo@gmail.com
17 SARAH GITHAIGA 0728733182
18 JOEL MUTUKU MAINGI 0721413748 scoopjm@yahoo.co.uk
19 NANCY NDIANGUI 0722756299 kiharanancyw@yahoo.com
20 MWANGI J NJUGUNA 0722813185 njugujoseph@yahoo.com
21 NANCY NJERI NJOROGE 0722614298 nancynjoe@gmail.com
22 CECILIA W MUCHIRI 0722596576
23 JOGHN GICHURI 0722338476