Implementation and Management of Using ICT for Learning and

Teaching

LE ANH PHUONGLE ANH PHUONG

Hue University of Education, VietnamHue University of Education, Vietnam

Situation analysis

There are 25 people participating in the Department. They are mainly from the staff of the Department of Computer science, Hue University of Education.

Being IT teachers they have good ICT skills, but not all of them are aware of the significance and benefits of ICT and techniques for ICT integration.

They all focus on curriculum, especially the syllabus of their own subject.

TASKS

Techniques used to recruit these faculty members

Firstly, we used the technique of need Firstly, we used the technique of need assessment and the process is capacity assessment and the process is capacity upgrading by integrating ICT in teaching upgrading by integrating ICT in teaching different disciplines. different disciplines.

Another technique that has been used to Another technique that has been used to recruit the staff member is demonstrating recruit the staff member is demonstrating the benefits of ICT means in presenting a the benefits of ICT means in presenting a matter or reporting the results of scientific matter or reporting the results of scientific research.research.

How to get the members’ support for the program and train them to offer Peer Coaching To obtain the members’ support for the To obtain the members’ support for the

program I have proved to them the program I have proved to them the advantages of ICT means over the traditional advantages of ICT means over the traditional ones. By using such means as Power Point, ones. By using such means as Power Point, Internet, Hi-class, mindmap and so on we can Internet, Hi-class, mindmap and so on we can increase the quality of teaching and learning. increase the quality of teaching and learning.

In order to enable the member to offer Peer In order to enable the member to offer Peer Coaching to others, I have chosen the most Coaching to others, I have chosen the most simple tools, which are described in a way so simple tools, which are described in a way so that all the members can acquire and use that all the members can acquire and use them to serve their own purposes. Once the them to serve their own purposes. Once the members have acquired the necessary skills members have acquired the necessary skills to use a new ICT tool they can easily instruct to use a new ICT tool they can easily instruct others in using it. others in using it.

Tasks that you have implemented so far with the leader, colleagues, and pre-service teachers?

IIntegrating portions of the Peer Coaching class ntegrating portions of the Peer Coaching class into existing courses on methodology and into existing courses on methodology and curriculum.curriculum.

Prepare the course for pre-service students.Prepare the course for pre-service students. Training courses IT for 3th students (Making Training courses IT for 3th students (Making

slides for teaching at high school in the future)slides for teaching at high school in the future) Organizing Workshop and seminar to discuss Organizing Workshop and seminar to discuss

about appling ICT for teachinh and learningabout appling ICT for teachinh and learning Attending the Workshop and conference about Attending the Workshop and conference about

using ICT for teaching and learning.using ICT for teaching and learning.

Difficulties encountered Lack of necessary materials and equipment to serve Lack of necessary materials and equipment to serve

the integration of ICT.the integration of ICT. Language barriers: most of the members are not good Language barriers: most of the members are not good

at English while most of the materials are in English.at English while most of the materials are in English. The methodology is another obstacle to the The methodology is another obstacle to the

integration of ICT. The transition of the old traditional integration of ICT. The transition of the old traditional methodology to the new one requires much time and methodology to the new one requires much time and preparation. preparation.

The curriculum in Vietnamese universities are The curriculum in Vietnamese universities are generally rather fixed and not flexible enough to make generally rather fixed and not flexible enough to make changes or modification. That is why so far, we have changes or modification. That is why so far, we have only integrated ICT into certain subjects but not all the only integrated ICT into certain subjects but not all the curriculum. Because great changes must be approved curriculum. Because great changes must be approved by the University leaders. by the University leaders.

How to overcome difficulties? In order to cope with the above-mention In order to cope with the above-mention

difficulties, we have step by step collected difficulties, we have step by step collected materials from various sources.materials from various sources.

To overcome the language barrier we To overcome the language barrier we encourage the members to improve their encourage the members to improve their English and at the same time we have some English and at the same time we have some people who are good at English translate the people who are good at English translate the most important materials into Vietnamese so most important materials into Vietnamese so that others can use them as references. that others can use them as references.

To gain the approval of the University To gain the approval of the University authorities we have tried to convince them of authorities we have tried to convince them of the benefits of ICT and its economic and the benefits of ICT and its economic and scientific values. scientific values.

To have more equipment we have called for To have more equipment we have called for support from international organizationssupport from international organizations

RESULTS

The monitoring and evaluation process?

After each technique was presented, it was After each technique was presented, it was followed by practicing and discussing in followed by practicing and discussing in groups. Problems arising were solved by groups. Problems arising were solved by combining individual ideas and group’s combining individual ideas and group’s initiatives. Achievement assessment was initiatives. Achievement assessment was done mainly through practicing what the done mainly through practicing what the members had learned.members had learned.

So far all the staff members of the Department So far all the staff members of the Department can master different techniques for ICT can master different techniques for ICT integration in their teaching.integration in their teaching.

The leaders have become aware of the The leaders have become aware of the significance of integrating ICT in the teaching significance of integrating ICT in the teaching processprocess

NEXT STEPS

Offer Peer Coaching courses, Offer Peer Coaching courses, integrate coaching into existing integrate coaching into existing courses, create a coaching training courses, create a coaching training courses (ICT).courses (ICT).

Deploying at all departments in Deploying at all departments in University (teachers and students)University (teachers and students)

THANK YOU !THANK YOU !