Study Program | Building Confidence With Digital Tools in the Classroom

Price

ZAR 500.00

Instructor

Dr. Karen Walstra (KWC.EvolveSchool)
Karen Walstra, independent educational consultant, promotes problem-solving, creative and critical thinking, incorporating digital tools, addressing educational transformation, assisting edu-organisations adapting to change, exploring strategic thinking. Conducts PD personalised sessions. Successful 29-year classroom teaching career (Gr. R-11). Director of Academics. Coordinated and trained on large-scale outreach programmes: St Stithians College’s Thandulwazi Teacher and Leader Development Programme (2005-2015). Acting Head of Thandulwazi Maths and Science Academy (8/2017-7/2018), Trainer and content developer of Click Foundation’s Learner Reading project (2012-2015). Worked for Google (2014 - 4/2017) Emerging markets “Education Go Digital” and ChromeOS Teams globally and across Sub-Saharan Africa. Part-time lecturer (University of Pretoria: 2017 to 2019). Holds Masters in Education: Educational Technology (University of Witwatersrand) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD‌ ) Computer-integrated Education (University of Pretoria) researched educational Virtual Reality on teachers’ pedagogy Education, Training and Development Assessor and Moderator. Presented at local and international conferences on Educational Technology and Design and Technology.

Course Includes

• 10 Lessons
• Course Certificate

About This Course

This self-paced, dripping-tap course is for teachers who are concerned about integrating technology or who would like to integrate technology more into their lessons but are not sure where to begin.
This self-paced course is designed to inspire and equip you with skills to traverse the integration of technology into teaching and learning.
Each topic is there to encourage you to explore, play, read and learn about aspect of technological integration.
There is a topic activity to complete, as you consider pros and cons, or how you might integrate or improve the integration of technology into your lesson.
Your investigative evaluation of the content presented will encourage your to explore the influence your decisions.
Enjoy the journey of discovery and appraisal of technology integration.

A Course With a Difference

This self-paced, dripping-tap course is over nine months. It is different from other courses!
There is a series of nine (9) topics.
Every four weeks the new topic will open.
No matter when you begin, the course will open at the beginning, and the next topic will open in four weeks time, from the previous topic.
The idea is to give you time!
Time to explore, think, play and reflect on each topic!
You are expected to investigate, evaluate and reflect on the content presented and see how that might influence your teaching and learning decisions.
Enjoy the journey of discovery and appraisal of technology integration.

Course Content

Overview of this 9 topic course
1: Identifying Personal Barriers
2: Introduction to Digital Pedagogy
3. Exploring Educational Technology
4. Begin with where you feel comfortable – Start Small
5. Effective Classroom Management with Technology
6: Fostering Collaboration and Communication
7: Assessment and Feedback in the Digital Era
8: Personalised Learning and Differentiation
9. Action Planning and Reflection