Aston
Swann: ECDL for Educators
Research Project | ECDL
The European Computer Driving Licence
MirandaNet is managing an independent research project to investigate teachers’ acquisition of ICT skills. The project, instigated by Aston Swann and supported by the British Computer Society, will follow the progress of more than a hundred teachers undertaking the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) for Educators training course. This course is a customised version of the standard ECDL course and includes examples and activities that relate directly to educational contexts.
The research project will investigate:
- Whether teachers are encouraged to enrol on the ECDL for Educators course as a result of its education specific content.
- The benefits of the ECDL qualification in relation to the Continued Professional Development of the teacher
- How using ECDL for Educators has raised the participating teachers’ ICT knowledge
- How using ECDL for Educators has raised the standard of teaching
- How perceptions of the professional uses of computers changes during the training course
- What kind of learners the teachers are, their preferred learning methods and levels of satisfaction.
Teachers in four local authority areas are taking part in the project: Birmingham, Cardiff, Herefordshire and Trafford. The researchers will evaluate evidence of the impact and effectiveness of the training by comparing questionnaires and concept maps produced by teachers at the beginning and end of their training and conducting interviews with selected teachers.
W: www.astonswann.co.uk
W: www.educatorsecdl.com
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