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ICDL for Education expands to the UAE
Aston Swann UK introduces courseware in Arabic and English to help teachers and pupils work towards an internationally recognised qualification
Aston Swann UK (Hall 8 Stand 8-1) is using Gitex 2004 to showcase its ICDL for Education teacher-training courseware, a step-by-step programme designed specifically to help teachers and pupils acquire fundamental computing skills that will enhance teaching and learning in classrooms across the world.
Aston
Swann has been invited to participate on the stand of the ICDL GCC Foundation
– the organisation responsible for the implementation of ICDL in the Gulf
Region - and presents the only International
Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) courseware that is
specifically tailored towards the unique requirements of the education
community.
ICDL for Education courseware prepares teachers for the globally renowned ICDL qualification encouraging them to acquire new computer skills, as they create useful classroom documents on a word processor, manage data using a spreadsheet and search the Internet for classroom resources. As a result, teachers become competent and confident in using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as a tool for learning in the classroom. Teachers across the UAE are encouraged to undertake the ICDL qualification as a benchmark of their skills and confidence in using ICT as a tool for educating and learning.
Available
in both Arabic and English format, the courseware is suitable for teachers of
all ages and experience levels and learning can be delivered either
face-to-face, as self-study or as a combination of both. It can also be managed
and supported on line. The courseware supports the continuing professional
development requirements of all educators using ICT.
A
programme to up-skill teams of teacher trainers is being undertaken by Aston
Swann. Teacher
trainers
will implement the ICDL
for Education programme in schools and colleges throughout
the region and
will support and monitor the progress of their colleagues as they work towards
the ICDL qualification.
Wendy
Swann of Aston Swann UK, who is directing the ICDL
for Education programme, says, “We are
thoroughly looking forward to our work with teachers across the UAE region. We bring a great deal of experience in
using IT in teaching and learning to this
project.”
“Our training teams and programmes are
in place and the enthusiasm and anticipation from teachers as they work towards
their ICDL qualification is very attainable,” says Mrs Swann. “Educational Institutions in Dubai have made us most
welcome and we feel very privileged to be working with them to bring this
opportunity to Teachers in the region.”
The 7 ICDL modules covered by the courseware are:
§ Concepts of Information Technology (IT) - get to grips with the technology available in schools and understand the technical terminology involved
§ Using the computer and managing files - feel comfortable using Microsoft Windows, create and save documents – and find them again
§
Word
processing for classroom and homework tasks -
learn skills to create text documents
for managing homework and classroom tasks and activities
§ Spreadsheets - to collate, sort and chart data - acquire the skills to process numerical data to enter and chart school projects, exam results and pupil records.
§ Database – school data handling - understand what a database can do and how to set one up such as a lending library and an after-school club database
§ Presentations – produce electronic displays and printouts - classroom presentations for printing, animated slide shows and the Internet. Create a slide show for parents’ evening, a mathematical game and present a class project.
§ Information and Communication - effective e-mail and internet use - learn how to quickly search the Internet for appropriate education resources and feel confident sending and receiving e-mails and attachments.
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Note to Editors
In
the UK, ICDL for Education
courseware
is an award winning learning programme acknowledged by educational institutions
and teachers. Many countries are
now adopting ICDL as their benchmark and ICDL
for Education
courseware has a great part to play with teachers, schools and colleges within
this scheme.
The
Aston Swann UK partnership was founded in 1989 to provide IT training to new
users of computers in SME and corporate organisations and
has built
an enviable reputation for its IT learning in context programmes.
These have involved projects for multi-skilled engineers, the food
industry, awarding bodies, the plumbing building and electrical services
industries and, more recently, for educators
and pupils in schools and colleges throughout the world.
Aston Swann UK devises specialist
IT learning programmes
to international standards
for education, business and public services as well as developing content for
e-learning programmes.
For
further information, contact: Wendy Swann, Aston Swann UK, Tel: +44 (0)1432 341
344
Email: ws@educatorsicdl.com Web: www.educatorsicdl.com