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ECDL for Educators, Wales
The National Education Exhibition & Conference for Wales
STAND NUMBER 274, CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL ARENA
22nd – 23rd MAY 2003
ECDL for Educators courseware - designed to help school staff develop practical computing skills
Launching at the National
Education Exhibition and Conference for Wales 2003 is the European Computer
Driving Licence (ECDL) for Educators courseware (www.educatorsecdl.com) – a
comprehensive seven-module teacher-training programme from Aston Swann.
Designed specifically to help Teachers, Support Staff, School Managers
and Administrators develop practical computing skills for teaching and learning
in the classroom, ECDL for Educators courseware can be delivered face-to-face, as a self
study option or as a combination of the two, enabling it to be adapted to fit
into the Teacher’s working timetable.
The ECDL for Educators
courseware has been developed by Aston Swann, a Cardiff-based company which
has over ten years’ experience delivering computer training to the education
sector. The new ECDL for Educators courseware is a tailored version of the
established ECDL qualification, recognised by employers in the business world
throughout Europe as an illustration of employee competence in computing.
The implementation of ECDL in the UK is managed by the British Computer
Society and Aston Swann is the first company in the country to tailor the course
for a specific ‘vertical sector’ (i.e. education).
Creating lesson plans using
a word processor, collating sorting and charting classroom data using a
spreadsheet and effectively searching the Internet for classroom resources are
just a few of the very practical skills that can be acquired.
“Computer skills are
acquired almost coincidentally as Teachers learn to download graphics, import
information and incorporate hotlinks to Internet-based resources whilst creating
a lesson plan, for example,” explains Debbie Skyrme, Education Programme
Developer, Aston Swann. “This
makes the ECDL for Educators courseware particularly suitable for those Teachers that have had
a bad experience of ICT or for those who find it hard to appreciate why the DfES
is encouraging them to integrate ICT across the curriculum.”
The learning programme consists of seven ECDL modules with a specific
focus on classroom use. These
include:
·
Concepts of IT
·
Using the Computer and Managing Files
·
Word Processing – to manage classroom tasks, activities and lesson plans
·
Spreadsheets – to collate, sort and chart data
·
Database – to create, monitor and organise lists, forms and reports
·
Presentation – as a visual interactive learning tool
·
Information and Communication – using the NGfL, effective searching for
online classroom resources and communicating by e-mail.
“I felt the need to extend my computer skills to become more efficient
at administration, to reduce my work load, support my colleagues in their use of
ICT, and develop and extend the use of ICT to improve teaching and learning
across the curriculum, and so decided to enroll on the ECDL for Educators
course”, said Helen Gurling, ICT
Coordinator, Windsor School. “I received
excellent training at Aston Swann, in delightful surroundings, and they have
turned the computer into an invaluable resource for me.”
The ECDL
for Educators courseware is a respected standard for ICT competence. It is a measurable demonstration of a Teacher’s computer
literacy and is designed to accommodate the varying levels and phases of
education suitable for In Service Training (INSET) and Continuing Professional
Development (CPD).
Licences for LEAs, Teacher
Training Colleges and Professional Trainers are available on request.
Aston Swann is offering a pricing structure to facilitate varying budgets
and the different levels of training required.
The initial registration fee is £595 per site plus £30 for each
delegate using the ECDL for Educators product.
This is a one off payment covering all seven ECDL for Educators modules.
Further information and pricing can be obtained from:
Welsh office:
Aston Swann, Regus House,
Cardiff Gate Business Park, Cardiff, CF2 7TU
Tel: 02920 263608 Email:
ws@educatorsecdl.com
Head office:
Wendy Swann, Aston Swann
Computer Technologies, Coach House, Highfield,
Hampton Bishop, Hereford HR1 4JN, UK, Tel: +44 (0) 1432 341344
Fax: +44 (0) 1432 272806
Website:
www.educatorsecdl.com Email:
ws@educatorsecdl.com
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