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Organization of American States (OAS) |
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
Ref: TEXXI-E101.10
Title: Teacher Education for the 21st Century: A focus on technology and collaboration to improve the quality of education in the Americas - 1st Edition.
Study Venue: The course will be delivered entirely online (Internet) through the Educational Portal of the Americas Virtual Classroom and requires a weekly dedication of 10 hours as well as basic computer skills. (To learn about the Rules of Procedure of the Portal Virtual Classroom please click here)
Start and End Dates: September 17th, 2010 to December 11th, 2010 This edition of the course has been postponed until 2011.
Registration Deadline: This course offers a possibility to apply to Full Scholarship "A" and/or to Partial Scholarship (financial aid) "B". You can also apply to this course by paying the full tuition by following option “B” and filling registration form
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Course Duration: Twelve (12) weeks
Language: This course will be offered in English
Objectives:
- Gain an understanding of foundations for 21st Century teaching and learning
- Experience hands-on integration of ICT and collaborative learning into teaching practice
- Recognize the benefits of international collaboration and knowledge sharing
- Develop a portfolio of ICT resources relevant to future work
- Get teachers involved in online collaboration with teachers from other countries.
- Align ICT integration to the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework
- Network with educators in the Caribbean and around the world who are using ICTs in their classrooms
Target Group: Teacher Educators of the Americas
The Course Program: The 12-week course is organized in modules that include selected readings and related activities accessed through an on-line teaching platform or "Virtual Classroom". The course is organized into ten content modules (one each week), as well as one week dedicated to the introduction of participants to the Virtual Classroom and its tools, and one week for the conclusion of studies and the final evaluations:
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Week 1 |
Getting acquainted with the virtual classroom |
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Week 2 |
Welcome and Introductions |
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Week 3 |
Integrating ICT into the Teacher Education Classroom |
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Week 4 |
ICT Collaboration |
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Week 5 |
Collaborative Project Work - Learning Methodologies |
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Week 6 |
ICT-Based Online Collaborative Tools: Web.2 |
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Week 7 |
ICT Collaborative Project Integration |
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Week 8 |
Collaborative Project Assessment |
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Week 9 |
Portfolios |
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Week 10 |
Teaching Unit Creation |
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Week 11 |
Group Online Activity |
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Week 12 |
Evaluation & Saying Goodbye |
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Methodology:
This online course is delivered under the academic and technical supervision of tutors. The tutors guide participants throughout the duration of course by:
- helping them to access course content;
- suggesting reading and reference materials;
- analyzing and evaluating assigned activities; and
- resolving technical problems and answering questions.
In addition, the tutors provide students with a weekly analysis of participant responses and make individual interventions when necessary.
Certification:
Participants who successfully complete the course requirements will receive an OAS Certificate for the successful completion of the course.
Cost:
Total tuition cost for the course is USD500 (five hundred dollars).
PROCESS TO APPLY TO THIS COURSE
- To apply to a Full Scholarship (OAS Professional Development Program-PDSP):
See requirements and other important information in the following link:
https://www.oas.org/fms/Announcement.aspx?id=257&Type=2&Lang=Eng
Questions regarding application to Full Scholarship should be sent to PDSP@oas.org
Participants must meet the following requirements:
- Be citizens or permanent residents of any OAS member country.
- Be currently employed as a primary or secondary level school teacher or administrator, or teacher trainer.
- Possess basic computer skills (use of email, Word documents, etc.).
- Be fluent in English.
- Be able to dedicate approximately 10 hours per week for course activities.
- Be willing to use ICTs to improve productivity.
- Be willing to use ICT resources to gain knowledge for professional development.
- Students whom you will be working with throughout the course period.
- Have a personal e-mail account (e-mail accounts cannot be shared).
- Be a registered user in the Educational Portal of the Americas (www.educoas.org)
- Have unrestricted access to a computer with Internet with following minimum technical specifications:
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NOTE:
Access to technological hardware and connectivity (internet and email) costs are the responsibility of the participant.
Financial Aid:
The SG/OAS will provide financial aid of USD250 (two hundred and fifty dollars) to participants who fulfill all the posted requirements. The final tuition cost for selected participants to financial aid will be USD250 (two hundred and fifty dollars).
Method of Payment:
For this course, the only method of payment is with an international credit or debit card (Visa, MasterCard or American Express) and using an Internet secure page*
STEPS TO APPLY TO PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP (FINANCIAL AID) OR TO APPLY TO THE COURSE PAYING FULL TUITION AMOUNT |
1. Register as a user on the Educational Portal of the Americas:
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2. Complete the Application Form before July 30th, 2010. Participants will automatically receive an e-mail confirmation once their registration form has been received (see example). This notification means that your application has been successful, it doesn’t mean you have been selected to participate in the course. Selected participants will receive a communication beginning August 3rd, 2010. In addition, the complete list of selected participants and enrollment/payment instructions will be published on the Educational Portal of the Americas Webpage on the same date. |
3. Once the enrollment/payment period has been closed, instructions on how to access the course will be sent to participants by e-mail on September 17th, 2010, first day of course** |
* Once payment has been received there is no reimbursement.
** Make sure you add the following e-mail address to your address book in order that communications sent from the Educational Portal of the Americas account will not be blocked as "spam": portal@oas.org
Any questions regarding this announcement should be sent to portal@oas.org, and must include in the subject line:
“Teacher Education for the 21st Century: A focus on technology and collaboration to improve the quality of education in the Americas - Ref: TEXXI-E101.10”.
If you need more information about this course or if you are interested in requesting a closed edition for your institution, please emails us at: portal@oas.org