Component |
Element |
Activity |
Time Frame |
Infrastructure Readiness and Platform Deployment |
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Deployment of an aggregate of 12 labs in the four Colleges of Education. Deployments will consist of minimum 10 PCs, a printer, and projector and will be based on the identified need and student population. |
Calendar year 2007 |
| Deployment of an aggregate of 12 labs in the four Colleges of Education. Deployments will consist of minimum 10 PCs, a printer, and projector and will be based on the identified need and student population. |
Calendar year 2008 |
| Deployment of an aggregate of 6 labs in the four Colleges of Education. Deployments will consist of minimum 10 PCs, a printer, and projector and will be based on the identified need and student population. |
Calendar year 2009 |
| Deployment of a cost-sharing mechanism and deployment of laptop computers to all lecturers at the Colleges of Education. |
By end of 2009 |
| Curriculum Development |
ICT Literacy |
Ensure ICT Literacy Certification fits within the curricula requirements at the Colleges of Education. |
December 2007 |
| ICT Integration |
Update of the Integrated Media Technology Education (IMTE) to cover how ICTs are integrated in pedagogy. |
December 2006 |
| Revision and, if necessary, development of curricula and content which incorporates ICTs in subject areas at the Colleges of Education. |
June 2007 |
| ICT as an examinable subject |
Computer Studies as a major/minor will be available through the Colleges of Education. |
January 2009 |
| Content Availibility |
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Ensure participation in content development training programmes conducted by the Namibian E-Learning Centre. |
Ongoing |
| Ensure access to the e-Learning content packages included as part of standard deployment to all schools. |
January 2007 |
| Training and Usage Support |
ICT Literacy |
All teacher educators successfully complete the Intermediate Level ICT Literacy Certification. |
December 2007 |
| All 1st year pre-service student teachers complete the Foundation Level ICT Literacy Certification by the end of their first year. |
Beginning January 2009 |
| All 3rd year pre-service student teachers complete the Intermediate Level ICT Literacy Certification prior to graduation. |
Beginning January 2009 |
| ICT Integration for Eduators |
All teacher eduactors successfully complete the module on ICT Integration for Educators. |
December 2007 |
| All teacher educators develop at least 3 assignments per semester per subject requiring ICT usage by pre-service teachers. |
Beginning January 2008 |
| All 3rd year pre-service teachers must successfully complete the ICT component in the IMTE programme prior to graduation. |
Beginning January 2009 |
| ICT as an examinable subject |
A sufficient number of teacher educators are able to teach Computer Studies as a major at the Colleges of Education. |
Beginning January 2009 |
| Maintenance and Technical Support |
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All Colleges develop sufficient capabilities to provide First Level Technical Support. |
Training provided in conjunction with deployments |
| Monitoring and Evaluation |
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Participation in ongoing monitoring and evaluation activities. |
Ongoing |
