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Bilhah Muthoni Post 1

21 July 2020, 1:08 PM

teacher education

Hi all,

This is a challenge i normally experience when dealing with teachers. the elderly teachers somehow do not embrace ict, they cite so many reasons. How can they be assisted?

Andrew Teacher Education Post 2 in reply to 1

23 July 2020, 12:35 PM

suggestion

Inculcate positive attitude towards ict.Kindly engage them maximumly on use of odel models.Nice Dr.

FLORENCE KISIRKOI Post 6 in reply to 2

15 September 2020, 9:40 PM

Work to support them, find out exactly why the reluctance. Perhaps some training and opportunity to try would work

Sandra Amos Post 3 in reply to 1

28 July 2020, 9:13 AM

Change is often hard and people get stuck in old ways. There needs to be a mix of encouragement and compulsion. Encouragement and support are very important. People get this by targeted training that is relevant to their needs and support by working with others in the same position. But, if teachers can get away with not developing their ICT skills, many will not. Compulsion through requiring development as part of the profession or initial qualification is part of the answer. It is also important to convince teachers that using ICT in education is worthwhile and that they will be able to use it in their teaching. 

Mulemba Sakuwaha Post 4 in reply to 1

30 July 2020, 1:51 AM

Instead of learning, the elderly teachers would rather assign any ICT related task to the young teachers. One way of helping these teachers is by Professional development sessions in ICT on a regular basis and demonstrating real class room situations or through lesson studies. Observing other teachers use ICT is also another way of encouraging teachers to use it in their own lessons.  

Michael Ajokpaniovo Post 5 in reply to 1

5 September 2020, 9:18 PM

These elderly teachers can be encouraged to learn and use ICT devices in their teaching. An ICT personnel can assist them to develop the slide and these elderly ones will be trained on how to present it. Gradually they will develop a positive attitude towards the use of ICT  

Discussion tags: teacher attitude to ict