ICT, teaching and Slovenia
Andrej Brodnik
Nataša Kristan
Why
• Computer Science represents the basis for creation and use of Information-Communication Technology (ICT).
• The ICT is ubiquitously present and our day to day life heavily depends on it.
Why
Due to development of society and technology it is essential to develop a curriculum for teaching
Computing (including Digital Literacy and in particular Computer Science) that will allow children in K12
education to have an access to knowledge that will make them creators of technology – not just its consumers.
IFIP TC3, Torun, 2013
On a path
• To be successful we need to consider:
– what to teach – curriculum;
– who to teach – teacher training;
– where to teach – environment;
What to teach
• Primary school – 9 grades, starting at age 6/7:
– elective subjects in last three grades: Text editing, Multimedia, Computer Networks – not connected
– includes algorithm design
What to teach
• Secondary school – 4 grades:
– technical gymnasium: 280 hours
– general gymnasium: 70 hours mandatory + 210 hours elective
• subject on a matura examination
– in practice emphasize on use and not creation
What to teach
• However, in all subjects curricula:
– use of ICT in <subject>
• Teachers not comfortable => who to teach
Who to teach
• Pre-service training
– Faculties of education
– sometimes other faculties (Slovene, Math)
• In-service training
– The national education institute of the Republic of Slovenia, http://www.zrss.si/default.asp?link=ang – SIRikt – Splet, izobraževanja in raziskovanja z IKT
(Web, Education and Research using ICT),
International Conference, http://www.sirikt.si/eng/
, every May in Kranjska gora
Who to teach
• The national education institute of the Republic of Slovenia
– Nives Kreuh, Barbara Brečko: eCompetent
teacher, eCompetent headmaster, eCompetent computer and information technician,
http://www.sio.si/sio/projekti/e_solstvo/projekt_e_
kompetentni_ucitelj /
– eCompetent teachers follow the vision of si2010:
Who to teach
• Use of ICT requires permits different approaches; the teacher is still the key person, however his role is
changed.
• The eCompetent teacher project has a goal to provide (standardized) in-service training for
teachers (and other workers in schools) in use of ICT in teaching.
• digital literacy
Who to teach – 6 basic eCompetencies
1. Critical use of ICT in education process.
2. Use of ICT for efficient communication.
3. Searching, collecting, processing and evaluation of information.
4. Being aware of safe use of ICT, and ethical and legislative norms in using of ICT.
5. How to Create, update and publish of eMaterial.
6. Plan, design, execute and evaluate teaching and learning process using ICT.
University of Klagenfurt was baptised in Alpen-Adria-
Thanx for your attention!
Andrej Brodnik1,2, andrej.brodnik@fri.uni-lj.si Nataša Kristan1, natasa.kristan@fri.uni-lj.si
1 University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Computer and Information Science
