The Education, Training Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) sponsored this Emerging Technologies for 21st Century Teaching and Learning course. Funds from the EDTP SETA were made available to sponsor 450 teachers from Foundation Phase to FET Phase, to participate in the course, to develop and present the course and develop and prepare the training materials.
If every teacher on the course impacts a minimum of 30 learners, the ETDP SETA’s investment to grow existing pedagogies to support the meaningful integration of emerging technologies, translates into a potential impact of at least 13 500 learners.
Our sincere gratitude is extended to Fikile Machimana and Selina Masia-Pos, representatives of the ETDP SETA in the Western Cape, as well as the many support staff and administrators working behind the scenes. Thank you for your time and energy that you so generously poured into this project. Thank you for impacting hundreds of teachers and by implication, the life choices of thousands of learners.
In 2016, Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute (CTLI), a directorate of the Western Cape Government, commissioned the development of a specialised course to equip teachers from Foundation Phase to FET to meaningfully integrate emerging technologies into teaching and learning. The current course content was developed for the CTLI and piloted with teachers in four sessions during January and October 2016.
The different specialisations of the Emerging Technologies for 21st Century Teaching and Learning short course was developed in close collaboration with the CTLI, subject advisors and experts with an intimate understanding of the daily challenges teachers across the grades face on a daily basis. The contribution of this reference group is gratefully acknowledged.
The five Emerging Technologies for 21st Century Teaching and Learning Short Course specialisations for Foundation Phase, IP Maths and IP Language, FET Maths and FET Language are accredited by the University of Cape Town. Teachers participating in the short course are registered with the University of Cape Town for the duration of the course and graduate with a short course certificate from the institution.
The ETILAB is an Emerging Technologies Inquiry Lab. The different specialisations of the Emerging Technologies for 21st Century Teaching and Learning Short Courses are presented by the ETILAB team. The short courses follow a playful, active and reflective learning process where - putting the FUN back in teaching!