c.
Helping Learners Develop their own IT Capabilities
The
main focus of the teaching in this case study has been the "theoretical"
issues of data protection and security. In using ICT to help with
the teaching and learning of these matters, pupils should develop
aspects of their own IT capability. In particular, they should
have:
-
Refined their searching skills, through searching for particular
information on a CD-ROM and/or WWW.
- Practised
their skills in writing reports for an audience using WP and
developed a wider range of presentation techniques in learning
the basics of a presentation program.
Points
for Consideration
IT
capability can be considered to comprise:
-
Routines - procedures we carry out without conscious thought.
- Techniques
- procedures where we follow instructions or consciously recall
steps in order to achieve an effect.
- Processes
- such as modelling - which are made up of sequences of techniques
selected in order to achieve a goal.
- Strategies
- planning, monitoring, evaluating, reflecting on learning.
Identify
examples in this sequence of lessons where pupils developed each
of these components of IT capability. Try to identify:
- The
ways in which the demands of the work have increased from what
has been expected previously.
- How
you are going to support the pupils in learning from the challenges
you set them.
 d.
Assessing Learning
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