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REPORT OF
ICT TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS
HELD ON
(4
TH
- 5
TH
) APRIL 2011 AT SINAGA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL
(GEM DISTRICT)
&
ON 7
TH
- 8
TH
APRIL 2011 AT MARY MT. SECONDARY SCHOOL
(MOLO DISTRICT)


USING DIGITAL (IT) HUBS SETUP BY BRITISH COUNCIL.


SPONSOR: BRITISH COUNCIL


FACILITATOR: DAVID MUYA – IT AMBASSADOR

ASSISTED BY:

1. NAHSHON ADERO – COMPUTER TEACHER AND CLUSTER
COORDINATOR - PACESETTERS PARTNERSHIP
2. JOHN GICHURI: TEACHER AND CLUSTER COORDINATOR –
HIGHFLIERS PARTNERSHIP

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Background:
The ICT Hubs established at Sinaga Girls Secondary School(Gem District) and Mary Mount
Secondary School(Molo district) by British council are effective facilities in enhancing and
supporting sustainable teaching, learning and collaborative partnerships. Accompanied with
effective training and building the capacity of teachers, they can enhance the competence and
confidence of teachers in implementing ICT tools in their professional roles and development.

The goal of these trainings was to enable teachers to be sufficiently prepared, confident and
competent in making full use of the benefits of these wonderful facilities in and out of the
classroom: For technology integration to be successful, teachers need to make informed
choices relating to pedagogical approah, studevts[ veeds, avd learvivg ojeti?es.
Technology(applied appropriately and innovatively) can and does help students develop all
kinds of skills- from the basic to the higher-order critical thinking ones (the 21
st
century skills).

Objectives of the workshop.
 To enable teachers become competent in innovatively employing the tools of technology to
supplement their traditional teaching methods and thereby achieve enhanced student
learning.
 To enhance ICT literacy and confidence among teachers,
 To provide an overview and understanding of educational policies explicitly dealing with ICT
integration;
 Give an insight on a series of ICT tools that implicitly support creative learning and
ivvo?ati?e teahivg; this ?ould iupro?e partiipavts[ a?arevess of the potential of ICT to
enhance teaching and learning across the curriculum.
 To evhave partiipavts[ ivforuatiov litera?, Ivtervet researh skills avd presevtatiov skills











A section of the participants at Sinaga girls with the D.E.O Gem Dist.

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Strategies
To help realize these objectives, we used four major strategies:
 We focused on the ways learners and teachers would use ICT to enhance learning: i.e.
research, communication, collaboration, innovative pedagogies and tools.
 We emphasized hands-on learning (project based learning) and creation of curricular
projects and assessments.
 We promoted learner-centered learning that encouraged self-direction and higher-order
thinking

Training Methods
The training was carried out using a number or methods that were combined.
 Peer based training: This ensured that teachers are trained in the context of their
workplace. The participants gained the key fundamentals and principles of ICT integration in
the curriculum.
 Video showing and PowerPoint presentation: Video clips of classrooms where ICT tools are
being used were shown. This enabled the participants learn best practices from teachers
who are using ICT in the classroom.
 Experience sharing: This session was used to have the participants share their experiences
in regards to challenges and barriers to successful integration of ICT in the teaching and
learning environment.

Content Focus:

The workshop addressed this critical Question: How can ICT be integrated most effectively and
innovatively to support, enhance and assess learning?
Participants explored this question in workshop modules.
The workshop was divided into six sessions. These sessions were based on the following
workshop modules:
 Digital literacy (Basic skills)
 Innovative teaching and ICT integration in classroom-
 International dimensions of teaching.
 Collaborative projects and teaching.
 Developing classroom resources and accessing online resources of the 21
st
century skills

Each session had its own unique timing and module allocated however, the modules and timing
was adjusted for sessions according to the needs and abilities of the participants.

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Day One Day Two
Introductions & opening keynotes Session Four: Collaborative project
based learning and teaching
Session One : Digital literacy (Basic ICT Skills) Tea Break
Tea Break Session Five: Developing classroom
resources and accessing online
communities and resources- PARTNERS
IN LEARNING NETWORK
Session Two: Introduction to innovative Teaching
and ICT Integration(policy)
Lunch
Lunch Session Six: Developing classroom
resources and accessing online
communities resources (Hands-on; PiLN)
Session Three: International dimensions of
teaching in the 21
st
century
Tea Break
Tea Break Closing keynotes, reflection time and
Awards
More hands-on practice (basics Skills)


Taking a beginner step by step – basic skills – start button Paring and sharing – peer coaching.

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Day1.
INTRODUCTIONS, EXPECTATIONS, FEARS AND OPENING REMARKS
Participants introduced themselves mentioning their names, schools, expectations and fears for
the workshop.
Opening remarks by the host Head teachers.
Mrs. Jo?e Mihura, avd Sister Catherive, the Head teahers of Sivaga girls[ high shool avd
Mary Mount Secondary School respectively, welcomed the participants. They informed the
participants that their respective schools were always ready and happy to host similar
workshops. They assured the participants that the schools would do their best to ensure meals
are served on time and all logical issues are dealt with professionally and in time. They gave full
information on the housekeeping issues.
Declaring the workshop open, they challenged the respective participants to make use of the
opportunity to learn and acquire the most needed skills, which would develop their teaching
profession.

Participavts’ expectatiovs for the workshop
Partiipavts[ e?petatiovs for the ?orkshop ivluded:
 To have knowledge about the workshop that would be useful to the teachers and to the
students.
 To get exposed to computer skills and knowledge to enable me promote change in my
school.
 To acquire more knowledge at the end of the workshop to add onto what I already
have.
 I want to get more knowledge and skills that will help me ease my work in computing
school results.
 To get knowledge and be able to link up with fellow teachers in the online community.
 Socialize with other colleagues, share ideas and challenges in teaching.
 Keep time and regulations of the seminar
 To learn how other schools and teachers have benefited from using technology in their
teaching.
 To know its benefits to my students and schools
 Learn more on ICT and teaching skills
 Difficult areas and how to use ICT (assistance)
 To be computer literate at the end of the course.
 To acquire knowledge on ICT and how it can be integrated in learning
 I expect to learn how to use a computer and how I can learn and teach using a
computer.

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 Using the internet for lesson plans and communication tool in classroom
 To acquire knowledge and skills of handling computers.
 I expect to learn how to use a computer, and how I can teach using a computer.
 To establish the role played by ICT in global partnerships like connecting classroom –
British council program.
 Learn more about ICT and teaching skills
 To get knowledge of encouraging teachers and students in using computer software,
emails, and the Internet for education.
 To get more information that will enable me help both the teachers and the students
e.g. computerized testing, how ICT infrastructure can be put in place.
 To hear experiences of fellow schools and also be able to join hands.

Their fears for the workshop
The fears expressed by the teachers could be categorized as:
 Lack of time to finish the workshop activities
 Lack of time to master all skills taught today
 The application of the skills learnt may not be possible if a teacher comes from a school
without enough resources.
 Lack of school policy on access to the computers by both teachers and students.

Introduction of the workshop Objectives.
With the use PowerPoint presentations and
promotional video, the IT ambassador (facilitator)
enlightened the participants about programs of British
council. The emphasis was on the connecting classroom
online, and how ICT would help facilitate such
collaborations and partnerships. This was followed by a
brief discussion and introduction of workshop
objectives.
The teachers were then reminded and encouraged to
try and change the way of doing things in their schools
and also learn how to build capacity in their schools on
how to use ICT to enhance teaching and learning. It was important for the participants to open
up, share knowledge and content, map out opportunities for networking and collaboration
among schools while at the workshop.

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Session One: Digital literacy (Basic ICT Skills)
This session provided teachers with many hands on opportunities to explore and discover basic
components of a computer and fundamentals of Operating system; how to use the computer to
write(using Ms Word), solve mathematical issues(using Ms excel, and create presentation(using
Ms PowerPoint)
Basic components of a computer and fundamentals of Operating system
 How to start a computer
 Naming the different parts of a computer
 Learning mouse skills
 Keyboard skills
 Starting and stopping applications.
How to use the computer to write (using Ms Word)
 Starting word
 Typing, deleting, editing and formatting
texts: an exercise- MY SCHOOL
 Tabulations: exercise – Lesson plan and schemes of work
Solve mathematical issues (using Ms excel)
 Typing data in the worksheets : a list of 10 students with marks
 Sorting the data
 Calculating sum, average and Ranking students.
Create presentation – Multimemedia (using Ms
PowerPoint)
 Creating slides,
 Typing data in slides
 Animations and running/playing the slides exercise:
a short lesson presentation
Session two: Introduction to Innovative Teaching and ICT
Integration(policy)
Several PowerPoint presentations and promotional videos
were shown to teachers. The teachers explored the content
of the video, discussed and learnt a lot from the best
practices of innovative teaching from across the world. They
were also made aware of VCT and the existing 2011 forums
plans.

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DAY 2
Session Three: International dimensions of teaching in the 21
st
century (hands on practice).
Session Four: Collaborative /project based learning & 21
st
Century skills
By the help of PowerPoint presentations, video
clip shows and discussion:
The participants explored the characteristics of
the world into which our students are
graduating: all agreed that the world is; A global
employment market, a less stable employment
relationships and there is need to prepare
learvers for uultiple areers o?er ove[s lifetiue.
In addition, there is an accelerating shift in job
market toward high-skill, high-service, and high-
creativity employment. Global challenges such as
economic instability, climate change, and limitations on resources such as fresh water and
petroleum require new skills hence 21
st
century skills.
These skills were identified as: innovation, critical thinking, life-long learning, collaboration,
creativity and ICT use.
 The activities for the two modules were designed and delivered in combination with
internet navigation skills.
 Skills of accessing online community websites using the address bar and search engines.
 How to register, join forums, create forums, edit profile, login and logout of the online
community.

Session Five: Developing classroom resources and
accessing online resources.
Session Six: Developing classroom resources and
accessing online resources (hands on).
 On developing resources: teachers were given
basics skills on taking photos using digital
cameras, editing those photos (using Ms Picture
Manager) and uploading them on online
community sites.
 Having gained internet navigation skills, the
teachers were now able to use search engines
to search the internet to find an illustration, an image/photo, tool/application to use in
an activity, project or presentation in a classroom.

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A senior teacher engaged Sis. Catherine Mary Mt. Principal: Opening Remarks


A presentation on inline resources and ICT tools Mrs. Joyce, Principal Sinaga Girls: Opening Remarks


Workshop Evaluation
Participants were asked to evaluate the workshop in terms of their learning outcomes (what
impact the workshop had had on them in terms of attitude change and knowledge and skills
acquisition). Participants were asked to write their workshop evaluation of paper without
including their names.
The following is the evaluation form used:

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ICT TRAINNING FOR TEACHERS
4
TH
TO 7
TH
MARCH, 2011
EVALUATION FORM
Please complete the following questionnaire regarding the training that took
Place on 4th and 5
th
April, 2011(7
th
and 8
th
)
EXCELLLENT VERY
GOOD
GOOD NEED
IMPROVEMENT
How helpful was the
training on basic ICT
skills?

Do you feel that you
learned new skills that
will be useful in your
teaching?

Were you satisfied with
the support given to
you by the facilitators?

Was the pace of
training appropriate?

Am excited about the
integration of ICT
in teaching and learning

Did the training meet
your initial
expectation?

Am capable of using
online community
resources effectively

To what extent do you feel comfortable using the available resources and equipment to teach
your subject?
100% 75% 50% 25% 10%

Additioval Couuevts:……………………………………………………

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The response from the teachers were analyzed as follows:
EXCELLLENT VERY
GOOD
GOOD NEED
IMPROVEMENT
How helpful was the
training on basic ICT
skills?
33% 53% 14% 0
Do you feel that you
learned new skills that
will be useful in your
teaching?
42% 42% 16% 0
Were you satisfied with
the support given to
you by the facilitators?
60% 30% 10% 0
Was the pace of
training appropriate?
13% 42% 25% 20%
Am excited about the
integration of ICT
in teaching and
learning
67% 24% 9% 0
Did the training meet
your initial
expectation?
37% 35% 28% 0
Am capable of using
online community
resources effectively
23% 30% 27% 20%
To what extent do you feel comfortable using the available resources and equipment to teach
your subject?(overall rating)
100% 75% 50% 25% 10%
50%
.

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Workshop iupact ov participavts’ attitude avd skills.
Belo? are soue of the e?trats of additioval ouuevts frou the partiipavts[ ?orkshop
evaluation form
^M? ivterest iv usivg ICT has eev iupro?ed upov therefore I ?ill e usivg ICT uore oftev thav
e?er_
^I ?ill use ICT to share ivforuatiov ?ith others iv u? shool avd iv other shools vear?_.
^I used to thivk that studevts avvot do av?thivg ov their o?v, I vo? kvo? studevts av do a lot
ivdepevdevtl?_
^I ha?e de?eloped a positi?e attitude to?ards ICT iv teaching and learning and intend to share
u? ICT kvo?ledge avd skills ?ith other teahers avd studevts_.
^The ?orkshop has havged u? perspeti?e ov lassroou teahivg. Ove av do the saue thivg
in different ways to make students interested in his/her lesson. The workshop has improved my
ailit? to ivvo?ate with the excitivP resources_
^At first I thought, it ?as goivg to e iupossile for ue to start usivg ICT iv the lassroou ut
vo? I au read? to tr? it out_
^The e?posure I ha?e got has reuo?ed frou ue the fears of handling ICT. I am going to share
the e?perieve ?ith u? fello? staff_
^I au goivg ak houe to iupro?e ov u? ouputer skills to evale ue start usivg
^I ha?e gaived skills of ho? to do?vload photographs frou the digital auera to the ouputer
avd to use the photos iv Po?erPoivt Presevtatiovs_.
^Quik ut ivforuati?e ?orkshop. The traiver ?as all-?}?v_X
^Thavks for uakivg this eas? for ue to learv ?hat I didv’t avd ouldv’t do. God less._


Lesson plan preparation using Ms Word A teacher learns how to use a digital camera

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Learning Points, Key Observations and recommendations.

The following are observations and some of the comments which were made during the
workshop:
 Not all teachers and head teachers fully understand the meaning and process of ICT
integration in teaching and learning. It is understood by some teachers to be an activity
related to the teaching of ICT as a subject by the ICT departments in the school.
 It was noted that teachers have never understood that they are dealing with a different
generation, who are much engaged in technology. Teachers learned that they need to
harvess the learver[s lo?e for tehvolog? to evhave their learvivg.
 Adequate physical and technological infrastructures are necessary conditions for
effective ICT integration.
 To promote ICT uptake in schools, school leaders should initially adopt strategies that
make ICT part of the daily routine or tasks of the teachers
 Tapping local mobile phone companies and ICT industries for support promotes
affordable Internet connectivity and computer hardware and software. Mobile
computing offers schools many opportunities that include overcoming constraints of
landline connecting.
 When teachers perceive ICT as a tool to meet curricular goals, they are more likely to
embrace.
 Peer and school-based training of teachers by their more experienced peers from other
schools or instructors from the Ministry Of Education ensures that teachers are trained
in the context of their workplace.
 Incorporating online collaborations and communities into professional development on
ICT evrihes teahers[ e?perieve avd uakes theu oufortale ?ith ovlive
collaboration to integrate ICT in their lessons.
 The number of training days ought to be increased. Organize for more days. Two are not
enough.
 We need constant internet connectivity. We were not able to get more time on the
internet activities.
 The training is very good and more time is needed for perfection purposes.
 There is need for more training to enhance what has been covered. Otherwise it was
helpful.
 Increase the number of days to a week.

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Lesson about accessing online community and resources – PARTNERS IN LEARNING NETWORK
 Many teachers are so excited about accessing the resources of PiLN.
 Teachers were not able to manipulate the online community appropriately. This was
due to inconsistent internet connectivity.
 Despite the internet problems, The teachers got a chance to practice what they had
learnt e.g. editing profiles, uploading picture, joining communities and creating
communities.

 The teachers were able to create 2 communities on the partners in learning network
website. The online communities created were: ZSinaga innovative teachers workshop’
and Zpacesetters connecting classrooms’.

Closing Remarks and Award of certificates of completion
On her closing remarks (at Sinaga), The District Education Officer, Mrs. Emily, thanked the
participants for sparing time to attend the workshop and for the commitment they had
exhibited to the workshop for the 2 days of the workshop. She thanked the host schools for
meeting the cost of meals for the participants noting that the workshop grant from British
council was in progress.
She urged all the participants to share the workshop materials with teachers and students at
their schools and also to use the materials to cascade training at their schools.
At Mary mount secondary the education officer was not able to attend but sent his apologies.
However the workshop closing remarks were done by the IT ambassador. He thanked them and

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encouraged them to practice what they had learnt. He also gave details of workshop material to
be recorded on DVDs.

Vote of Thanks
On behalf of the participants, one participant in each workshop gave a vote of thanks to the
facilitator, host principals and the assisting teachers/ partnership coordinators. The participants
in particular noted that IT workshop is quite different from other types of workshops. They
were amazed that they were engaged all through up to late in the evening. This to them was a
unique experience. No paper work, it was full of hands on.

Award of certificates
Participants were awarded certificates and the workshop officially closed.


The D.E.O awarding Certificates to participants IT Ambassador Awarding certificates to Participants.

------------------------------------------ END OF WORKSHOP ---------------------------------------

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Appendix 1:
List of participants and their contact information

ATTENDANCE LIST ON 4
TH
– 5
TH
APRIL AT SINAGA SEC. FOR ICT TRAINING
1. NAME PHONE E-MAIL SCHOOL
2. JOYCE MICHURA
(PRINCIPAL)
0726104121 [email protected] SINAGA GIRLS
3. PETER AUMA
(DEPUTY PRINCIPAL)
0724569084 [email protected] ST. MA‘Y[S YALA
4. NASHON S. ADERO 0722436148 [email protected] ST. MA‘Y[S YALA
5. EDWIN OTUOMA 0722691838 [email protected] ST. TE‘ESA[S P‘I
6. ALFRED O. OBINDA 0710977159 [email protected] ST. MA‘Y[S YALA
7. ADDAH AKUMU 0726175254 [email protected] MUTUMBU PRI
8. BENARD OWUOR 0722148342 [email protected]
m
SINAGA GIRLS
9. BELDON O. OKEYO 0726179688 [email protected]
m
SINAGA
10. FANUEL ONONO (HEAD
TEACHER)
0724608164 [email protected] NYAGONDO PRI
11. JOYCE A. SOGO 0720810604 [email protected] NYAGONDO PRI
12. DORINE ONGESO 0718528709 Dorineachieng73@yahoo.
com
NYAGONDO PRI
13. RAKAMAH WILLIAN 0721413610 [email protected] NYAGONDO SEC
14. MARTHA OTIENO 0727894903 [email protected] NYAGONDO PRI
15. FREDRICK O. ASUNA 0723215653 [email protected] NYAGONDO PRI
16. DAINA OLESI ONG[ONDA 0700476298 [email protected]
m
SINAGA PRI
17. ALPHONCE WAYODI 0726763969 [email protected] ST. MA‘Y[S YALA
18. INGANGA OPIMBI 07223157
53
[email protected] SINAGA GIRLS
19. JOHN OBIERO 0720034589 [email protected] SINAGA GIRLS
20. PETER OWINO 07209022 [email protected] ST. MA‘Y[S

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ATTENDANCE LIST FOR ICT TRAINING AT MARY SEC. SCHOOL 7
TH
– 8
TH
APRIL
NAME MOBILE EMAIL
1 PETER M. MUIA 0720348890 [email protected]
2 S. V. LUASI 0722501635
3 SUSAN OYARO 07222466938
4 BINNI HUSSEIN 0721293693
5 JOYCE NJUGUNA 0722408304 [email protected]
6. JOSEPH NJOGA 0727511879 [email protected]
7 KAMAU SAMUEL 0722636713 [email protected]
8 SIMON G. MUTUOTTAH 0721914544 [email protected]
9 JOHN MUTURI 0721627591 [email protected]
10 GRACE N MWANGI 0718043566
11 AGNES N ONDIBA 0724412868
12 ROBERT MOGIRE 0720937690 Robert-
[email protected]
13 DANIEL MUCHIRI 0722622118 [email protected]
14 JOHN M WAITHAKA 0720038805 [email protected]
15 JAMES MACHARIA 0722478345 [email protected]
16 MBUGUA DKJ 0729337210 [email protected]
17 SARAH GITHAIGA 0728733182
18 JOEL MUTUKU MAINGI 0721413748 [email protected]
19 NANCY NDIANGUI 0722756299 [email protected]
20 MWANGI J NJUGUNA 0722813185 [email protected]
21 NANCY NJERI NJOROGE 0722614298 [email protected]
22 CECILIA W MUCHIRI 0722596576
23 JOGHN GICHURI 0722338476