Qualification Information
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is the driving force behind many recent changes in teaching and learning; thus, teachers need to be able to harness the ICT power and potential in their work. The Cambridge International Diploma in Teaching with ICT addresses this key area for professional development.
The Cambridge International Diploma in Teaching with ICT:
- Develops planning, management and evaluation skills and strategies to make the best use of ICT resources.
- Assesses each module by the submission of a professional practice assignment.
- Allows you to submit assignments at a time that is convenient for you, rather than waiting for a fixed examination session.
- Offers a flexible and modular structure, which reflects the teaching and learning cycle.
- Is ideal for anyone in a teaching role, across all education and training contexts and all types of learning programs.
- Is developed in consultation with partners and centres to ensure that a range of different teaching and learning contexts are covered.
- Created with an international audience in mind so that globally accepted best practices can be taught while being sensitive to a local context and environment.
Cambridge International Diploma in Teaching with ICT
What is the Cambridge International Diploma in Teaching with ICT?
Addressing a key area for continuing professional development, the Cambridge International Diploma in Teaching with ICT is designed to help teachers use Information and Communications Technology competently, creatively and critically. These skills are assessed and accredited, providing you with proof of your knowledge and competence.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is the driving force behind many recent developments in teaching and learning, so teachers need to be able to harness the ICT power and potential in their work. The Diploma will enable you to develop planning, management and evaluation skills and strategies to make the best use of ICT resources.
The Cambridge International Diploma in Teaching with ICT:
- Embodies globally accepted best practices
- Covers the full range of teaching and learning contexts
- Encourages active learning and innovative teaching
Who can take the Diploma in Teaching with ICT?
The Diploma is ideal for anyone in a teaching role, across all education and training contexts and all types of learning programs.
How is the Diploma in Teaching with ICT taught?
- All candidates are supported by a teacher who is experienced in the use of ICT and acts as a mentor. Your mentor might be in-house or external, online or face-to-face.
- You will work with a ‘toolkit’ of resources, approaches and ideas which you can apply to your own teaching, as the focus of the Diploma is professional practice.
- Candidates must enroll for the Diploma through a registered CIE Centre.
Assessment Information
- Each module is assessed by a professional practice assignment, requiring structured activities and a reflective report. Cambridge provides easy-to-use assignment templates.
- You can work with your Centre to identify the most appropriate opportunities to apply the skills and knowledge you have developed, then enter for an assessment at a time convenient for you rather than waiting for a fixed examination session.
Modules Covered
- Plan to Use ICT to Support Teaching and Learning
- Manage the Use of ICT to Support Teaching and Learning
- Evaluate the ICT Effectiveness in Supporting Teaching and Learning
- To be awarded the Cambridge International Diploma in Teaching with ICT, it is necessary to pass all three modules within three years.
What does each module cover?
- Each module sets out performance standards for the use of ICT in teaching and learning, consisting of performance criteria, and the related skills, knowledge and understanding.
- An extract from module one – Plan to use ICT to support teaching and learning – illustrates how the performance standards are set out.
Performance Criteria
Make informed decisions to select appropriate ICT resources for specific purposes.
Skills, Knowledge and Understanding
Identify selection criteria, e.g. presentation, language, content, user-friendliness, clarity of instructions, interactivity, computational power, cost, durability, and future proofing.
Use a systematic approach to planning and specification.
Take into consideration relevant issues, e.g. location, deployment and access; strategies for supporting learners using equipment; health and safety; legal and ethical issues.
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