IT skills which are desirable for teachers to develop courseware using DLT are as follows:
Basic:
- Productivity Apps – Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Presentation Tools, Note taking and organization apps
- Use video content to engage students
- Use Social networking sites to connect with colleagues and grow professionally
- Curate web content for classroom learning
- Find and evaluate authentic web based content
- Internet Search and Research skills
- Self learning of tech and where to go for help
Intermediate:
- Use Social bookmarking to share resources with and between learners
- Understand issues related to copyright and fair use of online materials
- Use blogs and wikis to create online platforms for students
- Exploit digital images for classroom use
- Create screen capture videos and tutorials
- Use and provide students with task management tools to organize their work and plan their learning
- Use digital assessment tools to create quizzes
Advanced:
- Create and edit digital audio
- Compile a digital e-portfolio for their own development
- Be able to detect plagiarized works in students assignments
(Kharbach, M. (2015). The 20 Digital skills Every 21st Century Teacher Should Have. Retrieved from http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/33-digital-skills-every-21st-century.html)
(Andrade, D. (2012). 10 Technology Skills Every Educator Should Have. Retrieved from http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/10-technology-skills-every-educator.html)
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