Course Leader: Dr Mark Winterbottom, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge Time: 9.00am – 3.00pm Date: February 23 - 24, 2012 Venue: Professional Training Service, Bangkok, Thailand  Dr Mark Winterbottom is a lecturer in science education at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. He teaches on the Science/Biology secondary PGCE course for new teachers, and also teaches on the science MEd course, and supervises for the Certificate of Educational Enquiry, both for qualified teachers. His current research interests are in teacher education (with a focus on assessment and teachers' well being), biology education, use of new technologies in teaching and learning, and classroom environment. Prior to joining the Faculty, Mark taught science in upper schools for five years, becoming head of biology at an upper school in the East of England. Mark has written a variety of school textbooks, and a number of books for teachers. He has also led a number of continuing professional development courses across the Middle East and South Asia.
Course Objectives
1. To understand how ICT can support student-centred learning in science.
2. To become familiar with using a variety of ICTs that can support student-centred learning in science.
Course Synopsis Day 1:
The course begins by examining the need for student-centred learning, and looks at ways in which to stimulate students’ interest and motivation. It moves on to consider student centred learning through the use of language, and through assessment. The day finishes by working on lesson planning for student-centred learning. Within each of these areas, we examine how ICT-based activities (incorporating web 2.0, handheld and more conventional technologies) can be used to enhance students’ learning in science.
Day 2:
Having understood the potential value of ICT activities for learning, participants have the opportunity to develop ICT activities of their choice, with individualised support from the course tutor. It is expected that such activities will build upon the lesson planning session on Day 1, and that participants may experiment with devising ICT activities within applications which are both familiar and unfamiliar to them. By the end of the Day 2, participants should have expanded the extent to which they can utilise a variety of technologies in the science classroom, and become competent in using them. These will be predominantly be web-based, although support is available for use of mobile technologies, including iphone and Android apps.
Workshop Fee (per participant)
Regular : Baht 16,500 (Course fee) + Baht 1600 (Meeting package)
*PD Alliance Member: Baht 8250 (course fee) + Baht 1600 (meeting package)
*PD Alliance Member: *(The PD Alliance offers a cost sharing scheme where the regular course fee for one participant can be shared between two participants registering together from the same school/organization. Two participants are required to register together to access the PD Alliance rate. PD Alliance information and member form can be accessed at The PD Alliance) Contact Information
Workshop Coordinator: Ms. Sonthaya Chutisacha E-mail: sonthaya.ch@gmail.com Phone (China): +86 755 339 443 65 Phone (Thailand): +66 818 465 770 To bring the workshop to your school contact: sonthaya.ch@gmail.com
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