In-class
Traning introduction
Course training
is a main method for implementing PiL Initiative
, and we will train 100 IT technology experts
and 1000 IT teachers in 5 years in China through
it. Our training targets are IT teachers in the
middle and primary school.
The Three Roles of IT
Teachers
Role 1: Teach IT courses
Role 2: Maintain and manage IT
classrooms
Role 3: Share and spread IT skills
among the teachers in school, and provide support
for teachers of other subjects
Note: the 3 roles can be borne
by one full-time IT teacher simultaneously, and
also can be borne by two different teachers or
network administrators. Role 3 can be freely selected
at the above conditions.
The Main Contents of Training
Include:
- Operating system installation
& user guide and courses management
This is to help the IT teachers to master more
technology on operating system essentially.
The training includes the principles and applications
of the customer operating system and network
operating system. Through in-class training
and after-class network supporting, we can offer
a continuous study and communion environment
for teachers.
- ¡°Office¡± and teaching application
Combined the advanced teaching methods domestic
and overseas, we train IT teachers to master
the advanced teaching methods and theories by
learning Office. Through in-class training and
after-class network supporting, we can offer
a continuous study and communion environment
for teachers.
Training Targets
The project orients its training
targets as the IT teachers of secondary schools.
Training Mode
There are two modes of training,
DVD training (basic training) and In-class training
(intermediate/advanced training). Cooperating
with the online technical support platform, we
have provided a continuous study environment.
Primary Training: With the help
of the province education department, Microsoft
has dispatched 3000 sets of DVD to three provinces,
and selects five cities as the experiment teaching
districts, in which Microsoft undertakes the work
of teaching coaching and examination managing.
And Microsoft will also provide online support
by portal website.
Secondary Training: This training
is mainly undertaken by three training centers
to organize province-grade training, 10 days for
each term and 30 persons every class. 300 key
teachers from each province will be trained from
July 2004 to June 2005, 900 altogether. (Another
100 key teachers will be trained after it according
to the process of project). There are two courses
for training: "Office¡± and the Teaching Activity
& Management, Operating System Installation,
Maintenance and Management. The course of ¡°Office¡±
and Teaching Activity & Management is taught
by the lecturers selected by normal university,
and Operating System Installation, Maintenance
and Management is taught by the outstanding lecturers
selected from the Certified Technical Education
Center (CTEC) of Wuhan , Lanzhou , Kunming by
Microsoft. Senior Training for lecturers: In July
of 2004, Microsoft will organize experts to train
the lecturers of the three training centers and
administrators of the project. With the guidance
of the Ministry of Education, Microsoft works
with the local partners to research and develop
the technology & solution of distance education
(electronic teaching) through the technology center
which locates in Beijing . At present, Microsoft
cooperates with Tengtu Company, offers technology
support to Tengtu for developing solution of ¡°Education
Resources Office¡±. Based on Microsoft Office 2003
and the professional resources on developing of
Tengtu, the solution aims to offer professional,
customized and localized products for education,
and improve teachers' abilities on education application.
Teacher Training center
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