ICTPD is a comprehensive collection of online resources which explores the use of ICT in the classroom to improve learning. The resources are suitable for teachers of all learning areas and age groups and do not require high levels of prior expertise or experience.

The resources are available by annual subscription and consists of around 70 small modules. You can complete as many as you wish and you can work at a pace that suits you. The resources can be optionally supported by face to face workshops, assistance with professional development plans and overall school technology planning.

ICTPD can also provide training in online learning environments and course delivery using web pages and/or Moodle. We can arrange Moodle hosting and support as a part of a professional development package.

ICTPD is the family company of Bryn Jones. He has worked with teachers introducing computer technology to the classroom for over 20 years. He worked in the UK for 8 years and then migrated to Western Australia working at Kwinana SHS and Leeming SHS before moving to the Secondary Education Authority (now Curriculum Council). There he worked on the design and implementation of the new curriculum for Technology and Enterprise which resulted in the courses currently in schools.

For nine years, he worked in teacher education at the University of Notre Dame, Australia where he introduced hundreds of pre-service and in-service teachers to ICT in the classroom. In 2002 he was contracted to design and deliver an online course for 50 teachers in the Northern Territory including some in very remote and isolated areas. The success of this led to other contracts which resulted in him leaving UNDA and working full time with the ICTPD course from the beginning of 2004.

In 2000 and 2002, he won a prestigious Apple Distinguished Educator Award in recognition of his long standing commitment to helping teachers utilise ICT to improve learning.

The ICTPD resources are supported by a team of online tutors who draw on a wide range of experience in many learning areas.

Hundreds of educators are currently using the ICTPD resources. They come from primary and secondary schools in metropolitan and regional areas. Past and present participants include:

• Northern Territory Department of Employment, Education and Training
• Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia
• Swan Christian Education Association WA
• Aboriginal Independent Community Schools
• Cairns Catholic Education Office
• Albany SHS
• Albany Education Support Centre
• All Saints' College
• Christ Church Grammar School
• Hamilton SHS
• North Albany SHS
• and many others

ICTPD resources are based on adult learning principles and are structured to meet your specific needs, they can be accessed at your own pace, as a structured course or as a searchable set of resources relevant to your needs.

Enrolments in the online course can be for

• individuals,
• small school groups,
• groups across several schools,
• all of school staff
• a group from a school system or district

Online enrolments can be supplemented by regular school meetings or workshops. You can enrol a group and use the resources in your own customised workshops by licensing them for all staff. Solutions can be tailored to your needs.

You will discover that there's a lot you can do without having to develop high levels of skill in a wide range of computer applications. You'll discover great things you can do to improve learning outcomes for your students with only basic word processing skills, Internet and email skills.

The resources are available for a full year. There are 10 workshops and 6 projects made up of over 70 short modules and you can work with as many as you wish at any time that suits you. Your online tutor, email list, the forums and Atomic Learning subscription will continue to be available for the full year.

You are supported by a team of online tutors using a link that is always on the screen. The tutors will help you anytime including evenings, weekends and most holidays.

Atomic Learning subscriptions are included for all enrolled participants and a site licence is a recommended option to provide access to all staff, students and parents in your school.

The ICTPD resources are delivered using an online learning environment called Moodle. The Moodle environment was originally developed in WA specifically to support a constructivist approach to online learning and is now used all over the world. Moodle provides course content, forums, an online journal for each participant and a means of communicating with other participants and tutors.

Feedback from participants about Moodle is good and generally they find the environment convenient and easy to use after some familiarisation.

The resources are available for a full year.Your online tutor, email list, the forums and Atomic Learning subscription will continue to be available for the full year.

There are 10 workshops and 6 projects made up of over 50 short modules. Some are sequential and some are optional project modules and areas of special interest. Each module was designed to take around 20 minutes to two hours though this varies from person to person. You can work on as many modules as you wish.

Many teachers complete 5 workshops in a year and find that to be a very useful amount of professional development.

Feedback from participants has been very good. Where teachers have continued with the course and committed the time, there have been high levels of success. Even where participants have only worked through a few modules, they have felt that the effort was worthwhile and have felt more confident and competent in using ICT in the classroom.

There is a selection of feedback from participants.

Your subscription to ICTPD includes a full subscription to the Atomic Learning Library. When you need new skills, learn them anywhere, anytime with Atomic Learning, 20,000 short tutorials which cover 100 favourite programmes such as Inspiration, Hyper studio, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Movie Maker, MS Office, iMovie, Final Cut, etc.

Examples

Photoshop CS3

• How do I use the rulers? PC : MAC
• What is cloning? PC : MAC

ACTIVstudio 3
(for Promethean whiteboards)

• Flipcharts and the ActivPen PC : MAC
• The Power Tools PC : MAC

Inspiration 8

• Diagram and Outline View PC : MAC
• The RapidFire Button? PC : MAC

The library includes Microsoft Office, StarOffice, Macromedia and Adobe products, Apple software, Inspiration, Kidspiration, Moodle, Blackboard and many, many more. Just about every piece of software you use in education is included. The Windows and Macintosh operating systems are covered in depth.

Typically there are between 50 and 150 tutorials for each piece of software depending on its complexity. Check the current catalogue for an up-to-date list of software titles with links to comprehensive lists of tutorial topics.

You can download an ICTPD Information Booklet (PDF)

Yes, we provide full access to the complete set of resources for evaluation purposes so that you can see if it meets your needs.

Please contact bj@ictpd.net for more information and provide the name of your school and contact details.

ICTPD.NET solutions are affordable and effective. Much more so than sending people off to workshops or providing teacher relief.

For an indication of the cost of ICTPD.NET solutions for you or your school or if you have any questions please download an ICTPD Information Booklet (PDF) or contact bj@ictpd.net