II. MODELLING ICT DEVELOPMENT
In developing a curriculum for ICT, it is useful to have a model for ICT development. Such a model is not a miniature replica of some threedimensional object but rather a representation of the essential characteristics of ICT development to provide a scaffold or framework. Such a framework shows the interrelationship of various components within a system and aids understanding by educational administrators and policymakers.
Two models are presented here to provide a framework for what follows. The first model conceives ICT development as a continuum along which an educational system or an individual school can pinpoint the approach that relates to the growth of ICT for their particular context. This model is referred to as a continuum of approaches to ICT development.
The second model depicts different stages in the way that those who are most involved in the use of ICT in schools – teachers and students – discover, learn about, understand, and specialize in the use of ICT tools. This second model is referred to as stages of teaching and learning with and through ICT.
The two models, a continuum of approaches to ICT development and stages of teaching and learning with and through ICT, together provide the framework for an ICT curriculum and for the professional development of teachers detailed in this book