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