MODELLING ICT DEVELOPMENT
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Learning how to use ICT tools
Following on from the discovery of ICT tools comes the stage of learning
how to use ICT tools, and beginning to make use of them in different
disciplines (Stage B in Figure 2.2). This stage involves the use of general or
particular applications of ICT, and is linked with the applying approach in
ICT development.
Understanding how and when to use ICT tools
The next stage (Stage C in Figure 2.2) is understanding how and when to
use ICT tools to achieve a particular purpose, such as in completing a given
project. This stage implies the ability to recognize situations where ICT
will be helpful, choosing the most appropriate tools for a particular task,
and using these tools in combination to solve real problems. This stage is
linked with the infusing and transforming approaches in ICT development.
Specializing in the use of ICT tools
The fourth and last stage (Stage D in Figure 2.2) involves specializing in
the use of ICT tools such as occurs when one enters more deeply into the
science that creates and supports ICT. In this stage students study ICT as
a subject to become specialists. Such study concerns vocational or professional
education rather than general education and is quite different from
previous stages involving the use of ICT tools.
Figure 2.2 Model of stages of teaching and learning with and through ICT