Botha, AdèleHerselman, Martha E2017-07-282017-07-282015-12Botha, A. and Herselman, M. 2015. Supporting teacher professional development to use tablets in resource constrained schools: A case study of Cofimvaba schools Eastern Cape province South Africa. Journal on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: JSCI, pp20-271690-4524http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9432Copyright 2015:International Institute of Informatics and CyberneticsOver a period of three years, 360 teachers at 26 resource constrained schools in Cofimvaba, which lies in the Nciba district of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, have received training on how to integrate mobile tablets in their classrooms to support teaching and learning. The training modules combined the use of teaching strategies and fun with practical hands-on exercises which can be used in any type of subject for any grade when training teachers. Teachers embarked on a learning path attached to badges to reward their efforts and evidence of how they have applied their training in their classrooms. The purpose of this paper is to share this novel approach to teacher training in a unique context where schools are deprived of resources but still managed to successfully integrate mobile tablets in their classroom practices. These practices have changed the way teachers teach from standing with a textbook and chalk in front of a class sitting in rows, to standing with a tablet and learners are engaged in group work and using the tablets as a resource in a disconnected environment. The success of these training modules lies in the application of an approach of teach with and not to, earn as you learn and not just give technology, respect and humility, flexibility, innovation, creativity and co-creation.enTeacher Professional DevelopmentTeaching StrategiesGamification ElementsRewardsMobile TechnologyResource ConstrainedArticleBotha, A., & Herselman, M. E. (2015). Supporting teacher professional development to use tablets in resource constrained schools: a case study of Cofimvaba schools, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9432Botha, Adèle, and Martha E Herselman "Supporting teacher professional development to use tablets in resource constrained schools: a case study of Cofimvaba schools, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa." (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9432Botha A, Herselman ME. Supporting teacher professional development to use tablets in resource constrained schools: a case study of Cofimvaba schools, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9432.TY - Article AU - Botha, Adèle AU - Herselman, Martha E AB - Over a period of three years, 360 teachers at 26 resource constrained schools in Cofimvaba, which lies in the Nciba district of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, have received training on how to integrate mobile tablets in their classrooms to support teaching and learning. The training modules combined the use of teaching strategies and fun with practical hands-on exercises which can be used in any type of subject for any grade when training teachers. Teachers embarked on a learning path attached to badges to reward their efforts and evidence of how they have applied their training in their classrooms. The purpose of this paper is to share this novel approach to teacher training in a unique context where schools are deprived of resources but still managed to successfully integrate mobile tablets in their classroom practices. These practices have changed the way teachers teach from standing with a textbook and chalk in front of a class sitting in rows, to standing with a tablet and learners are engaged in group work and using the tablets as a resource in a disconnected environment. The success of these training modules lies in the application of an approach of teach with and not to, earn as you learn and not just give technology, respect and humility, flexibility, innovation, creativity and co-creation. DA - 2015-12 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Teacher Professional Development KW - Teaching Strategies KW - Gamification Elements KW - Rewards KW - Mobile Technology KW - Resource Constrained LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2015 SM - 1690-4524 T1 - Supporting teacher professional development to use tablets in resource constrained schools: a case study of Cofimvaba schools, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa TI - Supporting teacher professional development to use tablets in resource constrained schools: a case study of Cofimvaba schools, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9432 ER -