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Project OVERVIEW:
The
Main objective of (ICT4EDU) project in to enhance the quality of ICT
competencies of early childhood teacher’s educators in the (9) higher education
institutions in Jordan, Palestine, and Egypt in line with advance EU practices,
thereby enhancing the quality of the education in pre-schools in Jordan,
Palestine and Egypt. This wider aim will be achieved through completion of the
set of specific objectives.
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ICT4EDU
is coordinated by The University of Jordan, UJ
The Specific Objects are:
1.
To Identify the student
teachers’ levels of digital competence when entering teacher education and
compare across institutions.
2.
To develop of new
teaching and learning methodologies and ICT support tools in classrooms,
including e-learning Educational Resources, to be able to use technology, in
designing, producing and using ICT-based instructional materials.
3.
To identify, test and
mainstream best practices and innovative methods of participation particularly
in context of ECE digital competences.
4.
To enhance professional
competences and skills of teaching staff through train of trainers workshops in
contemporary pedagogical approaches, methodologies and educational
technologies; learn from the experiences of colleagues from other countries in
Europe.
5.
To improve the
integration and interaction of the different components of the system
(children, practitioners, researchers, families, community).
6.
To deliver new/updated
ICT-based courses in psychology, pedagogy, methodology of teaching, and
technology enhanced learning at the PC HEIs in line with the modern European
strategies; as well as implementing the curricula through accreditation and
enrolment of students.
7.
To ensure access to the
latest developments in ICT to provide physical infrastructure and technical
support that will make ICT accessible and useful to students, teachers,
administrators and support staff (Establishing 9 ICT labs at the school of
educational sciences in P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, P9 universities).
8.
Dissemination of the
results obtained among Jordanian, Palestinian and Egyptian HIEs and
stakeholders (connected to Deliverable: Dissemination report and exchange of
good practices.
9.
Share materials and
teaching activities for teachers through online toolkit, workshops, seminars
and conferences.
Partners:
1-
The University of
Jordan, UJ (Applicant)
7- Irbid National University
2-
Mutah University
Ltd 8- Al-Azhar
University
3-
Suez Canal
University
9- Heliopolis University Association
4-
Palestine Technical
University – Kadoorie 10- Palestine Technical College
-Deir Elbalah
5-
Al-Istiqlal
University
11- University of Bucharest
6-
Polytechnic Institute of
Porto
12- University of Padova
Project Period: 1
January 2023 - 31 December 2025
Website Link: https://sites.ju.edu.jo/en/ICT4EDU/home.aspx