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Overview
& Instructor Notes
The objective
of this activity is to consider what constitutes an appropriate Acceptable
Use Policy for schools, teachers and students, governing how computers
and the Internet are used, as well as how such a policy might be implemented.
This activity is a good opportunity to discuss roles at various levels:
- Which
decisions regarding acceptable use should be made at the regional
level and the local level?
- Which
decisions should be made at the national level?
The discussions
may also lead to some debate about what are appropriate teaching strategies
for using the Internet and how would an acceptable use policy effect
them. For example if a group of participants decide that materials should
be downloaded from the Internet by the teacher and the students only
use those materials, how does that fit with constructivist teaching
as described in the ICT and Education reform module?
Some participants may be unwilling to give up "control" in
the classroom and that should be discussed as the role change required
of teachers when using ICTs is a critical component to be understood
as the policy and strategic plans are developed.
This activity can take between 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete.
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