Developer Level Questions
Finding Evaluating and Organising
Creating and Sharing
Assessment and Feedback
Communication, Collaboration and Participation
e-Safety and Online Identity
Technology-supported Professional Development
- Do you know how to reference a range of different online sources?
- Do you know how to search for OERs and correctly attribute these?
- Do you support learners in completing successful online searches, including evaluating the reliability of an information source, understanding bias and knowing how to reference correctly?
- Do you use social bookmarking and tagging to organise and share online resources and information with learners and colleagues?
Creating and Sharing
- Can you use a variety of devices, software and digital content to create activities and resources?
- Do you organise online activities to support learners to create electronic resources?
- Can you create resources and presentations using a range of media and interactive elements?
- Can you use different approaches, tools and sites to create content collaboratively with peers, or to support learners to create resources collaboratively?
- Do you share the resources you create online across a range of different sites and services?
Assessment and Feedback
- Do you collect and manage a range of assessment data electronically?
- Do you use a range of e-assessment software, tools and approaches in the classroom and online?
- Do you make the formative methods available to learners on a number of platforms, taking into account the devices which may be used to access them outside of school?
- Do you use data from a range of sources to help identify and support individual learners who require differentiated support, those who are not making expected progress and those exceeding it?
- Can you use digital recording to capture the learning process to support self-assessment and evidence progress?
Communication, Collaboration and Participation
- Do you support learners in using a range of digital and online collaboration tools and approaches for both small and large group planning, organisation and work?
- Do you understand data protection issues as they relate to using web based environments and services with learners?
- Are you confident in using video conferencing, social media or social networking sites to support learning and teaching?
- Do you use collaborative, multi-user tools to support planning, discussion and resource development?
e-Safety and Online Identity
- Are you aware of what current research tells us about young people's use of technology and the opportunities and risks relating to this?
- Can you manage security and privacy settings in a range of platforms and services?
- Do you understand issues relating to the management of learner data and information and take responsibility for ensuring it is used appropriately, responsibly and with proper permission?
- Do you support learners in understanding their rights and responsibilities in online environments and in developing a positive online presence?
Technology-supported Professional Development
- Do you use a wide range of online sources, including social media and social networking sites to find up to date information, discussions and resources?
- Do you use social media or social networking services to find useful resources and information and to develop a professional network?
- Can you participate in synchronous online CPD opportunities?
- Do you use technology to manage and reflect on projects that support CPD and create resources from what is learned and achieved?
(Questions adapted from Fraser et al., 2013, pp.18-24)