As part of
its efforts to help developing countries reach Education for All goal 6 (EFA Goal
6) which is on improving all aspects of the quality of education and ensuring excellence
of all, the United Nation Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
has undertaken projects in Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Senegal, reports
ITRealms.
Also, ITRealms
learnt from the latest State of Broadband released by the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), this is a project being
handled in partnership with Nokia.
According to ITRealms gathered, the partnership would assist in integrate mobile
technologies into teacher professional development in ways that enhance both
teacher capacity and pedagogical practices. UNESCO is also working to improve
the skills of teachers and to promote competency standards.
“Its flagship
ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (ICT CFT 6) sets guidelines to help
teachers develop skills and competencies to make the most of ICTs to support
better learning,” part of the report read.
This
framework, ITRealms further gathered has become a well-known international
reference in terms of empowerment of teachers and the pedagogical use of
technology.
UNESCO’s
strong commitment to assisting developing countries formulate national policies
to
improve
education quality and integrate ICTs in teacher training is illustrated by the
ongoing UNESCO-China Funds-in-Trust project, “Enhancing Teacher Education for
Bridging the Education Quality Gap in Africa”, launched at the 2012 Global Education
for All Meeting
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