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The skill of educational staff of 21st century

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Different authors have written about the digital competences which are consider necessary in the training of teachers in the current context. From a review of the literature search (Marqués, 2008; Andersen, 2009; Area, 2008; Bravo y Piñero, 2010; UNESCO, 2008) has been created a standars for teacher training, including instrumental as well as didactics and methodological competences.

Complementarily to these competences, a series of attitudes are valued as relevant in the teaching staff of the school of the 21st century:

  • Open attitude and critical towards the Information Society and ICT.
  • Predisposition towards continuous learning and permanent updating.
  • Acting with prudence in the use of ICT.

Instrumental competences

  • Basic knowledge of computer system and networks.
  • Management of the computer equipment: management of operative system, management of storage, peripherals connection, basic maintenance.
  • Office: word processor, spreadsheet, databases
  • Digital Resource: scanner, camera, digital video and screen captures
  • Basic knowledge of hypermedia and audiovisual languajes
  • Management of technological systems applied to education: conventional audiovisuals (overhead projector, video, television …), digital blackboard, videoconference system, mobile computing, …
  • Creation and management of e-learning systems
  • Educative use of Web 2.0 resources

Didactical competences

  • Ability to adapt to new formats of training and learning, user role as well as designer roles of learning environments.
  • Integration of ICT resources (as an instrument, as a didactic resource and as content of learning) in teaching plans and training programs.
  • Application on the classroom of new creative and innovative teaching strategies that take advantages of ICT resources: individualize learning, solve complex problems, practive, self-study work, guided research, project based learning, among others.
  • Objective evaluation of educational resources in ICT support.
  • Selection of ICT resources and design of contextualized training interventions.
  • Use of ICD aid for the evaluation of students and the practice itself.
  • Ability to simplify the technological and procedural aspects so that the student concentrates on the exclusively formative.
  • Efficient use of technological aid for mentoring and guidance
  • Skills to individually follow each student's progress.

Investigative competences

  • Skill for the renewal and permanent updating of knowledge based on the pedagogical and investigative use of ICT's
  • Ability to produce, communicate and disseminate the research process through tools and technological supports.
  • Capacity to develop the research work from the formation of networks with other centers and peers.

Organizational competences

  • Set up a calendar and use it to manage time.
  • Configure and manage information (aggregators, RSS reader, …).
  • Set up a meeting and / or maintain it through ICT resources.
  • Encourage the construction of interactive mind manps to organiza ideas.

Communication competences and social interaction

  • Use of email.
  • Differentiate and know how to use the various social networks and microblogging systems
  • Generate discussions questions or exchange of messages in the telematics forums.
  • Develop collaborative projects at a distance among students.
  • Carry out teacher-student interaction (sending task, communicating news) sent by telematics means.
  • Provide an effective workshop, conference or webinar

Competence of search and information management

  • Internet browsing: search and critical selection of information.
  • Use markers and alerts to sort and track information.
  • Search in specific enviroments or using alternative engines (for example, meta-search engines)
  • Develop a personalized search engine. Perform thematic searches on specific topics.
  • Distinguis and know to choose the appropriate licenses (Creative Commons, …).
  • Know what use can be made of materials found on the network.
  • Manage privacy and security setting (users, passwords, …).

Competencies for the development of presentations and didactic materials.

  • Creation and design of customized pages: web, blog, wiki, digital portfolios, etc …
  • Design of multimedia presentations adapted to the receiving audience.
  • Build eye-catching presentations (slideshows, non-linar presentations, …).
  • Search for high quality images, audios and videos with appropriate copyright.
  • Elaborate a text, a glossary or dictionary of collaborative form through the network.
  • Publish and share your own works over the internet.
  • Select and organize contents and activities in a meaningful way.
  • Support the development of self-learning diaries or personal learning environments (PLE) by the student.
  • Cultivate a personal learning network (PLN).