Resumen de EmpowerICT: eLearning for in-service Teacher Education and Support

Charalambos Vrasidas, Michalinos Zembylas, Jose Marie B. Legaspi

• The goal of this paper is to discuss the theoretical framework behind empowerICTTM. EmpowerICTTM is a professional development program that focuses on integrating ICT in teaching and learning in primary and secondary education. It consists of teacher training modules, support documents, suggested activities integrating ICT in education, outcomes based assessment, an online portal, and ongoing support. The vision behind this project is to develop a community of teachers integrating ICT in their classrooms in which they will share expertise and support each other in the Asia Pacific region. The project has been launched as a pilot in Thailand and Philippines in collaboration with the local Ministries of Education.