job description

JOB DESCRIPTION


SECTION A: JOB INFORMATION SUMMARY

1. Name of current incumbent: Esther Sibande

2. JOB/TITLE/JOB CATEGORY TITLE: Senior Education Specialist

3.JOB LEVEL: LEVEL 9

4.COMPONENT: E- Learning Curriculum and Support Programme: E-Learning

5.LOCATION: Department Education: District Gauteng North

B. JOB PURPOSE (REASON WHY POST WAS CREATED)
To build digital and information literacy so that all learners become confident and competent in using technology to contribute to an innovative and developing South African Society.

C. MAIN OBJECTIVE (GOALS TO BE ACHIEVED) OR KEY FUNCTIONS:
To build educators’ and managers’ leadership, confidence and competence in the use of ICTs by means of training and developmental programmes.
To ensure that institutions are integrating ICT into the curriculum and are using digital content of high quality through maintenance and ongoing content development.
To build communication, administration, management information, human resource and knowledge management system that will enhance the integration of ICTs in the teaching and learning.
To manage the process of community engagement within the community.
To ensure that there is continuous research and development programmes that will assess the ICT maturity within the institution.

D. NHERENT JOB REQUIREMENTS ( COMPETENCY PROFILE)
Organisation skills
Leadership and management skills
Computer skills
Use of ICTs information
Project Management
Power Point &Presentation skills
KEY COMPETENCIES
LEARNING FIELD & INDICATORS
Understanding of curriculum development within an e-Learning framework.
Understanding of digital material and methodologies for e-Learning.
Theoretical and practical knowledge on learning design and associated contemporary learning theories.
Insight in the use of information technologies, teacher development skills and ability to use and develop e-Learning tools and approaches.
Sound knowledge and management of finance.
Managerial and leadership experience in running projects.
Able to work in teams and for an extra mile.
Able to work under pressure.
Flexible.
Ability to do problem solving.
Initiative, creative.
Post matric Qualification,
Computer skills,
Management of Educational Institutions,
OBE, C2005, NCS,
Knowledge of understanding of educational policies,
Computer Application Technology,
Information and Communication Technology,

E. CAREER PATHING
NEXT SALARY RANGE: level 10

F. Competencies needed for promotion:
Management/Supervising skills
Financial Management and
Use of ICTs knowledge

ICT in SA Schools

Understanding ICT integration in South African Classrooms

Wilson-Strydom, M and Thomson, J


The adoption of ICTs in education continues to pose challenges both globally (John & Sutherland 2004) and locally, in South Africa (Hodgkinson-Williams 2005). According to the White Paper on e-Education these challenges can be summarised into three main areas:
· Participation in the information society;
· Impact of ICTs on access, cost effectiveness and quality of education; and
· Integration of ICTs into the learning and teaching process (DoE 2003:8) [emphasis added].

ICT in South African Schools

According to new research conducted by South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation ( IDC) indicates that as Information Technology (IT) channel providers search for opportunities amid volatile credit and capital markets, the gap between customer IT financing requirements and channel partner capabilities continues to widen.

The study, conducted during February 2009, also produced a series of research findings that reinforced preconceived notions of how market volatility affects channel providers, as well as some research findings that IDC analysts said were surprising.