{"id":440,"date":"2022-01-18T17:22:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T17:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.ncel.gov.jm\/?p=440"},"modified":"2022-05-03T15:58:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T15:58:25","slug":"virtual-instructional-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncel.gov.jm\/?p=440","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Instructional Leadership (VIL)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Programme Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Virtual Instructional Leadership (VIL) course is designed to support principals\u2019 management and supervision of teachers using e-learning platforms. It provides a strong foundation for teaching with technology and explores online teaching design and delivery while providing strategies for instructional supervision and management and sustainability of the school\u2019s e-infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Programme Objectives<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The content of the course, resources and activities are designed to respond to all the dimensions and features of instructional leadership in a technologically mediated environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. use digital collaborative tools to enhance administrative duties from a distance;<\/li>
  2. develop accountability systems to guide virtual engagement and supervision of staff;<\/li>
  3. make educated decisions about the adoption of Virtual Learning Environments and digital tools to support teaching and learning in their respective contexts;<\/li>
  4. coach their staff members on the use of a selected online platform to enhance students\u2019 learning experiences;<\/li>
  5. link new understanding to the National Standards Curriculum and School Improvement Framework; and<\/li>
  6. explain the Fourth Industrial Revolution and how this phenomenon impacts educational processes in their schools.<\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Admission Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The course is open to all principals and vice principals of all public and independent early childhood, primary and secondary level schools, as well as Education Officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Programme Delivery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This free online course is asynchronous in delivery and can be accessed through the College\u2019s Learning Management System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Programme Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This course consists of seven modules with one of the seven having two parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Course<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Overview<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Leading with Care: Maslow Before Bloom<\/td>This module explores the mental health and psychosocial considerations that principals need to prioritize in leading during times of crisis.<\/td><\/tr>
    Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
    <\/td>    		This module explores the disruptive changes underway in science and culture
    as a consequence of the 4IR and their impact on education processes.<\/td><\/tr>
    Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)<\/td>This module introduces virtual learning environments and explores those commonly used by principals in Jamaica
    including Moodle, Edmodo, Schoology, and Google Classroom.<\/td><\/tr>
    Creating E-learning Experiences I: Social Learning Platforms<\/td>This module uses tutorials specific to the VLEs selected by the participants to develop their skills in creating e-learning experiences for their students.<\/td><\/tr>
    Creating E-learning Experiences II: Digital Tools<\/td>This module explores various digital classroom tools for teachers and students. It supports flipped classrooms, game-based learning, and other forms of digital assessment.<\/td><\/tr>
    Collaborative Tools
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    Administrators<\/td>    		This module introduces participants to a wide variety of digital tools that will enhance administrative duties from a distance.<\/td><\/tr>
    Managing Remote Employees<\/td>This module explores common challenges associated with remote work while supporting the principals in developing accountability systems to guide virtual engagement.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Programme Administrator<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Sutana Hemans is one of the College\u2019s strategic and adept Programmes Administrators who has obtained a Bachelor\u2019s of Science in Marketing from the University of the Common Wealth Caribbean. She provides a range of administrative duties for the effective operation of the Division of Programmes.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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