Chicken and egg problem for IWB use in French high schools

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Charlotte Fichou, a journalist student at the Sorbonne University in Paris has published an article on IWB use in French high schools on her blog: “Digital revolution delayed in French high schools”.

The article gives statistics on IWB use in French high schools: the number of IWBs remains low, and teachers have problems of access as well as maintenance. A number of teachers, trainers and researchers in ICT are quoted, including Colin de la Higuera of a French academic society for computer and information science (Société Informatique de France) who says “It’s a problem of the chicken and the egg: teachers are not trained in computer science so there is no-one to teach today’s pupils.”Similarly, higher education teachers preparing students for competitive recruitment exams for primary and secondary schools have not been trained in using technology for teaching. They are therefore unable to train the next generation of teachers effectively.

iTILT is mentioned as a example of a tool for independent teacher development which can help address this issue.

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