iTeach

Computers will never take the place of good teachers who employ a wide array of effective teaching strategies. However, teaching and learning have both been found to be significantly enhanced by the use of Educational Technology.  Teachers and students in K-12 schools and in colleges/universities have responded by utilizing Education Technology in increasingly greater numbers and with wider applications.

Education graduates must be technologically literate in order to be competent, professional teachers, both now and in the future. Knowing the strong emphasis that Board of Education officials place on the computer literacy of their teachers, it is clear that being competent in the educational uses of technology is an asset for education graduates in securing employment.

Students entering year 1 as of 2009/10 at the Brantford Campus of Nipissing University will participate in the External Hard Drive (EHD) iTeach Program in their senior years of the program.  The EHD model of the iTeach Program requires students to purchase their own MacBook and involves the continuous use of MacBook computers by all students and faculty during both on-campus course work and field-based practicum experiences. 

In addition to arriving on campus with their own MacBooks, students are obligated to purchase the "iTeach Advantage Package" (fee TBA).  This package will feature a rich set of professional development workshops, on-site technical service & support, access to a wide variety of educational technology equipment, plus the exclusive use of the iTeach External Hard Drive (EHD) technology. The EHD drive will contain both the Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems plus a plethora of software applications (e.g., Ontario Ministry of Education provincially licensed titles, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office – Mac, SMART Notebook, Senteo Manager, etc.).