REFRESHER TRAINING FOR TEACHERS IN THE FORM OF B-LEARNING TO IMPROVE THEIR COMPETENCE OF USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING - A CASE STUDY

Abstract

The application of information and communication technologies in teaching (ICT) is one of the essential skills for teachers in the current period. There have been many research findings on the status quo and solutions to improve teachers’ professional competences to meet the requirements of the new curriculum. This article presents a number of scientific bases for enhancing the teachers’ ICT competence as well as refresher training courses for teachers with the Blended learning (B-learning) teaching model, one of the basic solutions to enhance their ICT competence. The ICT competence assessment framework and a number of assessment results from experimental practice in a case study will also be provided.