Teachers for Africa and
International Fellows Program
Session 1 (1h15')
Monday August 16th. 1:45-3:00pm.
Dr. William E. Bertrand
The participant will be able to understand the impact that IT can have on International Development.
The participant will be able to distinguish what are the required individual competencies for different levels of technology literacy
The participant will be able to summarize the History of Instructional Design
The participant will be able to categorize the different theories of instructional design.
1. 1. The participant
will understand the origins of computing and its place in development.
1.2. The participant will know Moore's law and the implications of this principle for
future activities.
1.3. The participant will be able to distinguish between first, second, third, fourth, and
fifth generation information system approaches.
1.4. The participant will asses personal skills and competencies of knowledge as it
relates to course and career interest
1.5. The participant will know the different uses of computer-based information systems in
health and development environments.
1.6. The participant will be exposed to and know (a) accounting information systems; (b)
management information systems; (c) decision support systems; (d) office automation
systems or personal productivity systems; (e) expert systems.
1.7. The participant will be able to describe, define, and explain different internet
based information systems and their use as they relate to user groups.
2.1. The participant will be able to distinguish individual competencies for different levels of technology literacy
3.1. The participant will be able to summarize the History of Instructional Design
4.1. The participant will be able to categorize the different theories of instructional design.