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1. Presentation from Visiting Norwegian Teacher Education Group
2. University of Lethbridge Seeks to Fill Positions in Faculty of Education
3. Faculty of Education Representatives to Senate Committee on Tenure for the Faculty of Education
4. Minutes of Faculty Council Meeting

Tomorrow, Thursday November 15 - 11:30-12:30 in the Faculty Lounge.

Innovative restructuring of teacher education through the use of ICT: Three cases from Norway:

PLUTO, which stands for Program for Teacher Education, Technology and Change, is an initiative in the Research and Competence Network for IT in Education's (ITU) priority focus on innovative change in teacher education. The program is anchored in The Ministry of Education's action plan "ICT in Norwegian Education - Plan for 2000-2003", where ICT in teacher education is one of six prioritized areas. The focus is on organizational and pedagogical innovations within the institutions, based on a full integration of ICT. The main goal of PLUTO is to contribute to innovative restructuring of teacher education through the use of ICT. An overall integration of ICT within teacher education Stord/Haugesund University College, Teacher Education Dept. Speaker: Knut Steinar Engelsen Mobile and wireless teacher education - ICT as a factor of change within general teacher training Ostfold University College (OUC), Faculty of Education Speaker: Odd Eriksen Teacher Education in Digital Learning Environments (TEDLE) The Institute for Teacher and School Development (ILS) at the University of Oslo Speaker: Prof. Trond Eiliv Hauge. More information is available at:

http://telelearning.mcgill.ca/leadership/2001/PLUTOworkshop.html

Alain Breuleux, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

The Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge seeks to fill three approved full-time ACCESS positions for July 2002 in Teacher Education:

1) Special/Inclusive Education – expertise in a broad range of Special/Inclusive educational issues, including instruction, assessment and development of IEPs.

2) Research Methods/Evaluation – familiarity with a broad variety of approaches, particular expertise in Quantitative methodologies.

3) General Teacher Education – the faculty seeks candidates conversant with the principles and practices of preservice teacher education and continuing teacher professional development. Expertise in Math, Science, Career and Technology Studies, Native Education, or other school subject areas will be considered an asset.

Bonnie L. Brayton
Assistant to the Dean

As no other nominations have been received, Professor Wall will serve as the temporary replacement on this committee.

G. Rejskind, Chair
Nominating Committee

Please click here to review the summary of the Faculty Council minutes for October 3rd, 2001.

Hélène Gagnon-Toney
Secretary to Dean Ghosh