In a Teacher Training Rut? – Don’t Forget the Computer & Internet

Since computers and the Internet are part of life, why not use them for teacher training?

The Value of Using Computers and the Internet for Teacher Training

In addition to being a tool people many people are accustomed to using, computers and the Internet add the following advantages to teacher training:

• We can offer more choices and variety in our training efforts, increasing the likelihood of tapping into individual Bible teacher’s needs as well as enhancing group training.

• Laptops, tablets, and smart phones make their use more portable and flexible than ever, opening the doors for training busy people on the go or at their convenience. Hence, we’re providing a time-saving way of training.

• They allow us to keep in touch with individual teachers and/or a group of teachers, to pre-empt a training session with something to think about or to follow-up training opportunities.

• We have the ability to distribute training materials with ease from downloadable materials we might purchase to teacher training materials we might develop ourselves.

The Teacher Training Module included in the Christian Education Files resource lists some possibilities of how to use the computer and Internet for teacher training.