Teachers’ Professional Development on ICT Use:

A Saudi Sustainable Development Model

Feras Mohammed Al-Madani¹, Ibrahim Ali Allafiajiy² 
(1. Faculty of Education, Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia;
2. Kulliyyah of Education, International Islamic University, Malaysia)

Abstract: Teachers are the key knowledge producers and the development driving force of any nation. Studies have shown that, the wealth of any nation largely rests on empowering its knowledge producers and knowledge generators. Training teachers on necessary skills and knowledge for personal and career development is must for attaining sustainable societal development. One of the Saudi’s Ninth Development Plan is to turn the Saudi society into information society through various mechanisms notably training and developing teachers on effective use of ICT. This paper discusses the Saudi development framework for training its treachers on skills and knowledge in terms of ICT having been in information communication age which helps in knowledge dissemination, knowledge transfer, knowledge sharing, and knowledge production. The impediments in the way of achieving this framework are discussed while suggestions are proposed for the improvement of the model for the Saudi Government, stakeholders, teachers as well as Saudi society at large.

Key words: professional development, ICT use, sustainable development, Saudi model