2.  NOR HAFIZAH ISMAIL  NURHAYATI AMIRUDIN
SITI NURHAFIZA
MUHAMMAD NAWI

6. Learning institutions that have been
systematically reinvented in terms of teaching-
learning practices and school management.
The Smart School Flagship was one of the seven
applications identified under the Multimedia
Super Corridor (MSC) initiative.
The MSC Smart School Flagship Application is a
collaborative effort between the Ministry of
Education (MoE) and the Multimedia
Development Corporation (MDeC).
The Telekom Smart School (TSS) industry
consortium provided the ICT expertise for the
initiative.

7. To prepare the citizens for
Jumpstart the MSC the information age
towards through an innovative
-building a knowledge- education delivery
based economy, process.
-contributing to the
growth of the ICT
industry
-creating a pool of
talent resulting in high-
value job creation.
Objectives

8. The Ministry of Education started Subsequently began its 3-year
to conceptualise the Malaysian pilot phase with 88 pilot schools
Smart School in 1996. in 1999.
The aim of the Smart School is to
change the culture and Pilot schools are 88 residential
practices of Malaysia’s schools, and non-residential primary and
moving away from rote-memory secondary schools located in
learning toward fostering rural and urban areas
creative thinking skills.
Smart schools are provided with The other ICT initiatives are TV
computerized classrooms and Pendidikan and Pelaksanaan
LCD projectors, electronic Pengajaran Sains dan Matematik
resource centre, computers in dalam Bahasa Inggeris (PPSMI);
science labs, self-access centres teaching of science and
and WIFI hotspots. mathematics in English in 2003.

9. Provide all-
round
development
of an
individual.
Provide
Increase the opportunities
participation to enhance
of individual
stakeholders. strengths and
abilities.
GOALS
AND
STRATEGIES
provide for Produce
Differing thinking and
abilities, style technology-
and paces of literate
learning. workforce.
Democratise
education.

10. COMPONENT IN SMART
SCHOOL
The teaching and
learning Technology is used as
processes in an enabler in Human
smart school. management, and resources, skills
communications among and
the stakeholders. responsibilities

11. Issues Challenges
Principal has to
Challenge to conduct emphasis and gives
and organize the more commitment on
school well provide technology
infrastructure
Smart school
Materials that provided
High quality and by moe is not enough.
relevant teaching and Sometimes, materials
learning materials are delivering not in
time.

12. Issues Challenges
Use computer
Prepare themselves
intensively to diversify
with ICT knowledge
the use and
and skills.
application of ICT
Equipment are
Maintenance
damage or unable to
Smart school process take time and
use and cause
th e cost is high
disruption.
Not ready to
Lack of exposure in
achieve the
how to use
technology objectives of smart
school concept

13. Issues Challenges
Unfamiliar with they are not well
technology and informing about the
electronic unique features of
equipment. smart school.
Smart school
Lack of facilities and the smart school
cope with the software was not
increase usage of compatible with the
electricity national textbook.

14. Advantages
Promote a
better
learning
atmosphere
Student
centred- Promote
autonomous uses of ICT
learner and among
active students.
learners.

15. Disadvantages
Not completely
ready to change
their role from
passive learner to
self-directed learner.
Not enough
opportunities to Cost to maintain
develop their smart school is
critical thinking high
skill.