Lesson 3: Ed-Tech 2 Educational Technology in Asia Pacific Region. Policies and strategies ICT programs, Initiatives, and Focus Area Goals and Mission. Educational Technology and ICT of : Singapore Hong kong Malaysia New Zealand Australia

1. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY II
LESSON 3

3. In order for teachers to be confident in adopting technology in
education, we should take the right steps in applying it. There’s no
need to be rush. My point is what’s the use of adopting technology
in education when schools doesn’t have computers, or schools have
computers but the teachers doesn’t know how to teach computer.
We should meet several requirements before applying it as a
teaching strategy.

4. 1. Malaysia
2. New Zealand
3. Hong Kong
4. Australia
5. Singapore

6. To become a fully developed country by year 2020
• Learning institution
• Systematically reinvented
• In order to prepare students for the information age

7. ICT for all students
The role and function of ICT in education as teaching and
learning tool
Using ICT to increase productivity, efficiency, and
effectiveness of the management system.

8. ICT-enabled Smart Schools act as a catalyst within this process.
The Government envisages that all schools will be converted into Smart
Schools by the year 2010.
The three pilot applications are:
 teaching learning materials;
 a more accurate assessment system; and
 an integrated management system.

9. Classrooms with multimedia, presentation facilities, email and
groupware for collaborative work.
Library media canter
Computer laboratory
Multimedia development center
Studio/ theater
Teachers’ room with on-line access
Administration offices capable of managing databases of students and
facilities

12. Strategy
It foresees schools to be:
· Improving learning outcomes for students using ICT to
support the curriculum.
· Using ICT to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
educational administration.
· Developing partnership with communities to enhance
access to learning through ICT.

13. · Infrastructure for increasing school’s access to
ICTs to enhance education
· Professional development so that school
managers and teachers can increase their capacity to
use ICT

14.  AN ON-LINE RESOURCE CENTER WITH A CENTRALLY
MANAGED WEBSITE FOR THE DELIVERY OF MULTIMEDIA
RESOURCES TO SCHOOLS
 A COMPUTER RECYCLING SCHEME
 A PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR
SCHOOLS
 ICT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS/CLUSTERS

16.  Students should be confident, creative and productive users
of new technologies.
 ICT enables better and more personalized learning.
 ICT provides powerful and effective tool
 ICT can improve efficiency and more effective decision-
making.

17. Fast local and wide area networks
Substantial number of computers
Continuing teacher training in the use of technology for
instruction
Sufficient hardware and software
Digital library resources
Technology demonstration

18. How will we change learning and teaching practices?
What are the digital resources that are available and how will us
them?
How will teachers and other staff learn to use ICT resources?
How will we maintain student’s online safety?
How can ICT be used to help us introduce the national
curriculum?

20. ·

22. The ministry is constantly working to enrich and transform the
learning environments of students and to equip them with the critical
competencies to succeed in a knowledge economy. A key thrust is the
integration of ICT into lessons to enhance students' learning.
MISSION
A catalyst in harnessing Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT) to enrich learning
and teaching.

23.  The goal of the “in 2015” Education and Learning plan is to foster an
engaging learning experience to meet the diverse needs of learners in
Singapore.
 The plan aims to achieve these outcomes:
 Our people experience engaged learning and enriched lives, and Singapore
benefits from enhanced national capacity
 Our educational institutions, with their pervasive and innovative use of ICT, are
magnets for global talent
 Our ICT industry is recognized for its innovative Education and Learning
products and services.

24.  Creating an enriching and personalized learner-centric
environment in educational institutions
 Building a nation-wide Education and Learning infrastructure
 Positioning Singapore as a center for innovation in the use of
ICT technologies for the Education and Learning sector.

25.  A balance between acquisition of
factual knowledge and mastery of
concepts and skills.
 Students in more active and
independent learning.
 Assessment to measure abilities in
applying information, thinking and
communicating

26.  Development of a wide range of educational
software for instruction
 Use of relevant Internet resources for teaching-
and- learning
 Convenient and timely procurement of software
materials
 Training on purposeful use of IT for teaching
 Equipping each trainee teacher with core skills
and teaching with IT
 Tie- ups with institutions of higher learning and
industry partners

27.  Pupil computer ratio of 2:1
 Access to IT in all learning areas in the school
 School wide network and school linkages through wide are
network

29.  The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government
launched a five-year ICT strategy in schools in late 1998.
 During the past decade there has been an exponential growth in the use of
information and communication technology (ICT) which has made
pervasive impacts both on society and on our daily lives.

30.  On average, 40 computers for each primary school and 82
computers for each secondary school.
 About 85, 000 IT training places for teachers at four levels
 Technical support for all schools
 An information Education Resource Center for all schools and
teachers

31.  An IT coordinator for each of 250 schools should have sound IT
plans
 Computer rooms for use by students after normal school hours
 An IT Pilot Scheme
 Review of school curriculum
 Development of appropriate software in collaboration with
government, private sector and tertiary institutions and schools
 Exploring the feasibility of setting up an education- specific
Intranet

34. GROUP 3
RODEN P. GONZALES
MICHAEL R. MESIAS
IRISH JOHN D. GULMATICO
MARK JAN N. MARFIL
REYMARK ESPARES
JOHN RAFAEL BAJAR
JEZRHEL IGLOSO