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ICT Masterplanning for Education: Singapore's
Experience
Dr. Thiam-Seng KOHDirector, Educational TechnologySingapore Ministry of Education
20 June 2006
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Presentation Outline
• Video on Use of ICT in Singapore Schools
• Historical Perspective of IT Use in Education
• First IT Masterplan in Education
• Second IT Masterplan in Education
• Key Learning Points for Policy Formulation
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Late 1970’s - Computer Appreciation Clubs as extra-curricular activities.
1980’s - Computer assisted learning in primary school mathematics.
Computer Science (1981) and Computer Applications (1994) as subjects in the curriculum.
Mid-1995’s – Pilot projects on use of IT in education.
First Masterplan for IT inEducation (1997 – 2002)
Second Masterplan for IT in Education (2003 – 2007)
Historical Perspective
The National ComputerisationPlan (1980 – 1985)
The National IT Plan(1986 – 1991)
IT2000(1992 – 1999)
Infocomm 21(2000 – 2003)
Connected Singapore(2003 – 2006)
Intelligent Nation 2015(2006 –)
Civil Service Computerisation Programme (1980 – 1999)
Computerisation… Communications … Connectivity/Content
e-Government Action Plan(2000 – 2003) Convergence
e-Government Action Plan II(2003 – 2006) Connectedness
e-Government Action Plan III(2006 –) Creation …
Use of IT in EducationNational IT Plans e-Government
Source: http://www.ida.gov.sg
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Historical Perspective
• Late 1970s – Introduce the use of micro- computers by students in computer appreciation clubs as extra-curricular activities at schools.
• 1981 – Introduce Computer Science as a subject in the A level curriculum.
• 1994 – Introduce Computer Applications, a skills-based subject in the secondary Normal (Technical) curriculum.
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Historical Perspective
• 1980’s – Explore the use of computer assisted learning in primary school mathematics.
• Mid-1995’s – Pilot the use of IT in teaching and learning– Accelerating the Use of IT in Primary Schools (AITP)
project: Use of multimedia and computers in 6 primary schools.
– Students’ & Teachers’ Workbench (STW) project: Use of networked digital resources in lower secondary science in 6 secondary schools.
– JCNet: Use of Internet to support learning of GP, Physics and Chemistry in 2 Junior Colleges.
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Philosophy ofFirst IT Masterplan (mp1)
Education should continually anticipate the
future needs of society and
work towards fulfilling
these needs.
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mp1
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Goal 1
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
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Goal 1
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
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Goal 1
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
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Goal 1
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
Promote administrative and management excellence
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Start-up Provisions for Student-to-Computer Ratio
Primary Schools – 6.6:1
Secondary Schools – 5:1
Target = up to 30% of curriculum time using IT.
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In classrooms
In computer labs
In the library
In science labs
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Technical Support for Schools
• A full time Technology Assistant (TA) for each school
• To provide first-level on-site support
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Achievements of mp1
• Standard physical and technological infrastructure to support teaching and learning with IT.
• Teachers attained basic proficiency in integrating IT into the curriculum.
• R&D efforts with academia and industry e.g. EduPAD, Digital Media Repository & ScienceAlive
• Pockets of excellence in the use of IT in learning among some teachers and in some schools.
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Second IT Masterplan (mp2)
• Consolidate and build on the achievements of the First IT Masterplan.
• Sustain the momentum.
• Bring the use of IT in learning to greater heights.
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Philosophy ofSecond IT Masterplan (mp2)
Education should continually anticipate the
future needs of society and
work towards fulfilling
these needs.
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Vision of mp2
IT will be pervasively and effectively used to enhance educational processes and structures to help realize the ability-driven education paradigm.
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Today vs Tomorrow
IT to support existing curriculum
Mainly print content & CD-ROM courseware
Standard provisions
Teacher-centered
Basic competencies
One size fits all, phased approach
Seamless integration of IT into curriculum
Dynamic & interactive digital content
Flexible provisions
Student-centered
Range of competencies
Mass customization, greater ownership & autonomy
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Some Learning Points
• Address the fundamental issues in education first before introducing ICT across the system e.g. appropriate curricula and good teachers.
• Take a systemic and systematic approach to IT implementation in the schools i.e. infrastructure, curriculum & assessment, content and professional development.
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Some Learning Points
• Address the cultural or people dimension of IT implementation to transform the educational experiences rather than just doing faster of more of the same.
• Ensure alignment of intent and interests among key stakeholders (e.g. policy makers, parents, teachers, students, academics, industry, etc.)
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Some Learning Points
• Take a multi-disciplinary and multi-partnership approach to push the frontiers on the use of IT in learning.
• Avoid spreading resources too thinly by distributing them equitably in the beginning of the implementation.
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Some Learning Points
• Use the centralized approach to kick-start the implementation process but move on to providing top-down support for ground-up initiatives when the system achieve some level of maturity of implementation.
• Continue to learn from other countries to generate ideas and adapt good practices into the local curricula.
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Challenges Ahead
• Sustaining professional development of teachers and school leaders.
– Changing beliefs through “success stories”
– Achieving reforms through communities of practice
– Building capacity and strengthening expertise in technology planning
– Building capacity in digital resource development by teachers
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Challenges Ahead
• Exploiting the potentials of emerging technologies in the consumer space and IT-based pedagogies.
• Scaling up research findings to impact classroom practices.
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References
• Singapore EduMALL (http://www.moe.gov.sg/edumall/)
• British Educational Communications & Technology Agency (http://www.becta.org.uk/)
• World Bank: ICT and Education
• UNESCO: ICT in Education (http://www.unescobkk.org/index.php?id=494)
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mapping
possibilities
mp2
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