ICT in EDUCATION10 KEY MESSAGES

Education

Potentials

Essentials

Toolkit

ICT

EFA

Teachers

Cost

Technology

Partnerships

UNESCO recognizes the potential of ICT to achieve EFA goals, in particular its ability to:

Enable the inclusion of groups with no access to education

Improve the quality of teaching & learning

Increase the efficiency & effectiveness in educational planning & administration

Access

Efficiency

Learning

Teaching

Skills Formation

LifelongLearning

Planning &Management

Community Linkages POTENTIALS

OF ICT

OBSTACLES Policymakers Face

Lack of awareness

Lack of technical and policy capacity

Lack of political leadership

Ineffective coordination between departments with ICT responsibilities

DILEMMAS REALITIES

Qs about Value of ICTs

Myths

Pressures

• BELIEF

• DOUBT

• WAIT

• MONOLITHIC

• AUTOMATIC

• COMPUTERS

• SUBSTITUTE

• VENDORS

• PARENTS

• BUSINESS

• TECHIES

• Analyze educational objectives• Determine ICT objective• Understand potentialof ICTs• Examine suitabilityof ICT• Plan program ofInvestment• Implement pre and co-requisites• Evaluate and adjustcontinuously

Necessities of ICT•Globalization of

* Economy* Information

• Tech Innovations

• Knowledge-based* Economy* Society

•Escalating Demand for Education

Effective Learning

Anytime

For All

Anywhere

ICT for what purpose?ICT for Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

TechnologyText Audio Video Computer Internet

Storage/ Display X X X X XExploration X X X X XApplication X X XAnalysis X XEvaluation X X X X XConstructing/ designing projects

X X

ICT for what purpose?ICT for Teaching Objectives

Learning Objectives

TechnologyText Audio Video Computer Internet

Presentation X X X X XDemonstration X X X X XDrill/ Practice X X X XAnimation/ Simulation

X X

Research X X X X XCollaboration/ Communication

X X

Management of student learning

X X X

From Potential to Effectiveness1. Educational policy

2. Approach to ICT (what purpose?)3. Infrastructure (what is existing?)4. Contentware (what to teach?)5. Committed and trained personnel

6. Financial resources

7. Integration

8. Piloting and evaluation

Conclusion

X

To Tech or Not to Tech?That is not the question

The question is …How can ICT help Education become more effective and responsive?

The Partners

How is an ICT Education Program Generated?

• Consumer Mode• Problem-solving Mode

(incremental)• Ad Hoc Mode• External Push Mode• Importation Mode• Systematic Mode

How is an ICT Education Program Generated?

• Systematic Mode

1. Map the Context2. Identify best candidate areas for ICT

Intervention3. Examine diff. interventions & select the best fit4. Plan for implementation (all necessary

elements)5. Monitor implementation, effectiveness and

impact – and make subsequent modifications and decisions

What Do Planners Need?

• Knowledge – National and educational

context– Educational issues and

solutions– ICTs in Education– Dynamics of change

• Skills in– Planning– Introducing Innovations

• Tools• Skills in use of Tools

Toolkit Premises

• Education Development = education policies, strategies and practices

• Technology is only a Tool• Integrating ICTs into Education is an

INNOVATION• Planning for ICTs in Education should

follow the Systematic Mode• Planners should be guided by these

questions

Toolkit Premises

1. What Technologies?2. ICTs for What Educational

Purposes?3. ICTs for What Instructional Usages4. ICTs for What Learning Purposes?5. ICTs for What Teaching Purposes?6. What is the Potential Value of ICTs?7. Are Conditions for ICT

Effectiveness Met?

Tool

kit B

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To get an overview of the Policy environment

The Heart of the Toolkit

To guide the Implementation

What the Toolkit does NOT Do

• Does NOT make decisions for users

• Does NOT automatically generate ICT projects, programs or plans

• Does NOT do planning. Like any tool, it is an instrument that assists people engaged in the human process of planning for ICTs in education

• Does NOT replace the commitment, brainpower and actions of the user, nor does it make up for deficiencies in these attributes.

What the Toolkit Does

1. Step by step guidelines2. Forms to record data3. Mechanisms to generate proposals,

options and scenarios4. Instruments to evaluate proposals,

options and scenarios5. A device to survey attitudes, skills,

opinions & collate results

Assists decision makers, planners and developers in the different processes of planning by providing:

What the Toolkit Does

6. A way to consult with specialists and experts7. An systematic environment for deliberations,

consultations and decision making8. Standard, documented and replicable

procedures9. Efficient and organized system

Assists decision makers, planners and developers in the different processes of planning by providing:

Tool

kit F

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Comprehensive Collection of ICT Resources

Survey Tool is a Hit among Users

Costing Tool showed great potential to support Policy Decisions

Toolkit Users

Country 1

FacilitationTeam

Facilitator

Country 2 Country 3

Facilitation Team

• Plan Toolkit application• Identify other Toolkit users & ensure their

orientation & training • Apply some of the tools & supervise the application

of the other tools • Ensure decisions emanating from the application of

the Toolkit are communicated to and made at the appropriate levels

• Monitor implementation and evaluation of ICT policy interventions and recommending follow-up actions

Facilitator

• Manage the application process of the Toolkit

• Prepare data and materials for the Team

• Prepare materials resulting from Team deliberations

• Coordinate with specialist teams needed for the application of the Toolkit

• Communicate with the Toolkit central manager

Where to Start

Considering ICT Intervention

• Decision Made • Implementation Not Planned

• Hardware in Place • Contentware: no decision

• Program being implemented

• Program Implemented • Next Steps Considered

What is ICT?

Remember: ICT is not only computers and internet

million illiterates in the region

million 15-24 years old are illiterate

million children out of primary schools

NER in secondary education

511

132

45.5

64.3

300 hours of training neededto effectively teach 1 hour lessonusing Interactive CD Dr. Josette T. Biyo

1st Asian teacher to winIntel Excellence in Teaching Award

Experts propose to televise Dr. Biyo’s lessons in classrooms nationwide

How much is the cost of one laptop per child (OLPC) policy?

Public enrolment-- Elementary (12,089,365)-- High School (5,043,776)Total (17,133,141)US$ 100 laptop (x Php 51)

Php 87,379,019,100

Public teachers-- Elementary (340,231)-- High School (123,074)Total (463,305)US$ 100 laptop (x Php 51)

Php 2,362,855,500

Cost of OLPC policy Php 89,741,874,600DepEd budget (2006) Php 117,087,000,000

* Government need to increase education budget by 75%

Computers and Internet Users per 100 inhabitants

Source:

ACCESS a problem in Africa and Asia

ICTs in householdspercentage

-10

2030

405060

7080

90100

Radio TV PC

Source:

Workshops Conducted

CHIANG MAISEPT. 2005

BANGKOKJUNE 2006

FIJISEPT. 2006

• Regional workshops (there is international sharing of experiences) i.e., Chiang-Mai and Fiji Workshops

• National workshops(discussion focuses on specific country objectives)i.e., Bangkok and Manila Workshops

• Facilitators’ workshops(to train other partners to give toolkit training workshops)i.e., ADB to include toolkit as part of TA for education projects; IITE for Russian-speaking states; etc.

Toolkit Training Workshops

5-day Workshop Program

Day 1- Decision Makers Essentials- Introduction to the Toolkit

Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5

Explanation onthe Toolbox

Navigating togetherthe Toolbox

Group work

DiscussingToolbox experienceat end of day

• Ministers of Education(to raise awareness during one-day high-level policymakers forum) i.e., Fiji Workshop where 14 Ministers attended

• MOE official in charge of policy & planning(who will champion the process inside the MOE)

• Educational planners(who will lead the integration of ICT in the education plan)

• ICT in Education Coordinators

Who are the Participants?

• At least 2 regional workshops (South and Central Asia)

• More national workshops(allows more people from MOEs to be trained)

• Continue updating the Toolkit(World Bank infoDev is investing for further development of the tool)

Plans in 2007

Thank you.

b.vergeldedios@unescobkk.org