Teaching and Learning: Moving Target

May 2011

All of the information a person living in the 18th century acquired in their entire life is equivalent to what the

New York Times publishes in one week.

All the information produced by humans in the past 5,000 years is equivalent to what will be produced in

the next 12 months.

Total devices connected to the InternetTotal devices connected to the Internet

Total devices connected to the Internet

Number of monthly searches in Google (billions)

•China: 1,306

•India: 1,080

•Facebook: 580

•United States: 296

•Indonesia: 242

10 places in the world with the highest number of inhabitants

(millions of people)

Total: 6,800

•Twitter: 210

•Brazil: 186

•Pakistan: 162

•Bangladesh: 144

•Russia: 143

A student who is in school now will have changed jobs 10 to 14 times before turning 40.

Demand for competencies (Levy & Mumane)

Do you still think that whether or not to incorporate Information and Communication Technologies in

Education is an option?

We don’t believe in ICTs in Education

We believe in Educational Programs that use technology as part of their systemic

strategies centered on the quality of learning for each student

SocietySchoolsChildren

New Learning The same process?

New demands

The challenge of education

Personalization

20th century education

MajorityDemocratic

HeterogeneousIndustrial

19th century education

MinorityElite

HomogeneousPersonalized

21st century education

MajorityDemocratic

HeterogeneousPersonalized

What is the problem of learning?

» There is no common framework to recognize and compare the impact of diverse types of intervention and help the implementation of cost-effective solutions.

» There is a growing consensus that ICTs in education should help improve student learning, but there are few measurement instruments and serious and comprehensive evaluations.

» As a consequence, decision count on scare information and elements to aid their actions.

» Poorly designed and implemented projects, centered on improving access and uses of ICTs are creating new knowledge gaps and for teachers and students.

Evaluations

» Perceived performance(E-learning Nordic (2006) - SITES (2006) - Plan Ceibal Uruguay (2010))

» ICTs have a positive and moderate impact on student achievement» ICTs have an important impact on differentiation, inclusion, student

motivation, school-to-home communications, and ICT use of teachers» ICTs improve student ability for autonomy, collaboration with peers and

experts, and communication» The greatest gains are perceived when students have the guidance and

feedback of teachers

Evaluations

» Actual performance on standardized tests(ImpaCT2 (2002) – OECD PISA (2003-2006) - World Bank - Colombia (2009) - IDB Peru (2011))

» Positive relationship between the use of ICTs and educational attainment» However, it does not show significant differences in all subjects» Students with less confidence in their ICT skills have poorer results» Widely implemented national programs do not have an effect on students

academic performance» The program simply assumes that once equipped and trained, teachers

will voluntarily incorporate the technology provided in their classes. This is not enough.

Why is this an important challenge?

» Countries are investing in ICT in education projects anyway: they demand technical assistance to develop programs that have impact on student learning.

» The IDB is developing experiences, knowledge, and tools to provide better support to countries and ensure that the investments are consistent with the objective of quality.

Areas of Work

Conceptual Framework

Marco de PolíticaMarco de Política

Evaluación

Linea de Base Monitoreo Impacto

Evaluación

Linea de Base Monitoreo Impacto

COMPONENTES

Infraestructura Física, equipos, conectividad, soporte

Contenidos Currículo,recursos educativos digitales, plataformas y servicios.

Personas Formación docentes, competencias TICs, apoyo técnico.

Procesos Planificación, presupuesto, comunicaciones,

COMPONENTES

Infraestructura Física, equipos, conectividad, soporte

Contenidos Currículo,recursos educativos digitales, plataformas y servicios.

Personas Formación docentes, competencias TICs, apoyo técnico.

Procesos Planificación, presupuesto, comunicaciones,

RESULTADOS

Prácticas Educativas Pedagogía, cultura escolar, personalización

InvolucramientoActitudes, expectativas, participación, matrícula, asistencia

RESULTADOS

Prácticas Educativas Pedagogía, cultura escolar, personalización

InvolucramientoActitudes, expectativas, participación, matrícula, asistencia

IMPACTO

Aprendizajes cognitivosResultados en test sobre contenidos curriculares

Habilidades y competenciasPensamiento crítico, colaboración, comunicación, creatividad, innovación, Metacognición

IMPACTO

Aprendizajes cognitivosResultados en test sobre contenidos curriculares

Habilidades y competenciasPensamiento crítico, colaboración, comunicación, creatividad, innovación, Metacognición

One-to-One

One-to-One

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21st Century Skills

ATC21S

Teachers of the 21st Century

The use of technologies in education offers opportunities to:

•Improve learning management•Strengthen new educational practices•Help the development of student-centered learning methodologies•Allow learning outside of the school and school schedule

This poses challenges for Teacher Training for the development of New Pedagogical Practices.

2011Identify

experiences

2011 - 2012Develop pilots

2012 - 2013Scale

Virtual Education

The current development of technologies permit a new generation of eLearning, based on the creation of Personalized Learning Environments (PLE), enabling Latin America to expand and improve their educational offerings for:

•Students in remote areas where there are no schools or teachers•Students who have dropped out of school and require flexible arrangements

•Subjects for which there is a shortage of quality offerings (English, Science, Mathematics)

2011Identify

experiences

2011 - 2012Develop pilots

2012 - 2013Scale

“If a teacher can be replaced by a

computer, that teacher should be

replaced by a computer"

Sugata Mitra

Eugenio SeverinInter-American Development Bank

Web: www.iadb.org/eduBlog: www.iniciativaeducacion.net

Twitter: @ini_Edu

Technologies for Learning