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To make the best use of information technology, educational institutions need a workable plan to fully integrate it into all aspects of the curriculum so students are taught how, why, and when to use technology. How technology is utilized in the curriculum and managed by teachers will have an important role to play in widening the resource and knowledge base for all students. <br><br>Previously, the use of ICT was limited to private sector education only but it is no longer restricted to private sector education owing to the government efforts. The Government of Bangladesh in an effort to harness the power of ICT formulated its National ICT Policy in year 2002. To implement its policies, the government of Bangladesh has sought the help of UNDP and USAID to use its access to information (a2i) program for the development of the education sector. Access to information (a2i) program aims to make teaching and learning more effective and enjoyable for both students and teachers using ICTs. The most remarkable transformation was empowerment of teachers who were trained to create multimedia content independently, rather than depending on curriculum and multimedia experts. The government soon sought a2i’s support to design a USD 40 million educational transformation program to establish MMCs in over 23,000 secondary schools, madrassas and junior colleges and train nearly 70,000 teachers by 2014. <br><br>To better understand how information systems are used in educational institutes, three cases were analyzed. In Adamjee Cantonment College, almost all the aspects of the college are currently under single information system software that ensures all the aspects of the college is going as per schedule. The college makes apt use of biometric identification, communication through text messages and intends to make us of OMR reader, E-payment service and attendance management systems. In the e-learning site Shikkok.com, online tutorials are provided to facilitate free online education and high-quality courses in Bengali language to rural and disadvantaged students in Bangladesh and India. Onnorokom Pathshala, another case considered, is trying to come up with an android app to cater to the mobile internet market. So far they are providing their services through their Youtube channel.
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IT SECTOR ADVANCEMENTS IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM OFBANGLADESH
2000 2005 2015
OBJECTIVE 01 ICT IN EDUCATION SECTOR 02 E-GOVERNANCE 03 GOVERNMENT POLICIES 04 PROSPECT OF E-LEARNING 05 TRENDING TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION SECTOR
THREE BASIC AREAS OF ICTE 01 E-LEARNING (EL) / VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (VLE) E-GOVERNANCE IN EDUCATION (EGE) 02 E-LIBRARY MANAGEMENT (E-LIB) 03
MIS FRAMEWORK • E-Learning/VLE • E-governance in Education (EGE) • E-Library Management (E-lib) PORTAL Library Management System VLE EMIS
EL Audience Course Structure Page Design Content Engagement Usability “E-Learning is an umbrella term describing any type of learning that depends on or is enhanced by electronic communication online using the latest information and communication technologies (ICT).”
INPUT SOURCE: Visualizer/document camera, slate/tablet, student response system, application software, PC EL INFRASTRSUCTURE OUTPUT SOURCE: Projector, interactive whiteboard, display (monitor, TV etc.) OTHERS: Digital camera, digital recorder, switcher, other technology
EL Asynchronous e-learning Synchronous e-learning Blended e-learning M-learning TECHNIQUES
E-governance in education (EGE) consists of Education Management Information System (EMIS), most common form of EMIS is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) EGE
Education Management Information System (EMIS) is an information system with the main purpose of providing information which is used for improving the management of education at all levels EMIS
• Data collection tool for capturing students, teachers, data • Report manager module • Data manager module for data collection and Management • Executive dashboards for monitoring and evaluating education • EMIS school online module for schools to access the EMIS data of their school • Data posting and publishing module for posting data to the EMIS online solutions EMIS FEATURES
EMIS DATABASE
E- E-library system, also known as a digital library is concerned with that body of knowledge relating to the collection, organization, storage, distribution, retrieval and utilization of digital information. LIBRARY
E-LIBRARY COMPONENTS 1. Development of e-cataloging (database of reading and study resources) Development of E-books (web-enable books and other reading & study resources) 2.
CURRENT SCENARIO 0% Table 1: Presence of websites of educational institutions of Bangladesh
CURRENT SCENARIO Figure 7: Status of Teachers
CURRENT SCENARIO Table 2: Staffs with ICT Knowledge
CURRENT SCENARIO Table 3: Availabity of LAN and Internet
CURRENT SCENARIO Table 4: Usage of Multimedia in Education
CURRENT SCENARIO Table 5: Availability of Digital Library, Student Database and Automated Accounts
ICT Policies Boost use of ICT tools in all levels of education, including ECDP, mass literacy, and lifelong learning. Ensure access to education and research for people with disabilities and special needs using ICT tools. Initiate diploma and trade courses to enable ICT capacity building for teachers. Teacher training institutes to be empowered with ICT capacity to meet the challenges. Establish an ICT Center of Excellence with necessary long-term funding to teach and conduct research in advanced ICTs. Promote distance education, set up institutes and infrastructure for e-learning training programs. Ensure public access to information through setting up of kiosks • GOVERNMENT ROLE • • • • •
Coordination with A2i: GOVERNMENT ROLE • Building smart classrooms • Teachers’ Portal: Teacher-led quality content development (Sex this part up)
A2i achievements: GOVERNMENT ROLE • Multimedia Classrooms in 500 schools, 15200 secondary schools and 5300 Madrasa. • Teacher’s Portal where 3661 Primary and Secondary teacher create and share multimedia content. • Over 300 electronic versions of text books (e-books) are available in primary and secondary levels including technical, vocational and madrasa education • Blog with over 3000 members 3500 blog posts and 2000 digital contents.
BARRIERS ABSENCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE RESISTANCE TO CHANGE POWER SHORTAGE UNAVAILABLE INTERNET FACILITY CONVENTIONAL MINDSET
PRIMARY RESEARCH FINDINGS CASE ONE: ADAMJEE COLLEGE IT DEPARTMENT : One information officer One assistant to the information officer Two data entry staff
PRIMARY RESEARCH FINDINGS CASE ONE: ADAMJEE COLLEGE Framework Central Server SMS system Student Information Attendance Information Payment Information Library Information Human Resource Mangement Result Information Store Management
PRIMARY RESEARCH FINDINGS CASE ONE: ADAMJEE COLLEGE FUTURE GOALS 01 OMR READER PAYMENT SERVICE 02 ATTENDANCE INFORMATION 03
PRIMARY RESEARCH FINDINGS CASE TWO: SUNNYDALE SCHOOL Services USING THE SERVICES OF EDU- SMART FROM 2009 • Curriculum Management • Student Attendance Feedback • Result Management • Student Evaluation • Academic Calendar • Exam Management • Teacher Staff Management
PRIMARY RESEARCH FINDINGS CASE TWO: SUNNYDALE SCHOOL Stakeholder’s Benefitted: • Principal • Teachers • Administration • Parents • Students
CASE THREE: SHIKKHOK.COM E-LEARNING CASE FOUR: ONNOROKOM PATHSHALA
CASE THREE: SHIKKHOK.COM CASE FOUR: ONNOROKOM PATHSHALA COMPLETE WEBSITE YOUTUBE CHANNEL YET TO LAUNCH LAUNCHED IN 2012
CASE THREE: SHIKKHOK.COM CASE FOUR: ONNOROKOM PATHSHALA COURSES: COURSES: • MATH • PHYSICS • CHEMISTRY • COMPUTER SCIENCE • BUSINESS STUDIES • MUSIC • ROBOTICS • COOKING…….. SSC & HSC SCIENCE SUBJECT
CASE THREE: SHIKKHOK.COM CASE FOUR: ONNOROKOM PATHSHALA • BOTH ARE IN BANGLA • RUN BY STUDENTS • COVERS ACADEMIC SYLLEBUS • EXPANDING QUITE FAST
CASE THREE: SHIKKHOK.COM CASE FOUR: ONNOROKOM PATHSHALA
FOREIGN POTENTIAL • Learning gateway • Online Payments • Personnel data management • Communications management • Data Discovery • Rollcall • Renweb
RECOMMENDATIONS • Efficient Use of existing technology (UDVASH MODEL) • Advanced Software Access (FREE TRIALS) • Friendlier Policies and their implementation