Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Regional Training Center in Vietnam

1. Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Regional Training Center in Vietnam APEC Tsukuba International Conference V Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam Dang Van Hung, Ph.D. Truong Bao Duy, MS.Ed.

2. CONTENT Background Current Status of Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam Future Trends in Teaching and Learning in Vietnam Recommendations

3. Background Most of the schools are ill-equipped with modern technologies; There is a clear difference in the level of students between rural and urban areas; and, Schools in big cities are better-equipped with facilities.

4. Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam – Current Status Centralized Textbooks

5. Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam – Current Status Centralized Textbooks • Merits • Unifying core curricula • Facilitating national exams • Ensuring the quality of education across the country • Demerits • Being unfair for students in areas of limited resources

6. Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam – Current Status Teaching Facilities • most frequently used • user-friendly and familiar with teachers Chalkboards

7. Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam – Current Status Teaching Facilities Whiteboards • cleaner and user-friendlier Cassette players and radios

8. Facility Use in Instruction in Vietnam – Current Status Teaching Facilities LCD Projectors LCD TVs

9. Future Trends in Teaching and Learning in Vietnam Power point Internet Moodle E-materials 24 million people have had access to the Internet

10. Recommendations Surveys and sharing sessions on the evaluation of each teaching facility used must be conducted frequently to measure teacher attitude and willingness to utilize it; It is strongly recommended that ICT be applied in classrooms; Teachers need to welcome new initiatives; Teachers need to be trained on the use of new facilities; and, Follow-up workshops need to be held to ensure new facilities’ effectiveness.

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