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DISTANCE LEARNING IN KAZAKHSTAN By: Dautova Alua (KATELCO). www.katelcoplus.kz www.estv.katelco.kz. Main principles and priorities in Education in Kazakhstan. Free Education Public-accessable Education From 1997 President has adopted the Programme for
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DISTANCE LEARNING IN KAZAKHSTAN By: Dautova Alua (KATELCO) www.katelcoplus.kz www.estv.katelco.kz
Main principles and priorities inEducation in Kazakhstan • Free Education • Public-accessable Education • From 1997 President has adopted the Programme for • Informatization of Secondary Education and as the result • in 2002 100% of schools in Kazakhstan have computers, • 15% has Internet access • New technologies attraction into the Education process • Long-life learning and interactivity
Difficulties which meets Education System of Kazakhstan • Geographicalremoteness, economic and demographic • situation creates the following difficulties in Education • System: • - isolation of remote schools from developed centers; • - lack of information and difficulties in information access; • - lack of qualified teachers; • - lack of pedagogical materials
KATELCO - National satellite TV broadcasting and broadband data operator, having it’s technologies is ready to provide services for schools • KATELCO - was established in 1995 • KATELCO owns and operates of • National Network of Satellite TV and • data transmission in Kazakhstan • From 2001 KATELCO started • implementation of Direct-to-Home • Satellite Digital TV project called • KATELCO PLUS • KATELCO has experience in the International projects implementation • funded by the European Commission in the IST Fifths Framework Programme • (DENEMAand TeleInViVO projects, Eurasia On’Line 98 Conference)
Together with the Ministry of Education KATELCO started implementation of Distance Learning project called «Satellite Channel of Distance Learning»: • KATELCO is responsible for technical support. Technically it based on • KATELCO PLUS technologies (www.katelcoplus.kz, www.katelco.kz) • Center of Informatization of the Ministry of Education is responsible for • content (www.estv.kz)
TECHNICAL REALIZATION КАТЕЛКО
Receiving equipment for schools Satellitereceiving antenna Digital receiver DSR-401 TV set
SCHEME OF TECHNICAL REALIZATION School VPDN channel FTP-serverStudio for video films School HUB Katelco Internet VPDN channel
What includes “Satellite Channel of Distance Learning” • Educational TV • Internet access (asymmetric channel) • Data base on FTP server • Electronic books
Results by the middle of October 2002 • Educational video lessons are broadcasting 2 hours • per day, 5 days per week • Network includes Center of Informatization with • it’s branches in different part of the country, 43 • schools in Eastern Kazakhstan, 68 schools in • Western Kazakhstan and 208 in Pavodar oblast 208 schools 68 schools 43 schools
ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED • Main question – content. • The organization, elaboration, and well-timed reaction for feedback from schools, who are participating in the project of Distance learning. • Courses for teachers: how to learn children using new technologies, methodological and psychological aspects of distance learning, etc. • Understanding of which material will be apprehended by children more effectively using different technological approaches. • Experience exchange, in particular, on teaching methods, new pedagogical approach, TV distance learning sessions design and performance, etc.