ICT Policy for Education

1. ICT Policy for Education Oct 31, 2006 Washington. D.C., U.S.A JuSung Jun, Ph.D.Senior Researcher Korea Education & Research Information Service

2. Table of contents National ICT Policy for Education I Major Policy Issues II Shared Vision III

3. National ICT Policy for Education I

4. 5.31 Education Reform (1995) Systematic Approach to Restructure the Entire System Building an Open Learning Society: “Edutopia” - Curriculum Reform (the 7th Curriculum) - Deregulation & School Governance Reform (“Hak-Un-Wi”) - Increase in Public Financing (GNP 5%) - Incorporation of ICT into Schools & Classrooms

5. ICT in Education Master Plan (1996)

6. Initial Infra. Stage ICT Utilization Stage e-Learning Stage u-Learning Stage 1996 ~ 2000 2001 ~ 2003 2004 ~ 2005 2006 ~ • National Teaching-Learning Center · EDUNET • Education Resources Sharing System u-Korea Lifelong Learning Society HRD for knowledge based society • ICT Literacy Education • EBS e-Learning Project • u-Learning Project • Cyber Home Learning System 1PC per 25 Students 1 PC per 7 Students 1 PC per 5.5 Students Personal Mobile Device UMPC Stages of Applying ICT in Education

7. e-Learning Initiatives Administration Operation Support Major Services • National Teaching- • Learning Center/EDUNET • Cyber Home • Learning System • Digital Library System • Research Information Service System • National Education Information System MOE&HRD KERIS KICE KEDI KRIVET KISE Central Government Oversee policy Provide guideline Regional Government 16 MPOEs Regional Educational Institute Education Training Institute Develop and supply service Principle Research Department School Provide service to users

8. 100% 100% 5.5:1 25% Ratio of students : PC (1st in Asia) K-12 schools School connectivity (97.1%: 2Mpbs speed) Buwon u-Learning Model School Teachers were provided with personal computer Teachers trained in ICT integration training annually

9. Current Status of ICT in Education • Primary & secondary education (2006. 08) • - EDUNET (5.45 million subscribers) • - Cyber Home Learning System (1.60 million) • Higher education (2005. 12) - 90% of public Univ. & 70% of private Univ. adopted e-Learning Rolling-out Stage Growth of e-Learning in school & industry • Business education (2005. 12) • - 48.7% of large firms & 13.1% of small firms • adopted e-Learning • Lifelong education (2005. 12) • - 17 cyber universities (5,5000)

10. Major Policy Issues II

11. Customize for teachers Integration of existing programs • Integrate EDUNET, Cyber Home • Learning System, EBSi • Form “e-Learning Research Center” • Strengthen teachers’ IT utilization • ability • Provide e-Learning consulting • Launch “Preparing Tomorrow’s • Teachers to use Technology” Foster gifted students Active participation • Parents’ active participation • “No Wall in School” project thru • parents, teachers, community • cooperation • Cyber ethics and morality • A comprehensive and • collaborative educational system • for the gifted through e-Learning • at national level Supplement & Reform Public Ed. thru ICT Supplement & Reform Public Education

12. HRD through e-Cluster e-Learning cluster Of Academe, Industry, Research Support Research Information System • University’s e-Learning center & • regional strategic industry • collaboration to cultivate specialists • Cooperation between academe & • Industry for R & D and specialists • University-industry collaboration • through e-Learning centers • Knowledge in both education & IT • Offer e-Learning related courses • in graduate level • Gain competitiveness of universities • through credit bank system • Individualized learning through • e-Learning Train e-Learning Specialists Establish e-Teaching & Learning System

13. Specialization & Diversification Learning Society Military HRD Institutionalized Support • Incentive for • specialized course • Support consulting • Coop. between • gov’t & univ. • for R&D • Tax benefit for • e-Learning • Credit bank • Customized • according to • career and job • e-Learning • information • Use e-Learning in • innovation work • Use government • officials’ training • e-Learning based • teacher training • Provide learning • opportunity to • soldiers • -distance learning • -cyber university Employable Skills through ICT

14. Unite Provinces through e-Community Support regional Innovative Industry Support the disadvantaged Form e-Community e-Lifelong School • National ICT • Infra. Learning • Infra. • Promote e-Learning • based lifelong • learning society • Develop regional • e-Learning portal • Promote regional • e-Learning • committee • To regional • innovation center • for education • Relate with other • projects for the • disadvantaged • Support alternative • schools, etc. thru • e-Learning • e-lifelong • learning system • for the dropout • Combine with • offline education

15. Six Successful Factors Capability of Organizations Monitoring & Evaluation System Firm Support, Involvement Of Top Administrator Appropriate Budget Allocation Collaboration Among Institutes User-oriented Educational Policy

16. Shared Vision III

17. Improve Quality of Education Promote e-Learning Globalization Develop Human Resources Strengthen Vocational & Career Education Create Regional Integration Lifelong Learning for ALL through ICT e-Lifelong Learning Society Development of National Human Resources through ICT

18. Thank You