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ICT for Education

GLOBAL EDUCATION & LINKAGES. ICT for Education. An Overview. Prepared by Kelvin K. Omieno. Overview. ICTs in Education – Dilemmas and Realities Role and Nature of ICTs in Education Potential of ICTs From Potential to Effectiveness. Decision Maker. Dilemmas. Realities.

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ICT for Education

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  1. GLOBAL EDUCATION & LINKAGES ICT for Education An Overview Prepared by Kelvin K. Omieno

  2. Overview • ICTs in Education – Dilemmas and Realities • Role and Nature of ICTs in Education • Potential of ICTs • From Potential to Effectiveness

  3. Decision Maker Dilemmas Realities • Analyze Educational objectives • Determine Objective for ICT • Understand Potential of ICTs • Examine suitability of ICTs • Plan program of investment • Implement prerequisites and corequisites • Evaluate and adjust continuously Qs about Value of ICTs • Monolithic • Automatic • Computers • Substitute • Vendors • Parents • Business • Techies • Belief • Doubt • Wait Myths Pressures

  4. Effective Learning For All Anytime Anywhere Necessity of ICTs • Globalization of • Economy • Information • Tech Innovations • Knowledge-based • Economy • Society • Escalating Demand • for Education

  5. ICTs for What Purpose ICTs for Learning Objectives

  6. ICTs for What Purpose ICTs for Teaching Objectives

  7. ICTs for What Purpose ICTs and the School

  8. Access Community Linkages Efficiency Potential Of ICTs Planning & Management Learning Lifelong Learning Teaching Skill Formation

  9. Potential:1. Expanding Educational Opportunities • Radio Broadcast • Interactive Radio Instruction • Television • Virtual Schools • Virtual Universities

  10. Potential:2. Increasing Efficiency • Solutions • Broadcast Radio • Interactive Radio • Educational TV • Virtual Online Courses Issues • Dual Shift Systems • Multigrade Schools • Small Urban or Rural Schools • Flexibility in Learning Schedule

  11. Potential:3. Enhancing Quality of Learning Potential • Motivate and engage learners • Bring life to concepts and processes • Foster inquiry • Provide flexibility • Allow application of information • Provide access to world of information • Bring the world into the classroom • Offer collaborative opportunities and communication • Offer tutored and individualized learning Solutions • Radio and TV • Multimedia Learning Modules • Virtual Labs • Connecting to the Worlds • Designing and Creating Things

  12. Potential:4. Enhancing Quality of Teaching Issues • Difficult Profession • No One-Shot Training • Continuum • Initial Training • Lifelong Upgrading • Connecting Solutions • Multimedia Training and Support System • Training Videos • Teacher Development Portal • Internet Resources for Teachers

  13. Potential:5. Facilitating Skill Formation • New Workplace Realities • E-Training • Just-in-Time • Convenient Place • Up-to-Pate • User-centric Solutions • Simulations • Competency-based multi-media • Video and Interactive media • Workplace Training

  14. Potential:6. Sustaining Lifelong Learning Issues • Workers need to learn new skills • Modern societies demand constant updating • The “educated” can become obsolete • Life-cycle pattern is changing Solutions • Radio and TV • Multimedia Packages • Online Courses • Open Universities • “Third Age” Universities

  15. Potential:7. Improving Policy Planning & Management • Management of Institutions and Systems • School:Admissions, student flow, personnel, staff development, facilities… • System: School mapping, personnel payroll, MIS, communication, information, . . . • Management of Policy Making • Storage and analysis of data • Construction and assessment of policy scenarios • Tracer studies and tracking systems

  16. Potential:8. Advancing Community Linkages Growth in ICT Access Millions

  17. 140 120 100 Telephone subscribers/100 Inhabitants Cellular subscribers/100 Inhabitants 80 PCs/100 inhabitants 60 40 20 0 Africa America w/o US US and Canada Asia Europe Oceania WORLD & Canada Potential:8. Advancing Community Linkages Telephones, Cellular phones and PCs per 1,000 inhabitants

  18. 6000 5000 Internet Hosts/10,000 inhabitants 4000 Internet Users/10,000 inhabitants 3000 2000 1000 0 Africa America w/o US US and Canada Asia Europe Oceania WORLD & Canada Potential:8. Advancing Community Linkages Internet hosts and users per 10,000 inhabitants

  19. Potential:8. Advancing Community Linkages • ICT access varies within countries • Disparities is magnified by gender factor • ICT access contributes to escape from poverty • ICT access for all requires attention to • Infrastructure • Cost • Laws and regulations

  20. Suitcase Radio Station Crank/Solar Radio Crank Radio Digital Satellite Radio Radio Stations and Receivers

  21. Telecenters

  22. Women-Friendly Telecenters • Within accepted culture; fosters harmony • Women do not have to travel far • Center meets needs of men and women • No childcare problem • Space is roomy and provides privacy • Staff is well integrated

  23. Potential Effectiveness Prerequisites Corequisites

  24. From Potential to Effectiveness • Educational Policy • Approach to ICTs • Infrastructure • ICT-Enhanced Content • Committed and Trained Personnel • Financial Resources • Integration • Piloting and Evaluation

  25. Conclusion • To Tech or not to Tech Education • ICT ――►Education More Effective and Responsive X  ICTs

  26. “We do not think anymore of the spectacle of printing every time we read a book, the phenomenon of TV every time we watch a movie, or the miracle of the telephone every time we make a call. The ultimate success of ICTs for learning will be attained when we stop marveling about the ICTs and apply our minds and emotions to the wonders of learning.”

  27. The End

  28. Levels of ICTs for Different Learning Objectives and Roles of Learners Constructing or design of Project Evaluation Analysis Application Exploration Storage or display Levels of ICTs Passive ACTIVE LEARNER’S ROLE LEARNING OBJECTIVE

  29. Management of Student Learning Collaboration/Communication Research Animation/ Simulation Drill & Practice Demonstration Presentation Levels of ICTs Provider Facilitator TEACHER’S ROLE Levels of ICTs for Different Teaching Uses and Roles of Teachers TEACHING OBJECTIVE Go Back

  30. Solar Energy Wind Power Generator Namibia Schoolnet Pedal Power Generator Infrastructure Go Back

  31. 5. Costing and Budgeting Total Cost of Ownership • Acquisition - hardware and software • Installation and configuration • Connectivity • Maintenance : 15-20% of initial investment • Supplies: 8-10% • Utilities: 4-8% • Computer training 5-10% • Retrofitting of physical facilities • replacement costs (5-7 years) Additional Costs • Acquisition and creation of content materials • Orientation and training of staff • Testing, evaluation and adjustment 31-48% Go Back

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