Jonghwi Park Programme Specialist, ICT in Education

1. UNESCO ICT in Education Programme Key Players’ Meeting on ICT in Education Army Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam 16 March 2012 Jonghwi Park Programme Specialist, ICT in Education Asia-Pacific Educational Innovation for Development (APEID) UNESCO Bangkok Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau of Education

2. UNESCO Asia-Pacific • Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education • Located in Bangkok, Thailand • Serves 46 member states and 2 associate members • Vietnam is served by BKK (cluster) and Hanoi (national) Offices • http://www.unescobkk.org/asia-pacific/in-this-region/unesco-offices/

3. UNESCO & ICT in Education

4. POLICY DEVELOPMENT

5. ICT in Ed Policy Development • Provide an overall assessment of the education system • Organized 17 workshops for 27 countries between 2005-2012 • Government requests for 2012: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia • New project: Policy Guideline for M-Learning 5

6. ICT in ED Policy Project • ICT in Education Toolkit: www.ictinedtoolkit.org • Long-term assistance in helping Bangladesh, Cambodia and Sri Lanka develop National ICT in Education Master Plans Innovative Practices in Teaching and Learning: A Regional Seminar

7. ICT Competency Framework for Teachers • Launched in General Conference in November 2011 • Available at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002134/213475e.pdf Innovative Practices in Teaching and Learning: A Regional Seminar

8. CAPACITY BUILDING

9. Teacher Education for ICT in Ed • Curriculum development for ICT-integrated curriculum for pre-service teachers • Facilitating ICT-Pedagogy Integration for in-service teachers (2010-2012) 9

10. Current project UNESCO’s Work: Capacity Building for In-service Teachers • Facilitating ICT-Pedagogy Integration (Funded by Korea Funds-in-Trust) • Three-year project (2010-2012) • Beneficiary countries: Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam • Networking with Teacher Education Institutions and training teachers how to plan and implement project-based learning supported by ICT • A web Portal for international projects to be implemented in June 2011 10

11. PBL-Telecollaboration Workshops • Penang, Malaysia, 23-25 February 2010 • Manila, Philippines, 31 May – 3 June 2010 • Guangzhou, China, 27-30 July 2010 • Shanghai, China, 9-12 August 2010 • Chonburi, Thailand, 17-20 August 2010 • Mindanao, Philippines, 15-18 February, 2011 • Chiang Mai, Thailand, 13-17 March, 2011 • Dhaka, Bangladesh, 17-19 June, 2011 (with British Council) • Hanoi, Vietnam, 23-27 August, 2011 • Dhaka, Bangladesh, 26-29 January 2012 • Hanoi, Vietnam 14-17 March, 2012 • Johor, Malaysia 12-16 May, 2012 • International School Project, on-going, 2012 • Regional seminar, October 2012 Innovative Practices in Teaching and Learning: A Regional Seminar

12. CLEARING HOUSE

13. Laboratory and Clearinghouse for Ideas and Resources For more info: http://www.unescobkk.org/education/ict/online-resources/e-library/key-resources/ 13

14. South South Cooperation Project • 25 Resource Distribution Centers • Training workshops for RDC (July 2012, Bangkok)

15. CATALYST FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

16. Catalyst for International Cooperation • Provide a platform for policy makers and different stakeholders in education to share lessons and experiences in ICT in Education • Annual Asia-Pacific Ministerial Forum • Central Asia Symposium on ICT in Education • Regional Seminars for TEIs • For more info: http://www.unescobkk.org/education/ict/events/upcoming-events/ 16

17. POTENTIAL AREAS OF COLLABORATION

18. Our Partners

19. Seeking collaboration with public / private sectors to support ICT-enhanced Education for All (EFA) • Right ICT application for better access to reach the unreached (M-Learning, T-Learning) • Innovative measurement of new learning outcomes • Online Child Safety • Co-organizing regional/international events

20. j.park@unesco.org http://www.unescobkk.org/ict THANK YOU!