Use of ICT in Cuban Educational System

Use of ICT in Cuban Educational System MPh. Lidia Lauren Elías Hardy Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied Sciences (InSTEC) Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) Havana, Cuba laurenelias@yahoo.com, lauren@info.isctn.edu.cu

Summary • An Overview of the use of ICT in Cuban Educational System (Primary, Secondary and Pre university levels) • The ICT in the Higher Education • Physics and ICT in the Higher Education

An Overview of the use of ICT in Cuban Educational System The ICT in the Cuban Educational System have been introduced tacking into consideration: • The level (early education, primary, secondary or pre university) • The class level (1st, 2nd, 3rd,7th,9th,12th)

Early Educational Level 1rst - 2nd 3rd - 4th 5th - 6th Educational Games Learning Microsoft Office Use of An Overview of the use of ICT in Cuban Educational System (Primary Level) Primary Level

Educational Software Learning Microsoft Office Use of An Overview of the use of ICT in Cuban Educational System (Secondary and Pre-University Level) Secondary Level Pre-University Level

ICT in Cuban Higher Education Two points of view: • Computing Matters in the curriculum • Computing as tool

ICT in Cuban Higher Education(Computing Matters in the curriculum) • All careers have Computing Director Programme The aim of Computing Director Programme is learning the mathematical and computing tools which will use the student after his graduation. • The Computing Director Programme is different for different career

ICT in Cuban Higher Education(Computing as Tool) • Presentations by the professor in the lecture using MS Power Point. • Presentations by the students in the seminar and the scientific student events using MS Power Point. • Simulations • Virtual Laboratories • E-mail • Virtual Library • Software Development for different matters • Distance Learning • Web-site • And others

ICT in Cuban Higher Education(National Research Programme on Computing in Higher Education) The Ministry of Higher Education leaders the National Research Programme on Computing in Higher Education Some topics of the Research Programme are: • Development of Software for Distance learning • Development of Virtual Laboratories • Development of Cuban Higher Education Network and its Management • Others

ICT in Cuban Higher Education(National Research Program on Computing in Higher Education) Development of Virtual Laboratories: • Physics • Chemistry • Automatic Control • Hydraulic • Agronomy • Others

VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION AND COMPLEMENTARY SIMULATION IN PHYSIC LABORATORY University of Havana Higher Polytechnic Institute “José Antonio Echevarría” (ISPJAE) Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied Sciences (InSTEC) Central University of Las Villas “Martha Abreu” (UCLV) University of Oriente (UO) With the collaboration of CEATICEC Network (ALFA Project)

PROJECT COORDINATION GENERAL COORDINATOR PhM. Irma Gladis González Carmenate CENTRE’ COORDINATORS UH PhM. Irma Gladis González Carmenate ISPJAE PhD. Amparo Patiño Castro InSTEC PhM. Lidia Lauren Elías Hardy UCLV PhM. Carlos Mujica UO PhD. Faustino Repilado Ramírez

APPLIED PROJECT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION MULTIDISCIPLINE MULTIINSTITUTIONAL

RESEARCH PROBLEM The lack of up to date equipment in the Physics laboratories means that alternative methods of teaching and learning need to be established to accommodate the entire curriculum.

RESEARCH OBJECT The teaching and learning system of Physics disciplines in the upgrade careers.

GENERAL GOAL Contribute to the improvement of Physics disciplines through the early, systemic and systematic incorporation of elements from experiences in the creation activity into theirs teaching contents.

SPECIFIC GOAL Achieve the didactic-methodological design and technical assembly of laboratories for different Physics disciplines using ITC, incorporating in their contents the elements of the system of experience in the creation activity

SOME OF MAIN PROBLEMS IN THE PHYSIC LABORATORIES • Obsolete hardware. • No replacement parts for some laboratories. • The impossibility to show some physical phenomena and some variant of the physical process. • Absence of some measuring instrumentation. • Others.

EXPECTED RESULTS • Virtual Laboratories • Virtual Instruments • Simulations • A pedagogical model for Physics Virtual Laboratory • Methodologies for design, use and evaluation of Physics Virtual Laboratories • Project Network and website

Project Web site UH Project Web site ISPJAE Project Web site InSTEC Project Web site UCLV Project Web site UO Project Web site Faculty Project Web site Faculty Project Web site Faculty Project Web site Faculty Project Web site Faculty Project Web site Faculty Project Web site Faculty Project Web site Faculty Project Network and Websites

PROJECT RESULTS Front Panel of Microtron Automatic Control Virtual Instruments Front Panel of Ceramic Characterization

InSTEC PROJECT ISSUES Virtual Laboratory

Oscilloscope Signal Generator Resistance Box Frecuencymetr Computer PROJECT RESULTS Real Laboratory & Computer as measuring instrument Laboratory on Electromechanical Resonance Now Before

PROJECT RESULTS • Use of Applets and Physlet • Video Laboratories • Instructions for Real Laboratories

Use of ICT in Cuban Educational System