ICT in Education

Commission on Information and Communications Technology

 Fact

We teach people the

way we were
taught.

Commission on Information and Communications Technology

 Question

Should the students

learn the same way
their teachers did?

Commission on Information and Communications Technology

 Process Questions

⚫ How different is today's

society from that of your
childhood?
⚫ What are considered

important?
⚫ What skills are considered

necessary?
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 AGE OF
INFORMATION
REVOLUTION
 Digital Economy
We are living in a new economy…
⚫ powered by technology

⚫ fueled by information

⚫ driven by knowledge.

- Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS), US Dept of Labor, 1991

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 technology

Globalization
ASEAN research & devt
Integration
SOCIETY
knowledge
workers media

rapid changes
⚫ “instant” universal access to information, people,

ideas
⚫ real-time inter-operation/ interactivity through
networked devices and databases
⚫ active participation/involvement rather than
passive observation
Industrial Revolution
Internet of Things
12 INDUSTRIES TO WATCH IN THE FUTURE
OPPORTUNITIES & THREATS IN A DIGITAL SOCIETY
What are the
characteristics of today’s
Learners?
What are the knowledge
and skills needed by
today’s learners?
 Learning can, of course, take
place in the classroom, but most
of it doesn’t.
Today’s learners are not just
students; learning has suddenly
become everybody’s business. In
fact, learning “how to learn” may
now be your most critical survival
skill.

from Jensen, E. Super Teaching. 1995.

 DIGITAL AGE READINESS

INFORMATION AGE DIGITAL WORLD

21st CENTURY SKILLS

“Without 21st century skills, students are being
prepared to succeed in yesterday’s world – not
tomorrow’s.” – enGauge: 21st Century Skills
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21st Century Skills
 Growing up Digital:
THE NET GENERATION
⚫ techno-natives (kids) vs. techno-
migrants (us)
− “instant”/ “copy-paste” generation
− India: “hole in the wall” experiment

⚫ interactive Internet use: winning over

passive TV-watching

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 21st Century Skills
LIFELONG LEARNING!
⚫ desired competencies:
1. Sift through loads of information
2. Act autonomously and reflectively
3. Innovate
4. Collaborate in socially
heterogeneous groups

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 Comprehension Check?????

⚫ What kind of society do we have

nowadays?
⚫ What do you call the learners of
this information age?
⚫ What are the different 21
st
Century Skills?
⚫ What is LLL?
 What is
st
21 Century
Skills?
 21st Century Skills
use ICT as a tool
to efficiently and effectively
leverage knowledge & skills
and match to current needs and opportunities

⚫ driver for change, door to opportunities

⚫ to tap experts, visualize and analyze data, link

to real-world contexts, timely feedback,

reflection, and analysis (Bransford et al, 1999 in enGauge
21st Century Skills)

Information literacy = e-literacy

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From the Business Software Alliance
(how the business sector views 21stfrom Educating
Century for the Future by BSA, June 2004
Learning)
 General Math, Science, and Engineering
Skills: marrying cutting-edge technology with current
problems and opportunities – facilitate analysis, evaluating
information, making sound decisions, assessing and
understanding results and implications, recommending
improvements, etc.
General Workforce Skills: use ICT to collaborate and
practice teamwork on projects for shared credit; to enhance self-
direction, adaptability, accountability; critical thinking and creative
problem solving; social responsibility and ethical behavior
Global and Civic Awareness: interact with/ participate in gov’t,
economic, and social institutions globally and locally, includes: finding multiple
and best sources through ICT for accurate and unbiased information to gain
multicultural literacy, and make sound decisions about various matters, taking
advantage of egovernment services, etc.
ICT Literacy: use of ICT tools to communicate and express ideas effectively, to
facilitate analysis and problem solving, to sort through resources for research and
information synthesis, to manage time and tasks effectively – includes technological
literacy and information literacy
Basic Literacy: functional proficiency in language and numeracy
KNOWLEDGEABLE, SKILLED, SAVVY, GLOBALLY
AWARE, ENGAGED, PRODUCTIVE STUDENTS
adapted from Educating for the Future by BSA, June 2004
 EDUCATION vis-à-vis 21st C Skills

⚫ significant implications for

− pedagogy (evaluate standards vis-à-vis 21st C
skills)
− teacher and student roles
− curriculum
− strategies and tools
− assessment standards
− infrastructure (equipment, materials/supplies,
layout)
− role of community
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 ICT4E

Integrating technology into education in a

meaningful way is key in making learning
relevant to the generation of young
learners for whom technology is an
important part of their daily lives.
from Educating for the Future by BSA, June 2004

when used appropriately ➔ enhanced teaching and learning

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 How does a teacher become a
catalyst for transforming a
plagiarist into the artist? How do
we reach for Picasso, when we
are entrenched in a “paint by
number” ideology?
75% of teachers: sequential, analytical presenters
BUT 70% of students do not learn best this way

The lesson plan is like a restaurant menu – it’s a

useful planning tool, but it’s not the meal.

from Jensen, E. Super Teaching. 1995.

 Comprehension Check???

⚫ How can we make learning meaningful

and relevant to the generation of young
learners?
⚫ What are the roles of ICT in the 21
st
century education?
⚫ What are the contents of 21
st Century
education?
⚫ What are the implications of 21
st C skills
in education?
 ICT4E Findings

⚫ “simply putting computers into schools is

not enough to impact student learning”
but well-utilized ICTs enhance learning
− allow multi-channel learning (different learning styles,
tailored to individual needs and pacing)
− are motivating and engaging (authentic, multi-
disciplinary, multi-sensorial, enjoyable)
− bring abstract concepts to life (via images, sounds
movements, animations, simulations)
− foster inquiry and exploration in cost-effective & safe
ways (bringing the world into the classroom)
− provide efficiency
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 Effective ICT4E
infrastructure and connectivity

ample and appropriate training (pre- / in-

service) on ICT and corresponding
student-centered pedagogy

reliable tech support & continued ICT4E

training

appropriate policy framework (system

changes, incentives, and sustainability),
curriculum changes
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 Traditional vs. 21st Century learning
Traditional Learning Model Lifelong Learning
Teacher = source of knowledge; Educators = guides, facilitators,
planning for teaching; rigid catalysts of learning; designing for
learning; flexible

Learners conform to / receive Learners learn by asking/inquiring,

knowledge from teacher – doing, authentic learning -
teacher-centered student-centered
• chalk & talk • life skills, competency-based,

• rote-learning & repetition multiple intelligences & learning

styles
• textbook-based
• vast information resources are
• exam-driven
recognized and made available if
possible
Learners work by themselves People learn in groups and from
each other; collaborative learning

From: TechKnowLogia, Jan-March 2003, p. 78. www.TechKnowLogia.org

 Traditional vs. 21st Century learning
Traditional Learning Model Lifelong Learning
Tests: to prevent progress until Assessment: guides learning
complete mastery of facts/skills strategies and identifies pathways
and to ration access to further for future learning
learning • integrated with the lesson

• tests are separate from the lesson

• rapid feedback

All learners do the same thing Educators develop individualized

learning plans
Teachers receive initial training plus Educators are lifelong learners: initial training
ad hoc in-service training and on-going professional development are
linked

Grades = to establish ranking Rubrics = if learning has taken place

“Good” learners are identified and People have access to learning

permitted to continue their opportunities over a lifetime
education
From: TechKnowLogia, Jan-March 2003, p. 78. www.TechKnowLogia.org
 Summary of Implications
⚫ schools: change or become obsolete
⚫ multiple opportunities & channels to

learn ➔ ICTs
⚫ regular assessment and feedback to see

if learning is indeed taking place and 21st

C skills are being developed
“Look beyond the schoolhouse to the roles
students will play when they leave to become
workers, parents, and citizens.”
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 Emerging Pedagogical Practices
of Teachers supported by ICT

⚫ students developing abilities to undertake

independent learning
⚫ providing weaker students with additional
instruction
⚫ organizing teaching and learning so that
differences in entrance level, learning pace,
and learning route are taken into account
⚫ students learning to search for information,
process data, and present information
Adapted from Pelgrum and Anderson, 1999. Appearing in M&E for
ICT in Education, InfoDev, 2005
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 Emerging Pedagogical Practices
of Teachers supported by ICT

⚫ students being largely responsible for

controlling their own learning progress
⚫ students learning and/or working during
lessons at their own pace
⚫ students involved in cooperative and / or
project-based learning
⚫ combining parts of school projects with one
another (multidisciplinary approach)
Adapted from Pelgrum and Anderson, 1999. Appearing in M&E for
ICT in Education, InfoDev, 2005

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 Indicators of student practices
in the ICT-supported classrooms

⚫ collaborate on a project with other students in

the same class, from another school in own
country, or from another country
⚫ exchange information with students from
another country
⚫ gather and analyze resource materials on a
problem or topic
⚫ gather evidence to argue a position about an
issue
Adapted from Kozma et al, 2004. Appearing in M&E for ICT in
Education, InfoDev, 2005
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 Comprehension Check???

⚫ How ICT can impact learning?

⚫ What do we need for effective ICT4E?

⚫ Compare traditional and 21

st C learning
as to:
− Teachers
− Learners
− Assessment
⚫ What are the pedagogical practices of
teachers supported by ICT?
ICT4E in the Philippines

Commission on Information and Communications Technology

 Status of Philippine Education
“The poor performance of students across
the country in national and international
achievement tests, and the consistently
high dropout rates at both elementary
and secondary school levels, underscore
the deterioration of the quality of the
Philippine schools system.”
- National Framework Plan for ICTs in Basic Education, 2005

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Activity

⚫ Identify some issues/problems in

the Philippine education related to
educational technology;

⚫ If given the opportunity, how will

you solve these problems.
 ICT4E Issues
⚫ limited/ unequal access to ICT, costly
investment
− including power, telecommunications access,
Internet service
⚫ under-utilized by teachers
− unprepared
− satisfied with current approach to teaching
− technical difficulties abound

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 − no sufficient time to adapt (overly packed
curricula & school day, teaching to the test)
− lacking strong admin support and policies
⚫ need for more Impact Research/ Studies
via effective M&E
 ICT4E – Philippine Experience
• various initiatives: • primary level: 1:25,000
– DTI PCPS computer:student ratio
– GILAS • secondary level: 1:300
computer:student ratio
– DOST-SEI
– 67% penetration
– ELSA text2teach – DTI-DepEd initiative: by
– SEAMEO INNOTECH 2006, full penetration at 10
– FIT-ED PCs per school
– Intel Teach to the Future
– Microsoft’s Partners in
Learning/ Learn.ph
– Coke edVenture
– Knowledge Channel
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 DICT
The DICT shall be the primary policy,
planning, coordinating, implementing,
regulating, and administrative entity of the
executive branch of Govt that will
promote, develop, & regulate integrated &
strategic ICT systems and reliable & cost-
efficient communication facilities &
services

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 ICTO-HCDG ICT4E Program
A nation competent in the use of ICT as a tool for
sustainable human development

An Educational
System that World Class A Culture of
Maximizes the Use Knowledge Worker Creative ICT Use
of ICT in Learning

Forecasts
⚫ Education: 100% of all public HS are ICT enabled
− Incorporation of ICT in the curriculum
− Improve the PC to Student ratio from 1:300HS to 1:50
⚫ At least 80% of public school teachers & government workers are ICT literate
− At least 40% are ICT competent
− At least 20% are NICS-Teachers & NICS-CS compliant
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 Comprehension Check…

⚫ What are some issues in ICT4E in

the Philippines? How to solve?
⚫ What are the goals of the
DepEd‘s ICT Master Plan?
⚫ What is ICTO? What is its vision?

⚫ What are the ICTO projects for

education?
 Thank you

Commission on Information and Communications Technology