Use of ICT in Cuban Educational

System
MPh. Lidia Lauren Elas 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, 2
nd
, 3
rd
,7
th
,9
th
,12
th
)
An Overview of the use of ICT in Cuban
Educational System
(Primary Level)
Primary Level
1rst - 2
nd
3
rd
- 4
th
5
th
- 6
th

Early Educational
Level
Educational Games
Use of

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

Educational Software
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 Jos Antonio Echevarra (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)
CENTRE COORDINATORS
UH PhM. Irma Gladis Gonzlez Carmenate
ISPJAE PhD. Amparo Patio Castro
InSTEC PhM. Lidia Lauren Elas Hardy
UCLV PhM. Carlos Mujica
UO PhD. Faustino Repilado Ramrez
GENERAL COORDINATOR
PhM. Irma Gladis Gonzlez Carmenate
PROJECT COORDINATION
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
MULTIDISCIPLINE
MULTIINSTITUTIONAL


APPLIED PROJECT
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 PROBLEM
The teaching and learning system of Physics disciplines in the
upgrade careers.

RESEARCH OBJECT
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.

GENERAL 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
SPECIFIC GOAL
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.
SOME OF MAIN PROBLEMS IN THE
PHYSIC LABORATORIES
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
EXPECTED RESULTS
Project Web site
UH
Project Web site
InSTEC
Project Web site
UCLV
Project Web site
UO
Project Web site
ISPJAE
Project Web
site Faculty
Project Web
site Faculty
Project Web
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Project Web
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Project Web
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Project Web
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Project Web
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Project Network and Websites
PROJECT RESULTS
Virtual Instruments
Front Panel of Microtron Automatic Control
Front Panel of Ceramic Characterization
PROJECT ISSUES
Virtual Laboratory
InSTEC
PROJECT RESULTS
Real Laboratory & Computer as measuring instrument
Signal Generator
Frecuencymetr
Resistance Box
Oscilloscope
Computer
Before
Now
Laboratory on Electromechanical Resonance
PROJECT RESULTS
Use of Applets and Physlet
Video Laboratories
Instructions for Real Laboratories