The Malaysian Smart School

Inculcating ICT in Teaching and Learning

bybyGina LammertGina Lammert

Ministry of EducationMinistry of EducationMalaysiaMalaysia

Point of View

From the educator’s point of view, the function of ICT in schools is

NOT primarily to promote computer literacy,

or because technology is the ‘wave of the future’

Rather, the function of technology is to enhance teaching and learning.

Changes in the theories and practices of pedagogy, that is the basic elements which are considered to make up ‘good instruction’.

Tremendous developments in the capabilities of media technologies, both computer hardware and software, as well as the whole computer systems. These trends are likely to continue for the foreseeable future.

ICT as An Enabler

State-of-the-art pedagogical practices

Technological trends

1999

2002

The Malaysian Smart Schoolhistorical timeline

2003

Pilot Phase

Pilot Project ends

The Teaching of Mathematics & Science in English

Ongoing upgrading of ICT facilities in schools

Impact Assessment of Smart Schools

Benchmarking of Smart Schools

Professional Development & Technical Support

2007

2005

201021st Century Skills

2008Smart Schools Achieving 5 Star Ranking

The Smart Schools initiative is one of the flagship applications that are part of Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) project.

The Government aims to capitalise on the presence of leading-edge technologies and the rapid development of the MSC infrastructure to jump start deployment of enabling technologies to schools.

Smart School Pilot Project

Definition and Main Components of the

Malaysian Smart School

… a learning institution that has been SYSTEMICALLY reinvented in terms of teaching-learning practices and school management in order to prepare children for the Information Age

Definition Main Components

Skills

Technology

Processes

Policies

TEACHING-LEARNINGTEACHING-LEARNING

Administration

Management

To produce a thinking and technology literate workforce

To democratise education

To increase stakeholders’ involvement

To provide opportunities to improve individual strengths and abilities

To develop students physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually balanced

• To achieve the goals of the National Educational Philosophy

• To develop a workforce for the Information Age

Objectives of the Malaysian Smart School

Pilot Project Achievements…then…The Smart School Pilot Project has been completed on December, 2002

(Level A: 6 schools, Level B+: 2 schools, Level B: 80 schools

A Smart School Management System with 9 modules for major school functions

ICT infrastructure and system in 88 schools

Data Centre, MOE

1494 Coursewares & printed materials

Teachers and principles trained in use of Smart school applications

Support Services - HelpDesk

Inculcating ICT in Teaching & Learning

The smart school program will be re-modelled and its implementation fast-tracked to enable more schools to benefit, at lower cost to the government. Smart schools will have access to the Internet through the SchoolNet program, which is already at an advanced stage of implementation.

Dato’ Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad BadawiLaunch of The Multimedia Super Corridor (M.S.C.) Next Leap, 3 July 2004

Advanced teaching and learning materials developed through the Smart School Pilot program will be utilised for teaching, while the Smart School Management System will be used to improve administration processes.

NEXT LEAP

Smart School Project Achievements…now..

The Smart School Pilot Project has been completed on December, 2002(Level A: 6 schools, Level B+: 2 schools, Level B: 80 schools

Web Based Smart Management System & Learning Content Management System

ICT infrastructure and system in 88 schools

Data Centre, MOE

Coursewares and web based learning materials (other subjects)

Teachers and principles trained in use of Smart school applications

Support Services - HelpDesk

Access Centres

Inculcating ICT in Teaching & Learning

SchoolNet

Computer Labs

Educational TV

Teaching of Science & Math in English

Inculcating ICT in Teaching &

Learning

• Educational TV• PPSMI & PPSMTI• Smart School Courseware• Interactive Multimedia Courseware

• Internet Access• Computer Literacy• IT Subject• Teaching & Learning• On-line Assessment

• Internet Access• Info Search

• Self Learning• Smart School Courseware • Interactive Multimedia Courseware• Internet Access• Info Search

School Resource Centre

Computer Lab

Classroom

School Access Centre

Facilities In a Smart School

WHY?

9th Malaysia Plan: Making All Schools Smart by 2010

An on-going process of deploying ICT in our schools to foster learner-centred, inquiry-based collaborative learning.

Sustaining Smart Schools

Smart Schools as benchmark

Returning on Investment

Utilisation of ICT provisions

Enculturation

Technology savvy

Critical thinking

Creative

Desired Outcomes

Need to Address….

Sustaining Smart Schools

Monitoring

Smart School Qualification Standards (SSQS)

Star Ranking

Training/Professional Support

Enhancing Technical Support

Programme Management for development and deployment of enhanced and support solutions

On-site

On-line

Sustaining Smart Schools

Star Ranking of Smart Schools

Teachers are trained how to integrate and apply knowledge, skills and the usage of ICT in teaching and learning

Objective

Project Based Learning Modules Students

Teachers Professional Development Programmes

Pupils communicate with their teacher and friends through chats and comments.

SM ST. MICHAEL, PENAMPANG

PROJECT BASED LEARNING 2008

DYNAMIC ECOSYSTEM

(Corals & Coral Reefs)

Desired Outcomes…..

ICT as a Tool To Develop the 21st Century Skills

• ICT

Student uses telecommunication and

media tools and other formats to

collaborate, publish and

communicate with peers, teachers

and others.

Student uses technology to search,

evaluate and gather information from

various sources.

Student is responsible towards

available system, information and

software.

• 21st Century Skills

Collaboration, Communication

Soft Skills

Inquisitive, Thinking Skills

Intrapersonal Skills

Moral Values, Interpersonal

Skills

Thank Yougina@moe.edu.my