The Malaysian Smart School Inculcating ICT in Teaching

The Malaysian Smart School Inculcating ICT in Teaching and Learning by Gina Lammert Ministry of Education Malaysia

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.

ICT as An Enabler State-of-the-art pedagogical practices Changes in theories and practices of pedagogy, that is the basic elements which are considered to make up ‘good instruction’. Technological trends 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.

The Malaysian Smart Schoolhistorical timeline The Teaching of Mathematics & Science in English Benchmarking of 2003 Smart Schools 2007 Pilot Phase 1999 21 st Century Skills Professional Development & Technical Support Ongoing upgrading of ICT facilities in schools 2002 2005 Pilot Project ends Impact Assessment of Smart Schools 2008 2010 Smart Schools Achieving 5 Star Ranking

Smart School Pilot Project 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.

Definition and Main Components of the Malaysian Smart School Definition Main Components … 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 Skills Processes Management TEACHING-LEARNING Administration Technology Policies

Objectives of the Malaysian Smart School To produce a thinking and technology literate workforce 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 To increase stakeholders’ involvement To democratise education To provide opportunities to improve individual strengths and abilities

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 ICT infrastructure and system in 88 schools A Smart School Management System with 9 modules for major school functions 1494 Coursewares & printed materials Data Centre, MOE Inculcating ICT in Teaching & Learning Support Services Help. Desk Teachers and principles trained in use of Smart school applications

NEXT LEAP 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 School. Net program, which is already at an advanced stage of implementation. 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. Dato’ Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi Launch of The Multimedia Super Corridor (M. S. C. ) Next Leap, 3 July 2004

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 Access Centres ICT infrastructure and system in 88 schools Web Based Smart Management System & Learning Content Management System Data Centre, MOE School. Net Educational TV Teaching of Science & Math in English Coursewares and web based learning materials (other subjects) Inculcating ICT in Teaching & Learning Support Services Help. Desk Computer Labs Teachers and principles trained in use of Smart school applications

Facilities In a Smart School Resource Centre • Internet Access • Info Search Computer Lab School Access Centre • Self Learning • Smart School Courseware • Interactive Multimedia Courseware • Internet Access • Info Search Inculcating ICT in Teaching & Learning Classroom • • Educational TV PPSMI & PPSMTI Smart School Courseware Interactive Multimedia Courseware • • • Internet Access Computer Literacy IT Subject Teaching & Learning On-line Assessment

Sustaining Smart Schools q WHY? Ø 9 th 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. ØSmart Schools as benchmark

Sustaining Smart Schools Need to Address…. Returning on Investment Utilisation of ICT provisions Enculturation Desired Outcomes üTechnology savvy üCritical thinking üCreative

Sustaining Smart Schools q Monitoring On-site On-line ØSmart School Qualification Standards (SSQS) ØStar Ranking ØTraining/Professional Support q Enhancing Technical Support ØProgramme Management for development and deployment of enhanced and support solutions

Star Ranking of Smart Schools

Teachers Professional Development Programmes Objective Teachers are trained how to integrate and apply knowledge, skills and the usage of ICT in teaching and learning Project Based Learning Modules Students

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 21 st Century Skills • ICT • Student uses telecommunication and Collaboration, Communication Soft Skills 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. 21 st Century Skills Inquisitive, Thinking Skills Intrapersonal Skills Moral Values, Interpersonal Skills

Thank You gina@moe. edu. my