Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Malaysian Experience
Point of View
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ICT as Enabler
State-of-the-art pedagogical practices
Technological trends
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Objectives of the Malaysian
Smart School
To develop students
To produce a
physically, mentally,
thinking and
emotionally, and
technology
spiritually balanced
literate
workforce
• To achieve the goals of To provide
the National opportunities
Educational Philosophy to improve
individual
• To develop a workforce strengths and
for the Information abilities
Age
To increase
To democratise
stakeholders’
education
involvement 5
Definition and Main Components
of the Malaysian Smart School
Definition Main Components
… a learning
institution that has
been
SYSTEMICALLY
reinvented in terms Skills Processes
of teaching-learning Management
practices and school TEACHING-
TEACHING-LEARNING
management in
Administration
order to prepare
children for the Technology Policies
Information Age
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The Smart School Teaching and
Learning Components
Curriculum
Pedagogy
SKILLS
MANAGEMENT
PROCESSES
Assessment
TEACHING-
TEACHING-LEARNING
ADMINISTRATION
Materials
TECHNOLOGY POLICIES
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Curriculum
Curriculum Features
Features
1. Overall development
2. Knowledge, skills, values, and
language across the curriculum
3. Explicit learning outcomes for
different levels of ability
4. Integration of knowledge, skills, and
values for the Information Age
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Pedagogy
Pedagogy Features
Features
1. Varied learning strategies to ensure
basic competencies and overall
development
2. Catering to different learning styles
3. School environment conducive for a
variety of teaching-learning
strategies
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Features
Features of
of Materials
Materials
1. Fulfil curriculum and teaching-
learning needs
2. Challenge thinking, motivate
learning, encourage active
participation
3. Network-based, teacher-based, and
materials-based
4. Conventional and electronic materials
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Components of the Smart School
Management System . . 1
Technology Security
School
Governance
Financial
Management
Smart School Student
Management Affairs
System
Human
Resources Educational
Resources
External
Facilities Resources
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Smart School Management
System …2
School Governance
• Communications
• Public relations
Student Affairs
• School policy making
• Student profiles
• Curriculum management
• Performance evaluation
• Community involvement
• Test administration
• Counselling
External resources • Health, insurance, etc.
• Database management
• Liaison with external
resources Educational
Resources
• Resource database
Security management
• Physical security • Input to curriculum
• IT security management
• Student safety
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Smart School Management
System …3
Human
Technology Resources
• Long-term planning • Teacher scheduling
• System • Human resources
implementation skills management
• System maintenance • Hiring
• Training • Promotion/transfer
management
• Field support
management • Vacation/sickness
management
Financial Management • Staff training
management
• Budgeting
• Reporting Facilities
• Accounting • Facility scheduling
• Purchasing • Maintenance
• Project funding • Asset management
• Long-term planning • Alternative usage
• Audit and control
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Reinventing The policy
implications for
Smart Schools
To ensure
successful
implementation
Policy issues
Policies •
•
The goals of
Smart Schools
The envisioned
Changes in
existing
• Policies
• Teaching-
learning
processes
• Regulations • Management
features of functions
Smart Schools to make them in
line with the - of the overall
• The existing goals of Smart Smart School
policies and Schools system
regulations in - within a
education AND Smart School
To formulate • People, skills
and
• New policies responsibilities
• New • Technology
regulations
that will enhance
the chances of
success of Smart
Schools
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Technology for the Smart School
SKILLS PROSES
Management
TEACHING-
TEACHING-LEARNING
Administration
TECHNOLOGY POLICIES
Principal
Support Knowledge,
Staff skills,and
attitudes?
Other
SKILLS PROCESSES
Management
MOE
TEACHING-
TEACHING-LEARNING Officers
Administrative
TECHNOLOGY POLICIES Parents and
the Training?
Community
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Implementation
of the Smart School
Pilot Project:
• A Smart School Pilot Project for three years (1999 -
2002)
• 87 pilot schools throughout the country
• Three models of technology – computer lab model,
limited classroom model, full classroom model
• Ended in December 2003
Ministry of Education
Local Companies:
Telekom Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Sapura Holdings Sdn. Bhd.
Educational Trend Sdn. Bhd.
87 pilot smart schools DEMC Anzagain Sdn. Bhd.
throughout Malaysia Digital Technology Sdn. Bhd.
Multimedia Synergy Corporation Sdn. Bhd.
Custommedia Sdn. Bhd.
Multinational Companies:
BT Multimedia (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Electronic Data Systems IT Services
(Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
NIIT Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
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Technology Infrastructure
B+ Model Model A Data
Model B Help
(Limited Classroom (Full Classroom Centre
(Lab Model) Desk
Model) Model)
- - Videoconferencing - -
equipment
COINS leased line COINS leased line COINS leased line COINS leased line COINS leased line
(128/64 kbps) (128/64 kbps) (512/256 kbps) (2 Mbps) (2Mbps)
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Pilot Project Achievements
High Quality Teaching-Learning Materials and Smart School
Management System
Creation of world class local industry
• Smart partnership
•• English
English Language
Language (Primary
(Primary and
and Secondary
•• Bahasa
Bahasa Melayu
Melayu (Primary
(Primary and
and Secondary
Secondary with Government School)
School)
Secondary
School)
School)
• Stimulating local
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117 Courseware
Courseware entrepreneurial –– 408
408 Courseware
Courseware
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117 Teachers
Teachers Guides
Guides –– 408
408 Teachers
Teachers Guides
Guides
–– 117
117 Student
Student Activity
Activity Books
Books development –– 408
408 Student
Student Activity
Activity Books
Books
–– 400
400 Correlated
Correlated Websites
Websites
Smart School
• Engaged 81 Malaysian Small
and Medium Enterprises Management • 68 full-time secondees
• Involved 1,000 skilled IT System from Ministry of
professionals (9 modules) Education
•• Mathematics
Mathematics (Primary
(Primary and
and Secondary
Secondary •• Science
Science (Primary
(Primary and
and Secondary
Secondary School)
School)
School)
School)
• 1,494 Teaching-
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561 Courseware
Courseware –– 408
408 Courseware
Courseware
–– 561
561 Teachers
Teachers Guides
Guides Learning modules –– 408
408 Teachers
Teachers Guides
Guides
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153 Student
Student Activity
Activity Books
Books • 180 gigabytes –– 408
408 Student
Student Activity
Activity Books
Books
–– 55 Secondary
Secondary Text
Text Books
Books
• 87 schools
nationwide
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Lessons Learnt
Viability
Viability of
of Smart
Smart School
School Integrated
Integrated Solution
Solution
•• Management
Management modules
modules scalable,
scalable, and
and flexible
flexible for
for
integration
integration with
with on-going ICT
on-going ICT initiatives
initiatives
•• Web
Web enabled
enabled
•• Learning
Learning Management
Management System
System
Technology
Technology Infrastructure
Infrastructure
•• Student:computer
Student:computer ratio
ratio too
too high
high
•• Connectivity
Connectivity
•• Broadband
Broadband access
access required
required
Change
Change Management
Management
•• Holistic
Holistic approach
approach imperative
imperative
•• On -going guided
On-going guided training
training required
required
•• Create
Create champions
champions
Policy
Policy
•• Alignment
Alignment of
of objectives
objectives at
at all
all levels
levels required,
required, within
within the
the
Ministry
Ministry and
and between
between Ministries/agencies
Ministries/agencies
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The way forward
2006 -2010
Strategies
Leveraging
Leveraging all
all ICT
ICT initiatives:
initiatives:
•• Computer
Computer Laboratory
Laboratory Project
Project
•• Teaching
Teaching of
of Science
Science and
and Mathematics
Mathematics in
in English
English
•• Training
Training of
of teachers
teachers to
to teach
teach Mathematics
Mathematics and
and Science
Science in
in
English
English
•• SchoolNet
SchoolNet Project
Project
•• Educational
Educational TV
TV
Technology
Technology Infrastructure
Infrastructure
•• Access
Access Centre
Centre
•• Upgrading
Upgrading computers
computers in
in 88
88 Smart
Smart Schools
Schools
•• Repository
Repository Centre
Centre In
In MoE
MoE
Advancing
Advancing E -Learning
E-Learning
Web
Web based
based and
and International
International Open
Open Standard
Standard (SCORM)
(SCORM)
Online
Online learning
learning
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SCHOOLNET IMPLEMENTATION TO
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOLS
NO OF KIV - KIV - TOTAL TO BE INSTALLATION IN TOTAL
TECHNOLOGIES PERCENTAGE
SCHOOLS GENSET OTHERS INSTALL PROGRESS COMPLETED
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Strategies
Smart
Smart Partnership
Partnership
•• Prestariang
Prestariang Technology
Technology Sdn
Sdn Bhd
Bhd
Teacher
Teacher Continuing
Continuing Professional
Professional Development
Development in
in ICT
ICT
•• Time
Time Engineering
Engineering Bhd
Bhd
Supplying
Supplying computers
computers and
and peripherals
peripherals for
for PPSMI
PPSMI
UEM
UEM Group
Group Primary
Primary Literature
Literature Program
Program
Innovative
Innovative Teachers
Teachers Network
Network Program
Program
•• Microsoft
Microsoft (Malaysia
(Malaysia Sdn
Sdn.. Bhd .)
Bhd.)
Partners
Partners in
in Learning
Learning
•• INTEL
INTEL Technology
Technology Sdn
Sdn.. Bhd
Bhd..
Intel
Intel Teach
Teach to
to the
the Future
Future Program
Program
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