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Create & Innovate
ICTs for Education?
Technology without Context lacks Purpose
The problem is not the technologyNOR IS IT THE STAND-ALONE SOLUTION
The real constraints are:
• Lack of focus on education objectives
• Failure to consider all the elements
of the end-to-end system
• Failure to consider long-term costs or
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
ICTs have no impact on teaching andlearning
ICTs break down frequently with no money for repairs
ICTs are too expensive for schools
How Do We Know? Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative
Transforming Education, Empowering Communities and Promoting Development
• What do we do?We provide end-to-end advisory support on the effective integration of ICTs into education
• To whom do we provide support?Developing countries seeking to transform education through ICTs
• What are our guiding principles?GeSCI acts on the premise that ICT initiatives must be demand driven. We act as guides, fostering country ownership of ideas, strategies and implementation.
Why Integrate ICTs into Education?
New Competencies are required to respond to a changing world
• Higher order thinking and problem solving skills
• ICT literacy
• Life skills (including lifelong learning skills)
PedagogyCurriculumContentAssessmentSpecial NeedsTeacher Professional Development
Teachers are agents of change – need to be defined as facilitators of learning
Learning needs to extend beyond the classroom walls
How do we address this challenge? GeSCI has identified 5 critical Work Streams/Thematic Areas through which we work
1.Policy – Problem: doesn’t exist or piecemealSOLUTION - FROM THE TOP - DOWNICTs must be integrated into regional and/or national policy. Piecemeal ICT integration and disparate ICT projects are unsustainable.
2.Strategic Implementation & Planning – Problem: lack of resourcesSOLUTION - FORESIGHT IS FOREKNOWLEDGEEvery stage of the process, from policy development to monitoring and evaluation must be anticipated for integration to succeed
3.Teaching & Learning – Problem: no training or contentSOLUTION - TEACHERS ARE AGENTS OF CHANGEChildren require new competencies to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world
4.Infrastructure & Connectivity – Problem: inadequate & expensiveSOLUTION - ACCESS, CAPACITY, AVAILABILITYLack of adequate infrastructure is probably the greatest obstacle to the effective integration of ICTs into the social fabric of developing countries today; debilitating the advancement of education, research, and the private sector
5.Monitoring & Evaluation – Problem: no feedback mechanismSOLUTION - CONTINUOUS LEARNINGMonitoring and evaluation is an integral part of the process of ICT integration. Without it the entire initiative is flawed, as continuous learning on different levelscannot be realised.
END-TO-END
–Common goals
–Partners
–Funding
Deployment of ICT platform
Content
User training and support
Technical support
Monitoring and reporting
Technical support
Monitoring and reporting
User training and support
An efficient ‘end-to-end’ system, being demand-driven and based on strong partnership and close co-ordination, is the key to achieving real impact:
Key Inputs System User
Collaborate Collaborate
& &
EnableEnable
Collaborate & EnableCollaborate & Enable
ResearchResearch
• Addressing Research GapsAddressing Research Gaps
• North South CollaborationNorth South Collaboration
Capacity BuildingCapacity Building
• Joint EffortsJoint Efforts
• Share ExperiencesShare Experiences
Contact Us …
• http://www.gesci.org
• 14 St Stephen’s Green
Dublin 2
• Tel. (01) 642 5006