Russia's E-LearningRussia's E-LearningSupport ProjectSupport Project

Somphoun PaoxaicharSomphoun PaoxaicharAPCICT Internship studentAPCICT Internship student

Incheon: 13 FEB 2013Incheon: 13 FEB 2013

OverviewOverviewStart: FEB 28, 2005Closing: JUN 30, 2008

Directly targeted 7 pilot regions, diverse, spread across the country (29 additional).

Phase I (Phase I (42 months or 3.5 years 3.5 years beginning 2005 - 2008).Improve capacity to develop high quality DLR.Improve capacity to develop high quality DLR.Improve pre- and in-service TPD in the use of ICT in. Improve pre- and in-service TPD in the use of ICT in. education Network of ICT centres.education Network of ICT centres.

Phase II (3 Phase II (3 years 2009 – 2011).years 2009 – 2011).Scaling up DLR dissemination Scaling up DLR dissemination throughout Russia.throughout Russia.Continued DLR production.Continued DLR production.Scale up infrastructure.Scale up infrastructure.

US$145m for phase I (US$100m from the World Bank).

(chosen only phase I)

Russian ContextRussian Context

Transition to market economy Transition to market economy had increased disparitieshad increased disparities

DecentralizationDecentralization

Urban versus rural disparitiesUrban versus rural disparities

Early ‘tracking’Early ‘tracking’

TIMSS achievement high,TIMSS achievement high,PISA achievement lowPISA achievement low

ChallengesChallenges

Ensure Russia can stay in step with Ensure Russia can stay in step with technological change and global technological change and global knowledgeknowledge

Ensure that the education system will Ensure that the education system will produce well-educated people to produce well-educated people to enable a flexible, well-trained enable a flexible, well-trained workforceworkforce

all of this is all of this is complicatedcomplicated by advances in ICTs by advances in ICTs

GoalsGoals

““improve the improve the accessibilityaccessibility, , qualityquality, and , and relevancerelevance of of Russia's general and first level vocational Russia's general and first level vocational

education, education,

to the benefit both of to the benefit both of learning outcomeslearning outcomes(improvement in school-leavers' ability to use their (improvement in school-leavers' ability to use their

knowledge and skills in order to meet real-life knowledge and skills in order to meet real-life challenges) challenges)

and of and of labor-market outcomeslabor-market outcomes(improvement in school-leavers’ ability to find well-(improvement in school-leavers’ ability to find well-

paid jobs in new occupations)”paid jobs in new occupations)”

ActivitiesActivities

Specifically, the Project was to support: Specifically, the Project was to support:

1.1. DLR = digital learning resourcesDLR = digital learning resourcesdevelopment of new learning materialsdevelopment of new learning materials

2.2. TPD = teacher professional developmentTPD = teacher professional developmentsupport for both pre-service and in-service teacher support for both pre-service and in-service teacher training in the introduction of ICT into teaching and training in the introduction of ICT into teaching and learninglearning

3.3. IRC = interschool resource centresIRC = interschool resource centresestablishing not less than 200 resource centers to establishing not less than 200 resource centers to improve access to ICT enhanced education opportunities improve access to ICT enhanced education opportunities and to disseminate new teaching practicesand to disseminate new teaching practices

Target groupsTarget groups

Public Administration, Law, and Justice (Central Public Administration, Law, and Justice (Central government administration) government administration) (30%) (30%) 

Education (Vocational training) Education (Vocational training) (30%) (30%)  Education (Secondary education) Education (Secondary education) (20%) (20%) 

– Administrators and education sector staffAdministrators and education sector staff– Software firmsSoftware firms– Government (through better coordination and efficiency)Government (through better coordination and efficiency)

Education (Primary education) Education (Primary education) (20%)(20%)– Students (especially rural students)Students (especially rural students)– TeachersTeachers

Themes (%)Themes (%)Education for the knowledge economy Education for the knowledge economy (100%)(100%)

Complement and extend Complement and extend existing ICT-related initiativesexisting ICT-related initiatives

ProjectsProjectsUrban schools computerization projectUrban schools computerization project

Rural schools computerization projectRural schools computerization project

Nation e-Strategy (e-government)Nation e-Strategy (e-government)

GoalsGoalsAll towns with more than 30,000 peopleAll towns with more than 30,000 people

connected to national fibre networkconnected to national fibre network

All schools connected to broadband by end of 2007All schools connected to broadband by end of 2007

OutcomeOutcomeOver Over 60,00060,000 teachers trained (Rural areas teachers trained (Rural areas 10,00010,000))

4242 different training programs different training programs

11001100 distance learning courses distance learning courses

510510 instructional designers trained instructional designers trained

88 additional regions successfully completed applications additional regions successfully completed applications to extend program to their areas to extend program to their areas

2929 additional regions implemented part of the ELSP program additional regions implemented part of the ELSP program through competitive selection processthrough competitive selection process

digital learning resources in digital learning resources in 1414 subjects subjects

250,000250,000 ‘information objects’ created (set to increase to ‘information objects’ created (set to increase to 500,000500,000))This will surpass the numbers of non-digital information objectsThis will surpass the numbers of non-digital information objects

Rated “Rated “highly successfulhighly successful””

Notable:Notable:– Deep commitmentDeep commitment of federal and regional governments of federal and regional governments– Regions able to mobilize substantial Regions able to mobilize substantial additional resourcesadditional resources– Built on Built on existing institutional structuresexisting institutional structures (National Training (National Training

Foundation, regional institutions)Foundation, regional institutions)– Systemic capacity buildingSystemic capacity building (not just capacity of teachers) (not just capacity of teachers)– Strong Strong commitment to M&Ecommitment to M&E from the beginning (especially from the beginning (especially

the ‘E’)the ‘E’)– Next stage to be fully financed by the governmentNext stage to be fully financed by the government

StandardsStandards

New ICT competency tests for students New ICT competency tests for students and teachers developed and and teachers developed and

implementedimplemented

All students in grade 9All students in grade 9

7,000 teachers (random sample)7,000 teachers (random sample)Goal was to raise the competenciesGoal was to raise the competencies

of teachers rated of teachers rated ‘low’‘low’

Lesson LearnLesson Learn In reform-oriented projects it is important to In reform-oriented projects it is important to

support a set of complementary reforms support a set of complementary reforms rather than focusing only on the most rather than focusing only on the most important individual elements of reforms. important individual elements of reforms.

implementing systemic reform measures to implementing systemic reform measures to improve the ICT infrastructure or facilities in improve the ICT infrastructure or facilities in the education system, it is critical to take the education system, it is critical to take actions which support innovative group actions which support innovative group activities of various target groups – teachers, activities of various target groups – teachers, students, principals, members of local students, principals, members of local communities and experts of methodological communities and experts of methodological centers, etc. centers, etc.

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