SSI 3013 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN

SCIENCE

ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN

INTEGRATING ICT IN MALAYSIAN SCHOOL

INTRODUCTION

Various initiatives have been introduced to procure the greater establishment and diffusion of ICT to improve capacities in: Education Business Life

In order to fulfill “Vision 2020”, transformation had been made on education system: ICT-enabled Smart School. Training of teachers, staffs and

administrators Electronic books E-learning

PROBLEM STATEMENT

ICT application had become an important part of teaching and learning. The Ministry of Education has invested a huge effort in terms of funding and training to equip teachers and students with ICT skills. In your opinion, what are the issues and challenges in integrating ICT in teaching and learning in our Malaysian Schools?

FACTS:

Nowadays, ICT application plays an

important role in schools.

Huge effort in terms of funding and training has been made to equip ICT skills to the

teachers and students.

Many school practice to apply ICT skills in teaching process.

Senior teachers are not well equipped with ICT skills.

Students are keen on studying using ICT

IDEAS

LEARNING ISSUES:

What are the issues related to ICT application in

Malaysian schools?

What are the challenges related

to ICT application in Malaysian schools?

ACTION PLANS:

Searching information

through internet

Having group discussion among group members.

Go to library to find related

information

ISSUES

Issues

Multimedia

Super Corridor (MSC)

Smart School

Notebook 1

Malaysia Free

Giveaways

PPSMI

Electronic book

ELECTRONIC BOOK In 2001, the Ministry initiated the Electronic Book

Project to see how this device can be used to improve teaching and learning and solving the perennial problem of heavy school bags.

The Electronic Book project :-

was conducted in 35 schools over a period of five months.

the device does improve computer and technology knowledge, as well as engaged students in reading and learning.

 

MULTIMEDIA SUPER CORRIDOR (MSC)

The Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) was established in 1996 with the aspiration of becoming a global hub for ICT and multimedia operation, innovation and services to transform Malaysia into a knowledge-economy and achieve developed nation status in line with Vision 2020.

This corridor houses core MSC initiatives which include high technology project :-

Smart School

Telemedicine

Multipurpose Smart

Card System

E-Business

Development Cluster

SMART SCHOOL Smart School is defined as an initiative which

uses a technology platform as a medium on which distance learning and specific teaching expertise are made available to remote locations.

Smart School Qualification Standards (SSQS) is globally positioned to highlight the need for effective performance monitoring and evaluate the performance of ICT for Development programmes.

The Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in SSQS include:-

utilization human capital

applications and technology infrastructure

set the accepted

conditions

assign scores upon which the Star Ranking is

based

NOTEBOOK 1MALAYSIA 

The distribution of free notebook 1Malaysia is an important project in support of High Speed Broadband (HSBB) and National Broadband Initiative (NBI) to achieve broadband penetration of 75% by 2015.

To supply the laptops, a sum of RM 1 billion was allocated under the Universal Service Provision (USP) fund.

The four main objectives of USP are:-providing the access of communication to groups and individuals in areas with poor coverage

improving usage of ICT in the community towards a knowledgeable society

contributing to the social economic development of local communities

minimizing the digital divide

TEACHING SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS IN ENGLISH (PPSMI)

PPSMI is a government policy aimed to improve the English language level among primary and secondary school students in 2003.

Government had launched a program called Teaching and Learning Science, Mathematics and English (SME) in secondary schools by using and integrating ICT application.

Government spend lots of money to provide :-

textbooks activity books training teacher

glossary book teacher's CD-ROM

science practical book

MyCD

CHALLENGES

FINANCIAL PROBLEMS

CAPACITY BUILDING

INFRASTRUCTURE

FINANCIAL PROBLEMS

Lack of finance:

High Cost of:

Hardware

Software

Maintenance

Training of staff

Need to balance the educational goals with our

country’s economic realities.

CAPACITY BUILDINGTeachers without ICT skills prefer the

traditional method of teaching.

Lack of ICT technical support specialist to carry out the installation, operation and maintenance for: Technical equipment Network administration Network security

INFRASTRUCTURE For those old building, government has to

retrofit and well-equipped with:-

Proper electrical

wiring

Availability of electricity and

telephony

Ventilation

Internet security

Safety

Insufficient infrastructure in some of the schools:-

Computers Printers Interactive whiteboards

Spreadsheets Computer laboratory

SOLUTIONS

•Malaysia should be prudent in making decisions about suitability of the models of ICT to be used.•Potential sources of money and resources for ICT use programs: public subsidies, fund raising events, community support, etc.

Financial problems

•Raise up the awareness of teachers about the importance of ICT skills in teaching.•Provide more training to build more technical support specialists.

Capacity Building

•Satellite TV can be used in rural areas to act as supplementary tool to overcome the shortage of ICT infrastructure.•Satellite Internet-link can be used in those schools without telephone lines.

Infrastructure