Jecel Rose I. IbardolazaBSED III

PROJECT IN PRE-LIM
(EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 2) 10:00-11:30 TTH

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Students must have access to computers and broadband Internet to benefit from e-learning

          Technology has made almost every experience virtual—from making friends and talking with them to doing business with other people. Education has followed suit with e-learning.Today’s learners are tech-savvy digital natives—mobile phone toting, Internet surfing and RPG-game playing youngsters.Steve Jobs, Apple cofounder and former CEO, was one of the first to recognize these digital natives. Apple content-creation tools for education—GarageBand, iMovie and iWork as well as podcasts and apps on virtually every subject matter—are fostering creativity and innovation in classrooms across the globe.

National Open University

                         

         Experts also suggest that inferior Internet service in many parts of Asia discourage potential students from getting their degrees online.
In the Philippines, House Bill No. 4883, which seeks to declare the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) the national Open University of the Philippines has reached its final reading in the House of Representatives.
       Also known as the “Open Learning and Distance Education Act of 2011,” it seeks to make distance learning more accessible to Filipinos and to institute policies that ensure the quality of these distance-education programs.
Under HB 4883, the Commission on Higher Education and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority will regulate the distance-education programs offered by secondary schools. 
       The development of new programs will be led by UPOU. Other tertiary institutions in the country offering distance-learning programs include the Philippine Women’s University (PWU), De La Salle University, Polytechnic University of the Philippines and the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.

Six Characteristics

                               

        However, despite these initiatives, many are still at a loss on what e-learning and ICT integrated education are. In 2001, Louis Bonder of the University of Amsterdam, presented six key characteristics of e-learning:

Digitization of course materials

Delivery of the materials regardless of the learner’s location

Learner studying at his or her own pace

Information must be free-flowing

Platforms must be interactive

Learning must be collaborative

        In the Philippines, a number of e-learning products and services are available. These include libraries where students can access the Online Public Access Catalog to locate the physical copies of the references they need, public domain reference collections and online encyclopedias.

Online coursework

                               

          To support their open university and distance-learning programs, UP and the PWU have made content and coursework available online. Leading IT companies such as Microsoft, Intel and Oracle have also partnered with DepEd to provide management tools and resources for teachers.While many private grade schools and high schools such as Don Bosco, Lourdes School of Mandaluyong, Hope Christian School, First Asia Institute of Technology and Huamanities and Saint Paul University Philippines have successfully integrated ICT into their lessons, public basic education is still lagging behind.

Assignment: Activity 2

Jecel Rose Ibardolaza BSed- III

I. The Educational System of Bhutan. 

• Bhutan adopts adopts a 7 year primacy  cycle followed by 6 years of secondary education leading to tertiary education. Basic education in Bhutan is defined as 11 years of  education.
• Computer classes are offered in Grade 11 and 12 but they are theoretical courses in C++ programming and follow the Indian syllabus.
• Dzongkha is the national language of Bhutan. English is the medium of instruction in the schools and Dzongkha is taught as the national language.
• A local IT curriculum has recently been developed for Grade 11 and 12, however, and this will be implemented in 2008.
• After completion of general education up to Class X, students then chose from the three streams of study for the higher secondary level – arts, commerce and science, which determines what profession they pursue thereafter.

II. Discuss the SIF ICT in Education project briefly.

  The Singapore International Foundation (SIF) ICT in Education project was initiated in 2000 to assist Bhutan's Ministry of Health and Education (MoHE) to introduce ICT into its education system to help bridge the gap between the low ICT-skills among pupils (the future workforce) and the growing adoption of ICT technology in the workplace. The project, conducted by the SIF Specialist information technology (IT) team, also trained teacher educators and curriculum design specialists to utilize ICT in their work and to integrate computer-based training materials into the school curriculum. Funding for the project was obtained from the Singapore Government and philanthropic foundations in Singapore.

III. What is Bhutan's IET Curriculum?                                                                                                             EIT curriculum known as "Enhanced IT" (EIT), is similar in terms of coursework demands to other courses offered in the Bachelor of Education programme, requiring a period of three years to complete. In addition to taking the EIT modules, trainee teachers also specialize in another discipline. It began with an initial face-to-face meeting which was followed up on through a series of e-mail exchanges. When the curriculum was complete, it was submitted to the Paro College academic board for approval, which was obtained in late 2002.

IV. Explain the categories on the use of Computer Technology in Education?
  -There are three categories on the use of computer technology in education. These are computers could be an object, aspect and a medium.  An object, computers can be considered as an object which students learn about (hardware and software). An aspect, computer technologies can be an aspect which means using them as tools in subject such as computer aided design courses, or as general tools in educational setting, such as the use of graphic design software to create web pages for a school. And as a medium, computer technologies are a medium for instruction. For this categories technology could be the best partner in education.

Activity 1- Myself

Annyeonghaseyo! I'm Jecel Rose I. Ibardolaza, an 18 years old , born on March 3, 1996. I am a 3rd year student in Northwestern Visayan Colleges taking up Bachelor in Secondary Education major in Filipino. I'm a proud KPOP fan, and I enjoy listening to Korean music and I love watching horror movies and even Korean movies like "My love from the Star" and "Heartstrings".

" In every situation never let yourself breakdown and cry, instead push away your emotion and look for a best reason to smile."