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By Sungsup Ra
ICT provides countries in Asia and the Pacific the opportunity to transform teaching, learning, and management practices in schools.
To meet the increasing demand for a workforce with up-to-date skills and competencies aligned with globally competitive industries and continue driving Asian economic growth into the next century, education systems in the region have to embrace information and communication technology, as I explain in a co-authored research article .
ICT allows students to monitor and manage their own learning, think critically and creatively, solve simulated real-world problems, work collaboratively, engage in ethical decision-making, and adopt a global perspective towards issues and ideas. It also provides students from remote areas access to expert teachers and learning resources, and gives administrators and policy makers the data and expertise they need to work more efficiently.
However, access to ICT in the region’s schools is limited due to infrastructure constraints, a lack of investment and research into the uses of ICT in education, and a lack of capacity of teachers and school leaders to use ICT to enhance the quality of teaching and learning.
Another challenge is equity, including financial, gender, and racial fairness in access to education. In some countries in Asia, many middle-income parents send their children to private schools, which diminishes the support for maintaining the quality of public schools. In addition, the poor, girls, and children from marginalized communities like castes and tribes sometimes have limited access to quality education.
Efficiency and accountability also needs to be improved. This includes improving student–teacher ratios as well as retention and dropout rates. The education provided also needs to be relevant to socioeconomic conditions, such as matching skills taught to those valued by the global market.
Five recommendations on how ICT can address these challenges include:
ICT provides countries in Asia and the Pacific the opportunity to transform teaching, learning, and management practices in schools. The need for this transformation is urgent, given the increasingly globalized world in which students and teachers now live. Without it, as future graduates they could end up as part of a workforce that cannot keep up with the demands of the 21st century.
Published: 2 November 2016
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by Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed.
May 10, 2020 in Pedagogy
It seems fitting that this school year ended in 2020–a metaphoric reference to perfect sight, particularly in hindsight. It’s been a year in which my eyes have been opened to many things, both personally and professionally, which means that I need to spend a lot of time reflecting on the epiphanies I’ve had and how I can apply those lessons to the future.
The school year ended for my district on Friday and I’m still working on providing feedback/grades for my students. I’m sure many of you are still teaching or doing the same. But in the back of my mind, as I’m sure in yours, too, I’m also pondering professional development for this summer and reflecting on this whole experience of just completely revamping everything I do within a very short time span.
On top of that, I’m sad right now because I didn’t get to say goodbye and I didn’t get to spend time reflecting with my kids and encouraging them in person before sending them off for the summer.
Reflection is one of the most important steps in the learning process–and it’s one that’s often skipped in favor of moving on to the next thing. But when you spend time reflecting with students, you can often uncover lessons you never even realized you taught and should focus on intentionally next time, or misconceptions that you need to correct. And that’s just reflecting with the kids. When you spend time reflecting on how the lessons or unit went, you can make changes for next time that will help you be a more effective teacher.
I also know that one of the best sources of information I have on what I need to do to be a better teacher is the students who have spent 180+ days with me. So, at the end of the year, I always ask them a series of four reflective questions, often as part of their daily quickwrites. Since I didn’t get to do that this year (Actually, perhaps I still could…), I thought I’d ask you two questions.
Perhaps in discussing the lessons we’ve learned this year, we can also learn from one another how to better reflect and how to implement what we’ve learned into future teaching.
Just reply in the comments below.
Related topics: Reflective Teacher
About the author
I am a secondary English Language Arts teacher, a University of Oklahoma student working on my doctorate in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum with an concentration in English Education and co-Editor of the Oklahoma English Journal. I am constantly seeking ways to amplify students' voices and choices.
I’ve learned how important it is to get to know my students early and build a foundation on their strengths and interests. I have kids writing from home who at the first of the year, I never thought would be.
Our kids are smart and they know a lot, but it seems like our school system spend an inordinate amount of time breaking them down and teaching them that they know and can do nothing, instead of building them up and then adding skills and knowledge to the existing foundation.
One important lesson I learned this year that I need to break down a major assignment, such as a presentation, into four or even five steps. This will help my students feel that the assignment is achievable and will give me an opportunity to provide more feedback and support.
Yes! Chunking presentations and information is so important for students. I still struggle with this myself and often need to remind myself to break big tasks into bite-size pieces. Thank you for the reminder!
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