ICT in Education:

Malaysian Experience
 Point of View

From the educator’s point of view, the

function of ICT in schools is NOT primarily to
promote computer literacy, or because
technology is the ‘wave of the future’. Rather,
the function of technology is to enhance
teaching and learning.

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 ICT as Enabler
State-of-the-art pedagogical practices

Changes in the theories and practices of

pedagogy, that is the basic elements which are
considered to make up ‘good instruction’.

Technological trends

Tremendous developments in the capabilities of

media technologies, both computer hardware and
software, as well as the whole computer systems.
These trends are likely to continue for the forseeable
future.
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 Smart School Pilot Project

The Smart Schools initiative is one of the

flagship applications that are part of
Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC)
project. The Government aims to capitalise on
the presence of leading-edge technologies
and the rapid development of the MSC
infrastructure to jump start deployment of
enabling technologies to schools.

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 Objectives of the Malaysian
Smart School
To develop students
To produce a
physically, mentally,
thinking and
emotionally, and
technology
spiritually balanced
literate
workforce
• To achieve the goals of To provide
the National opportunities
Educational Philosophy to improve
individual
• To develop a workforce strengths and
for the Information abilities
Age

To increase
To democratise
stakeholders’
education
involvement 5
Definition and Main Components
of the Malaysian Smart School
Definition Main Components

… a learning
institution that has
been
SYSTEMICALLY
reinvented in terms Skills Processes
of teaching-learning Management
practices and school TEACHING-
TEACHING-LEARNING
management in
Administration
order to prepare
children for the Technology Policies

Information Age

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The Smart School Teaching and
Learning Components

Curriculum

Pedagogy

SKILLS
MANAGEMENT
PROCESSES

Assessment
TEACHING-
TEACHING-LEARNING

ADMINISTRATION

Materials
TECHNOLOGY POLICIES

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 Curriculum
Curriculum Features
Features

1. Overall development
2. Knowledge, skills, values, and
language across the curriculum
3. Explicit learning outcomes for
different levels of ability
4. Integration of knowledge, skills, and
values for the Information Age

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 Pedagogy
Pedagogy Features
Features
1. Varied learning strategies to ensure
basic competencies and overall
development
2. Catering to different learning styles
3. School environment conducive for a
variety of teaching-learning
strategies

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 Features
Features of
of Materials
Materials
1. Fulfil curriculum and teaching-
learning needs
2. Challenge thinking, motivate
learning, encourage active
participation
3. Network-based, teacher-based, and
materials-based
4. Conventional and electronic materials

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Components of the Smart School
Management System . . 1
Technology Security

School
Governance

Financial
Management
Smart School Student
Management Affairs

System

Human
Resources Educational
Resources
External
Facilities Resources
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 Smart School Management
System …2
School Governance
• Communications
• Public relations
Student Affairs
• School policy making
• Student profiles
• Curriculum management
• Performance evaluation
• Community involvement
• Test administration
• Counselling
External resources • Health, insurance, etc.
• Database management
• Liaison with external
resources Educational
Resources
• Resource database
Security management
• Physical security • Input to curriculum
• IT security management
• Student safety
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 Smart School Management
System …3
Human
Technology Resources
• Long-term planning • Teacher scheduling
• System • Human resources
implementation skills management
• System maintenance • Hiring
• Training • Promotion/transfer
management
• Field support
management • Vacation/sickness
management
Financial Management • Staff training
management
• Budgeting
• Reporting Facilities
• Accounting • Facility scheduling
• Purchasing • Maintenance
• Project funding • Asset management
• Long-term planning • Alternative usage
• Audit and control
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Reinventing The policy
implications for
Smart Schools
To ensure
successful
implementation
Policy issues

Policies •

•
The goals of
Smart Schools
The envisioned
Changes in
existing
• Policies
• Teaching-
learning
processes
• Regulations • Management
features of functions
Smart Schools to make them in
line with the - of the overall
• The existing goals of Smart Smart School
policies and Schools system
regulations in - within a
education AND Smart School
To formulate • People, skills
and
• New policies responsibilities
• New • Technology
regulations
that will enhance
the chances of
success of Smart
Schools

PEOPLE, SKILLS &

PROCESSES
RESPONSIBILITIES
Management

TEACHING & LEARNING

Administration
TECHNOLOGY POLICIES

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Technology for the Smart School

SS Practices Technical Technology

•Teaching-Learning Requirements solutions:
•Management •Sample solution • school
system applications • district
•External •Network • state
constituencies requirements • national

Technology in the school

SKILLS PROSES
Management

TEACHING-
TEACHING-LEARNING

Administration
TECHNOLOGY POLICIES

The use of technology in

the school environment
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 The Use of Technology in
the Smart School
Enhance
Information professional
processing and development
productivity tool • administrative software
• word processors packages
• databases • e-mail and word
• spreadsheets
• presentation progams processing
• multimedia authoring • specially designed
tools teacher tools
• e-mail e.g. computerised
• video production gradebooks,
equipment test/worksheet
generators, curriculum
• digital reference templates
materials
• electronic indices Enhance instruction:
• network search • drill and practice
engines • Integrated Learning Systems
• videotaped books
• computer-animated picture books
• trivia recall games
• problem-solving and simulation software 16
 Stakeholders in
the Smart School
Teachers Roles and
Responsibilities?

Principal

Support Knowledge,
Staff skills,and
attitudes?
Other
SKILLS PROCESSES
Management
MOE
TEACHING-
TEACHING-LEARNING Officers
Administrative
TECHNOLOGY POLICIES Parents and
the Training?
Community
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 Implementation
of the Smart School
Pilot Project:
• A Smart School Pilot Project for three years (1999 -
2002)
• 87 pilot schools throughout the country
• Three models of technology – computer lab model,
limited classroom model, full classroom model
• Ended in December 2003

Broad Roll-out , 2006 - 2010

• The Government of Malaysia as architect and
motivator
• The Ministry of Education prepares guidelines and
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 The Pilot Project: A “Smart”
Partnership
Government of Malaysia + Telekom Smart School Sdn. Bhd.
Ministry of Education
87 pilot smart schools
throughout Malaysia
Local Companies:
Telekom Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Sapura Holdings Sdn. Bhd.
Educational Trend Sdn. Bhd.
DEMC Anzagain Sdn. Bhd.
Digital Technology Sdn. Bhd.
Multimedia Synergy Corporation Sdn. Bhd.
Custommedia Sdn. Bhd.
Multinational Companies:
BT Multimedia (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Electronic Data Systems IT Services
(Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
NIIT Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
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 Technology Infrastructure
B+ Model Model A Data
Model B Help
(Limited Classroom (Full Classroom Centre
(Lab Model) Desk
Model) Model)

37 computers 81 computers 520 computers 10 computers 13 computers

2 notebooks 2 notebooks 5 notebooks - -

3 servers 3 servers 6 servers 3 servers 5 servers

- - Videoconferencing - -
equipment

COINS leased line COINS leased line COINS leased line COINS leased line COINS leased line
(128/64 kbps) (128/64 kbps) (512/256 kbps) (2 Mbps) (2Mbps)

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 Pilot Project Achievements
High Quality Teaching-Learning Materials and Smart School
Management System
Creation of world class local industry
• Smart partnership
•• English
English Language
Language (Primary
(Primary and
and Secondary
•• Bahasa
Bahasa Melayu
Melayu (Primary
(Primary and
and Secondary
Secondary with Government School)
School)
Secondary
School)
School)
• Stimulating local
–– 117
117 Courseware
Courseware entrepreneurial –– 408
408 Courseware
Courseware
–– 117
117 Teachers
Teachers Guides
Guides –– 408
408 Teachers
Teachers Guides
Guides
–– 117
117 Student
Student Activity
Activity Books
Books development –– 408
408 Student
Student Activity
Activity Books
Books
–– 400
400 Correlated
Correlated Websites
Websites
Smart School
• Engaged 81 Malaysian Small
and Medium Enterprises Management • 68 full-time secondees
• Involved 1,000 skilled IT System from Ministry of
professionals (9 modules) Education

•• Mathematics
Mathematics (Primary
(Primary and
and Secondary
Secondary •• Science
Science (Primary
(Primary and
and Secondary
Secondary School)
School)
School)
School)
• 1,494 Teaching-
–– 561
561 Courseware
Courseware –– 408
408 Courseware
Courseware
–– 561
561 Teachers
Teachers Guides
Guides Learning modules –– 408
408 Teachers
Teachers Guides
Guides
–– 153
153 Student
Student Activity
Activity Books
Books • 180 gigabytes –– 408
408 Student
Student Activity
Activity Books
Books
–– 55 Secondary
Secondary Text
Text Books
Books
• 87 schools
nationwide
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 Lessons Learnt
Viability
Viability of
of Smart
Smart School
School Integrated
Integrated Solution
Solution
•• Management
Management modules
modules scalable,
scalable, and
and flexible
flexible for
for
integration
integration with
with on-going ICT
on-going ICT initiatives
initiatives
•• Web
Web enabled
enabled
•• Learning
Learning Management
Management System
System
Technology
Technology Infrastructure
Infrastructure
•• Student:computer
Student:computer ratio
ratio too
too high
high
•• Connectivity
Connectivity
•• Broadband
Broadband access
access required
required
Change
Change Management
Management
•• Holistic
Holistic approach
approach imperative
imperative
•• On -going guided
On-going guided training
training required
required
•• Create
Create champions
champions
Policy
Policy
•• Alignment
Alignment of
of objectives
objectives at
at all
all levels
levels required,
required, within
within the
the
Ministry
Ministry and
and between
between Ministries/agencies
Ministries/agencies
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 The way forward

Smart enabled all the shools

2006 -2010
 Strategies
Leveraging
Leveraging all
all ICT
ICT initiatives:
initiatives:
•• Computer
Computer Laboratory
Laboratory Project
Project
•• Teaching
Teaching of
of Science
Science and
and Mathematics
Mathematics in
in English
English
•• Training
Training of
of teachers
teachers to
to teach
teach Mathematics
Mathematics and
and Science
Science in
in
English
English
•• SchoolNet
SchoolNet Project
Project
•• Educational
Educational TV
TV
Technology
Technology Infrastructure
Infrastructure
•• Access
Access Centre
Centre
•• Upgrading
Upgrading computers
computers in
in 88
88 Smart
Smart Schools
Schools
•• Repository
Repository Centre
Centre In
In MoE
MoE
Advancing
Advancing E -Learning
E-Learning
Web
Web based
based and
and International
International Open
Open Standard
Standard (SCORM)
(SCORM)
Online
Online learning
learning

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 SCHOOLNET IMPLEMENTATION TO
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOLS
NO OF KIV - KIV - TOTAL TO BE INSTALLATION IN TOTAL
TECHNOLOGIES PERCENTAGE
SCHOOLS GENSET OTHERS INSTALL PROGRESS COMPLETED

ADSL 5,664 - 3 5,661 9 5,652 99.8%

WIRELESS 791 3 - 788 - 788 100.0%

VSAT 2,961 364 - 2,597 14 2,583 99.5%

USP* 220 - - 220 - 220 100.0%

TOTAL 9,636 367 3 9,266 23 9,243 99.8%

*USP – Universal Service Provider

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 Strategies
Smart
Smart Partnership
Partnership
•• Prestariang
Prestariang Technology
Technology Sdn
Sdn Bhd
Bhd
Teacher
Teacher Continuing
Continuing Professional
Professional Development
Development in
in ICT
ICT
•• Time
Time Engineering
Engineering Bhd
Bhd
Supplying
Supplying computers
computers and
and peripherals
peripherals for
for PPSMI
PPSMI
UEM
UEM Group
Group Primary
Primary Literature
Literature Program
Program
Innovative
Innovative Teachers
Teachers Network
Network Program
Program
•• Microsoft
Microsoft (Malaysia
(Malaysia Sdn
Sdn.. Bhd .)
Bhd.)
Partners
Partners in
in Learning
Learning
•• INTEL
INTEL Technology
Technology Sdn
Sdn.. Bhd
Bhd..
Intel
Intel Teach
Teach to
to the
the Future
Future Program
Program

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Terima Kasih
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