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This paper will introduces generally on ICT and applying ICT in teaching and
learning in education in Việt Nam.
I. INTRODUCTION
Training of Teachers;
Teaching and Learning;
Non-Formal Education;
Monitoring and Measuring Change;
Research and Knowledge-Sharing.
In addition to information about the projects implemented through the ICT in
Education Programme at the UNESCO Bangkok office, this section highlights
projects implemented by other UNESCO offices. For information about projects
managed by other organizations please search the database.
EduNet activities
Each school will have a computer room with at least two computers connected
to the Internet, and a pupil-computer ratio of 20:1.
3. Content development
The EduNet project relies on quality and relevant content for its survival.
Therefore, development of teaching and learning materials has been prioritized, with
the proviso that the process cannot be rushed, and must involve a broad range of
stakeholders. Contents being developed include: teaching and learning resources,
educational software, educational forums, educational management systems,
statistics and data collection tools, e-books, e-libraries, education regulations, and
exam materials.
In May 2003, the Prime Minister endorsed a regulation stipulating that every
university must develop its own website. Pupils as well as teachers are encouraged
to participate in the design and content creation of their college’s site.
4. Training
ICTs that are being introduced into teacher training programmes, for primary-
level through to highereducation teachers, cover a range of functions, including
hardware and software, networks, platforms, and content preparation tools.
In distance and self-learning, especially related to ICT education, it is
necessary for trainees to become familiar with contents and materials in a lecture
setting in order to raise their understanding of ICT’s potential uses in the classroom.
Content and material development also provides an opportunity to train the
necessary cadre of high-quality ICT engineers and technicians that must accompany
the introduction of ICT into the education system.
5. Control and coordinator center
An overview of the EduNet Center is shown below.
As indicated in Figure 1, three sites – the EduNet Center and two universities
– will be connected to realize group training and distance learning, mainly for
teachers.
Figure 1: Overview of EduNet Center
Facilities at the EduNet Center include one classroom for group training
(maximum capacity of 100 participants), and another with studio facilities (maximum
capacity of 50 participants) that will serve as the remote education centre, along with
various databases containing educational resources and contents. At each university,
a classroom to conduct remote education (maximum capacity of 50 participants) and
one for self-learning (maximum capacity of 50 participants) will be constructed.
These facilities will permit group training and remote education (real-time
distance learning and self-learning) for between 50 and 150 teachers at the EduNet
Center, and 50 to 100 teachers at each university.
Expansion of these facilities, such as lifetime education and business
partnerships through linkages with higher educational institutes and private
enterprises, will also be considered at some point in the future.
The following advantages are expected to be derived from the EduNet Center:
The main purpose behind the EduNet Center project is to introduce advanced
ICTs at all universities, campuses, and lower level educational institutions by
establishing Internet connections along with the necessary infrastructure. At the
same time, the project is aiming to establish levels of education at regional
universities that match those at urban campuses. The most important steps are
to develop education in ICT and other related fields, to create meaningful educational
courseware, and to broaden access to the high-quality databases created under this
project.
During the first stage, this project will be carried out by the EduNet Center and
two other universities. In the near future, project coverage will be extended to higher
education organizations and other educational institutions. Moreover, in developing
the centre, consideration will be given to expansion projects that focus on
cooperative efforts with various enterprises to realize business linkages, exchanges
with overseas universities, and access to residential areas.
6. International cooperation
UNESCO SchoolNet project and AEN (Asian e-Learning Network)
For some time the world has been ushering in a new information age, often
referred to as the “knowledge society,” in which intellectual capacity along with
information generation and distribution are seen as the most important forces.
Information technology can not only be seen to have had a dramatic impact on
the kinds of knowledge the younger generations are expected to acquire, but the
ripples of the “informatization” process can be felt in every corner of our social and
cultural lives. This informatization process holds the key to countries successfully
making the transition to the knowledge society, as, if applied with appropriate
guidelines, IT has the potential to bridge the divides – rural-urban, rich-poor,
traditionalmodern – between and within societies.
V. FUTURE PLANS
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