This year marks the beginning of the final phase in the
implementation of Singapore’s IT Masterplan. Another 231
schools will come on stream in this final phase, adding to the
130 schools in the first two phases. At the end of this phasewhich will last 2 years, all schools in Singapore will be equipped
with an IT-enriched learning environment which will include
whole-school networking, funds to buy software and on-line
services, and a start-up pupil computer ratio of 6.6 to 1 for
primary schools and 5 to 1 for secondary schools and junior
colleges. Schools which are ready can go beyond this start-up
ratio and achieve the target ratio of one computer for every 2students by the year 2002
More significantly, 13,500 teachers will be trained in the
pedagogical aspects of using Information Technology in the
classroom. When they have completed their training, they
will join their 9,500 colleagues who were trained in the last
two years. All teachers in our schools will by then have between
30 and 50 hours of such training. They are the ones who will
use the technology with their students and make it meaningful
for student learning.
Information Technology has added another dimension
to leadership roles in education – the management of change.
The integration of technology into the curriculum is very much
about change. Principals are key leaders in creating a shared
vision and setting strategic directions for systematic change.
The key to the success of technology integration is people.
Principals as school reform leaders will have to nurture their
staff and provide a system that is supportive of learning and
change, for example, through organizing professional sharing
sessions and seminars.
We have learned much after 2 years of implementing the
Masterplan. The initial signs are encouraging. All our schools
have multiple Internet access points, and broadband access
via Singapore One. Many have established linkages with
schools in other parts of the world, including those in
Southeast Asia. Our students are beginning to make their
mark in cyberspace and have done well in international website
design competitions such as Thinkquest.
Our teachers are also more confident and competent in
the use of Information Technology, coming up with many
new and innovative ideas. They have also shared their best
practices with other teachers in a series of Information
Technology in Education Seminars organized throughout the
year.
The wide scale implementation of the Masterplan has
also provided many opportunities for industry and
Information Technology organizations to work collaboratively
with schools to introduce new technologies and ideas for
teaching, learning and educational administration. The
Ministry is also working with local multimedia companies to
produce education software for our schools. An exciting future
awaits students and teachers as they explore the opportunities
opened up by information technology.
This year marks the beginning of the final phase in the
implementation of Singapore’s IT Masterplan. Another 231
schools will come on stream in this final phase, adding to the
130 schools in the first two phases. At the end of this phasewhich will last 2 years, all schools in Singapore will be equipped
with an IT-enriched learning environment which will include
whole-school networking, funds to buy software and on-line
services, and a start-up pupil computer ratio of 6.6 to 1 for
primary schools and 5 to 1 for secondary schools and junior
colleges. Schools which are ready can go beyond this start-up
ratio and achieve the target ratio of one computer for every 2students by the year 2002
More significantly, 13,500 teachers will be trained in the
pedagogical aspects of using Information Technology in the
classroom. When they have completed their training, they
will join their 9,500 colleagues who were trained in the last
two years. All teachers in our schools will by then have between
30 and 50 hours of such training. They are the ones who will
use the technology with their students and make it meaningful
for student learning.
Information Technology has added another dimension
to leadership roles in education – the management of change.
The integration of technology into the curriculum is very much
about change. Principals are key leaders in creating a shared
vision and setting strategic directions for systematic change.
The key to the success of technology integration is people.
Principals as school reform leaders will have to nurture their
staff and provide a system that is supportive of learning and
change, for example, through organizing professional sharing
sessions and seminars.
We have learned much after 2 years of implementing the
Masterplan. The initial signs are encouraging. All our schools
have multiple Internet access points, and broadband access
via Singapore One. Many have established linkages with
schools in other parts of the world, including those in
Southeast Asia. Our students are beginning to make their
mark in cyberspace and have done well in international website
design competitions such as Thinkquest.
Our teachers are also more confident and competent in
the use of Information Technology, coming up with many
new and innovative ideas. They have also shared their best
practices with other teachers in a series of Information
Technology in Education Seminars organized throughout the
year.
The wide scale implementation of the Masterplan has
also provided many opportunities for industry and
Information Technology organizations to work collaboratively
with schools to introduce new technologies and ideas for
teaching, learning and educational administration. The
Ministry is also working with local multimedia companies to
produce education software for our schools. An exciting future
awaits students and teachers as they explore the opportunities
opened up by information technology.
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