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ENHANCING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH  CICT’s  ICT4BE  PROGRAM  

ASEM-LLL Conference 200929-30 June 2009, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Maria Melizza D. Tan,eSkwela Project Manager

APEC ICT4E EXPO; 9-10 June 2010, Hilton-Mactan

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CICT’s  ICT  for  Basic  Education  Program

• supports the initiatives of the Education sector in its efforts to incorporate ICT in education

• access to the infrastructure, training, and content necessary to use and deploy learning technology solutions at all educational levels

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Key Factors

• Holistic• Customer-centric• Strong leadership • Multi-stakeholder collaborations• Effective change management• Support System through effective M&E,

scaffolding, regular review & interventions

CICT's ICT4E: Comprehensive ApproachEducators Training

Applications Dev

Content Dev Infrastructure Deployment

Elem eSchools: pipeline

HS

ALS

Tertiary&

Community

(Infra: only for pilot)

Future-Gov Government Technology Awards 2009 –Digital Inclusion

UNESCO Certificate of Commendation –ICT in Education Innovation Awards 2007-2008

ICT4BE Program Funds from eGov Fund = Php 1.26 B or USD 25.9M (iSchools, eSkwela, Content Development)

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• CICT's contribution to strengthen classroom learning and instruction by integrating ICT in education in Public High Schools (PHSs)

• part of the efforts to connect all PHSs to the Internet by 2010

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iSchools Project Life Cycle

Choosing a

pilot site

Social

preparation

phase

deploymentCapability

Building Project

Closure

•Site inspection•Site preparation

•Project Briefing•Sustainability Planning Workshop

•Hardware andSoftware setup

•Internet connectionsetup

•Computer and InternetLiteracy Course

•Web Development•Library Management•Laboratory Management•PC Recycling•Camp Blog

•M & E

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iSchools Summary

Fund year 2005 2006 2007 2009

Fund (eGov Fund)

Total: USD 22.8MPhp 55 M Php 350M Php 350M Php 350M

Implementation year Oct 2005 - Aug 2007 – present May 2008 -

presentSeptember

2009 – 2010

Target number of recipients 40 320 320 320

total number of trained 578 8,474 Target: 9,280 Target: 9,280

% accomplished 100% 100% 80% For deployment

Running total 40 360 680 1,000[1] Public High School[2] State Universities and Colleges

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Implementation Strategies

• The iSchools PMO (CICT)– policy and operational guidelines – procedures

• CICT – SUCs implementation partnership– Project management– Progress monitoring– Technical assistance– Conduct and management of training

(certifications: ICDL + LPI)

http://ischools.multiply.com/

http://ischoolscampblog.wordpress.com/

http://www.ischools.portal.ph/information and knowledge repository of the project

repository site on the results / outputs of “CampBlog”, one of the advanced

courses in ICT integration in education

contains a photo documentation of the project

Winner of the Government Technology

Awards, 2009

The Commission on ICT, The Philippines scooped the award for Digital Inclusion- GTA press release

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• ICT-enabled delivery of DepEd-BALS’  Accreditation & Equivalency Program for elementary and secondary levels

• To broaden access + to provide more engaging/interactive resources and activities in learning life skills

• Target clients: out-of-school youth and adults (15 years old and up; various backgrounds)

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Grade 1 Grade 6Graduate

HS I HS IVGraduate

College I CollegeGraduate

Enter/Stay Drop Out

Targeting Club 57

eSkwela Module Guides via LMSA LEARNING COMMUNITY VIA INTERNET & INTRANET

Learner Entry (different goals):

FLTInterviewILA

Tertiary Education / College

VocTech / Livelihood Courses

Employment

A&E Test

Personal Growth

eSkwela Instructional Model

Learner

Other Learners

eModules

Mentors/ Experts

Learning Facilitator/s

Community

Project(Learner Portfolio)

ForumOther Resources

Life Skills, Blended, Self-paced, Localized

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Customized Instructional Model

(CICT & BALS)Content & Apps Devt

Stakeholders’  Training

(CICT, BALS, community)

Community Support for Sustainability

Infrastructure Deployment/ Set-up

(community)

Project Components

Monitoring & Evaluation

(CICT & BALS)

Multi-stakeholder approach

Brief Update

31 sites operational (~2,500 learners served since 2007)• Started with 4 pilot sites• Multi-stakeholder approach• Upcoming: 70 community-led sites + 210 BALS-designated

113 certified eModules• Total of 283 by August 2010 with corresponding Module Guides• 4 TESDA e-courses by December 2010• 7 ICT literacy e-modules by September 2010

Enhancement of the Instructional Model• Project-Based Learning Module Guides• Core of trained and experienced eSkwela trainers• Various training workshops for learning facilitators and network administrators

(822 trained since 2006)

Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)• collaborative approach to progress M&E and project enhancement

Fund Sources: AEF ($230,000) and eGov Fund 2006, 2007, 2009 (Php 90 Million)Total: USD 2.1 M (i.e. USD 1.86 M from eGov Fund)

A&E Test Performance eSkwela Average National AverageFeb 2008 (4 sites) 57% 29%

Oct 2008 (5 sites) 65% 23%

Oct 2009 (13 sites) 50% 21%

Online delivery

e-modules ver 2Online A&E Test

Self-directed learning via PLE

More models

Enhanced facilitation

Applied learner portfolios

Communities of Practice

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Creative Content Development

• to provide learners with free, quality, well-designed and well-produced interactive multimedia materials

• to  unlock  the  country’s  valuable  repositories  of  information  and improve online access to localized digital resources

• to build individual creativity through ICT and computer arts• distributed through ilearn.gov.ph and via Community

eCenters

• Funds: eGov Fund 2006, 2007, 2009 (total: Php60 Million = USD 1.3M)

• Capability Building Workshops• Tutorials• Articles• Content and Application

Development for Rural Communities and Enterprises (piña-cloth weaving, biofuel, etc.)

• Indigenous People's Knowledge • Computer-Based Training Modules

(CBTs) for English Proficiency• Introduction to Philippine Culture

entitled Jeepney ni JanJan

• eHealth – Health Information• “Pasintabi”  a  40-Minute Animated

Film • “From  Lines  to  Life”7  Instructional  

Videos on Animation • Philippine Theatre & Plays• Climate Change, Global Warming

and the Philippine Environment• Language Translations• Philippine History

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Other Initiatives

NICS-Teachers

DOMAINS AREAS OF CONCERN

Social social, ethical, legal and human issues, and community linkage

Technological technical operations and concept, and productivity

Pedagogical various components of the instruction process: – planning and designing effective learning

environments and experiences – implementing, facilitating and monitoring teaching

and learning strategies– assessing and evaluating student learning and

performances

Professional professional growth and development, research, innovation and collaboration

with draft Key Performance Indicators already

Current efforts: consultation workshops with schools, teachers, TEIs, to finalize performance indicators toward developing appropriate assessment tools aligned with NICS-Teachers

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Teacher Training Standards

Specializing in the use of ICT

Stage 4: Transforming Creating innovative learning environments

Understanding how to use ICT

Stage 3: Infusing Facilitating learning

Learning how to use ICT

Stage 2: Applying Enhancing traditional teaching

Becoming aware of ICT Stage 1: Emerging Supporting work performance

Stages of ICT Usage Stages of ICT Development

Pedagogical Usages of ICT

From Padongchart, S. A Curriculum Framework for Integrating ICT and Pedagogy in Teacher Education. National Training Programme for Teacher Educators on ICT-Pedagogy Integration Training Manual. UNESCO-Bangkok. June 2006.

• to improve the quality of IT education and the use of ICT in education in these institutions

• to empower them to serve as local ICT experts in their respective areas

• e-learning involvement:– Content Development– Local field implementation of the iSchools project– Plan: consortium of 15 SUCs to share a common pool

of online resources and explore e-learning opportunities

Community eCenters

• telecenters that offer various eGovernment services to communities– including opportunities for ICT-supported

ALS, TVET, and lifelong learning– Current  number:  1,025  nationwide  (add’l  

700 more in 2010)

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Others

• stocktaking sessions to provide the new administration a guide

• consortium of ICT4E advocates and implementing bodies

• national ICT4E strategic plan• surveys and impact studies

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End of Presentation

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