ICT Policy for EducationICT Policy for Education

JuSung Jun, Ph.D.Senior Researcher

Korea Education & Research Information Service

JuSung Jun, Ph.D.Senior Researcher

Korea Education & Research Information Service

Oct 31, 2006

Washington. D.C., U.S.A

Oct 31, 2006

Washington. D.C., U.S.A

Table of contents

I National ICT Policy for Education

II Major Policy Issues

III Shared Vision

National ICT Policy for Education

I

Systematic Approach to Restructure the Entire System Building an Open Learning Society: “Edutopia”

- Curriculum Reform (the 7th Curriculum)

- Deregulation & School Governance Reform

(“Hak-Un-Wi”)

- Increase in Public Financing (GNP 5%)

- Incorporation of ICT into Schools & Classrooms

5.31 Education Reform (1995)5.31 Education Reform (1995)

Phase Period Focus

1 1996 -2000 Infra building

2 2001-2005 Infra utilization for e-Learning

System upgrade

3 2006-2010 supplement public education

Lifelong education

ICT in Education Master Plan (1996)ICT in Education Master Plan (1996)

1996 ~ 20001996 ~ 2000

• National

Teaching-Learning

Center · EDUNET

• ICT Literacy

Education

1PC per 25 Students

1PC per 25 Students

2001 ~ 20032001 ~ 2003

• Education

Resources

Sharing System

1 PC per7 Students1 PC per

7 Students

Initial Infra.Stage

Initial Infra.Stage

ICT UtilizationStage

ICT UtilizationStage

e-LearningStage

e-LearningStage

u-LearningStage

u-LearningStage

2004 ~ 20052004 ~ 2005

• EBS e-Learning Project

• Cyber Home Learning System

1 PC per5.5 Students

1 PC per5.5 Students

HRD forknowledge

basedsociety

HRD forknowledge

basedsociety

Personal MobileDevice UMPC

Personal MobileDevice UMPC

2006 ~2006 ~

• u-Learning Project

u-KoreaLifelong

LearningSociety

u-KoreaLifelong

LearningSociety

Stages of Applying ICT in EducationStages of Applying ICT in Education

AdministrationAdministration OperationOperation SupportSupport

Central Government

Central Government MOE&HRD

Oversee policyProvide guideline

RegionalGovernment

RegionalGovernment

SchoolSchool

Develop andsupply service

KERISKICE

KEDIKRIVET

KISE

16 MPOEsRegional

EducationalInstitute

EducationTrainingInstitute

Principle Research Department

Provide serviceto users

Major ServicesMajor Services

National Teaching-Learning Center/ EDUNETCyber Home Learning SystemDigital Library SystemResearch Information Service System National Education Information System

e-Learning Initiatives e-Learning Initiatives

School connectivity

(97.1%: 2Mpbs speed)100%100%

Teachers were provided

with personal computer 100%100%

Teachers trained in ICT

integration training annually 25%25%

Ratio of students : PC (1st in Asia)5.5:15.5:1

Buwon u-Learning Model School

K-12 schoolsK-12 schools

Primary & secondary education (2006. 08) - EDUNET (5.45 million subscribers) - Cyber Home Learning System (1.60 million)

Higher education (2005. 12) - 90% of public Univ. & 70% of private Univ. adopted e-Learning

Business education (2005. 12) - 48.7% of large firms & 13.1% of small firms adopted e-Learning

Rolling-outRolling-outStageStage

Growth of e-Learning in school & industry

Lifelong education (2005. 12) - 17 cyber universities (5,5000)

Current Status of ICT in EducationCurrent Status of ICT in Education

Major Policy IssuesII

Supplement& Reform

PublicEducation

Integration of existing programs

• Integrate EDUNET, Cyber Home

Learning System, EBSi• Form “e-Learning Research Center”

Customize for teachers

• Strengthen teachers’ IT utilization

ability• Provide e-Learning consulting• Launch “Preparing Tomorrow’s

Teachers to use Technology”

Active participation

• Parents’ active participation • “No Wall in School” project thru parents, teachers, community cooperation• Cyber ethics and morality

Foster gifted students

• A comprehensive and

collaborative educational system

for the gifted through e-Learning

at national level

Supplement & Reform Public Ed. thru ICTSupplement & Reform Public Ed. thru ICT

e-Learning cluster

Of Academe, Industry, Research

e-Learning cluster

Of Academe, Industry, Research

• Cooperation between academe &

Industry for R & D and specialists

• University-industry collaboration

through e-Learning centers

Train e-Learning SpecialistsTrain e-Learning Specialists

• Knowledge in both education & IT

• Offer e-Learning related courses

in graduate level

Support Research Information System

Support Research Information System

• University’s e-Learning center &

regional strategic industry

collaboration to cultivate specialists

Establish e-Teaching & Learning SystemEstablish e-Teaching & Learning System

• Gain competitiveness of universities

through credit bank system

• Individualized learning through

e-Learning

HRD through e-ClusterHRD through e-Cluster

• Incentive for specialized course

• Support consulting

• Coop. between gov’t & univ. for R&D

• Tax benefit for e-Learning

• Credit bank

• Customized according to career and job e-Learning information

• Use e-Learning in innovation work

• Use government officials’ training • e-Learning based teacher training

• Provide learning opportunity to soldiers

-distance learning -cyber university

Specialization&

Diversification

InstitutionalizedSupport

Learning Society MilitaryHRD

Employable Skills through ICTEmployable Skills through ICT

• Relate with other projects for the disadvantaged

• Support alternative schools, etc. thru e-Learning

• e-lifelong learning system for the dropout

• Combine with offline education

• Develop regional e-Learning portal

• Promote regional e-Learning committee

• To regional innovation center for education

Support thedisadvantaged

e-Lifelong School Forme-Community

Support regionalInnovative Industry

• National ICT Infra. Learning Infra.

• Promote e-Learning based lifelong learning society

Unite Provinces through e-CommunityUnite Provinces through e-Community

Firm Support,Involvement

Of TopAdministrator

User-orientedEducational Policy

Capability ofOrganizations

AppropriateBudget Allocation Collaboration

Among Institutes

Monitoring & EvaluationSystem

Six Successful FactorsSix Successful Factors

Shared VisionIII

Improve Qualityof Education

Improve Qualityof Education

DevelopHuman

Resources

DevelopHuman

Resources

StrengthenVocational& Career

Education

StrengthenVocational& Career

Education

CreateRegional

Integration

CreateRegional

Integration

Promotee-Learning

Globalization

Promotee-Learning

Globalization

Development of National Human Resources

through ICT

Lifelong Learning for ALL through ICTLifelong Learning for ALL through ICT