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Ministry of Education and Culture
e-Learning and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) are key priorities for education and training policy in Europe.
These new technologies can transform the traditional educational processes and they have the potential to revolutionize teaching and learning.
The Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture (MoEC) is designing and implementing a plan for the integration of ICT to the Educational System.
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Ministry of Education and Culture
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Integration of ICT in the Cyprus Educational System
ICTInfrastructure
LearningManagement
System(LMS)
EducationalSoftware
Acquisition
Intranet /Structured
Cabling
HardwareAcquisition
SchoolManagement
System(SMS)
TeacherTraining
DigitalEducational
Content(DEC)
ReadyMade
Software
DataCenter
Web Portal
LearningPlatform
Ministry of Education and Culture
AeL (Advanced eLearning) is a high-end Learning Management System, created by the Romanian company Siveco.
It combines a web-based user friendly interface with advanced functionality.
Ministry of Education and Culture
The DEC has been developed for 17 subjects of Upper Secondary General and Technical and Vocational Education
The DEC has been developed by two contractors chosen through a European Tender (that was conducted by the Ministry of Education and Culture).
The project is co-funded by the European Social Fund (50%) and by national resources (50%)
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Ministry of Education and Culture
The DEC : is attractive, interactive, multimedia-
rich educational material is tailor-made since it is aimed at
meeting specific educational objectives of the Cyprus National Curriculum
consists of 13 types of Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs)
exploits the affordances of the new technologies
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Ministry of Education and Culture Common subjects:
1.Modern Greek 42 DEC units2.History 20 DEC units3.Mathematics 67 DEC units4.English 55 DEC units5.Physics 43 DEC units6.Chemistry 38 DEC units
Subjects of General Education:7.French 51 DEC units8.Computing 37 DEC units9.Biology 30 DEC units10.Technology 37 DEC units
Subjects of Technical and Vocational Education:11.Applied Electricity 28 DEC units12.Mechanical Engineering 30 DEC units13.Construction 31 DEC units14.Graphic Design 25 DEC units15.Interior Design 25 DEC units16.Hotel Management 42 DEC units17.Carpentry 41 DEC units
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The architecture of the The architecture of the DECDECRegion 1: Reference Text and
Instructions to the studentRegion 2: RLO
SCORM Player: Table of Contents, title of the DEC, logos, navigation buttons.