SBP 6024 Technology and Innovation in Teaching and Learning Biology

“OBJECTIVES OF SMART SCHOOL”

PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING: SMART SCHOOL

NAMA NO MATRIK

Azlin binti Ahmad Kamaruzzaman M20121000026

Nor Hafiza binti Isa M20131000611

Nurashikin binti Muzafar M20131000660

Nurul Jannah binti Amirul M20122001592

Rozaireen binti Badrulzaman M20131000621

Siti Norafizan binti Jalaludin M20131000664

FACTS IDEAS LEARNING ISSUES ACTIONS

What do we know? What fact can be extracted from

the problem scenario?

What do we think? What is the possible explanation?

What do we need to know? Put your inquiry into question form.

What should we do? Which resources is appropriate to

approch? Malaysia is projected transition

from a production based economy to knowledge-based economy by 2020.

Smart schools is one of the flagship initiative by government in MSC project.

Creating a group of 90 pilot Smart Schools in 1999.

By 2010, all primary and secondary schools in Malaysia will be Smart Schools.

The goverment of Malaysia aims to develop infrastructure to jump-start deployment of enabling technology to schools.

The concept of Smart School would enable Malaysia to be in line with the rest of developed countries.

Malaysian need to be technologically advanced to be competed in the global world.

Smart schools is the brilliant idea but poor implementation of this project.

Facilities in schools are not enough provided and poor in maintenance. Support staff also needed.The cost for facilities and maintanence too expensive.

Technology changing very fast, disparity between people in urban/ rural area with town will be happen.For example : People in rural area may have problem with instant coverage and electricity.

Knowledge and competency of teacher should be prepared.

What is the Smart Schools concept? What are the other MSC flagships? What are the components of the

Smart School concept? How does Ministry of Education

support the Smart School initiative? How is teaching and learning

implemented in Smart Schools? What are the challenges face since

the inception of Smart School? How does the progress made been measured?

Why was the Smart School concept introduced?

Smart School Roadmap Smart School Blueprint Internet Books Newspaper Library

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Why was the Smart School Concept introduced?

OBJECTIVES OF SMART SCHOOL

To jumpstart the MSC towards

To prepare the citizens for the information age

• a knowledge-based economy

• growth of the ICT industry

• a pool of talent resulting in high-value job creation

• through an innovative education delivery process

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The Smart School Concept Roadmap

2005-2020

To help students cope and leverage on the Information

Age.

It offers various curricular with on-going evaluation, handled by professional

administrators and teachers.

Enable students to practice self-accessed and self-directed learning, at their own learning pace.

Making communication and management more

efficient.

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The Malaysian Smart School Blueprints (Government of Malaysia, 1997)

Provide all-round development of the individual (emotional, physical, intellectual, spiritual)• Provide a broad curriculum for

all• Emphasis thinking skill• Teach values and language

across the curriculum

Provision to develop individual strengths and abilities• Provide electives in the curriculum • Virtual express class

Produce a thinking and technology-literate workforce• Teach thinking across curriculum• Apply technology in teaching and

learning

Democratize education• Provide equal access to learning

opportunities• Provide for differing abilities, styles, and

paces of learningIncrease participation of stakeholders• Create awareness of what happen in

schools• Enable easy and speedy communication

with the school using technology• Provide opportunities for stakeholders to

participate (e.g. parents, community).

REFERENCES

Simin Ghavifekr, Sufean Hussin, Muhammad Faizal A. Ghani.(2011). The Process of Malaysian Smart School Policy Cycle : A Qualitative Analysis. Journal of Research and Reflections in Education, 5(2): 83–104.

Smart School Project Team.(1997). The Malaysian Smart School An MSC Flagship Application: A Conceptual Blueprint.

The Smart School Roadmap 2005-2020: An Educational Odyssey. (2005). Multimedia Development Corporation Sdn Bhd.