Distance education in Kazakhstan began being formally defined in the late 20th century, with the first distance education project created in 1999. Over the past two decades, the government has actively worked to develop the legal framework for distance education and has funded three major programs to build infrastructure and train teachers in new technologies. However, challenges remain in fully implementing distance learning across the country due to low digital literacy among some teachers, inadequate technology in rural areas, and a lack of systematic development at universities. The current National Education Development Program aims to address these issues over the next decade.

1. DEVELOPMENT OF DISTANCE
EDUCATION IN KAZAKHSTAN
Daniyar Sapargaliyev
Astana, Kazakhstan
Florence, Italy
7 - 8 June, 2012

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Development of distance education in
Kazakhstan began about 15 years ago and
going according to plan in accordance with
approved plans and government programs.
Berlin
11-13 March 2012

3. Now using of distance technologies in education become the main direction
in the development of the education system in Kazakhstan.

4. Meanwhile, in recent years there were discovered some problems in the
implementation and of distance education. The distance technologies were
distributed mainly in the cities and did not cover rural areas.

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READINESS OF TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT OF MOBILE
LEARNING
AT EURASIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Daniyar Sapargaliyev
Astana, Kazakhstan
Berlin
We discuss about the milestones of March 2012
11-13 past distance education implementations
and discuss how these past policies and initiatives impact the success of it.

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Distance education in Kazakhstan was formally defined as a form of learning at
the end of 20th century. The first distance education project was created in 1999.

7. IADIS International Conference Mobile Learning 2012
READINESS OF TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT OF MOBILE
LEARNING
AT EURASIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Daniyar Sapargaliyev
Astana, Kazakhstan
Berlin
It was defined the existing poor communication infrastructure in Kazakhstan,
11-13 March 2012
including the lack of a cable or satellite educational television or
videoconferencing network, the Internet approach seems more feasible.

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READINESS OF TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT OF MOBILE
LEARNING
AT EURASIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Daniyar Sapargaliyev
Astana, Kazakhstan
During the last decade, the government actively engaged in developing the
legal framework for the implementation of distance learning. The result of
Berlin
this work was the adoption of state standard for distance education.
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READINESS OF TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT OF MOBILE
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AT EURASIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Daniyar Sapargaliyev
Astana, Kazakhstan
According to State Educational Standard of Kazakhstan: “Distance learning
technologies (DLT) can be implemented in higher education institutions.
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These institutions need to have licenses for any educational activity in all
11-13 March 2012
educational programs where using of DLT is not prohibited.”

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READINESS OF TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT OF MOBILE
LEARNING
AT EURASIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Daniyar Sapargaliyev
Astana, Kazakhstan
Berlin
Distance education in Kazakhstan has a 2012 research base and requires
11-13 March good
further describe experience in using distance technology in the universities.

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READINESS OF TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT OF MOBILE
LEARNING
AT EURASIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Daniyar Sapargaliyev
Astana, Kazakhstan
In recent years the government has developed and funded three major
programs that have helped to create infrastructure for distance education. By
Berlin
these programs, teachers were trained by using new technologies in practice.
11-13 March 2012
The last program (2011-2020) is aimed at the total and the widespread use of
distance technologies in education next 10 years

12. 2nd Main stages of ICT implementation in Kazakhstani educationn of
"The Future of Education" Conference
Government Years Purposes Expected Results
Programs
The Program of 1997- Creation of the united Majority of schools were
Secondary 2001 informational and equipped with a PC
Education’ educational space. classroom and were
Informatization accessed to Internet.
DEVELOPMENT OF DISTANCE
EDUCATION INthe united It was created National
The Concept of 2002- Creation of KAZAKHSTAN
Education System’ 2004 informational and united informational and
Informatization educational environment. educational system.
The State Program 2005- Formation of the united 75% of educational
on Development of 2010 Daniyar Sapargaliyev
informational and organizations were
Education Astana, Kazakhstan
educational environment. connected to Internet.
35 students per 1 PC.
The National 2011- Improving of education’s 100% universities will be
Education 2020 competitiveness and provided with access to
Development 7 - 8 June, 2012
development of human broadband Internet.
Program capital.
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According to Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan in next 10 years
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government plans to allocate 1 billion USD for e-Learning development. In 2011
the e-Learning project was launched in 44 education institutions in a pilot mode.

14. CONCLUSION
The main obstacles for the further development of distance education in
Kazakhstan are the low level of digital literacy of teachers, inadequate
technical equipment in rural areas and non-system development of distance
learning in universities.
For eliminate these disadvantages are designed The National Education
Development Program, that focuses on the union of all the educational
resources into the national network and the gradual improvement of needed
conditions for distance education development.

15. THANK YOU!
Daniyar Sapargaliyev
dsapargalieff@gmail.com
Florence, Italy
7 - 8 June, 2012