Koh Sweden 3 Feb10

Singapore’s Masterplan for ICT in Education
Dr Thiam-Seng KOH
St. Joseph’s Institution
3 February 2010

Presentation Outline
Preamble
Singapore masterplans for ICT in education
Key lessons learned
Challenges and issues
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About Singapore & Education
Population is about 5 mil with a resident population of 3.7 mil
An island of about 700 km2 in size
Multi-racial – Chinese (~75%)
No natural resources or hinterland
People are its only resource
English is the language of instruction and administration
About 360 schools, 30,000 teachers and 500,000 students from Grades 1 – 12
Average class size: 40 – 44 for elementary & middle schools
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Mission & Vision of Education
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Mission: Moulding the Future of our Nation
Vision:Thinking Schools, Learning Nation

Desired Outcomes of Education
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Nurturing the Whole Child
Skills for 21st Century Challenges
Learning how to learn
Creative Thinking
Values
National education
Working with others
Communication
ICT

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Masterplans for ICT & Education

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2009
2003
1997
The ICT Masterplan Journey
Strengthening & Scaling
Seeding Innovation
Building the Foundation

Core ICT Training for all teachers
ICT Infrastructure & Support for all schools
Educational software & resources for relevant subjects
ICT became an accepted tool for teaching & Learning
1997: Masterplan 1
Building the Foundation
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FS@SG
5% schs
LEAD ICT
Schools
15-20% schs
Gave autonomy through devolved ICT funds
Remaining
Schools
Established Baseline ICT Standards for pupils
Generate innovative practices through schemes
2002: Masterplan 2
Seeding Innovation
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Learning Points
Addressing fundamental issues in education before introducing ICT across the system
Adopting systemic and systematic approach
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Learning Points
Paying attention to teacher’s readiness in using ICT for learning
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Taking a multi-disciplinary and multi-partnership approach to push frontiers on use of ICT in learning

Learning Points
Aligning intent and interests among all key stakeholders
Co-ordinating and high level monitoring of implementation
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Dialogue with school leaders

Centralisation
Autonomy
Challenges & Issues
ICT
Competencies
Pedagogical Principles
The need to bridge the gap between ICT competencies and effective teaching (including assessment)
The need to balance between centralisation and autonomy
“Cyberwellness”
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In Summary: Key Focus Areas
1st Masterplan
Build Foundation
2nd Masterplan
Seed Innovation
3rd Masterplan
Strengthen & Scale
~ ICT supporting curriculum
~ ICT integrated into curriculum & assessment
~ ICT embedded into syllabuses & teaching guides
Curriculum, & Assessment
~ Core training for all teachers and school leaders
~ Differentiated Prof Development
~ Consultancy to school leaders
~ ICT Mentorship
~ Professional Learning Communities
Professional Development
~ Spearheading R&D efforts in collaboration with industry & schools
~ Seeding innovation in
schools
~ Translating research
to influence classroom practices
Research & Development
~ Central provision to equip all schools
~ One-size-fits-all
~ Flexible
provision to suit schools needs
~ Closer alignment to curriculum changes and
schools needs
Infrastructure for Learning
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Thank You …

Budget
mp1 (1997 - 2002)
Total: $2 billion, or
Annually: $650 per student
$1 million per school
mp2 (2003 – 2008)
Total: $600 million, or
Annually: $300 per student
$450,000 per school
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