Presentation on how to enhance education resilience to minimize and overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

1. Policies to Guarantee Education Continuity
for the Sake of the Underrepresented in
Response to the COVID-19
FADZLIATON ZAINUDIN
Principal Assistant Director
Policy Planning & Coordination Unit
Educational Technology & Resources Division
Ministry of Education Malaysia
fadzliaton@moe.gov.my
11 June 2021
2021 ALCoB ICT Volunteer(AIV) Online Forum(Webinar)
Hosted by Ministry of Education Republic of Korea & IACE
(Institute of APEC Collaborative Education)

2. Malaysia at A Glance
Level No. of Schools
Primary 7,780
Secondary 2,445
Total 10,225
Level No. of Students
Primary 2,767,270
Secondary 2,026,674
Total 4,793,944
STUDENTS
SCHOOLS
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Level Urban Rural
Primary 4,107 3,673
Secondary 1,790 655
Total 5,897 4,328
LOCATION
TEACHERS
Level No. of Teachers
Primary 235,648
Secondary 176,636
Total 412,284

3. 3
Impact of COVID-19
Total School Closure Partial School Closure
Revision of School
Calendar
Students’ learning is affected

4. Issues & Challenges (Learning
Access)
Yes,
63.07%
No,
36.93
%
Parents
670,118
Students
893,331
Survey on Students’ Readiness for Home-based Learning (HBL)
*As of April 2020
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53,566 51,460 83,504 415,945 329,918
Urban (%) 6.31 5.95 9.96 48.19 36.16
Rural (%) 2.78 3.17 4.69 34.39 35.25
No Device
Smartphone
Laptop
Tablet
PC

5. 5
Issues & Challenges (Educational Resources)
Students
• Access to devices and the Internet
• Relevant information skills
• Readiness towards self-directed learning
Teachers
• Competencies to implement online teaching
• Integrating teaching-learning materials and technology
• Using relevant teaching-learning methods
Technology
• Suitability in terms of age or students with special needs
• Rapid technological change
• Suitability in terms of different types of educational resources
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Students’ hearts
and minds
should be
continuously
nurtured

6. Our Response
Guidelines on Home-based Learning
Modules
Project-
Based
Flipped
Classroom
Inquiry-
Based
Mastery
Learning
Contextual
Learning
Problem-
Solving 6
• Approaches
Online Offline Off-site
• Methods

7. 7
Online Teaching and Learning Platforms
Our Response
Online Learning Platform - DELIMa
EduwebTV Portal
cikgooTUBE
E-Class
Digital Learning
Teachers
Community
Television-Based Learning Sessions
Okey TV Astro Tutor TV
DidikTV KPM

8. Our Response
Providing Printed Materials
Textbooks
Worksheets
Activity Books
Books
Delivery of Printed Modules
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9. 9
Our Response
Webinars Online Competitions
Reading Campaigns
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10. Our Response
Rescheduling Major Examinations
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Rescheduling the School Calendar

11. In the Pipeline
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02
03
04
Revisiting the digital education policy and realigning it with
MyDIGITAL Blueprint
Providing B40 students with devices
Upgrading infostructure and infrastructure to
facilitate digital education
Strengthening teachers’
competencies
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12. 12
In the Pipeline
Improving the digital learning (DELIMa) platform for personalized
learning and learning pathways
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13. THANK YOU
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