Principles on ICT Use in Education in Singapore Singapore ICT Education Education in SIngapore Educational Technology in SIngapore

1. Principles on ICT Use in Education
Implementation
Learning Points

2. ▪ The Ministry of Education in
Singapore is now preparing for
the fourth Education Master
Plan.
▪ According to Heng Swee Keat,
Minister for Education,
education must equip students
with the necessary
competencies to race with and
not race against technology.

3. 4 Principles
1. Stay Focused
3. Stay
Grounded
2. Stay Curious
4. Stay
Together

4. ▪ The Ministry will be focused on its
commitment to a student-centric and values-driven
education, and ICT can help them do
this better.
▪ To ensure that all schools and students benefit
from ICT-enabled learning, the Ministry is
currently developing an online Student
Learning Space to provide all students access
to quality digital teaching and
learning resources.
▪ The Ministry is also focused on cyber wellness
among students.

5. ▪ Heng urged educators to innovate and
experiment new ways of teaching and
learning using technology.
▪ He believes that ICT can enable personalize
learning, he said: “This is an important aspect
of our student-centric education. The
ultimate goal is customized learning and
differentiated teaching for every child.”
▪ New technologies may also improve the way
assessment is done, such as diagnosing a
student’s mastery of concepts, or
recommending the most useful
digital resources.

6. ▪ While ICT promises a world of possibilities, Heng
emphasized the importance of sound pedagogical
content knowledge.
▪ “A good technological tool placed in the hands of a
skilful teacher can breathe life into lessons, and
lessons into life. Our teachers must be grounded in
strong pedagogy and have the knowledge to use ICT
meaningfully and appropriately,” he added.
▪ During the last Master Plan, the Ministry has
trained about 1,400 ICT mentors, who were
instrumental in driving ground-up initiatives.
Lessons were shared on an online platform called
The ICT Connection, so best practices can be
accessed by the wider community.

7. ▪ “From parents to industry partners, we
need to involve the wider community.
Together, we can play an active role to
bring out the best in each child in every
school, at every stage, whatever their
starting point,” said Heng.
▪ The Ministry will be working more closely
with the industry players, tertiary
education and other key stakeholders to
develop a conducive environment to
groom young talents.