1 ICT Enhanced Learning for Knowledge Economy Emiritization Future Conference Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22 February 2006 Abdul Waheed Khan Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information UNESCO

2 Knowledge is like light. Weightless and tangible, it can easily travel the world, enlightening the lives of people everywhere. World Development Report, The World Bank

3 If knowledge is the engine of development, then learning must be its fuel. Takeushi

4 It is difficult to solve tomorrow’s problems with yesterday’s tools and concepts.

5 Knowledge: the engine of development Economic growth Social transformation Cultural enrichment Political empowerment

6 Knowledge Societies

7 ICT and development Social change Demographic change Economic change Cultural Change Political Change change Educational Technological Change

8 Educational Challenges Access and reach Equity and gender Quality and effectiveness Relevance and lifelong learning Cost and efficiency

9 Relevance and Lifelong Learning Societal change from labour intensive work to knowledge intensive work Constant advancement in technology Need to teach the 7Cs: -Critical thinking -Creativity -Collaboration -Cross-cultural understanding -Communication -Computing -Career development

10 Human Capitals and Productivity Reduced Poverty Macro Economic Growth and Development Family Health and Nutrition Personal Development Societal Development Education Linkage of Education to Poverty Reduction and Human Development

11 Learning as progressive change from Ignorance to knowledge Inability to competence Indifference to understanding Learning

12 New forms of learning New literacies Technology literacy Information literacy: –recognize when information is needed –have the ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information

13 New forms of learning New pedagogical paradigm Learning as a constructive process More than acquisition of basic literacy skill Non-formal and non-linear learning New flexible learning environments

14 New forms of learning Nature of knowledge Increasingly transdisciplinary Increasingly contextual Application oriented («learning by doing») Must reflect local/regional realities

15 ICT and capacity building Improves educational quality Increases access to basic learning for everyone Improves educational management Enables lifelong learning opportunities Capacity to reach disadvantaged populations

16 ICT and capacity building Enhances diverse and collective learning processes Enables development of non-formal and informal learning environments Shifts learning process: –from teaching to self-directed learning –from one-time event to lifelong learning process

17 Media & Technology for Distance Learning MediaNon-interactiveInteractive Print-based (text and graphics based) Text-booksSelf-instructional print materials (partially interactive) Audio-basedAudiocassette, Radio broadcast Telephone, audio conference, audio-vision, interactive radio Video-basedVideo, TV BroadcastVideo conference Interactive television Computer-basedTextual delivery of materials in CD, Floppy; static web- pages Integrated multimedia, computer-mediated communication, , chat, discussion groups and automated response systems.

18 New Media Old Media Radio Television Audiotape Videotape Books Slides Computer Multimedia CBT Internet WWW CD/DVD Virtual Reality Digital learning resources Easy to manipulate, duplicate and transport Reusable with little difficulty Globally accessible through network Provides multi-sensory, multiple media in an integrated way Personalized instruction Cost intensive, though it is decreasing Ephemeral in nature for radio and TV Easy access to large number of people Reuse difficult Most useful for mass delivery Difficult to manipulate and do corrections

19 WSIS and capacity-building Capacity-building, a central element of the WSIS Action Plan Competences in ICT: – Skills to benefit fully from the Information Society – Essential role of ICT literacy ICT as a tool: – ICTs to achieve universal education worldwide – ICT for improved lifelong learning

20 Critical success factors Sustainability A vision Micro and macro approaches Devoted owners Government support

21 Critical success factors Public/private partnerships Localization (currricula and content) Take account of community languages Build on voluntarism Monitoring and evaluation

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