Jonghwi ParkProgramme Specialist, ICT in Education
Asia-Pacific Educational Innovation for Development (APEID)
UNESCO ICT in Education Programme
UNESCO BangkokAsia and PacificRegional Bureau of Education
Key Players’ Meeting on ICT in EducationArmy Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam
16 March 2012
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UNESCO Asia-Pacific
• Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education– Located in Bangkok, Thailand– Serves 46 member states and 2 associate
members – Vietnam is served by BKK (cluster) and Hanoi
(national) Offices
• http://www.unescobkk.org/asia-pacific/in-this-region/unesco-offices/
UNESCO BangkokAsia and PacificRegional Bureau of Education
UNESCO & ICT in Education
POLICY DEVELOPMENT
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UNESCO BangkokAsia and PacificRegional Bureau of Education
ICT in Ed Policy Development
• Provide an overall assessment of the education system
• Organized 17 workshops for 27 countries between 2005-2012
• Government requests for 2012: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia
• New project: Policy Guideline for M-Learning
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ICT in ED Policy Project
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• ICT in Education Toolkit: www.ictinedtoolkit.org• Long-term assistance in helping Bangladesh, Cambodia and
Sri Lanka develop National ICT in Education Master Plans
UNESCO BangkokAsia and PacificRegional Bureau of Education
ICT Competency Framework for Teachers
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• Launched in General Conference in November 2011• Available at
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002134/213475e.pdf
CAPACITY BUILDING
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UNESCO BangkokAsia and PacificRegional Bureau of Education
Teacher Education for ICT in Ed
• Curriculum development for ICT-integrated curriculum for pre-service teachers
• Facilitating ICT-Pedagogy Integration for in-service teachers (2010-2012)
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UNESCO’s Work: Capacity Building for In-service TeachersFacilitating ICT-Pedagogy Integration
(Funded by Korea Funds-in-Trust)Three-year project (2010-2012)Beneficiary countries: Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, Philippines,
Thailand and Viet NamNetworking with Teacher Education Institutions and training
teachers how to plan and implement project-based learning supported by ICT
A web Portal for international projects to be implemented in June 2011
Current project
UNESCO BangkokAsia and PacificRegional Bureau of Education
PBL-Telecollaboration Workshops
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• Penang, Malaysia, 23-25 February 2010• Manila, Philippines, 31 May – 3 June 2010• Guangzhou, China, 27-30 July 2010• Shanghai, China, 9-12 August 2010• Chonburi, Thailand, 17-20 August 2010• Mindanao, Philippines, 15-18 February, 2011 • Chiang Mai, Thailand, 13-17 March, 2011• Dhaka, Bangladesh, 17-19 June, 2011 (with British Council)• Hanoi, Vietnam, 23-27 August, 2011
• Dhaka, Bangladesh, 26-29 January 2012• Hanoi, Vietnam 14-17 March, 2012• Johor, Malaysia 12-16 May, 2012• International School Project, on-going, 2012• Regional seminar, October 2012
CLEARING HOUSE
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Laboratory and Clearinghouse for Ideas and Resources
For more info: http://www.unescobkk.org/education/ict/online-resources/e-library/key-resources/
UNESCO BangkokAsia and PacificRegional Bureau of Education
South South Cooperation Project• 25 Resource Distribution Centers• Training workshops for RDC (July 2012,
Bangkok)
CATALYST FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
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UNESCO BangkokAsia and PacificRegional Bureau of Education
Catalyst for International Cooperation• Provide a platform for policy makers and
different stakeholders in education to share lessons and experiences in ICT in Education– Annual Asia-Pacific Ministerial Forum– Central Asia Symposium on ICT in Education – Regional Seminars for TEIs
• For more info: http://www.unescobkk.org/education/ict/events/upcoming-events/
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POTENTIAL AREAS OF COLLABORATION
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Our Partners
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• Seeking collaboration with public / private sectors to support ICT-enhanced Education for All (EFA)- Right ICT application for better access to reach the
unreached (M-Learning, T-Learning)- Innovative measurement of new learning
outcomes- Online Child Safety
• Co-organizing regional/international events