ICT Masterplan 1, 2 and 3 - Blog Entry 2

Masterplan 1 :

To create infrastructure for schools and to train teachers in the use of ICT
The 4 goals are as listed:

1.  Enhance the connections between the school and external surroundings, in a bid to enrich and widen the learning environment
2.  Foster original thinking, lifelong learning and social responsibility
3.  Generate innovation in education
4.  Promote admin and management excellence in the education system

Masterplan 2:

To shift from teacher centered, didactic teaching to a more student centered constructivist pedagogy

The six outcomes that the plan hoped to achieve are as follows
1.  Student are able use ICT effectively for active learning
2.  Teachers are able to use ICT effectively for professional and personal growth
3.  Connections between curriculum, instruction and assessment are supposed to be enhanced using ICT
4.  Schools should have the capacity and capability to use ICT for school improvement
5.  There is active research in ICT education
6.  There is an infrastructure that supports widespread effective use of ICT

Masterplan 3:

To harness ICT and transforming learners

1.  Students develop competencies for SDL and CoL through effective ICT use + becoming discerning and responsible ICT users
2.  School leaders provide directions & create conditions to harness ICT for learning and teaching
3.  Teachers gain capacity ro plan & deliver ICT enriched learning experiences for students to become self-directed learners(SDL) and collaborative learners(CoL)
4.  ICT infrastructure supports learning anytime and anywhere

It is important for MOE to develop these 3 Masterplans so as to prepare future Singaporeans with 21st century skills and competencies
Although I am a lifelong learner :) my schooling ended in 2003, before the beginning of MP2 hence, I had not much opportunity to experience the ICT masterplans
As a beginning teacher, I think MP3, will allow me to include more PBL so that students can collaborate to create solutions.  It will allow me to give students opportunity to learn from anyplace and anytime.  I think that BTs should have some form of mentorship in the planning of ICT lessons, so that they may receive feedback and can reflect on their teaching practices.