OBSTACLES in IT to EDUCATION

Information Technology is one of the widely used when it comes to education Technology. Adaptation to new technologies is much better when it comes in the pedagogy of teaching. Most countries adopt to this because they are more effective and motivating. It gives also opportunities to students to acquire new skills, communication, problem solving and etc. With much concern to this technologies they have also advantage and disadvantages to human specially to learners. This advantages and disadvantages are depends upon to a person how they used the technologies.

In other countries specially when it comes to Education ,Information Technologies are being adopt. Why? It is because in learning through this technologies it is much easier. Here in Philippines we also used technologies to education but it is not easier for me because there are obstacles also in IT when it comes to Education. What are those?

Obstacles in IT in Education are as follows:

1. Insufficient numbers of computers
2. Lack of knowledge and training
3. Difficult to integrate instruction
4. Not enough training opportunities.
5. Poor quality of website materials
6. Difficult used of low achieving students.

For me, they are the some obstacle with regards to It in education. Why? As we all know that teachers play the crucial role in the adoption and integration of IT in Education so, therefore they are most major obstacle when it comes to Education. Lack of knowledge and further training of the teacher is the major obstacle in It to education. Knowledge to technologies is the very important factor. As what I have observe today in our society some students are more IT-literate than their teacher and some teacher also may see this as a challenge to their traditional role of being more knowledgeable expert in the classroom. Not only that one factor also is the inadequate English language competence of the teacher.

For me in order to achieve the satisfied IT in Education and to give remedies also to the increasing problems the Department of Education must give trainings to teachers on how to make use computers in their day-to-day teaching activities. With this, teachers will be able to increase their knowledge and be more informed to the rapid increasing technologies used specially in teaching.

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ICT POLICIES in LEADING COUNTRIES

ICT POLICIES in LEADING COUNTRIES

NEW ZEALAND POLICY:

A quest that state " to become a world leader in information technology". What exactly New Zealand means by "world leader in IT". They compare themselves in this field mainly to the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries and definitely they become progressive. In what way? It is because to their policies which they stick to..And that is to create a better future through research and innovation.

Here are policies which they adhere to:
1. They align Government's research and innovation policies with needs in the community. Some of the policy areas we will focus on:
1. Building technological capability to boost economic growth
2. Understanding social systems to improve social well-being; and
3. Increasing knowledge of our environment and natural resources, to support sustainable development.
2. They connect New Zealand industry and international partners in research and innovation. In particular, they develop ways of working more closely with:
1. Community groups
2. The education and health sectors
3. Businesses
4. Other government departments and agencies researchers; and
5. International groups.
3. New Zealanders were being taught how research and innovation improve their lives, environments and enterprises. People in New Zealand have a low appreciation of how research and innovation can benefit them. They overcome this by creating new ways of:
1. Communicating the benefits of research and innovation
2. Involving New Zealanders in setting future agendas for research and innovation; and
3. Providing better assurance that risks and ethics issues associated with new technologies have been adequately addressed.
4. They build their capability to define, design and deliver world class research and innovation policies, paying particular attention to:
1. Improving their understanding of research and innovation, and its implications for New Zealand;
2. Implementing new research and innovation policies in ways that deliver more benefits to New Zealanders;
3. Building partnerships with a wider range of groups in the community and especially with Maori.

SINGAPORE:

SINGAPORE focus facilitating international alliance and creating an environment that is conducive for businesses to thrive. Their policies with regards to ICT was, they develop a global hub, they boost they economic engine in order to progressive, they enhance their potentials of every individuals, they link their communities locally and globally and lastly they improve their quality of life through innovative ways of learning.

MALAYSIA:

The Malaysia policy was the orderly development of the country into an information and knowledge- based society by year 2020.In what ways? Through the initiative of their government they based it into media information. They supply information through medias which help to disseminate information..regarding what are the events and happening in their environment. With this it helps to empower their people and be able to make CHANGE.

HONGKONG:

The digital 21 strategy set by the government in Hongkong is to develop in a leading digital city. The main focus was they will serve the public through E-channel. With this it was very accessible for them.

AUSTRALIA:

The Australia is one of most progressive country with regards to their ICT. In what way they become progressive? It is because their ICT focus on the government as the customer.


PHILIPPINES:

The Philippine government has recognized the importance of providing universal Internet access and, through various international instruments and national policy documents, has committed to provide community-based Internet access by 2010. They provide good global practice on universal access.
They provide details the e-Knowledge Public Domain project that aims to extend the use of Community e-Centers in the Philippines from simply being a means to access information to becoming local knowledge production centers. The strategy is to develop appropriate ICT skills in communities to enable community members to create relevant digital content.