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Shaping the Future of Education with Technology: Comparison of Korea and Singapore for ICT in Education

11 November 2016
The Republic of Korea and Singapore have enacted systemic and systematic policies to bring new forms of teaching and learning practices in schools. ICT has been employed not only as a pedagogical tool but also as a catalyst to prepare the competitive workforce in the knowledge economy.

Trends and Development of ICT in Education Policy

10 November 2016
Despite a countless number of national-level ICT in education policy initiatives in the last decade, cases of successful integration of ICT that have led to enhancing teaching and learning in school still remain an exception than the norm. A suggested practical procedure for developing a national…

MathCloud in the World

10 November 2016
MathCloud is considered as the ultimate solution for students struggling in mathematics. This presentation shows MathCloud's effectiveness in Asia and expansion to other developing member countries. It also shares the effect of MathCloud in US schools and feedback by school administrators.

ICT for Teacher Training

10 November 2016
UNESCO has been providing support to governments of its member states in reforming their current ICT teacher training into a systematic competency-based one. As an envisaged result, teachers’ development in integrating ICT can be systematically guided, supported, assessed, monitored, and tracked at…

New Challenges in Smart Education Era

9 November 2016
The Korea Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) is a major educational television and radio network contributing greatly to improve and develop lifelong and democratic education in the Republic of Korea. This presentation discusses the platform that EBS uses and the content it produces. EBS’…

Challenges in Setting up Sri Lanka for Virtual Education System

9 November 2016
Schools in Sri Lanka have not really changed much over the past eight decades as attempts at educational innovation generally slip back to the traditional mode of educational operation. Introducing sustainable and systematic changes in learning environments and educational management should match…

The Initiatives on ICT in Education in Korea: Cyber Learning System and the National Education Information System

9 November 2016
Bringing intelligent educational technology transformation is the goal of using ICT in education in the Republic of Korea. This presentation discusses the Cyber Learning System and National Education Information System, two major projects on ICT in education that jumpstarted the Republic of Korea's…

ICT in Bhutanese Education System

9 November 2016
Integration and use of ICT in the Kingdom of Bhutan’s educational system started way before the year 2000. iSherig is the Education ICT Master Plan for the Kingdom of Bhutan that aims to harness the power of ICT as an enabling tool in teaching and learning.

ICT in Education in Nepal: Policies and Programs

9 November 2016
The ICT in Education Master Plan (2013) and the Teacher Competency Framework (2016) are some of Nepal’s policy provisions on ICT in education. Strategic interventions on improving the quality of ICT education in Nepal are indicated in the ICT in School Sector Development Plan (2016-2023).

Mindfulness

3 November 2016
Mindfulness involves training people’s attention to experience the present moment with greater curiosity and kindness. This helps them to not only appreciate what is going well but to respond more skillfully in the here and now to life’s inevitable challenges.