Blog 2: My opinions on MOE Masterplans for ICT in Education

In your opinion, why do you think it is important for MOE to develop the three Masterplans for ICT in education?

    In this 21st century, due to the speedy development of technology, even the education also been affected by this trend. Therefore, the development of the three Masterplan for ICT in education is very important for MOE from now and onwards. On the other hand, students who born in this new era are no longer unfamiliar with ICT tools, sometimes they even know more than teacher. Thus, Masterplan for ICT is not only for the benefit of students but also the teacher.

    Next, ICT tools also can bring something special to the lesson which the teacher cannot do by themselves, for example audio effect, video clip screening, online assessment, etc.

Has any of the Masterplans impacted you as a student? Share your experience of how ICT had been used in the classes you attended as a student (if applicable).

Not applicable.

 

Based on your enhanced school experience, how do you think the current Masterplan 3 may affect your role(s) as a beginning teacher ?

    In fact, as a beginning teacher, the first thing we must familiar with is the school culture and policies. Different school has different culture; even the students also have different characters. Thus, if every lesson must contain ICT tools, it will be a bit tough for beginning teacher, because we haven’t familiar with the student and pedagogy, the preparation of the lesson also increase, I am just afraid that the outcome may not match with the expected results.

    For the advantage of ICT, I admit that it is really helps the students engage in the lesson, especially those Express and NA stream students. It is also convenient for teacher to share the teaching resources with one another. But it’s really take some time for teacher to prepare the lesson plan include ICT, as the workload of teacher is not that little. (From what I see is like that.)