presentation delivered at the Indonesia Teacher\'s Congress May 2010 Jakarta

1. The role of ICT in education for sustainable development: how we can improve teaching and learning in an effort to become a more aware of the dynamic world around us Dr j Tim Denny ICT-education consultant Vietnam upper secondary and teacher education development project johndenny@alumni.usc.edu 1 KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21

2. Outline Whatis ICT Whatissustainabledevelopment Whatiseducation Examples of freelyavailablematerials/content and source of content 2 KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21

3. What is ICT in the context of educational systems Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is the term widely used to cover all computing and telecommunications, whether used for research, teaching or administration. 3 KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21

4. Example tools that can be used Research 4 KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21

5. Teaching KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21 5

6. Administration KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21 6

7. Some ICT/educational technology tools potentially available in schools Computers LAN Internet Web based technologies LCD/CRT monitors Multimedia players Broadcast media – TV Radio Print – textbooks, circulars, etc… KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21 7

8. Some advantages of ICTin schools Enhanced learning through rich materials Content can be used again indefinitely – they never wear out Increased access to content previously unavailable due to costs and distribution Autonomous learning through the ability of each person to interact with different materials at the same time KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21 8

9. Some downsides to ICT in the schools Expensive to purchase Potentially difficult to maintain – viruses, replacement parts – etc… Requires technical ability to operate Resistance to adopting new methods Availability of electricity to run them Climatic conditions often deteriorate electronics in rural/remote or unclean places KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21 9

10. 10 Whatissustainabledevelopment Pillars of SD KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21

11. 11 Three types of education provision Formal Nonformal Informal KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21

13. 13 KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21 Non-formal education: any organised educational activity outside the established formal system - whether operating separately or as an important feature of some broader activity - that is intended to serve identifiable learning clienteles and learning objectives.

14. 14 Informal education: the truly lifelong process whereby every individual acquires attitudes, values, skills and knowledge from daily experience and the educative influences and resources in his or her environment - from family and neighbors, from work and play, from the market place, the library and the mass media. KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21

15. 15 Examples of freelyavailablematerialsthatcan help guide teaching and learning on sustainabledevelopment KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21

16. Subjects Covered in the Appropriate Technology library Background Reading - 22 Books General References - 52 Books Local Self-Reliance - 13 Books Workshop - 63 Books Agriculture - 133 Books Agricultural Tools - 78 Books Crop Preservation and Storage - 35 Books Forestry - 34 Books Aquaculture - 18 Books Water Supply and Sanitation - 95 Books Energy: General - 26 Books Energy: Cookstoves - 38 Books Energy: Wind - 40 Books Energy: Water - 42 Books Energy: Solar - 25 Books Energy: Biogas - 10 Books Housing and Construction - 80 Books Transportation - 40 Books Health Care - 45 Books Science Teaching - 6 Books Nonformal Education - 5 Books Local Communication - 19 Books Small Enterprises and Cooperatives - 34 Books Beekeeping - 9 Books Small Industries - 38 Books Disaster Preparedness - 23 Books KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21 16

17. 17 Curriki http://www.curriki.org/ Curriki is an online environment created to support the development and free distribution of world-class educational materials to anyone who needs them. Our name is a play on the combination of 'curriculum' and 'wiki' which is the technology we're using to make education universally accessible. KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21

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20. How can we use ICT to create increased access to ESD teaching/learning 20 KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21

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23. The role of ICT in education for sustainable development Dr j Tim Denny ICT-education consultant Vietnam upper secondary and teacher education development project johndenny@alumni.usc.edu 23 KONGRES GURU INDONESIA 2010 Jakarta May 20/21