1.Issues and Challenges in Integrating ICT in Malaysian Schools

PROBLEM BASED LEARNING        :           Issues And Challanges In Integrating  ICT In Malaysian Schools.

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Group Leader                                      :           Syafiqah Bt Razale                                         (D20101037538)

Secretary                                            :           Tuan Nurul Shahira bt Tuan Yacob                (D20101037520)

Group Member                                   :           Wan Nurulfarhah Bt Awang @ Hasan           (D20101037532)

                                               

FACTS	IDEAS	LESSON ISSUES	ACTION PLANS
1.    ICT application becomes an important part of teaching and learning. 2.    Ministry of Education has spends more effort such as funding and training as to prepare teachers and students with ICT skills.	1.    Teachers in Malaysian school are difficult to integrate ICT in teaching. 2.    Teachers face a huge task of managing and reinventing ICT devices. 3.    Teachers do not apply the skills and facilities provided. 4.    Students misuse the facilities provided in school. 5.    Students from rural area lack of skills and not exposed to technologies. 6.    In rural area, school frequently face the shortage of electricity thus effect the teaching and learning progression.	1.    What is the means of ICT? 2.    How to integrate ICT in learning and teaching? 3.    What is the benefit of using ICT in education? 4.    What are the issues and challenges in integrating ICT in teaching and learning? 5.    Who is responsible to ensure the teachers have skills in ICT and implement their skills during the teaching session? 6.    How to monitor the misuse of ICT among the students? 7.    What should the government do to solve the problem in rural area?	1.    Refer to journals. 2.    Refer to text/reference books. 3.    Refer to internet. 4.    Discussion among group members.

 Report

Objective

•  To find the issues and challenges in integrating ICT in Malaysian school.
•  Indicate way to overcome the issues and challenges.

Introduction

ICT is standing for Information and Communications Technologies. ICT covers all forms of computer and communications equipment and software used to create, design, store, transmit, interpret and manipulate information in its various formats. In Malaysia, ICT is basically used in Smart School program. Establishment of Smart School was inspired in 1996 after Malaysia began to realize the importance of information and communication technology (ICT) is one of the main components for development of country by 2020. There is four waves involved in implementing smart school project. (1) The Pilot (1997-2002): implementation on 87 schools. (2) The Post-Pilot (2002-2005): lessons learnt from the pilot wave. (3) Making All Schools Smart (2005-2010): extending the digital information to all. (4) Consolidate and stabilizes (2010-2020): technology becomes an integral part of the nation’s learning process. Nowadays, the used of ICT is important to be integrated into the teaching and learning process.

Discussion

The Issues that occur during execution of the smart school are (1) The teachers in Malaysian school are difficult to integrate ICT in teaching: Teachers receive intensive training on how to integrate the ICT in teaching. However, there is no true integration of ICT into the learning so far. This is because most of them lack of confident in using technology. It inhibits them to practice all the skills during their lesson. Thus, the teachers should reinvent their own teaching skill and reduce the using of traditional ways. (2) Students misuse the facilities provided in school: By providing technology items in school is still provide disadvantages among the students. For example during their ICT’s class, they would try to sneak open the unhealthy social networking besides making their work. At the end, they would just copy their friend’s work to be submitted. Because of that, teaching objectives are not met at that time, although the assignments were sent. The Educational Institutions are worried about the student’s development due to their abuse. Therefore, school can install internet monitoring software on school’s computer to avoid the student from misuse the technologies provided. (3) In rural area, school frequently faces the shortage of electricity: For this plan to be success, basic telecommunication facilities and electricity supply are needed. However, constant breakdown of electricity supply especially in the rural schools occurred, this is because of the inability of the existing system in school to cope with increase usage of electricity and give effect the teaching and learning progression. Thus, the authorities need to provide adequate electricity supply and system integration engineer who is really expert in this field when there is problem with computer system.

Conclusion

There are a lot of issues and challenge in integrating ICT in Malaysian school. This is due to many factors such as the teacher’s effort, the school administration, labor shortage and many more. Thus, the government must come up with the effective solution to solve all those issues that exist.