Educational Technology in the Asia Pacific Region

          Asia Pacific Region have formulated state policies and strategies to infuse technology in schools. Among these is the Malaysia Smart School-level Technology Project. I believe that this can be done to the Philippine setting. To ensure that the given information is true, I visited their website (http://www.mscmalaysia.my/topic/About+Smart+School). 

In technical jargon, the Malaysian Smart School is a learning institution that has been systemically reinvented in terms of teaching and learning as well as the improvement of the school management processes in order to help students cope and leverage on the Information Age. Smart School is not just about ICT intervention in teaching and learning. The national curriculum and pedagogy are given the highest importance, with the role of teachers, administrators, parents and the community enhanced in the education of the Malaysian students. Individuality, creativity and initiative amongst the students are prioritised. However, ICT is critical in making the teaching and learning processes easier, more fun and effective, as well as making communication and management among the stakeholders more efficient. The Malaysian Smart School is a place where all students can learn within a conducive learning environment. It offers various curricula with on-going evaluation, handled by professional administrators and teachers The diagram below reflects the continuation of Making 88 Benchmarked Smart Schools Programme to Making All Schools Smart Programme: