Post on 17-Apr-2022
ImplementingandManagingICTIntegrationandSTEMEducationin
Mauritius
9June2016
Abidjan,Côted’Ivoire
Ricaud AUCKBURDirector(E-Education)
MinistryofEducationMauritius
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InitiativesinSTEMEducationandICTinMauritius - 1Pre primary schools§ IntroductionoftheBeebotfloor programmablerobotinsome elementary schools
Primary schools§ Interactiveprojectors inSankoréproject – grew from aProjecttoaNationalProgrammeforthis initiativestarted byFrance
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InitiativesinICTinSTEMeducation inMauritius - 2Secondary schools,TVETandTertiary§ Codecraft project– introductionofbasicconceptsofsoftwareprogrammingskillsatlowersecondarylevel
§ UseICTinMathematicsteaching:TeachingShapes,motion,formulae,3Dvisualisation
§ Useofdatalogging forpracticals anddemos inTechnology andSciencesubjects
§ ImplementationoftheNationalTabletPCprogrammeatSecondary§ Progressively connecting allsecondary schools tohighspeedwifi§ UseICTtools invocational collegestoensurematchwith tools usedinIndustry which areincreasingly technological
§ Ministrycurrentlyworking onsettingupofadedicatedNRENforenhancing research,inparticular inSTEMinUniversities
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ManagingtheintegrationofICTinSTEMEducation
• Ministryofficialsguidepolicy-makerstoengageandplanonintegrationofICTandSTEMEducation
• Progressivelytrain,buildorganisationalcapacity,coordinationandmonitoringabilitybyMinistry– GESCI’sALICTassistedinbuildingleadership
• DevelopedaNationalCurriculumFrameworkwhichembedsICTbothasataughtstandalonesubjectanditscross-curricularusageinSTEMsubjects
• DevelopedaNationalOpenSoftwarePolicy- encourageandtraininuseofOERinSTEMEducation,assupporttoclassroomteaching
• Statingtheobvious:RecruitteacherswithSTEMbackground• EncourageE-AssessmentinSTEMsubjects
ManagingtheintegrationofICTinSTEMEducation-2• Controlobsolescence:ChoosingappropriateICTandSTEMEducationsolutionsgivenlimitedfundingforreplacement• EnsureabilityofprivatesectorproviderstodeliverandmaintainICTandSTEMinfrastructure:thisisn’talwaysobviousinaSIDSordevelopingcountrycontext• Avoidvendorlock-in– butinsteadmanageandencouragevendorpartnershipswiththosevendorsthatdohavespecificstrengths• Planforthedisposalofe-wasteofICTandSTEMequipment• Ascertainregulatorycompliance– eg indataprotection,useoflicensedsoftware
ManagingtheintegrationofICTinSTEMEducation- 3• ICT,insomecases,providessimulationplatformsassubstitutetoexpensiveorunavailableequipment
• STEMEducationisexpensive,soplanfundsbyinclusioninNationalbudgets,insteps
• WorkwithNGOsforstartingprojects- butensuretheyalsobuildcapacityofMinistrydepartmentsintheseareaswhereinitialMinistrycapacityislow
• BuildAwareness:PlanaCommunicationsstrategyfordisseminationofICTinSTEMEducation
• Synergizearesourcemobilisationstrategywithdevelopmentpartners
SummarizingtheMauritianexperience1.StartprojectsinICTandSTEMEducationwithdevelopmentpartners
2.Strengthennationalexecutionandmonitoringcapacityacrossthesystem
3.Learnandadjustfromsuccesses(orfailures)
4.Expand,inplannedphases,intonationalprogrammes
ICThelpsinovercomingisolationofSIDS“SIDScanenvisagerapidtechnologicalinnovation,especiallyininformationandcommunicationstechnologies,thatwillhelptoovercomeislandisolation,createnewwaysofmaintainingsocialandculturaltiesacrosstheislanddiaspora andhelpevolveneweconomicactivities.”UNEP2014- GEOSmallIslandDevelopingStatesOutlook.
THANKYOU!ministry-education.govmu.org
rauckbur@govmu.org