ICT for Education Leaders: From Vision to Reality

The course “ICT for Education Leaders: From Vision to Reality”  was designed in three basic parts.

Part 1 was an introduction to the role and impact of ICT in education, as well as an overview of recent global trends and developments in this area.

Module 1: Role of ICT in the knowledge economy
Module 2: ICT and future education
Module 3: Trends and developments of ICT in education policy

Part 2 which comprised panel discussions, examined a number of concrete case studies with an emphasis on the building blocks of ICT integration into education initiatives and how specific countries have made progress. Part 2 was also involved field visits to Korean organizations for a first-hand view of the Korean experience. 

Module 4: ICT teacher training and content development
Module 5: ICT and educational management
Module 6: ICT in higher education and life-long learning

Part 3 focused on developing and presenting an action plan for each participant as a way of reflecting on the knowledge being shared and to articulate a framework of ICT in education for her/his country.

Module 7: Issues and challenges for developing countries in implementing ICT in education 
Module 8: Monitoring and assessing ICT impact in education
Module 9: Application of ICT: Action Plan Development

It was expected that all participants would prepare a short briefing on recent ICT in education developments in their countries before the course as a way of preparing in general for the course and the action plan more specifically. This process was facilitated by the course organizers.