Advantages, Disadvantages and Challenges of implementing Smart School

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PBL- PBL- MalaysianMalaysian

TBC 3013 Information and Communication Technology in

Biology

What are the What are the advantages, advantages, disadvantages and disadvantages and challenges of challenges of implementing Smart implementing Smart School? How to School? How to overcome those overcome those challenges?challenges?

AdvantagesAdvantages Interactive learning was improved

◦ Contact other student through email◦ Using smart board

Give students a hands-on approach to classroom concepts

Equipped with the latest technology◦ Provide a range of education software for teacher, school and

colleges◦ Various methods of teaching and learning are use

Curriculum is more flexible and open (More on self-evaluation)◦ Learning lesson are student –centered◦ Promote self-learning to creative and independent◦ Can be learn in variety way as they like

DisadvantagesDisadvantagesHigher cost

◦ Government spend a lot of electronic facilities and new book

Not much democratization in education◦ Student have no choice on what to learn and when to

sit for exam◦ They don’t have enough time to study and understand

the lesson as they have different ability to learn

Lack of technological infrastructure and teaching materials in school in rural area.◦ Don’t have much chance to be expose to technology◦ Limited internet connectivity

Challenges and Challenges and method to method to overcomeovercome

1. To have affective e-learning in classroom

- Students bored with old time learning method

o Using more effective materials and technologySmart boardEducational TV (ETV)oHardware and courseware (and all new

courseware developed will be web-enabled)

2. Awareness of society-They feel Smart School are same with normal school-Doesn’t know much about Smart School-Many people had the notion that the smart school was

a school for smart students only

o Have “Smart School Promotional Programme”To put it in the right perspectiveIncrease awareness of societyFamiliarity of Smart School toward publicGain confidence from public

3. Effort to prepare teachers as catalysts- They are the core pillar of the nation’s education

system thereby acting as agents of change for the nation

oRigorous training course for teachers and administrators

Teachers undergoing retraining in FIVE skills Learning Skills Creative and Critical Thinking Fasilitating Assessement and Evaluation Techologically competent

4. Limited internet coverage

-especially in rural school

o SchoolNet Project To provide internet broadband facilities

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