BEST PRACTICES in e-LEARNING:BEST PRACTICES in e-LEARNING:PARALLELISM BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA & PARALLELISM BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA &

THAILANDTHAILANDMARIA VICTORIA G. PINEDA MARIA VICTORIA G. PINEDA

De La Salle University-Manila, PHILIPPINESDe La Salle University-Manila, PHILIPPINESE-mail Address: mavicpineda@yahoo.com; pinedam@dlsu.edu.ph

Al Faisaliah Hotel - 17 March 2009

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South Korea

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*The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

“Without revolutionary education reform, Korea cannot create a knowledge-based society. Without knowledge base, we have no hope for a bright future to meet the requirements in the New Millennium”, Kim Dae-Jung*, former President of South Korea

*Kim Dae-Jung is the 15th president of SK and the recipient of the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize

South Korea’s National South Korea’s National PolicyPolicy

South Korea’s working paradigmSouth Korea’s working paradigm of a Value-Based Societyof a Value-Based Society

A national human resources development project to nurture high quality human resources required for the knowledge-based society of the 21st century (MOE, 2003)

Model Schools & Infrastructure

*The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

The Dae-shin Elementary The Dae-shin Elementary SchoolSchool

A Public Elementary School andThe Ubiquitous Model School

*The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

The Electronic Board & The Big Brother The Electronic Board & The Big Brother SystemSystem

*The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

The Busan Information Center

• In-charge of digital preparation of lessons for the public schools

• Generates statistics & relevant info *The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

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Centralized developmentof instructional materials

•Standardized curriculum•Lectures/examples on video clips•Electronic books•Written and online exams•Language used: Korean

The Busan The Busan Information Information CenterCenter

The ALCOB Teachers’ Community-a huge,

dynamic online teachers’ community

*The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

Web casting with Prof. Young-Hwan Kim

Use of holographic

images, simulations &

videos

Screencasting

Library seat reservation

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*The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

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*The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

Thailand’s National Education Policy

“promotes education to develop the full potential of the Thai people through imparting awareness and knowledge in areas such as politics, democratic governance, human rights, local wisdom, environmental preservation, self-reliance, creativity, and self-learning on a continual basis.

The Act is guided by the principles of lifelong education for all, the participation of all segments of society in the provision of education, and the continuous development of the bodies of knowledge and learning processes.”

Subsequently, Thailand will move to the direction of preparing its citizens, its human capital resources for a knowledge-based society.

Thailand’s e-Learning Initiatives & other Strategies

• Computerization of the Buddhist Scriptures -Thru the ideas and wishes of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Mahidol University Computing Center created an electronic version of the scriptures on CD

King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the monarch king of Thailand.

• Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman to increase the number of internet users from 3,000 to 100,000 back in 1994

• Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman led a project in 2002 to have at least 100,000 students engage in e-learning in AU by offering e-learning degree courses and offering online courses as well as having these online courses credited to a degree.

Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman, now considered as Thailand’s father of e-Learning

Average of 40-50 conferences

a year

Summary of South Korea Summary of South Korea & Thailand’s Practices& Thailand’s Practices

South Korea Thailand

e-Learning is part of the national education agenda and there is a big vision of preparing quality workforce in the 21st century.

Preparation for a knowledge-based economy/society (KBE/KBS) is a primary mover of the goals and priorities in the development of human capital and the use of ICT weaved in all fabrics of the society.

Teacher training on ICT skills and teaching improvement is always a regular on-going project of the government.

*Both SK & Thailand fund their teachers to have graduate studies and/or training outside the country.

Attention to develop not only the students but the teachers as well was initiated by the government through the scholarships given by the King of Thailand, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Most of the scholarships send the teachers to enroll graduate school in the US.

The use of the vernacular is the preferred language of the students. It allows them to compose ideas freely and express them without reservations or any form of translation handicap.

Such use also allowed both nations to develop their own electronic instructional materials and preserve their cultural identities.

*For both countries, English is just one possible second language.

South Korea Thailand

South Korea’s strategies in e-learning ranges from high level usage of ICT tools and the web for teaching and learning; use of learning management systems to facilitate online learning; Blended learning approach as a preferred teaching methodology.

Thailand’s emphasis on the other hand, is the offering of online courses, offering of various support and usage of learning management systems as needed by most of the tertiary universities. This was pioneered by the Assumption University.

SK has an average of 17 cyber universities (this figure excludes the cyber schools supporting primary and secondary levels). Learning management systems used in the leading universities are locally developed and are Scorm-compliant.

The Thailand Cyber University has a government mandate to operate and support e-learning activities in Thailand and presently, has over 30 consortium member universities.

The MOE has strong linkages with the private sector & this linkage has helped the gov’t so much. The local gov’t tie-up of Busan with Samsung and LG for instance gave way to the design and creation of the model ubiquitous school, the Dae-shin Elem. School.

Thailand through Surindra Rajaphat University has established tie-ups with other European Union organizations to do research in IT.

Summary of South Korea Summary of South Korea & Thailand’s Practices& Thailand’s Practices

Summary of South Korea Summary of South Korea & Thailand’s Practices& Thailand’s PracticesSouth Korea Thailand

SK is taking an active role in supporting other APEC nations through its e-learning training program. At present, 12 batches of representatives from developing countries have become beneficiaries of its e-learning training program since 2006.

Numerous research conferences (other than e-learning) are held in Thailand each year, about forty to fifty on the average. Most of them are tied up with the tourism services of the gov’t.

The MOE is supported by the Ministry of ICT and the Ministry of Tourism.

With our Korean mentor (in the middle), China delegates on the right, Vietnamese delegates on the left, and the Filipina delegate.

*Ms Lee Kyung-hee, our Korean mentor

Other Observations

• Thailand• Strong synergy among universities• Average of 40-50 fora is held every

year; supported by the tourism & ICT industries

• South Korea• High level of ICT usage• Inherent aptitude for Competitions• Strong sense of volunteerism

Synthesis of the Two Sets of Synthesis of the Two Sets of PracticesPractices

• Vision and Goals• Mandate• Definition and magnitude of e-

learning• Involvement & support of the public

sector• Language/s to be used• ICT and web/internet infrastructure

Synthesis of the Two Sets of Synthesis of the Two Sets of PracticesPractices

• Teacher Training and Support• Related Services and Issues~~

Supply Chain of Instructional Materials– Design, development, storage,

distribution, ownership/authorship issues

• Role of the Academe

A Proposed e-Learning Framework

Conclusions

• National Mandate• Scope, context and

application of e-Learning

• Teachers’ Training & Support

• Presence of the e-Learning Champions

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MARIA VICTORIA G. PINEDA MARIA VICTORIA G. PINEDA De La Salle University-Manila, PHILIPPINESDe La Salle University-Manila, PHILIPPINESE-mail Address: mavicpineda@yahoo.com; pinedam@dlsu.edu.ph

Special thanks to the Ministry of Higher Education of Special thanks to the Ministry of Higher Education of KSA & KSA &

the National Center for e-Learning & Distance the National Center for e-Learning & Distance Learning in KSALearning in KSA

The Concept of the Kimchi

*The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

The Concept of the Kimchi & e-Learning

*The photos were personal shots by the presenter.