A Public Forum - How do we know if an Education Reform is Successful? Insights from European and Asian Education Innovations ---------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 23 Jan 2013 Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong ---------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00:48 - 0:05:57 Opening: Prof. Steve Andrews, Dean of Education, The University of Hong Kong 0:06:04 - 0:09:35 Introduction: Prof. Kai Ming Cheng, Chair Professor of Education, Co-Convenor of the Strategic Research Theme on Science of Learning, The University of Hong Kong 0:10:11 - 0:29:23 Learning Innovations in Europe: Dr. Yves Punie, Senior Scientist, European Commission Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) 0:31:23 - 0:40:41 Learning Innovations in Malaysia: Dr. Seng Thah Soon, Deputy Director of the Educational Technology Division, Ministry of Education, Malaysia 0:40:58 - 0:47:02 Learning Innovations in Japan: Mr. Yu Kameoka, Chief Supervisor for Social Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan 0:47:17 - 0:56:23 Learning Innovations in Korea: Prof. Dae Joon Hwang, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Secretary General of Korean Council for University Education 0:56:40 - 1:01:24 Learning Innovations in China: Prof. Ronghuai Huang, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Education Beijing Normal University (BNU) 1:01:34 - 1:08:51 Learning Innovations in Singapore: Dr. Horn Mun Cheah, Director for the Educational Technology Division, Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore 1:09:13 - 1:18:58 Initial Round-up: Prof. Nancy Law, Director, Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE), Associate Dean, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong 1:19:46 - 1:22:00 First question from the floor 1:22:25 - 1:23:28 Second question from the floor 1:24:11 - 1:27:16 Dr. Seng Thah Soon's response 1:27:20 - 1:29:25 Dr. Yves Punie's response 1:29:28 - 1:32:21 Dr. Horn Mun Cheah's response 1:32:30 - 1:35:26 Prof. Dae Joon Hwang's response 1:35:29 - 1:37:29 Prof. Nancy Law's response 1:37:49 - 1:43:28 Observations: Dr. Catherine K K Chan, Deputy Secretary, Education Bureau, Hong Kong SAR 1:43:55 - 1:51:45 Observations: Prof. Gwang-Jo Kim, Director, UNESCO Bangkok 1:51:49 - 1:54:44 Winding up: Prof. Kai Ming Cheng

5. Rundown
Presentation:
Learning Innovations in Europe Dr Yves Punie, European Commission
Panel Presentations: Dr Seng Thah Soon, Malaysia
Learning Innovations in Asian Countries Mr Yu Kameoka, Japan
Prof Dae Joon Hwang, South Korea
Prof Ronghuai Huang, China
Dr Horn Mun Cheah, Singapore
Initial Round-up Prof Nancy Law, HKU
Floor Discussion
Observations Dr K.K. Chan, EDB HKSAR
Dr G.J. Kim, UNESCO, Bangkok
Winding Up Moderator:
Prof Kai-ming Cheng, HKU

7. Learning innovations in Europe
Inputs from European Asian
export workshop on up-
scaling ICT-enabled
innovations
Yves Punie
JRC-IPTS
Hong Kong, 23 January 2013

8. European Commission Joint
Research Centre
Institute for Prospective
Technological Studies (IPTS):
Research Institute supporting
EU policy-making on socio-
economic, scientific and/or
technological issues

9. European Policy Context
(Subsidiarity!)
Educational targets
* Reducing Early School leaving
* Increasing Higher Education Attainment
Additional Aims
* Making LLL and mobility a reality
* E&T quality and efficiency
* Equity, social cohesion, active citizenshi
* Creativity and innovation
http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.europe-2020-flagship

10. Up-Scaling Creative Classrooms in
Europe (SCALE CCR study 2011-2013)
To provide a better understanding of ICT-enabled
innovation for learning that can be brought to scale
and/or having systemic impact.
To provide recommendations for policymakers,
educational stakeholders and practitioners

11. Why scale? Why sustainability?
• Educational transformation in a digital
world
• 21st Skills and Competences

12. What do we mean with scale?
Sustainability?
• NOT about going from small numbers to big numbers
• NOT about replication or duplication of success
• NOT about one (pedagogical) model for all
• NOT about proving tablets to all students
• IS about innovative practice that meets the
requirement of society
• IS an organic model that allows for change
and flexibility

13. Understanding ICT-enabled innovation for
learning

14. What is eTwinning
European Commission-
www.etwinning.net
funded initiative

15. Scale and geographical coverage
33 countries
1 CSS - 35 NSSs
25 languages
190,000+ registered users
100,000+ schools
26,000+ projects
(~5,000 active)
http://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/news/press_corner/statistic
s.cfm

16. Source: Vuorikari, 2010

17. _ eTwinning

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20. What outcomes 1:1 Learning initiatives have
achieved?
• Improved participation levels and students’
motivation
• Extended learning opportunities outside the school
• Development of 1:1 pedagogies
• Mixed results on learning outcomes
• Impact on school organizational practices
• Shift from initial 1to1 computing to 1to1 Learning
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23. Thank you for your attention
Yves Punie, Phd
Action Leader ICT for Learning and Inclusion
yves.punie@ec.europa.eu
http://is.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pages/EAP/eLearning.html
http://is.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pages/EAP/eInclusion.html
http://is.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pages/EAP/SCALECCR.html

25. Current Education Reform in Malaysia :
The Malaysia Education Blueprint, 2013 – 2025
Soon Seng Thah, MOE Malaysia
Rationale: Need to address rising international education standards, the nation’s aspiration of better
preparing Malaysia’s children for the needs of the 21st century and increased public and
parental expectations of education policy
Access: 100% Quality: Top third Equity: 50% Unity: An Efficiency: A
enrolment across of countries in reduction in education system system which
all levels from international achievement gaps that gives children maximises
pre-school to assessments such (urban-rural, shared values and student outcomes
upper secondary as PISA and socio-economic experiences by within current
by 2020 TIMSS in 15 years and gender) embracing diversity budget
Measures/activities in Malaysia’s education reform
Provide equal Ensure every Develop Transform Ensure high- Empower state
access to quality child is proficient values- teaching into performing and district offices
education of an in Malay and driven the school and schools to
international English Malaysians profession of leaders in customise
standard Language choice every school solutions based
on need
Leverage ICT to Transform Partner Maximise
scale up quality ministry delivery with outcomes for
learning capabilities and parents, every dollar Increase
capacity community spent transparency
and private and public
sector accountability

27. Consortium for Renovating Education of the Future
Renovation Projects at CoREF,
Consortium for Renovation Education of the Future
Research-based initiative of U of Tokyo
– To achieve new learning goals set by MEXT
– Science-guided framework for collaborative classes
Work with 18 local boards of education
Strong ICT infrastructure
– as learning tools to raise quality of teaching/learning,
– to share learning materials and assessments.
– to collect/analyze learning data for research,
– to activate society resources. Yu Kameoka, MEXT, Japan
20130123 Europe Asia Expert Seminar: Public Forum (JAPAN)

30. ICT-enabled
Innovation for learning
in mainland China
Prof. Ronghuai HUANG
Director, engineering Center for elearning & lifelong learning, MOE
Beijing Normal University, China
Email: huangrh@bnu.edu.cn

31. "..., Information and Communicatin
Technology has a revolutionary impact on
education, it must be highly regarded, ..."
From National Long-term Education Reform and
Development Plan(2010-2020)

32. China National
Educational
Informatization
Plan (2011-2020)

33. • Narrowing the digital divide in basic education,
promoting sharing of quality education
resources
• Speeding up vocational educational
informatization, supporting high-quality skills
training
• Integrating information technology and higher
education, training model innovation
• Constructing continuing education public
service platform, perfecting the lifelong
education system

34. • Integrating information resources, improving the
modernization of education management
• Building informatization public support
environment, improving public services
• Strengthening team-building, and the
technology application and service capabilities
• Innovating institutional mechanism to achieve
sustainable development

35. Speed up education informatization
development
Strategic goals for future 10 years:
• Basically build up a informationalized learning environment
for everyone to use high quality educational resources
• Basically form information supportive service system required
by a learning society
• Basically achieve all-around broad-band Internet access
• Informatization level of education management is significantly
improved
• Integrated development level of ICT and education is
significantly promoted

36. Thank you for your attention!

40. Scaling-up ICT-enabled innovation for learning:
Asia – Europe expert seminar
Summary Reflections
Nancy Law

41. Necessary conditions for success
• Pedagogy First—how teaching and learning takes
place is of prime importance—starting points and
pathways may/will differ
• Focus on 21st Century Skills & their assessment—
Need to clarify what these are (self-directed
learning, collaboration, communication, critical
thinking) & how to assess them
• Scalable change as a continuous process—has to
be a moving target, “harvesting” successes &
learning from diversity

42. Policies and strategies for change:
top-down strategies for bottom-up innovations
Decentralized Centralized
Top-Down Top-Down
Decentralized Centralized
Bottom-up Bottom-up
Ownership and creative contributions to continuous
innovation at all levels as necessary for sustainable change.

43. •Long-term vision & short term goals
•Strategies to support multilevel
communication, learning & innovation
need
Sustainability
?
Incremental Radical Disruptive

45. Critical strategy:
structure or platform for dialogue and
leadership to enact the changes at all levels
• Policy
• Practice
• Community
• Research

46. Harnessing the power of networks for
learning, innovation & reform!