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School of future
Dr. Bálint Magyar
Minister of Education
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Accelerating time
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5% of the existing professions change in every
five years,
5% decrease in the professions not based on
knowledge of infocommunication technology in
every two years
Exsistential perspectives of professions not
based on ICT knowledge move around the
average minimal wage.
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Features of change in
knowledge
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Learnt professional skills become out of date
within 10 years,
32 times increase of relevant information linked
to the given profession in the Internet every year
The number of Internet connections doubles in
every year,
Continuous increase in broadband.
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Changing Paradigm
Industrial society
Knowledge-based society
Facts, data, rules
Skills and Competences
Transfer of closed, final,
textbook-knowledge in one
occasion
Lifelong learning knowledge-networks
Fixed, homogeneous teamstudying method
Flexible, heterogeneous teamstudying method (individualcentred education)
Frontal pedagogy
„Constructivist” education
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Metamorphosis of the role of
teachers
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The role of instructors in the XX. century: father,
scholar, monopolist of knowledge.
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The role of instructors in the XXI. century:
colleague, manager in handling information,
chief coordinator controlling the „jungle” of
information.
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Lifelong learning
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Skills, competences backing continuous
studying process should be the focus of
education:
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Intelligent learning
Digital literacy
Problem solving skills
Communication skills
Social and career building competencies
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Role of ICT in education
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For instructors it means:
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Unlimited access to information,
Lower costs and time demand,
Ceasing of routin tasks, reduce in work load,
Comprehensiveness of professional development,
Opportunity for cooperation,
Utilization of opportunities provided by the National
Core Curriculum in the field of alternative teaching
materials
Continuous self-training.
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Role of ICT in education
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For students it means:
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Interactive, individual-based education,
Better understanding by the wide range of
presentation facilities (verbality → visuality),
Time sparing,
Individual sense of achievement,
Easier concentration on the subject,
Integrative but individual-based education offered to
disadvantaged students and students with special
educational needs.
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Role of ICT in education
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For the Administration:
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Easy tracking of educational progress,
Effective feedback from labor market demand,
Easier analysis of economic processes,
Easier completion of statistical and quality
measurement surveys,
Quality and performance control.
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ICT means in education – Pillars of
Schoolnet Express, pillar 1
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„Public utility” Internet network 2005. Organized
by the Ministry of Informatics and
Communications,
Every public institution will be equipped with
broadband Internet acess,
5500 institutions of public education (until 2005),
Satellite network in 600 separated/or
neighbouring country institution (2004).
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ICT means in education, pillar 2
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Establishment of local networks
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First part of 2004 – providing 300 wireless network to
secondary schools through a call for proposal
announced by the Ministry of Informatics and
Communications.
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ICT means in education, pillar
3: innovation
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Mobile, digital presentation equipment („digital
trolley”)
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ICT means in education
Mobile, digital presentation tool („digital trolley”)
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1 laptop
1 projector
Amplifier, speaker, microphone
VHS, DVD
Keeping box
Digital suitcase: laptop + projector
Digital trolley and suitcase in all secondary schools
Responsible for this project: Ministry of Informatics and
Communications.
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ICT means in education
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Increase in the number of computer
laboratories:
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Normative support for the development in informatics
– starting from 2005,
Providing advantageous financial terms and
conditions.
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ICT means in education – pillar
4, teacher training
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In-service teacher training and incentives for
purchasing computing instruments:
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Spring 2004: ICT training for 10 000 teachers,
2004 – 2006: ICT training for 30 000 teachers for
competence based education combined with
incentives for purchasing computing products,
Sulinet Expressz tax allowance.
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ICT means in education –
pillar 5: content development
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Sulinet Digital Base of knowledge (September
2004)
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Digitalized teaching materials for classes 7-12.
Examples, animation, demonstration films,
Supplementary data bases, background information,
Methodological assistance, lecture drafts,
Opportunity for individual editing and content forming
Forum, chat, collaborative opportunities.
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ICT means in education
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Sulinet Digital Base of knowledge (September 2004)
Instructor
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Utilization of prepared, team or individually developed output in
class,
Consultation, restructuring of the subject,
Cooperative work in class or project task.
Student
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Individual learning,
Background for preparation (home essay, presentations etc.),
collaborative, cooperative learning,
Content development individually or in cooperation.
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Thank you for the attention!
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