By Haryananewswire
CHANDIGARH, FEB
11
Haryana Education
Minister Geeta Bhukkal has emphasizesd on integration of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) in Education for learning, teaching and
information sharing.
Speaking
at the Conference of South Asia Ministerial Forum on ‘Translating ICT in
Education Policies into Action” in New Delhi today, Mrs Bhukkal said that
Haryana is one of the leading states of the country adopting ICT in education.
Mrs.
Bhukkal said that the State has covered all Government Senior Secondary Schools
and High Schools in the State with at least one computer lab having minimum 10
computers. Some of the schools have two or more computer labs. Five schools
have been provided with 88 terminals in all, making them Smart Schools. She
said that the State Government has started Free Computer Education Programme to
provide free computer education to students of class VI to XII. Two computer
faculties have been provided in 1269 Government Senior Secondary Schools.
She
said that the State Government has also started another 100 per cent state
funded programme namely Comprehensive Computer Education Programme, under which
213 Government Senior Secondary Schools have been covered and provided computer
labs with appropriate internet connectivity, power back up and ICT assistant.
These schemes are being implemented through private partners.
Referring
to the Conference held at Bangkok, which she had attended, Mrs. Bhukkal said
that as per the model described at the Conference, Haryana Government has come
out with a draft Master Plan 2011-25 for ICT in Education. This has three
phases 2011-16, 2016-21 and 2021-25, aiming at preparing for innovations by
laying a strong ICT foundation, seeding innovations by deeper integration and
transforming the learning environment respectively. The goal of State Strategy
and Master Plan is to facilitate access of all students and teachers to
Information and Communication Technology in their class rooms, schools,
communities and homes.
Mrs.
Bhukkal expressed confidence that integration of ICT in education will increase
access to basic education for both formal and non-formal. This in turn, will
improve the quality of basic education and promote independent learning in
secondary education.
Mrs.
Bhukkal said that the State is persuing the RTE programme vigorously and is encouraging
the use of ICT for learning and teaching in all schools, both in rural and
urban areas. Later, in reply to a question, she said that the State Government
is trying to engage the service providers and computer teachers for backward
areas also. For meeting the problem of power cuts, the government has provided
gen sets in most of the schools. She also cautioned about the misuse of ICT
learning by teachers and students and said that the State Government is taking
necessary steps for this. She also said that computer education is compulsory
in schools and from 9th class onwards, students are required to attend
language lab also.
Earlier,
UNESCO New Delhi Director, Mr. Shigeru Aoyagi said that there are three
objectives behind the use of ICT in education namely, education for all,
quality of learning and teaching and fostering global citizenship. Intel
Corporation World Wide Director Education, Mr. Brian Gonzalez and Chief of
Education UNESCO, Dr. Alisher Umarao said that the role of teacher is to engage
the students into learning and ICT is helpful in it. The Education Ministers
from South Asia countries- Dr. Asim Ahmed (Maldives) and Mr. Dina Nath Sharma
(Nepal) also spoke about the progress of ICT in education in their countries.
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