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APEC Information and Communication Technology for Education (ICT4E) Exposition Proceedings

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Published Date December 2010
Type of Publication Proceedings
Publication Under SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE), Human Resources Development Working Group (HRDWG)
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Pages 101
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Description

The 2010 APEC ICT4E Expo is a collection of initiatives, experiences and lessons of various actors involved in information and communication technology for education within APEC member economies.

In general, the expo aims to provide a venue to facilitate sharing of experiences and best practices in and gain support for ICT4E plans and programs throughout the APEC region.

The report presents the proceedings of the two-day expo which featured (1) updates on APEC ICT4E initiatives, (2) presentation of papers on ICT4E, (3) initial negotiations on funding for ICT4E projects of developing member economies and (4) showcase of different ICT initiatives in the APEC region.

INTRODUCTION

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
• APEC Education Projects in ICT Area and the Holistic System Approach
• APEC Cyber Academy: An International Virtual Learning Environment Founded on PBL and Game-based Learning
• ICT in the Global Era: The UP Open University Experience
• Strategies for Introducing ICT in Higher Education
• ICT4E in the Philippines: Status, Issues and Prospects

PANEL PRESENTATIONS
PANEL DISCUSSION 1: APEC ICT4E Initiatives 27
• Korea APEC Projects and Outcomes
• eSkwela: ICT for the Alternative Learning System

PANEL DISCUSSION II: ICT4E and the APEC Economies
• ICT in Basic Education in China
• ICTs in Schools: A Developmental Matrix
• OLPC in Peru: The Real Meaning of Education Quality Improvement
• APEC Human Resources Development Knowledge Bank Library and Wiki

PANEL DISCUSSION III: ICT4E Donor and Private Sector Initiative
• ICT4E: An Inquiry on Policy and Practice in Southeast Asia
• Telecentre.org Academy: Preparing 1 Million Knowledge Workers by 2015
• APC’s Initiatives and Experience in Adopting Moodle as LMS in Higher Education and Sugar Learning Technology
• SCM Practices in Higher Educational Institutions
• CPSC Innovative Blended Learning
• ICT-Supported Distance Education towards Lifelong Learning for All in Asia
• One Laptop per Pacific Child: Building Momentum for Change in the Developing World (A Field Report)
• Impact of Branding in Higher Educational Institutions: Indian Perspective
• ICT Integration for Basic Education: Facilitating and Impeding Factors

PANEL DISCUSSION IV: ICT4E Agency Initiatives in the Philippines
• Minimizing the Digital Divide in Science and Mathematics Education
• eTESDA: Expanding Access and Opportunities to Quality TVET thru ICT
• Enhancing Learning Opportunities through CICT’s ICT4BE Program
• E-Driven Learning: On-line question-posing and peer assessment as means for web-based knowledge sharing in learning Mathematics
• The GENYO Experience: Issues and Challenges in Implementing an Online Learning System for Basic Education in the Philippines

SUMMARY OF OPEN FORUM
• The role of a holistic and ICT-supported education and human resource development in improving the performance of students
• Extending the beneficiaries of ICT4E plans and programs to include the out-of-school youth
• ICT4E and the developing economies
• ICT4E and Intellectual Property Rights

APPENDICES