Information about Malaysia

• Meta-survey on the Use of Technologies in Education in Asia and the Pacific 2003-2004
• ICT Policies - summaries and links to actual policy papers
• ICT use in primary and secondary education
• Examples of ICT use in non-formal education
• ICT for special needs education
• ICT in development programmes
• Teacher training programmes
• Performance indicators workshop presentation
• Developing and Using Indicators of ICT Use in Education: A Situational Analysis
• Case study: ICT in education
• Case study: SchoolNet
• Schoolnetworking: Lessons Learned
• Integrating ICTs into Education: Lessons Learned

Projects

• Strengthening ICT in Schools and SchoolNet Project in ASEAN Setting

External links

• SEAMEO-Innotech Malaysia Country Profile This website provides detailed information about Malaysia and it's educational priorities, plans and systems.
• Educational Software Evaluation database This initiative gathered more than 250 evaluations of educational software being used in Australia , Indonesia , India , Malaysia , Philippines and Thailand. The evaluated software is available in a number of languages, focuses on a wide range of topics and is based on diverse pedagogical approaches.
• Links on ICT in NFE and development programmes - Use search function (ctrl+F) to find relevant links.
• SchoolNet Malaysia
  With nearly 250,000 hits to date, SchoolNet Malaysia provides wide-ranging content and networking opportunities for schools in the Malaysian language.
• Smart Schools
  The Malaysian Smart School application is the government's initiative to enhance learning institutions through a 'Teaching-Learning' process of curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and teaching-learning materials. The process will enable students to practice self-accessed and self-directed learning that focuses on individual achievements and mind development. There are currently about 7,000 primary and 1,500 secondary schools in Malaysia. The Government envisages that all will be converted to Smart Schools by the year 2010.
• Mobile Internet Unit
  In Malaysia, there are currently about 7,000 primary and 1,500 secondary schools, most of which are in rural areas and cannot be covered by the Smart Schools programme under the Multimedia Super Corridor. So the Mobile Internet Unit (MIU) was created, developed to expose secondary schools teachers and students to new technologies. The Unit is a self-contained, mobile library cum computing centre in the form of a bus, which travels to non-main stream Smart schools in the country to conduct basic ICT literacy programmes.
• e-learning for life - Malaysia
  The Malaysian Ministry of Education, Coca-Cola and UNDP launched “e-learning for life” in March 2002. Supporting the Malaysian government's vision to build a knowledge-based economy, the project is bringing e-learning opportunities and ICT training and access to more than 10,000 students, as well as to their teachers and local communities. ICT "hubs" have been set up in six secondary schools in suburban and rural areas across Peninsular Malaysia. The hubs are equipped with Internet connectivity, hardware and software through which students and teachers gain access to and training in ICTs. These ICT "hub" schools are integrating computer-based training into existing curricula. A core group of students and teachers are also being trained as "peer trainers" who will then transfer their ICT skills to others in the hub area.
• The Cyber Plant Conservation Project
  Involving the participation of approximately 1500 secondary school students from 17 schools in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, The Cyber Plant Conservation Project (CPCP) aims to inculcate awareness of conservation and environment education, while providing involving and inspiring ICT-based education and training for secondary school students. The idea is that the creation of an electronic community will help bridge the digital divide between those in the "better-endowed" urban schools and those in the rural schools. Students will acquire and apply in a problem-solving context, the necessary ICT skills of a knowledge worker in an ICT-based economy.
• E-nvironment Malaysia
  This is a virtual community dedicated to promoting the study, appreciation, conservation and protection of the Malaysian natural heritage. The Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) aims to use this platform to achieve its mission to promote an appreciation of nature, facilitate positive conservation and to educate the public on the wise use of natural resources. In collaboration with 12 schools nationwide, MNS will build Nature camps and IT-enabled nature clubs, as well as setting up online information kiosks in various locations. For research and special interest groups, electronic bulletin boards will be established.
• Penang e-Learning
  This community portal was developed as a tool to facilitate interaction amongst interest groups, common members and the general public. The community’s mission is to set global standards in e-learning and to educate Malaysians towards the process of life-long learning.
• SchoolNet for Islamic Schools in Malaysia
  Using Internet technologies to deliver educational related material and solutions that enhance knowledge and performance of the learners, this project aims to develop an e-learning community.
• Towards a Malaysian Knowledge Society
  An interesting and informative analysis on Malaysia's progress towards becoming a 'knowledge society', outlining the basic features and discussing some of the cultural and social preconditions, as well as the consequences inherent in such a development. The author notably compares Malaysia against the Netherlands, South Korea and Germany in the section under 'Knowledge Society Indicators'.
• Current trends and issues in training practices (pre-service and in-service) for educators in the area of ICTs: Malaysia
  This report describes Malaysia’s strategies to achieve an effective use of ICTs in its schools and colleges, focusing on efforts to ensure the regular upgrading of teachers’ technological skills and updating of their awareness of changing pedagogies.