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    This document discusses the Ministry of Education and Human Resources in Mauritius' perspective on digital education. It outlines how traditional teaching models are shifting to incorporate more digital learning and ICT use. The Ministry is implementing policies to expand digital platforms, tools, and content in primary and secondary schools. This includes investing in computer labs, training teachers, and supporting digital initiatives. The goals are to provide 21st century skills and enhance learning efficiency, though challenges remain in ongoing costs and keeping equipment updated.

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    This document discusses the Ministry of Education and Human Resources in Mauritius' perspective on digital education. It outlines how traditional teaching models are shifting to incorporate more digital learning and ICT use. The Ministry is implementing policies to expand digital platforms, tools, and content in primary and secondary schools. This includes investing in computer labs, training teachers, and supporting digital initiatives. The goals are to provide 21st century skills and enhance learning efficiency, though challenges remain in ongoing costs and keeping equipment updated.

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    Digital Education in Mauritius

    A Ministry perspective

    R.Auckbur
    Director E-Education
    Ministry of Education and H.R.
    Traditional teaching models

     Full time classes

     Learning based on print based and white/black board delivery

     Little use of ICT in delivery and access to information


    A need for a new delivery perspective

     Students are self-learners

     Students have a growing exposure to digital learning contents

     Learning not only restricted to white/black board delivery

     Growing use of ICT in delivery and access to information

     Encouraging use of technology in Management (e-timetabling,


    SMS e-register, email, EMIS)
    Ministry policies in Digital Education
     An increasing platform of digital tools and contents in Primary
    schools from Std I to Std VI

     A public investment programme with all Primary schools


    equipped with Computer rooms and Secondary schools with
    Computer labs

     Expanding the culture of e-Education with training at all levels


    (including management) and coverage of ICT in Sciences (Data
    logging project…)

     Support of Ministry para-statal bodies in expanding the sector :


    MIE/MGI/MES

     Improving performance with extended capacity-building


    programmes and recruitment of support staff :

     ICT Support officers in all Primary schools


     ICT technicians in Zones
    Emergence of a new learning
    culture
     Initiatives in Distance/Digital education building up in
    Primary and Secondary Education sectors as
    technology costs become more affordable

     Primary : Sankoré project – a digitisation of


    classrooms concept

     Secondary : Data logging project , and forthcoming


    tablet PC project – a one to one technology concept
    Potential benefits of digital education in Primary and
    Secondary sectors

     Provide schools with 21st century technologies

     Diversify education heavily centered on


    academic learning
     Provide teachers with a wider portfolio of
    contents and multimedia tools

     Contribute to enhance efficiency in learning


    and improving pass rates at CPE/ SC/HSC
    Challenges in digital Education at
    Ministry
     Need to train… and re-train again
     Need to continuously update digital content
     Heavy capital investment – need to convince Finance
    Ministries…
     Maintenance recurrent costs high
     Obsolescence of equipment
     Need for a legislation in OERs

    …but we realize the cost of not doing this is higher,


    especially if we want to reach the status of a knowledge and
    services-oriented society
    Expanding Teacher Education through
    technology
     New training opportunities for educators from public and
    private sector through ICT – many educators self-enrolling
    in online courses
     Teachers have more opportunities to self-instruct
     Access to online libraries and information resources
     Educators more exposed to ICT-based learning
    environments
     Educators more exposed to OERs and re-use these as
    teaching materials
    Building Knowledge Societies

     Commitment in Government programme


    and budget speeches to provide exposure
    to e-Education right from Pre –Primary
    level onwards

     Prepare students to be familiar with ICT


    tools to face their growing usage in
    further education/world of work
    Thank you !

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