Ahsan AbdullahJoint Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration

andSecretary General, Bangladesh Centre for ICT in

Education (BCIE)

ICTE: a conceptual frameICTE is

Use of ICT in education sector or ICT based education

Integration of ICT with educational activitiesTeaching and learning activities by using

information and communication technologies

ICTE..The basic areas of ICTE are

E-learning (EL), use of ICT in teaching-learning E-governance in education (EGE) , use of ICT

in education governanceE-library management (E-lib), use of ICT in

management of library/documentation services Link areas are

Policy infrastructure ICT education

E-learning (EL)E-learning components are

Development of EL materialsQuality assurance of EL materialsTraining and application of EL materials Development of EL infrastructure

E-governance in education (EGE)E—governance in education (EGE) consists

of the following key componentsEducation Management Information System

(EMIS)Education Institution Management system

(EIMS)

EL infrastructure• EL infrastructure

– Input source• Visualiser/document camera, slate/tablet, student

response system, application software, PC

– Output source• Projector, interactive whiteboard, display (monitor,

TV etc)

– Others• Digital camera, digital recorder, switcher, other

technology

EL circle (software)

EMIS..EMIS covers

Data management policyStudent dataInstitution dataTeacher dataCurriculum dataOther data

EIMS..EIMS covers

Student managementTeacher managementInstitution managementAcademic activitiesStakeholder connectivity and network

E-libDevelopment of e-cataloging (database of

reading and study resources)Development of E-books (web-enable books

and other reading & study resources)

Current environment in EL• Development of digital classroom in 20500

schools and madrasa by DSHE (www.dshe.gov.bd)– Supply of laptop, multimedia projector,

internet modem

• Teacher training on development and use of digital contents in Government TTCs by TQI and A2I projects

• Blog developed for sharing digital content (www.ictinedudb.ning.com)

EL..A modern and equipped digital multimedia centre (DMC) is being developed in BANBEIS through Korean support

3172 computer lab with multimedia established by BCC in educational institutions

Computer lab established in 14 Govt TTCs, 5 HSTTIs and in BMTTI by TQI

A project started for development of ICT training and service centres in 128 Upazilla by BANBEIS

EMIS• Regular (annual) data collection by BANBEIS

and DTE from institutions (post primary and primary)– Semi manual – Structured– Supply side based– More descriptive and less analytical– Significant duplication – National databases developed– No cohesion and integration– http://www.banbeis.gov.bd/

EMIS: GIS dataEducation GIS

GIS database managed by BANBEISLimited number of layers usedLimited use of data

EMIS: On line servicesOnline registration (e-SIF), admission,

exams(e-FF) and results processing by BISEs and BTEB.

Interactive and dynamic websites developed (OEMS )

Online databases and queries (BISEs, BTEB, BANBEIS, DSHE, NU)

EIMSA few educational institutions are learnt to

use management applications independently

E-library and documentation services (E-lib)E books developed and uploaded by NCTB for

secondary levelE-book centre established at BANBEISDevelopment of Bangladesh Research

Education Network (BdREN) under process.Connectivity with Trans Eurasia Information

Network (TEIN3)Most of the educational institutions not

covered.http://www.banbeis.gov.bd/http://www.nctb.gov.bd/downloadpage22.php

ICT educationComputing made compulsory as a subject for

SSC (voc) from 2009Computing made compulsory as a subject at

secondary level from 2013Curriculum for the subject updated at

secondary and higher secondary levels

Policy infrastructureNational education policy 2010National ICT policy 2009Master plan for ICT in education 2013

Grid AWant it =yes, have it= no, So achieve or do it1.Integrated and harmonised EMIS data

management2.National education data centre3.Sub- sector cohesion4.Data mining or KM5.El benchmarks and standards6.Quality EL materials7.Strong QA and authentication process in EL8.EL evaluation and rating

Grid-AHigh level of professional competency in staffICTE research and studyDecentralised and coordinated DBMSUnified educational institution management

system for O&M An independent national body to steer all

ICTE activities

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Grid-BWant it =yes, Have it= Yes, So preserve it

1.Sustained EMIS data management activities

2.Online services3.Strong policy infrastructure4.Investment in hardware5.Teacher training in ICT and digital

content

Grid-C Want it= no, have it= no, so avoid it

Grid-DWant it = no, Have it= yes, eliminate1.Duplication of EMIS efforts2.Departmental silo

Goals gridGrid A123n

Grid A123n

Grid C123n

Grid D123n

Suggested recommendationsIntegration and harmony in EMIS activitiesIntegrated and unified EIMSNational data centre and data cloudingOperationalise EL activities

EL infrastructureEL material development, evaluation, rating,

QA, training

Suggested..Development of a research MIS (RMIS)Conduct ICTE preparedness study and

follow up surveysConduct qualitative surveys on ICTEOn line data collection surveys to create

more effective EMISBangladesh Centre for ICT in Education

(BCIE), the proposed national organisation to work on ICTE should, take the lead

Suggested..Collaboration between BCIE and CSE of

BUET will maximise throughput