Introducing e-learning to schools

09/05/2011

This year, the Ministry of Education is embarking on formally introducing E-learning in twelve government schools.

The Government Information Technology Centre will firstly ensure that connectivity to all these schools, as well as training of our teachers, to manage technology related to this new learning mode is addressed.

Every year at least 20 officers from various government ministries, non-government organisations and educational institutions have gone through workshops hosted by other Colombo Plan Staff College (CPSC) member countries.

Fiji is one of the 17 CPSC member countries.

At the opening of the 5-day In-Country workshop organised by the Ministry of Education and the Public Service Commission together with the CPSC of Philippines, 25 participants took part in a  ‘learning management system’  (LMS) training that got underway at USP this morning.

The five-day program covers:
  • Blended learning using face to face and cyber lectures
  • Hands-on computer sessions
  • Most Important Learning Yesterday (MILY)
  • A study visit
  • Group tasks, project work and presentation
  • Online exam at the end of the course

Ministry of  Education deputy secretary professional, Ms Rokobua Naiyaga said the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to support the creation of dynamic, interactive teaching and learning methods, is becoming more commonly used in our educational institutions.

elearning

Ministry of  Education deputy secretary professional, Ms Rokobua Naiyaga

“This workshop will provide a venue for education officers, teachers and trainers of various government ministries and technical institutions in Fiji to improve the distribution of their different instructional content,” Ms Naiyaga said.

She said this will be done by converging them into learning management systems and carrying out best practices in developing dynamic learning modules meant to be accessible through computer networks and the internet.

Ms Naiyaga said although they are only in their first phase of development, they are confident of bringing about E-learning in all our secondary schools.

A consultant from the Government of Korea CPSC consultant, Mr Michael Montero is conducting the LMS workshop to assist in this new learning mode.