WHAT IS SMART SCHOOL?

THE SMART SCHOOL IS A SIMULATING

EDUCTIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHICH PROVIDES:

•ACCESS TO THE INTERNET

•INNOVATIVE AND ENGAGING METARIALS
•A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
•OTHER BASIC ICT FACILITIES

HANDLED BY PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED

TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS FOR
EFFECTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE TEACHING,
LEARNING AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
PURPOSES
Tun Dr. Mahathir THE VISION ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Mohamad, Former
•Teachers will need to change their role in the
Prime Minister of
electronic classroom from being information
Malaysia, pointed providers to counselors to help students develop
out the three core know how and judgement to select information
visions of the Smart sources.
School Flagship
Application during •Key to success in the Information Age will be
the Launching of making the right judgement between an awesome
Multimedia Super array of choices.
Corridor on 1st
•We are examining our education system to create
August 1996
a curriculum where people learn how to learn for
continuing education throughout their lives.
lives

TUN DR. MAHATHIR MOHAMAD

Former PM of Malaysia

VISION OF SMART SCHOOL

Training of teachers by 2010 will
cover the following:

•Teaching of Science and Mathematics

in English
•Educational TV
•Smart teaching and learning
•A module on integrating the above ICT
initiatives in a lesson
•Other relevant programs developed by
the Teacher Training
•Division
 OBJECTIVES OF SMART SCHOOL
BASED ON MALAYSIA’S NATIONAL
PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
•To produce a thinking and technology-
literate workforce

•To democratize education

•To increase participation of stakeholders

•To provide all-round development of the

individual

•To provide opportunities to enhance

individual strengths and abilities
 •Different learning styles
•Focused on higher level achievers
CONVENTIONAL •Concept explanation relies heavily on teacher’s
PRACTICES ingenuity
•Role learning tends to dominate most activities
•Teacher centric; passive learners

•Self paced, self accessed and self-directed

strategies address different learning styles and
aptitude levels
INNOVATION •Courseware features allow advanced learners to
IN TEACHING move on with teacher guidance
& LEARNING •Technology in courseware is a useful teaching tool
•Combination of text, multimedia graphics and
interactivity ease concept explanation and add
variety to learning and testing activities
•Active learners; teacher facilitator

•Knowledge and expertise in producing

INFORMATION
technologies and patents
BASED
•Competing culture towards technology
ECONOMY
innovating country, not just the technology user
SMART SCHOOL IMPLEMENTATION

•Wave 1 - The Pilot (1999-2002)

Implementation on 87 schools

•Wave 2 -The Post-Pilot (2002-

2005)
Lessons learnt from the pilot

•Wave 3 - Making All School

Smart (2005-2010)
Extending the digital transformation to
all

•Wave 4 – Consolidate and

Stabilise (2010-2020)
Technology becomes an integral part
of the nation’s learning process
ISSUES AND CHALLENGES THE RAMPING UP PHASE
•Human Capital
•Managing stakeholders THE STABILISATION PHASE
expectation
•Increasing students’
•Bridging ICT divide involvement

•Innovation in Teaching & •Managing expectations

Learning effectively
Methodology/Pedagogy •Addressing the chancing
roles of teachers
•Smart partnership
•Taking the Smart
•Standards Partnerships to the next level
•Technology renewal
•Standards