Facts / Highlights:
- The e-learning class was organized to showcase how integrating
technology within a school curriculum can enable equal access to a
high-quality education in urban and rural areas and can encourage
collaboration between students and teachers within and beyond a
class.
- The 21st-century learning environment focuses on the student. It
centers on group collaboration, one-to-one e-learning, best-practice
sharing, innovative local content and creative interactive methods, skills
which are essential not only in education, but also in the work environment
of a global knowledge economy.
- The project also shows how broadband connectivity facilitates access to
information and knowledge exchange over distances and in rural areas.
Communication networks and advanced information and communication
technology applications serve as platforms for teacher and student
collaboration, virtual lessons, and curriculum development via video and
mobile devices.
- The one-to-one e-learning model was developed with the active support
of the Educational Technologies Directorate of the Ministry of National
Education, to establish an environment of learning anytime, anywhere.
Access to computers during a lesson, teacher trainings on how to integrate
technology efficiently into the classroom, and online educational content
aligned with the curriculum are essential ingredients in helping educators,
teachers and students enhance skills and become successful in today's
knowledge economy.
- A preliminary analysis of the project revealed an increase in
student-teacher motivation and productivity, the usage of content-based
subjects, efficient time management and student performance. Within the
framework of the analysis, 90 percent of the surveyed parents mentioned
they have been pleased with the project as they have seen marked
improvements in their children's communication skills, and in their
eagerness to learn and to cooperate, as well as in their computer skills.
Supporting Quotes:
- Dr. Fatos Yarman, president, EDMER
"We wanted to show that ICT in schools should go beyond computer labs. It's much more about the human network of students and teachers, who can collaborate in a new type of environment. During the project, we also benefited from the wealth of expertise and solutions as a result of a public-private partnership with partners like Cisco and Intel." - Dr. Nizami Akturk, head of MoNE Educational Technologies
Directorate
"The Ministry of Education initially set as objective to have at least one computer class in every school. This is now almost completed all around Turkey, to an extent of nearly 100 percent. For the next step, we are targeting to have an Internet environment in every class with one computer and one projector, where teachers will have the chance to share content from the Internet, as well as content they have created themselves. We're working on modeling the future classes and education environment with the active collaboration of government and private sector representatives, based on what is considered as best practice internationally. We're proud and happy to realize this pilot project that started with the aim of providing computers to every student." - Cigdem Ertem, general manager, Intel Turkey
"Intel is contributing to education with a wealth of online learning tools like Intel Teacher, Intel Student and skoool, as well as the 1:1 eLearning project. We strongly believe that education is the most effective way to take while transforming the world. As Intel, our mission is to make your dreams come true by enhancing the lives with internet, pc and technology. We are pleased that we take these aims one step further now by designing the 1:1 eLearning project." - Erkan Akdemir, general manager, Cisco Turkey
"Education is a key engine to accelerate social and economic development and is essential for building a competitive workforce for the global knowledge economy. Acquiring the ability to collaborate and communicate now is as important as learning the factual knowledge. Cisco is pleased to contribute to this key project as part of our commitment in Turkey and help shape education systems adapted to the 21st-century global economy."
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