This section provides data and statistics, reports, presentations, issue briefs, and other documents outlining available research and assessed outcomes from around APEC on the use of technology in education.

Australia

Australia’s Cooperative Research CentresAustralia’s Cooperative Research Centres Programme links researchers with industry to focus research and development efforts on progress towards utilisation and commercialisation. It also has a strong education component with a focus on producing graduates with skills relevant to industry needs. Get More Detail

Canada

Ontario Knowledge Network for Learning (OKLN)This Canadian web portal, available in English and French, is dedicated to raising the level of student achievement by maximizing the potential of technology as a teaching and learning tool. The site embodies the goal of not merely putting more computers in classrooms, but rather giving students and teachers the skills that they need to use them as the effective tools that they are. The OLKN provides access to a variety of on-line tools as well as evaluations of efforts to use of ICT in education. Get More Detail


Trends in the Integration of ICT and Learning in K-12 SystemsThis brief paper prepared for the Canadian group, SchoolNet, describes aspects of the current context of education in Canada, selected trends in the integration of information and communications technologies (ICT) for learning in the kindergarten to grade education systems and offers observations about emerging visions of effective ICT integration. The ideas presented represent a synthesis of information reviewed in research, reports, policy papers, selected seminars and surveys. A bibliography of sources is provided. References are included only when a specific resource has been relied upon. Get More Detail


Saskatchewan, Canada: On-line Rubrics for MathematicsThis English-language website provides the rubrics used in Saskatchewan, Canada to evaluate mathematics learning. It also provides examples of mathematics assessment items that one might find in their provincial assessments. Get More Detail

Chile

Chile's Enlaces ProgramThis Spanish-language website provides information about Enlaces, which administrates Chile’s ICT Strategy for Education. Enlaces began constructing a national educational structure in 1992 to provide state-subsidized schools throughout the country with teacher training, computer equipment, Internet, software and educational resources. From its inception, the Enlaces program has carried out internal and external evaluations of its effects on schools as well as the uses to which teachers and students put the information technology tools provided to them. Get More Detail

China

Using ICT to Prepare Learners for the 21st Century: The Perspectives of Eastern APEC EconomiesThis draft article was written by a researcher from China's Tsinghua University, Dr. Jianwei Zhang, for the APEC Summit on Education Reform. The paper depicts an overview of the development of ICT in schools in Eastern APEC economies. This includes planning and management, hardware infrastructures, resources and services, staff development, and the practices of educationally using ICT. The cultural impacts and directions for the future development are also discussed focusing on the widespread uses and integrations of ICT in education that can enhance sustainable innovations. Get More Detail

Hong Kong

Preliminary Study on Reviewing the Progress and Evaluating the Information Technology in EducationCommissioned by the Education Department (ED) in Hong Kong, this study reviews and evaluates Government initiatives implementing Information Technology in Education (ITEd). The study was called for in "Information Technology for Learning in a New Era: Five-year Strategy 1998/99 to 2002/03." Get More Detail

Singapore

APEC LinksLinks to Ministry of Education technology plans, reports on educational technology implementation projects, and research and evaluation from around APEC Get More Detail

Thailand

ICT for Direct Instruction and In-Service TrainingThis report responded to a request for technical assistance in several areas of education technology in Thailand. The report reviewed current models of ICT education; the capacity of regional centers to provide distance training for teachers; proposed ICT support for teachers and students; monitoring of ICT effectiveness; support for rural schools; and associated costs. Get More Detail

United States

What Works in Distance LearningThis report from a U.S. university documents progress on research as to what works in distance learning. The report examines "what works" in instructional strategies, multimedia, learning strategies, assessment strategies, and managment strategies. The authors then examine implementation issues and suggest next steps. Get More Detail


National Leadership Institute ToolkitAn internet toolkit developed to help U.S. states implement the No Child Left Behind Act. The site addresses Scientifically Based Research, Technology Literacy Assessment, Common Data Elements, Effective Teaching with Technology Assessment, and the National Education Tecnology Plan. Get More Detail


Striking Balance of Shared Perspectives: Indigenous Technologies and Open Sources..., AThis draft paper was prepared by a U.S. based research, Dr. Ricki Goldman, for the Summit on Education Reform in the APEC Region. The paper reviews a number of emerging technologies being employed in primarily U.S. educational settings and reflects on what currently is NOT happening on-line that might further education. Get More Detail


Florida Virtual School EvaluationEvaluations from Florida’s on-line school highlight the strengths and weaknesses of e-learning Get More Detail


STaR ChartSchool technology and Readiness (StaR) Chart is a self-assessment tool designed to provide U.S. schools with information to better integrate technology into their educational processes. Outlines four school profiles ranging from those with little or no technology to innovative models for integrating education technology. Get More Detail


Young Children’s Access to Computers in the Home and at School in 1999 and 2000A statistical report describing the availability of computers to young American children in 1999 and the purposes for which they were used in a variety of settings. Get More Detail


Connected to the Future: A Report on Children's Internet UseThis report examines the trends and implications of U.S. children connecting to the Internet--and to their future. Get More Detail


Retrospective on Twenty Years of Education Technology Policy, AThis U.S. paper provides an overview and analysis of twenty years of key policy reports addressing the challenges and opportunities involved in integrating technology into K-12 education in the United States. The report summarizes recommendations made in these reports, and comments on the shifting rationales for and expectations of educational technology investments that have shaped those recommendations over time. Get More Detail

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