1、1,Facing the Challenges in the New Phase of Educational Informatization,Kekang HeEmail:http:/ column/Kekang He,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,2,Facing the Challenges in the New Phase of Educational Informatization,The new phase of Educational InformatizationThe theory and methods achieving leapfrogging development
2、 in quality of educationThe case of achieving leapfrogging development in quality of education via Educational Informatization,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,3,The basic connotation of Educational Informatization The main characteristics of educational informatization in different development stages,The New Phase
3、of Educational Informatization,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,4,The basic connotation of Educational Informatization It is usually spelled as Educational Informationization、Educational Informationalization、Educational Informatization and so on. What is the accurate connotation of Educational Informatization on ear
4、th?Although many scholars make earnest discussion to this concept, and elaborate characteristics of that at different angles, regrettably, these discussions generally are limited to its individual characteristic or certain characteristics, not yet define the term accurately, that is, the basic conno
5、tation of educational informatization is not defined exactly. Moreover, there is also confusion in following two concepts in these discussions.,The New Phase of Educational Informatization,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,5,The basic connotation of Educational InformatizationOne is between educational informatizatio
6、n and application of education technology. The two concepts have close relation without doubt, but we cannot equate with them. The other is between educational informatization and application of information technology. The relation between educational informatization and application of IT in educati
7、on is closer than it between educational informatization and application of education technology in education. But analysis below indicates that the connotation of educational informatization can cover that of application of IT in education, while its difficult for the latter connotation to complete
8、ly include former.Its necessary to make clarity of that in order to ensure a right understanding of the facts.,The New Phase of Educational Informatization,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,6,The basic connotation of Educational InformatizationAccording to the explanation in the Modern Chinese Dictionary, the charact
9、er hua can be added as the suffix after a noun or an adjective, which then becomes a verb indicating a transformation into a kind of state. But it needs more expansions and supplements. We believe that, the character “hua” added as the suffix after a noun or an adjective may form a verb, but the imp
10、lication of this verb is by no means like the explanation in the Modern Chinese Dictionary, which has only one implication, that is, “transforming into a kind of state. In fact, there are two different implications. The first is that, after “hua” is added after an adjective, the adjective becomes a
11、new verb, which is generally a transitive verb. The meaning of the transitive verb is to make its object (direct object) to have the characters described by the adjective, for example, green(motherland), beautify (something), uglify, strengthen, weaken, deepen, lighten , and etc. The second is that,
12、 after the suffix “hua” is added to a noun, the noun then becomes a new verb, which generally is an intransitive verb. The connotation and the function of the noun expand, and are manifested in a broader scope, such as the industrialization, the mechanization, the internetization, the intellectualiz
13、ation, and so on. It is obvious that “Educational Informatization” belongs to the second one.,The New Phase of Educational Informatization,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,7,The basic connotation of Educational InformatizationThe meaning of “informatizition” is to expand the connotation and the function of “informat
14、ion so that information can be embodied in a broader scope. Information Technology is about how to gain, analyze, store, transform, process, transmit and utilize information, it also fully manifests and further expands the connotation and the function of “information”. Therefore, informatizition als
15、o is regarded as “information technologization”, whose implication is to make the connotation and the function of “information technology expand. Thus, the connotation of compound term composed by education and informatization” is the universal application and popularization in the field or departme
16、nt of education and instruction.” -This is precisely comprehensive and accurate connotation of “Educational Informatization.,The New Phase of Educational Informatization,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,8,The basic connotation of Educational Informatization “Educational Informatization” is referred to the universal
17、application and popularization in the field of instruction and education or department of instruction and education. Educational Informatization is referred to the universal application and popularization of both information and information technology in instruction and education, not the applicatio
18、n and popularization of only information technology in instruction and education. The application and popularization of information technology cover two categories, field of instruction and education, department of instruction and education (instruction applications are paid more emphasis in former
19、category, and administrative applications are stressed in latter category ).,The New Phase of Educational Informatization,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,9,The basic connotation of Educational InformatizationInstruction activity is the special teacher-engaged educational activity, and it is organized in some ways w
20、ith time and space constraint. The application and popularization of information technology in instruction field (including teaching process, instructional material, instructional assessment and so on) should be stressed especially while the application and popularization of information technology i
21、n education field and education department are emphasized.,The New Phase of Educational Informatization,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,10,The main characteristics of Educational Informatization in different development stagesThe first stage of the development of educational informatization is from beginning of the
22、 90s to the beginning of the 21st century and its main characteristic is as follow:The construction of educational informatization focuses on building the hardware and software infrastructure. (national education network or national education and research network, city area education network, campus
23、 network, multimedia classroom and so on).Education Technology is applied to all-round aspects educational and instructional process by teachers and the administration and the teaching management by education department. However, the application in this stage is not yet thorough, and the focus of ap
24、plication has not yet been determined. ；,The New Phase of Educational Informatization,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,11,The main characteristics of Educational Informatization in different development stagesWhen information and Information Technology applied to educational and instructional process, much attention
25、 is paid to the application after class or before class (for example WebQuest and Just in time). Less attention is paid to the application in class (namely the application of Information and Information Technology to classroom teaching), especially the western countries.The speed and the scale of in
26、frastructure construction are stressed, and the useful applications of educational informatization are explored. In short, the fast development of hardware and software infrastructure in quantity is emphasized greatly in this stage.,The New Phase of Educational Informatization,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,12,The
27、 main characteristics of Educational Informatization in different development stagesThe second stage is from the beginning of the 21st century to present, in which the application becomes thorough gradually. Its main characteristics are as follows: The focuses of educational informatization construc
28、tion are on educational resources, the discipline instruction resources (including curriculum based on network and related learning material) ,resource management platform, and the supporting platform of teaching based on network. The application of educational informatization has gradually shifted
29、to focus on the application of information technology in educational and instructional process.,The New Phase of Educational Informatization,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,13,The main characteristics of Educational Informatization in different development stagesThe application of information and information techno
30、logy in educational and instructional process, not only is concerned before and after lesson, but also highly concerned in classroom teaching The application of educational informatization in educational and instructional process is stressed greatly, and the quality of education and instruction is e
31、nhanced through the application. Shortly the quality of education should be improved greatly through educational informatization (or to achieve leapfrog development of the quality of education through educational informatization),The New Phase of Educational Informatization,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,14,The ma
32、in characteristics of Educational Informatization in different development stagesThe theme of ICCE (International Conference on Computers in Education) held in December 2003Information international forum hosted by Microsoft in November 2004, in Singapore.E-Learning international conference held in
33、Tokyo in November 2005,The New Phase of Educational Informatization,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,15,Both the leapfrogging development in speed and scale of educational informatization, and the leapfrogging development in quality of education should be focused on.Although some cases show better effects in integra
34、tion and we can learn some methods from these cases for reference, we cant see the leapfrogging development in the quality and efficiency of education, that is, the quality and efficiency hasnt been improved at leapfrogging pace.How to carry out the effective integration? What are the methods and ap
35、proaches of effective integration (especially the approaches of integration in deep level)? The theory must explain the goal and significance of integration (why integration should be implemented?), the definition and connotation (whats the integration?), approaches and methods (how to integrate?).T
36、here have been some in-depth studies in theory of integration about the former two aspects currently, which can explain what the integration is and why integration should be implemented. However, there are few studies about the third one.,The theory and methods achieving leapfrogging development in
37、quality of education,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,16,The studies in integration of information technology and curriculum in developed countries The current status and effect of integration of information technology and curriculum in developed countriesThe theory and methods proposed by researchers in ChinaThe ca
38、se of achieving leapfrogging development in quality of education via Educational informatization,The Theory and Methods achieving Leapfrogging Development in Quality of Education,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,17,The studies in integration of information technology and curriculum in developed countriesThe key of d
39、igital learning is to integrate digital content to the whole curriculum gradually, and then integrate into teaching in classroom finally. The students ability to inquiry and study would be enhanced when trained-wise teachers with a clear instruction goal apply dynamic digital contents into teaching
40、process. Consequently, it is possible to achieve digital learning objectives. In order to create vivid digital learning environment, and cultivate the 21st century students, schools must integrate digitized content into the discipline curriculum (The CEO Forum on Educational Technology, in 2000).The
41、 goal and the connotation of integration is revealed.,The Theory and Methods achieving Leapfrogging Development in Quality of Education,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,18,The current status and effect of integration of information technology and curriculum in developed countriesThe CEO Forum of U.S bring forward th
42、e “prescription”, that is, the approaches and method to integrate. ：Firstly, determine the instruction goal and associate digital learning resource with the goal.Secondly, determine the anticipative outcome and measurable, valuable standard of integration. Thirdly, methods should be measured and eva
43、luated according to the standard determined in the second step, and then rectify methods according to the outcome measured and evaluated.,The Theory and Methods achieving Leapfrogging Development in Quality of Education,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,19,The current status and effect of integration of information t
44、echnology and curriculum in developed countriesThese questions (goal, significance, definition, connotation, approaches and methods) are illustrated clearly in the annual report of the 3rd CEO Forum in U.S. Why should integrate and what is integration is completely to the point, even critical. How t
45、o integrate is inadequate. The approaches and methods are not involved in integrating theory, involved in instruction design, instruction resource or instruction model of integration. So the prescription like this is not helpful for teachers.,The Theory and Methods achieving Leapfrogging Development
46、 in Quality of Education,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,20,The current status and effect of integration of information technology and curriculum in developed countriesIntegration before and after class (out-class integration model) is relatively focused in the west, however integration in class is relatively focus
47、ed in China（The Discourse of Three Scholars on Information Technology Education. China Computer Education Daily, 31 )WebQuest and Just in time are the most influential and effective out-class integration models Especially, WebQuest has been widely speeded across the whole word,The Theory and Methods
48、 achieving Leapfrogging Development in Quality of Education,北京师范大学现代教育技术研究所,21,Information technology is regarded as tools to seek materials for teaching, communicate with parents and colleagues (that is implemented before class), and store records of administration (that is implemented after class)
49、. according to the report published in Journal of Education Media and Technology in 2004 .It can be proved again that integration in U.S. even the west focus on it before or after class. Seventy percent of students point out their teachers seldom make use of technology to help their learning. The task their teachers assign them are just limited to the knowledge about computer.,The Theory and Methods achieving Leapfrogging Development in Quality of Education,
