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E-EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR 2014 – 2019

E-EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR 2014 – 2019. PROBLEM STATEMENT. Goal of the White Paper on e-Education (2004) is yet to be achieved . “Every South African learner in GET & FET will be ICT capable by 2013”

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E-EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR 2014 – 2019

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  1. E-EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION PLANFOR THEBASIC EDUCATION SECTOR 2014 – 2019

  2. PROBLEM STATEMENT • Goal of the White Paper on e-Education (2004) is yet to be achieved. “Every South African learner in GET & FET will be ICT capable by 2013” • Basic Education sector is unable to leverage on the potential of ICTs to improve the quality, accessibility, equity and learner attainment.

  3. BACKGROUND • Limited ICT infrastructure available in schools nationally by 2010: • 6 245 schools (25%) had computers for teaching and learning, • 13 011 (51%) had ICT for administrative purposes. • ICT infrastructure disparities among and within provinces. • Major PDE constraints include: • Inadequate or lack of budget. • Shortage of necessary resources (human & physical). • Inadequate state of e-readiness at schools (human & physical). • Competing priorities.

  4. E-EDUCATION INITIATIVES AUDIT 2013 • Audit of ICT initiatives in all provinces was conducted in 2013 • Audit findings on e-Education implementation: • Implementation visible but slow paced • Private sector & NGOs played significant role but ICT initiatives uncoordinated, unsustainable, scattered & unfocused hence limited impact • Initiatives not comprehensive(No training/content) • Lack or inadequate human capacity • Lack or inadequate connectivity

  5. E-EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2014 - 2019 • Plan aims to increase access to ICT to support curriculum delivery & improve learner attainment. • Plan updates & adds detail to the White Paper on e-Education (2004) as well as sets new targets for ICT access in schools • Plan is mainly grounded on 4 strategic objectives: • Electronic content resource development and distribution • ICT professional development for management, teaching and learning • Access to ICT infrastructure • Connectivity

  6. KEY FACTORS TO CONSIDER • New Government policies, plans (NDP) & priorities; • Lessons learnt (Khanya & GoL); • Available technologies & suitability; • Phased implementation approached; • Standards for Internet access for schools; • Use of FOSS & OERs; • Delineated roles & responsibilities of stakeholders; • Advisory oversight committee; • Access to quality educational material; • Dissemination of school-based best practice; • Monitoring & evaluation of the new e-Education initiative.

  7. STRUCTURE OF PLAN • The plan consists of two parts: • Part 1: Implementation Approach • Section 1: Introduction • Section 2: Implementation Approach • Section 3: Deliverables and Activities to be led by the DBE • Section 4: Deliverables and Activities to be led by PEDs • Section 5: Deliverables to be led by the DTPS • Section 6: Enabling the implementation of the e-education • Part 2: Individual Provincial Implementation Plans • Section 7: Individual Provincial Implementation Plans

  8. IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH • National targets will guide the implementation. • Benchmarks and annual targets will be set for each strategic objective> • No. of schools with ICT facilities (Admin & Teaching & Learning ) • No. of schools with access to connectivity (Admin & Teaching & Learning ) • No. of schools with access to offline & online electronic content resources. • No. of teachers at various ICT skills proficiency levels(basic, intermediate & advanced).

  9. ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Department of Basic Education (DBE) will lead: • Electronic content resource development and distribution • Provincial Education Departments (PDEs) will lead : • ICT professional development for management, teaching and learning • Access to ICT infrastructure • Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services will lead: • Connectivity

  10. IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD • Plan outlines a framework for specific priorities and actions to be implemented over a period of 5 years. • Year 1- 2014/15 • Year 2- 2015/16 • Year 3- 2016/17 • Year 4- 2017/18 • Year 5- 2018/19

  11. Activity 4: Rollout the Educational Network • This activity will lead to the utilization of the connectivity provided to schools facilitating the access to the e-administrative Virtual Private Network (VPN), e-learning Virtual Private Network; and use of electronic means to communicate with Provincial offices. The Educational Network is currently under construction (dbecloud) Breakdown and numeric targets for schools connectivity for the next 5 years in line with National Broadband Policy

  12. PRE-REQUISITES FOR SUCCESS • Adequate fundingfor e-Education implementation nationally • Management structures to give effect to this Plan: • Advisory Oversight Committee (HEDCOM ICT Sub-committee) • ICT Inter-provincial forum • Partnerships for e-Education implementation • Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services (DTPS) • Department of Science & Technology (DST) • Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET) • Private sector & NGOs • Coordination of a national system for e-Education implementation.

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