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TIGER LEAP PROGRAM AS A
BEGINNING OF 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION
ENEL MÄGI Tiger
Leap Foundation
Conference e-Learning in Science and
Environmental Education
Tartu, October 1- 4, 2003
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INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY
SCHOOL - ISOLATED FROM SOCIETY
MOST INFORMATION ON SCHOOL FUNCTIONING
CONFIDENTIAL
TEACHER - WHOLE CLASS TEACHING, EVALUATES
STUDENT, PLACES LOW
EMPHASIS ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS
STUDENT - MOSTLY PASSIVE, LEARNS MOSTLY AT
SCHOOL, HARDLY ANY
TEAMWORK, TAKES QUESTIONS FROM BOOKS OR
TEACHERS, LEARNS ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS, LOW INTEREST IN LEARNING
PARENT - HARDLY ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN LEARNING
PROCESS, NO STEERING OF INSTRUCTION, NO
LIFE-LONG LEARNING MODEL

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INFORMATION SOCIETY
SCHOOL - INTEGRATED IN SOCIETY
INFORMATION OPENLY AVAILABLE
TEACHER - HELPS STUDENTS FIND APPROPRIATE
INSTRUCTIONAL PATH, GUIDES
STUDENTS INDEPENDENT LEARNING,
HELPS STUDENT TO EVALUATE OWN PROGRESS,
PLACES HIGH EMPHASIS ON
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
STUDENT - MORE ACTIVE, LEARNS AT SCHOOL AND
OUTSIDE SCHOOL, MUCH
TEAMWORK, ASKS QUESTIONS, FINDS
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, HIGH INTEREST
PARENT - VERY ACTIVE IN LEARNING PROCESS,
CO-STEERING, PARENTS
PROVIDE MODEL
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ICT IN SCHOOLS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIVERSIFY
AND ENRICH THE PEDAGOGICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
PUPILS, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATION

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• INITIAL AIMS OF TIGER LEAP PROGRAM
• 1997-2001
• ICT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SCHOOLS
• INTERNET CONNECTIVITY
• TEACHER IN-SERVICE TRAINING
• EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE

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INFRASTRUCTURE
20 STUDENTS PER COMPUTER 7 TEACHERS PER
COMPUTER 1 HEADMASTER PER COMPUTER 98 OF
ALL THE COMPUTERS AT SCHOOLS CONNECTED TO
INTERNET
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EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE

• 100 DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
• 50 ORIGINAL ESTONIAN PROGRAMS IN MOST
• OF THE SUBJECTS
• TEACHERS NETGATE (WWW.KOOLIELU.EE) - NEWS,
• TEACHING MATERIALS, ARTICLES, CHAT
• VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT VIKO

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TEACHER IN-SERVICE TRAINING
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250 EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS GLOBE MIKSIKE HELLO
SPRING CONCEPTUAL WEB BASED LEARNING MODELS
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TIGER LEAP PLUS PROGRAM 2001 - 2005
ICT COMPETENCIES VIRTUAL LEARNING SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE COLLABORATION OF
ALL PARTIES INVOLVED
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ICT COMPETENCIES
FIXED FOR STUDENTS AND SUBJECT TEACHERS NOT
FIXED FOR SCHOOLMASTERS AND ADMINISTRATORS LACK
OF COMPETENCE TO EVALUATE THE ICT COMPETENCIES
OF TEACHERS
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PUPILS OPINIONS OF THEIR TEACHERS ICT SKILS
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PUPILS EVALUATION OF THEIR ICT COMPETENCE
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VIRTUAL LEARNING
HINDERED BY TRADITIONAL SCHOOL
ENVIRONMENT CURRICULUM OLD TEACHING METHODS
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
ICT IS NOT RELIABLE ICT IS VERY EXPENSIVE ICT
NEEDS CONSTANT UPGRADING
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20 THE COMPUTER
80 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
CABLES INTERNET
CONNECTION TRAINING
TECHNICAL SUPPORT UPGRADE
USERS TIME
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COLLABORATION OF ALL PARTIES ENVOLVED
TEACHER TRAINERS AT UNIVERSITIES CURRICULUM
DEVELOPERS LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES SCHOOL
HEADMASTERS TEACHERS MINISTERY OF
EDUCATION SCHOOL INSPECTORS
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• The trends reveal a danger that the educational
• system will not be able to dictate its IT needs
• forcefully enough
• to the computer producers, who operate according
• to the principles of market economy,
• or to policy makers, for whom the preservation of
  
• the status quo seems to be more comfortable  

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