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WE are globally interconnected – now more than ever in human history.
News of events taking place halfway across the world reaches our mobile phones faster than we can say “Jack Robinson”!
The Covid-19 pandemic, too, has pushed educational institutions around the world to fully embrace online learning.
These changes require us to produce students with a global perspective and mindset.
Taking cognisance of this and the speed at which globalisation is happening, institutions have increasingly moved towards inculcating 21st century learning in classrooms to allow cross border education to take place and to produce more informed citizens.
Understanding how crucial this is, the Global Citizenship Education (GCED) module has been embedded into the local curriculum.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said despite the limitations and challenges, educators have made use of the online platform, with many successfully producing various materials for the teaching-and-leaning (PdP) methods.
PETALING JAYA: After a year of unprecedented challenges, the Education Ministry is taking the country’s education system to new heights in line with the fourth industrial revolution.
The first step, said minister Datuk Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin, was to enhance the national digital education and Jalinan Digital Negara (Jendela) initiative involving schools.
At present, the ministry has several digital education platforms, such as the Digital Educational Learning Initiative Malaysia (Delima).
“We will enhance our existing platforms and add more. These digital sources will ensure that our students have access to the latest, interactive learning materials.
“Jendela is under the purview of the Communications and Multimedia Ministry but we will work together to ensure that its implementation in schools is conducted smoothly, ” he said in an interview with the media on the ministry’s achievements for the past year.
20 Jan 2021 / 15:59 H.
KUALA
LUMPUR: Good teacher-parent communication is vital in creating an effective home-based teaching and learning (PdPR ) ecosystem for students, said Education and Professional Continuing expert Prof Dr Ismi Arif Ismail.
He said such interaction would also make the learning process more enjoyable for students.
“Regular communication between teachers and parents is vital for PdPR as it has become the teaching and learning method in this new normal environment,” he told Bernama.
Ismi Arif said apart from sharing what have been taught and homework, teachers should always encourage parents to give their support to ensure effective PdPR can be achieved.