{"id":4174,"date":"2014-03-31T16:30:41","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T09:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/science-technology.vn\/?p=4174"},"modified":"2014-03-31T16:30:41","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T09:30:41","slug":"day-cong-nghe-thong-tin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/?p=4174","title":{"rendered":"D\u1ea1y C\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 th\u00f4ng tin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tr\u00ean kh\u1eafp th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, t\u1eeb ch\u00e2u \u00c1 t\u1edbi ch\u00e2u Phi, t\u1eeb ch\u00e2u \u00c2u t\u1edbi Australia, m\u1ecdi tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ang x\u00f4 v\u00e0o ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn C\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 th\u00f4ng tin (CNTT) trong ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. \u1ede Trung Qu\u1ed1c, kh\u1ea9u hi\u1ec7u ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn l\u00e0: \u201cKh\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7, kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m,\u201d v\u00e0 \u1edf \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9, kh\u1ea9u hi\u1ec7u c\u00f2n tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp h\u01a1n: \u201cKh\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m, kh\u00f4ng h\u00f4n nh\u00e2n.\u201d V\u1edbi nhu c\u1ea7u cao v\u00e0 cung c\u1ea5p th\u1ea5p v\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n c\u00f3 k\u0129 n\u0103ng c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 trong th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m to\u00e0n c\u1ea7u, d\u1ec5 hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao m\u1ecdi h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ec1u nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi CNTT. S\u1ef1 s\u00fat gi\u1ea3m li\u00ean t\u1ee5c v\u1ec1 gi\u00e1 m\u00e1y t\u00ednh, laptops, m\u00e1y t\u00ednh b\u1ea3ng v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i di \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u00e0m cho vi\u1ec7c d\u00f9ng CNTT th\u00e0nh vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Khi t\u00f4i \u1edf \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i, m\u1ed9t quan ch\u1ee9c ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i: \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd cung c\u1ea5p m\u01b0\u1eddi tri\u1ec7u m\u00e1y t\u00ednh b\u1ea3ng cho c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 trung h\u1ecdc trong n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Trong m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m t\u1edbi, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0 “Trung t\u00e2m c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi.\u201d\u00a0 V\u1ec1 sau khi t\u00f4i \u1edf Trung Qu\u1ed1c, m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng ph\u1ed5 th\u00f4ng n\u00f3i c\u00f9ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y: \u201cCh\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd trang b\u1ecb cho m\u1ecdi tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng m\u00e1y t\u00ednh v\u00e0 trong m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m t\u1edbi, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi.\u201d T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecdc tr\u00ean b\u00e1o ch\u00ed r\u1eb1ng nhi\u1ec1u n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1edf ch\u00e2u Phi c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u01b0a nhi\u1ec1u m\u00e1y t\u00ednh v\u00e0o l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a nhi\u1ec1u ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee9ng h\u01a1n v\u00e0o trong l\u1edbp s\u1ebd l\u00e0m cho h\u1ecdc sinh tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh “thi\u00ean t\u00e0i c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7” nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 KH\u00d4NG th\u1ea5y c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

Khi t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi: \u201cL\u00e0m sao c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 th\u00f4ng tin gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ea1t t\u1edbi m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c?\u201d, \u201cAi s\u1ebd d\u1ea1y c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7?\u201d, \u201cChi ph\u00ed th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n l\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u00e0 \u00edch l\u1ee3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mong \u0111\u1ee3i l\u00e0 g\u00ec? \u201cL\u00e0m sao b\u1ea1n \u0111o th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7?” C\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho l\u00e0 ng\u00e2y th\u01a1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng nghi ng\u1edd. M\u1ed9t quan ch\u1ee9c n\u00f3i: \u201cM\u00e1y t\u00ednh b\u1ea3ng s\u1ebd gi\u00fap h\u1ecdc sinh truy nh\u1eadp Internet.\u201d \u201cTh\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o s\u1ebd d\u1ea1y h\u1ecdc sinh v\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7?\u201d Ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u201cSinh vi\u00ean s\u1ebd c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t b\u1edfi v\u00ec h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft m\u00e1y t\u00ednh.\u201d M\u1ed9t hi\u1ec7u tr\u01b0\u1edfng d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i: \u201cChi ph\u00ed l\u00e0 chi ph\u00ed v\u1ec1 m\u00e1y t\u00ednh th\u00f4i. C\u00e1i g\u00ec kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa? V\u00e0 sao th\u1ea7y h\u1ecfi v\u1eady?\u201d\u00a0 Kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 l\u00e0m sao \u0111o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

H\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 KH\u00d4NG \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n th\u1ebf. B\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u00e1y t\u00ednh v\u00e0o trong ph\u00f2ng h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 mong \u0111\u1ee3i h\u1ecdc sinh tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh \u201cBill Gates hay Steve Jobs\u201d. B\u1ea1n c\u1ea7n c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o h\u1ecd v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o, b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd nh\u1eadn ra \u00edch l\u1ee3i. Mua ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee9ng l\u00e0 d\u1ec5, mua ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m c\u0169ng d\u1ec5 nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o KH\u00d4NG \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n th\u1ebf. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ea7y kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n thay \u0111\u1ed5i v\u00e0 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ea7y sau \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o s\u1ebd b\u1ecf vi\u1ec7c d\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. Mua m\u00e1y t\u00ednh l\u00e0 r\u1ee7i ro, v\u00ec y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 l\u1ed7i th\u1eddi. C\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 m\u00e1y t\u00ednh thay \u0111\u1ed5i nhanh ch\u00f3ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00fang t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7, trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian ng\u1eafn, m\u1ecdi ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee9ng s\u1ebd l\u1ed7i th\u1eddi v\u00e0 chi ph\u00ed thay th\u1ebf l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eaft. Ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o c\u0169ng r\u1ee7i ro, b\u1edfi v\u00ec y\u1ebfu t\u1ed1 l\u1ed7i th\u1eddi. B\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ea1y sinh vi\u00ean l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh Java \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng ti\u1ec3u h\u1ecdc nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ch\u00fang v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng trung h\u1ecdc, l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed5i sang c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00e1c cho n\u00ean h\u1ecdc sinh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i d\u00f9ng n\u00f3. M\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, Window XP l\u00e0 “n\u00f3ng” r\u1ed3i trong v\u00e0i n\u0103m qua, Window 7 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 “n\u00f3ng h\u01a1n” v\u00e0 ng\u00e0y nay c\u00f3 Window 8 v\u00e0 Microsoft kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 cho Window XP. Kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, m\u00e1y \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0n Desktop l\u00e0 \u201cn\u00f3ng\u201d r\u1ed3i Laptop l\u00e0 \u201cn\u00f3ng h\u01a1n\u201d v\u00e0 ng\u00e0y nay b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 m\u00e1y t\u00ednh b\u1ea3ng v\u00e0 v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng mua desktop n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n

H\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 nh\u01b0 x\u1eed l\u00ed v\u0103n b\u1ea3n, t\u00ecm Web, g\u1eedi emails, t\u1ea3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 t\u1ea3i l\u00ean c\u00e1c b\u00e0i b\u00e1o, th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n t\u00ednh to\u00e1n v\u00e0 vi\u1ebft c\u00e1c \u1ee9ng d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng “k\u0129 n\u0103ng c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n” c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecdc trong v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y hay v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o \u0111\u00fang t\u1eeb c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o c\u00f3 ch\u1ea5t l\u01b0\u1ee3ng, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u00e2y h\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 l\u1ee3i. Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n, m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 ki\u1ec3m tra ch\u00ednh t\u1ea3 trong x\u1eed l\u00ed v\u0103n b\u1ea3n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap ki\u1ec3m tra ch\u00ednh t\u1ea3 cho m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 t\u1eeb, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o t\u1eeb \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y y\u00eau c\u1ea7u k\u0129 n\u0103ng vi\u1ebft m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 do th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o d\u1ea1y. Web c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cung c\u1ea5p nhi\u1ec1u th\u00f4ng tin, nh\u01b0ng KH\u00d4NG ph\u1ea3i m\u1ecdi t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00fang, c\u00e1c k\u0129 n\u0103ng kh\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ec3m nghi\u1ec7m t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u n\u00e0y v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y b\u1edfi th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o. V\u1ec1 c\u0103n b\u1ea3n m\u00e1y t\u00ednh KH\u00d4NG TH\u1ec2 thay th\u1ebf cho th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o, v\u00ec b\u1ea1n c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o trong m\u1ecdi l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec3 cung c\u1ea5p vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o \u0111\u00fang cho h\u1ecdc sinh. Tuy nhi\u00ean, khi t\u00f4i ki\u1ec3m \u0111i\u1ec3m m\u1ecdi k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch v\u1ec1 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n CNTT trong nh\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 KH\u00d4NG th\u1ea5y b\u1ea3n k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch n\u00e0o nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t, trong v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng mua th\u00eam nhi\u1ec1u m\u00e1y t\u00ednh v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7, nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t r\u1eb1ng trong gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o l\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t. H\u1ecd l\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n m\u1ecdi ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee9ng v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m. H\u1ecd quan tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n m\u1ecdi m\u00e1y ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 v\u00e0 m\u1ea1ng internet m\u00e0 m\u1ecdi tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111ang v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7. Chi ph\u00ed mua nh\u1eefng trang thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb n\u00e0y l\u00e0 kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, trong nhi\u1ec1u tr\u0103m tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f4 la nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o, trong v\u00e0i n\u0103m ch\u00fang t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ebd l\u1ed7i th\u1eddi. V\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00edch l\u1ee3i. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0a s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o, \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 v\u00e0o m\u1ecdi th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o tr\u1ebb ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn \u0111ang h\u1ecdc trong c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 m\u1edbi nh\u1eefng th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7, m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 s\u1ebd kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

N\u0103m ngo\u00e1i, khi m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m quan ch\u1ee9c ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 t\u1eeb c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111ang ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n t\u1edbi th\u0103m CMU, m\u1ed9t quan ch\u1ee9c gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c m\u1ee9c cao \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c. C\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng: \u201cC\u00e1c \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o. C\u00e1c \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o th\u00ec m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 s\u1ebd t\u1ed1t.\u201d \u00d4ng \u1ea5y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean: \u201cTh\u1ebf v\u1ec1 m\u00e1y t\u00ednh b\u1ea3ng v\u00e0 laptop th\u00ec sao? Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 cho sinh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i mong \u0111\u1ee3i c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi kh\u00e1c t\u1eeb \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n m\u00e1y t\u00ednh.\u201d T\u00f4i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u201c\u0110\u1eebng qu\u00ean r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o.\u201d V\u1ec1 sau khi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y t\u1edbi th\u0103m v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u00e1p ph\u00edch tr\u00ean b\u00e0n t\u00f4i: \u201cN\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, c\u00e1m \u01a1n th\u1ea7y c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n.\u201d \u00d4ng \u1ea5y g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u1ea5y hi\u1ec3u th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eaft tay.<\/p>\n

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Teaching information technology<\/p>\n

All over the world, from Asia to Africa, from Europe to Australia, every school is rushing to adopt Information Technology (IT) in their training programs. In China, the popular slogan is: \u201cNo technology degree, No job.\u201d and in India, the slogan is more direct: \u201cNo software job, No marriage.\u201d With the high demand and low supply of technology skilled workers in the global job market, it is easy to understand why every education system is enthusiast about IT. The continued declining in cost of computers, laptops, tablets and mobile phones make the use of IT more affordable to everybody.<\/p>\n

When I was in India last year, a government officer told me: \u201cWe will provide ten million tablets to elementary schools and high school in our country. In the next ten years, we will be the \u201cTechnologyCenter of the world.\u201d\u00a0 Later when I was in China, a school principal said the same thing: \u201cWe will equip every school in our country with computers and in the next ten years, we will be the top technology country in the world.\u201d I read on newspapers that many countries in Africa also had plans to put more computers in their classrooms. It seems that putting more hardware in class will make students become \u201cTechnology geniuses\u201d but there are certain questions that need to be addressed but I have NOT seen the answers.<\/p>\n

When I asked: \u201cHow will Information Technology helps to achieve the educational goals?\u201d, \u201cWho will teach technology?\u201d, \u201cWhat will be the cost of implement the technology in your school and the expected benefits? \u201cHow do you measure success of implementing technology? The answers given are na\u00efve and dubious. One officer said: \u201cTablets will help students to access the Internet.\u201d \u201cTeacher will teach students about technology?\u201d Another person explained: \u201cStudents will get good jobs because they know computer.\u201d A principal seemed uncomfortable: \u201cThe cost is the cost of the computers. What else? And why do you ask?\u201d\u00a0 No one was able to answer the question about how to measure success.<\/p>\n

Learning about technology is NOT that simple. You cannot put computers in classroom and expect students to become \u201cBill Gates\u201d or Steve Jobs\u201d. You need teachers to train them and without the plan to train teachers, you will never realize the benefits. Buying hardware is easy, buying software is also easy but training teachers is NOT that simple. There are teachers who do not want to change and there are teachers who after the training will leave teaching job to work in the industry for better salary. Buying computers is risky, because of the obsolescence factor. Computer technology changes fast and without proper plan in place, in just a short time, all the hardware will be obsolete and the cost of replacement is very expensive. Training software is also risky, because of the obsolescence factor. You may teach students Java programming in elementary school today but by the time they go to high school, programming may change into something else so students will never have a chance to use it. Ten years ago, Window XP was \u201cHot\u201d than in few years, Window 7 was \u201cHotter\u201d and today there is Window 8 and Microsoft no longer supports Window XP. Not long ago, Desktop was \u201cHot\u201d then Laptop was \u201cHotter\u201d and today you have Tablets and few people even don’t buy desktop anymore.<\/p>\n

Learning about technology such as word processing, searching the Web, sending emails, download and upload papers, perform calculation and write simple applications are all the \u201cBasic skills\u201d that can be learned in few days or few weeks but without proper trainings from qualified teachers, it can do more harms than good. For example, a spell checker in the word processing can help check spelling for some words, but does not guarantee the right word is used. This requires writing skills that can only taught by teachers. The Web can provide lots of information, but NOT all materials are correct, different skill is needed to validate this material and that can only taught by teachers. Basically computers CAN NOT replace teachers, as you need to have teachers in every classroom to provide proper training to students. However, as I review all the plans about implementing IT in schools, I have NOT seen a plan that mention teacher training. These is only one answer, in the hurry to buy more computers and technology, many have forget that in education the teachers is the most important. They are more important than all the hardware and software. They are more important than all the servers and internet network that every school is hurrying to put in place. The cost of buying these equipments is huge, in several hundred millions but without the teachers, in a few years they will be all obsolete. And that means there will be no benefits. But if you put that amount into training of teachers, invest in all young teachers who are still learning in universities to develop a new generation of technology teachers, things will be different.<\/p>\n

Last year, when a group of government officers from a developing country visit CMU, a high level education officer asked me about how to improve the education system. My answer was clear: \u201cYou cannot improve the education system without the teachers. You must start with the teachers then everything will be fine.\u201d He seemed surprised: \u201cWhat\u2019s about all the tablets and laptops? We need that for our students. I would expect a different answer from you as a computer professional.\u201d I smiled: \u201cDo not forget that I am also a teacher.\u201d Later when he visits my office, I show him a poster in my desk: \u201cIf you can read this, thanks your teacher.\u201d He nodded as he understood my message and we shook hands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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