Bhutan e-Government Master Plan
schools
(MSS)
laboratories
and
have
a
been
few
Lower
established
in
Secondary
168
Schools
secondary
(LSS).Computer
schools
under
Chiphen
Rigpel project.
Other
noteworthy
ICT
projects
that
enhanced
ICT
integrated
lessons
in the
classroom and inspired education transformation include:
i)
Weaving
RGOB
Infotech
and
integrated
Resources
the Singapore
ICT
into Education
International
into the teaching
(WIRED)
Foundation.
learning
process
that was funded
The
by
two year project
in five pilot schools
by
2011.
One
Laptop
Per Child (OLPC)
Telecommunication
project that was funded
by the International
Union (ITU). The project provisioned 210 “XO Laptops”
to 21 schools in different Dzongkhags.
ii)
Provision of 300 Classmate PCs to 15 schools with support from Intel World
Ahead
Foundation.
The ICT Masterplan for Education will guide the execution of these three broad
strategies:
1.
Strengthen
ICT Integration
Into Curriculum,
Pedagogy
and Assessment
Besides, building relevant ICT skills in teachers and students, ICT would be
utilised as a tool for teaching and learning, ultimately enhancing the quality
of education.
Dzongkha
language should also be explored to include in the
ICT Curriculum.
Sharing
of educational
contents,
research
papers
and
curricula online via
TEIN network
Provide
a
Practice-Based
and
Model
Approach
for
Differentiated
Professional Development
Teachers would
be trained to integrate ICT in the delivery of lessons in all
subjects.
ICT Instructors would
be recruited and
regularized to enhance
conceptual
skills and develop critical thinking in schools.
Hardware technicians and network adminstrators would
be recruited for all
the secondary schools and the existing computer laboratory assistants’ ICT
capability would be enhanced.