Component |
Element |
Activity |
Time Frame |
Infrastructure Readiness and Platform Deployment |
Preparation for installatoion of hardware and software |
Creation of ICT technical standards highlighting minimum standards of ICTs for educational institutions |
September 2006 - completed |
| Mapping survey to determine availability and use of ICTs. |
September 2006 - completed |
| Creation of an affordable framework to extend connectivity and affordable bandwidth to all educational institutions under the XNET structure. |
September 2006 - completed |
| Development and application of e-readiness criteria resulting in deployment priorities within each educational institution type. |
January 2007 |
| Operationalisation of connectivity solution for all educational institutions under XNET. |
January 2007 |
| Curriculum Development |
ICT Literacy |
Development of ICT Literacy Certification (includes Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced levels). |
September 2006 - completed |
| Creation of unit standards, curriculum, and training materials for localised Foundation Level of ICT Literacy Certification. |
September 2006 - completed |
| Agreement with relevant partners for internationally recognised unit standards, curriculum, and training materials for Intermediate and Advanced aspects of ICT Literacy Certification. |
September 2006 - completed |
| ICT Integration |
Creation of unit standards, curriculum, and training materials for ICT Integration for Educators. |
September 2006 - completed |
| Content Availibility |
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Creation of E-Learning Centre to house all relevant e-content and provide e-training. |
September 2006 - completed |
| Combine build, borrow and buy strategies to identify and develop a standard suite of relevant e-content for Maths, Science, and English for grades 8-12. |
September 2006 and continually evaluated and updated |
| E-Learning Centre to coordinate the development of localised content for 20 units in either Maths, Science, and English grades 8-12. |
Annually beginning in 2007 |
| Training and Usage Support |
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Development of feasible training programme for each educational institution type for first round of deployments. |
November 2006 - completed |
| Maintenance and Technical Support |
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Establish a National Education Technology Service and Support Centre (NETSS Centre) with appropriate regional capability to support all educational institutions and platform deployments. |
September 2006 - completed |
| Monitoring and Evaluation |
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Develop detailed overall and annual targets for all educational institution types and components of the Implementation Plan. |
September 2006 - completed |
| Create a comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation Framwork that ties to the Ministry of Education's ETSIP process with annual and long-term metrics. |
December 2006 - completed |
