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Education in the Information Age – Getting it Right
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Mr Santha Kumar
Saigon South International School
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
We are living in an age of information and communication. Preparing our kids for this age, as well as for the age that follows, is a formidable task that requires clear understanding, planning and preparation on the part of the educational system and its stakeholders. This presentation looks into the present day realities, the need for change and how we should go about making this change. This presentation refers to the books and presentations of well-known authors such as Ian Jukes, Ted McCain (Windows on the future) and Thomas Friedman (The world is flat) and research related to teen brains.
Download Santha Kumar's presentation here (35MB file that requires Windows Media Player installed on your computer. Download a free copy of Windows Media Player for the operating system you are using here). Please note that download speed depends on your internet connection speed and that this is very large file.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mr Santha Kumar is the IT Director of Saigon South International School, an American School, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He has been involved in the development of IT and science programs at the school, since SSIS started the high school five years ago. Mr Kumar has presented at a number of conferences on technology and science education, to teacher audiences. He also teaches high school science at SSIS. Before becoming involved in international education 10 years ago, he was a program director for a science centre in India. |
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