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Learning in the school of 21^st century must be exiting and consider the pupil’s individual interests and abilities better than it does today.  For achieving the result the possibilities offered by the information technology (ICT) must be used to enrich the teaching process with sound, video and other multimedia solutions. The learning will become more effective, interactive and playful. To get the change moving on one hand the leader must be found both in state and in schools and on the other hand the initiatives coming from teachers and pupils must be supported.

The head of the Development Fund Ott Pärna marked that the computers are present in schools, now there is need to start using them properly. “We stand on the brink of the era when the technology is broadening the understanding of traditional lesson, allowing to bond different subjects and problems of everyday life,” said Pärna.

The report on usage of ICT in education, presented today by the Development Fund, presents a roadmap enabling Estonia to reform education system from class-centred into pupil-centred style. The Minister of Education and Science Tõnis Lukas marked on the possibility of drawing together better the worlds of pupils and teachers through the use of ICT.

Of the problems standing before educational system ICT presents solutions to taking into better account the individuality of a pupil, to altering the teaching into more creative and problem-based process and to secure to every pupil the possibility of learning from the best materials and from highly valued teachers.

To achieve the goals presented in the report the vital role is played by the leader, foreperson or organisation, who would attend to the coordination of learning materials, to the elating of school directors and teachers and to the including of the pupils. The forward-looking school directors must be credited and supported. For endorsing the initiative of teachers the Innovation Fund has to be established, to enable the start of pilot projects for testing ITK solutions and spread the experience. Sensible would be to start the introduction of ITK solutions from science classes as the interest of pupils to participate in these is the lowest while the need of the society for future specialist is the highest.

The current report is a follow-up to the report EST_IT@2018

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kristjan.rebane[A]arengufond.ee,

Expert of IT Society