International Benchmarking of Technology in Education
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The International Benchmarking of Technology in Education event was hosted at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington D.C.,on June 14-15th, 2010, in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). This event relates to the APEC education priority of Information and Communications Technology in Education. The key resources from this event include:
| Resource | Description |
| Agenda | Meeting agenda |
| Participant list | Participant list for the International Benchmarking of Technology in Education Event |
| International Benchmarking of Technology in Education -setting the stage | This presentation from OECD poses key questions for the International Benchmarking of Technology in Education Event |
| International Experiences with Technology in Education | This presentation by two researchers at SRI describes a U.S. Department of Education-funded project in which international experiences with technology in education were compiled from 25 different countries. Half of the selected participants represented APEC Economies. |
| International Benchmarking of Technology in Education | This presentation includes perspectives from Cisco, Intel, and Microsoft Education on the importance of 21st century skills and a project overview of ACT21S |
| Austria |
Vocational Education in Austria |
| Achievement Standard Network | The Role of ASN Data in Resource Creation, Discovery, and Use Addressing the Needs of a Global Society of Life-long Learners |
| Benefits of Machine Readable Curricula | A briefing on the potential benefits of machine readable curricula, as is currently being trialled by Curriculum Corporation with the Achievement Standards Network. |
| Conceptual Framework | Projects for the use of Information and Communication Technologies in Education |
| Florida Innovates | Enhancing Education Through Technology |
| Global Learning Resource Connection | An Implementation Plan that puts in place an international infrastructure for sharing STEM learning resources that map to learning objectives. |
| Chile | Digital Development Index for Education |
| Norway | Overview of education in Norway |
| Singapore | ICT Masterplan |
| Denmark | ICT in Upper Secondary Education |
| Teacher Effectiveness | Benchmarking Group Notes |
| United States | How educational ICT use and student ICT skills are measured in the United States. |
| “Technology in Schools: What Does the Research Say?” | Back in 2006 Cisco commissioned Metiri Group to conduct a review of the research on the impact of educational technology on student learning. This is the 2009 report that updates the earlier review. |
| Group Photo | Picture of meeting participants and presenters. |
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Country Panel Questions |
| What methods are used to capture information (surveys, direct observations, discussions, research,etc.). What are the range of indicators (or data) and the methods process? |
| What are your country's information needs/priorities for policymaking in this domain that are not covered by current means? |
| What prevents country from having access to the relefant information (costs, capacity, interest, etc.)? What are the main obstacles? |
| How are successful technology-enabled innovations identified, assesed and eventually scaled up? How is a given initiative considered a successful innovation? |
Additional Resources
A good source of information for comparing bandwidth internationally can be found at http://www.netindex.com
