Technology in education in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific

Table of Contents

• 1. Table of Contentss 3
• 1. Introduction 5
• 2. Regional Contextualisation: the Challenges of Education Systems 6
• 2.1. Teaching Quality 6
• 2.2. Access to Resources for Rural Schools 7
• 2.3. Gender Equity and Disability Inclusion 7
• 2.4. Climate Change and Natural Disasters 9
• 2.5. The Digital Divide 9
• 2.6. Understanding the Context of Edtech Initiatives in the Pacific 10
• 3. Technology in Support of Access to Education and Educational Content 12
• 3.1. Alignment of technology to national and regional education plans 12
• 3.2. Better school and systems management 12
• 3.3. Enhances teaching quality 13
• 3.4. Increases access to educational content 14
• 3.5. Localisation and contextualisation of content 15
• 3.6. Gender and inclusion transformative practices 16
• 4. The Use of Technology as a Means for Teaching and Learning 17
• 4.1. Shared Vision 17
• 4.2. Implementation Planning 18
• 1. 19
• 4.3. Equitable Access 19
• 4.4. Prepared educators 21
• 4.5. Skilled and sufficient technical support 21
• 4.6. High-quality learning activities and content 22
• 2. 22
• 4.7. Ongoing evaluation 22
• 5. Education in Support to the Development of Digital Skills 23
• 5.1. Development of digital skills through TPACK 23
• 5.2. Technology-enabled Communities of Practice 24
• 5.3. CPD activities enabling digital skills development: learning through doing 24
• 5.4. Developing skills through participation in donor-funded programmes 25
• 5.5. Ensuring digital skills development through policies and frameworks 26
• 6. Enabling Conditions: Working with Donors and Project Sustainability 26
• 6.1. Donor coordination, strategic alignment and systems perspective 26
• 6.2. Adequate and appropriate resourcing 27
• 6.3. Commitment to contextually grounded co-design and localisation 29
• 7. Discussion and Lessons Learnt 30
• 7.1. Technology in support of teaching and training approaches 30
• 7.2. Ensuring teachers are supported 30
• 7.3. Grounded in local priorities 31
• 7.4. Creating a culture of continuous improvement 31
• 7.5. The flexibility of technology can help respond to emergencies 32
• 7.6. Centering Pacific culture and Indigenous knowledge 33
• 8. Conclusion 33
• 2. Acknowledgements 35
• 3. Bibliography 36
• 4. Appendix 1: Catalpa Project Summaries 43