Latvian Education Informatisation System (LIIS)

ISSS/LORIS Conference, Hradec Kralove

March, 2004

Professor Juris Mikelsons

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Formation of Information Society

Family School Higher education Work

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Latvian Education Informatisation System (LIIS)

Government investment project to integrate information and communication technologies in education.

Started since 1997.

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Political support

1. National program “Informatics” in 1999 set a target to create information society in Latvia.

2. Ministry of Education and Science was the first one of Latvian ministries which created the informatisation concept of the sector.

3. Social-economic program eLatvia plans to accelerate the successfully initiated informatisation of education system.

4. Program eEurope+ in 2001 repeatedly promotes computer literacy as priority for the next 3 years.

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Unified and integrated approach

All functions: ICT education for students Tutor training ICT in subject teaching ICT in education system management

All levels: Educational institutions School boards Ministry of Education and Science

With common infrastructure – computers and Internet

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Main ideas

LIIS

E-management –in both: schoolsand ministry!

Computer –tutor assistant,

not the replacement!

Let's produceinformation,

not only use it!

Computer –pedagogical toolfor every tutor!

Internet connectedcomputer classroomto every high school!

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Results: education content

Almost all the young people are acquainted with ICT Initiated training of various disciplines, using ICT Computerized education content equal to 80 000 pages Software supported teaching

Future: ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) enforcement

in ICT education New informatics standard and curriculum development

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Results: e-management

Developed and implemented registers as basis for e-management: Education institution register Student register Teacher register Financial control and management, office work, library Academical information system LAIS

Future: E-management in every education institution Exchange of electronic documents

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Results: teacher training

More than 70 % of teachers have acquired basic computer skills

In future: ICT in every subject teaching

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Results: infrastructure

Piltene

Kalnciems

Smiltene

Svente

Talsi

Madona

Aizkraukle

Preiļi

Daugavpils Krāslava

RēzekneJēkabpil

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Kārsava

Balvi

Alūksne

Gulbene

Cēsis

Ogre

Valka

Rūjiena

ValmieraLimbaži

Bauska

RĪGA

Jūrmala

JelgavaDobele

Tukums

Saldus

Ventspils Ugāle

Kuldīga

Liepāja

Salacgrīva

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International comparison

Number of computers per 100 high school pupilsLatvia: 4European Union: 15

5th place among 13 candidate countries

Number of Internet connected computers per 100 pupils:Latvia: 3European Union: 5

4-5th place among 13 candidate countries

According to eEurope Benchmark 2001 Latvia has left behind Estonia and Lithuania in all indicators

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Structure of computer age

PC - 386 8%

PC – 486 16%

Pentium 23%

Pentium II 40%

Pentium III 13%

Our computers are up-to-date today.

How about tomorrow?

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Financing

Year Financing in millions of

LVL

1997 0,3

1998 1,0

1999 2,5

2000 2,4

2001 2,4

2002 3,4

2003 1,0

2004 0,3

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Pupils’ judgement

To more than 90% pupils (forms 5 - 12) computer is available at school

To more than 67% pupils Internet is available at school

95,6% pupils admit they like ICT and suggest to expand its introduction into the schools

Pupils consider ICT has to be taught starting from 9-11 years of age

From research, performed October, 2002.

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Perspective

LIIS project has to be continued without changing strategic solutions:

ICT education to every pupil according to ECDL requirements All subject teaching, using ICT Coordinated e-management of all education system Infrastructure development: more computers, all schools onlineSpecial thanks to the team of LIIS (prof. Janis Bicevskis) for

the given information!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

More information can be found …

www.liis.lv