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☎ 02-3668-1594 International Education Cooperation Director Eung-seok Oh, Deputy Director Yunchul Nam
Asia Pacific Ministerial Forum on ICT in Education 2017 (AMFIE 2017) “Shaping Up ICT-supported Lifelong Learning for All”
□ The Ministry of Education (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Joonsik LEE), together with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS), host the “2017 Asia Pacific Ministerial Forum on ICT in Education (AMFIE 2017)” at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul on 11-12 May 2017.
◦ The 2017 UNESCO Asia Pacific ICT Education Ministerial Forum is a forum that brings together Ministers of Education from 46 Member States across the Asia-Pacific Region to discuss about policies on use of ICT in education. This Forum, which takes place in Seoul, Republic of Korea this year, was last held four years ago - previously, it was held in Thailand in 2010, Philippines in 2011, Thailand in 2012, and China in 2013.
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◦ This year’s Forum is themed “Shaping Up ICT-supported Lifelong Learning for All,” which aims to endorse the “Asia Pacific Regional Strategy on Using ICT to Facilitate the Achievement of Education 2030” (“Regional Strategy” from hereinafter) and to achieve United Nation's (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4)* through using ICT in education innovations across Asia-Pacific countries.
* Among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), education goal is Goal 4 (SDG 4): Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning.
◦ In total, AMFIE 2017 brings together about 120 participants, including 15 Ministers and Vice Ministers of Education, chief delegates, and ICT education experts* from 29 Member States. Indeed, there is a great interest among the Member States about the Forum held in Korea, as demonstrated by the highest number of Ministers and Vice Ministers participating in the event.
*UN's International Telecommunication Union (ITU), UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE)
□ On Day 1 of the Forum, May 11 (Thu), there will be a Keynote Presentation, Plenary Session, Ministerial Dialogue, and endorsement of the Regional Strategy. On Day 2, May 12 (Fri), a school visit to the Seoul Changdeok Girls' Middle School and sessions for experts will be arranged.
◦ More specifically, in the morning of May 11 (Thu), Dr. Paul Kim, chief technology officer and assistant dean of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, will deliver a Keynote Presentation on “How to Leverage ICT to Achieve a Lifelong Learning Society.” 2
-For the Plenary Session, Director Gwang-Jo Kim from UNESCO Bangkok will present “UN's Education Goals for Sustainable Development and AMFIE.*” Then, Dr. David Hung, professor at the National Institute of Education in Singapore will present “Evidence-based Policy and Practice in ICT-transformative Education”
*AMFIE: Asia Pacific Ministerial Forum on ICT in Education
-After the Plenary Session, Brajesh Panth, technical advisor for the Sector Advisory and Service Cluster at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give a lecture on “Smart Partnerships” to leverage on bilateral and multilateral cooperation in alleviating the digital divides within the region and within each country.
- In the afternoon, the Ministerial Dialogue will engage participants in discussing about diverse issues on the direction of education across the Asia-Pacific region, such as fostering access to ICT-supported education and quality learning, and building smart partnerships to alleviate the digital divides.
-Then, the “Regional Strategy,” which will reflect deliberations and discussions to achieving UN's SDGs through ICT will be endorsed.
◦ In the morning of May 12 (Fri), participants will visit the Seoul Changdeok Girls' Middle School* and observe actual class sessions and ICT-supported learning. The afternoon will be concurrent sessions for experts, organized in two tracks.
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*Designated as a Seoul Future School, it has employed digital learning resources and competency-based curriculum to cultivate students’ digital literacy and competencies.
-Session Track I : “Using OER (Open Education Resources) to Achieve SDG 4” and “Education Innovation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution” -Session Track II : “Minimizing Risks Without Restricting Opportunity: How Policy Can Support Digital Citizenship Education and Cyberwellness”
□ In the opening remark, Joonsik Lee, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, addressed that, “I hope that ICT contributes to the promotion of lifelong learning and brings together the experience and wisdom of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve the UN's SDG by 2030. In addition, the Republic of Korea would continue to expand the use of ICT in education in the face of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”
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Annex 1 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Ministerial Forum on ICT in Education 2017
□ Theme: “Shaping Up ICT-supported Lifelong Learning for All”
□ Objective
◦ Endorse the “Asia Pacific Regional Strategy on Using ICT to Facilitate the Achievement of Education 2030 (Regional Strategy),” since the Quingdao Declaration,* to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4)**
*Quingdao Declaration (May, ’15): Outlines 7 components on ICT-supported education to achieve SDG 4 **SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning
No. of No. of Year Country Participating Minister(s)/Vice Theme Countries Minister(s)
ICT for Better Education Policies, 2010 Thailand 16 9 Better Teacher, Better Learning, Better Access to Education Evaluation and Assessment: 2011 Philippines 19 12 Effective and Safe Use of ICT in Education The Power of ICT in Education 2012 Thailand 22 13 Policies: Implications for Educational Practices Fostering Favourable Policy 2013 China 27 8 Environments for Mainstreaming Sustainable Innovations
□ Date/Venue: 11~12 May 2017 (Thu~Fri) / Seoul Grand Hyatt Hotel
□ Organized and Supported by: Ministry of Education, UNESCO Asia Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS)
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□ Participants: Ministers of Education from 29 Member States in the
Asia-Pacific region, ICT education experts, etc. (About 120 participants)
□ Programme:
◦ Day 1: 11 May 2017 (Thu)
Time Programme Speaker(s) Venue
08:30- Registration Forum Registration 9:00 Desk
Opening Ceremony - Mr. Joonsik Lee (Ministry 09:00- of Education) - Welcoming & Opening - Mr. Gwang-Jo Kim (UNESCO 9:30 remarks Bangkok) - Mr. Seong-Soo Han (KERIS) Keynote Presentation Chair: Minister of NamsanⅠ+Ⅱ 09:30- Education, Sri Lanka - How to Leverage ICT to - Mr. Paul Kim (Stanford 10:20 Achieve a Lifelong Learning University, USA) Society 10:20- Group Photo 10:30 10:30- Coffee/Tea Break Namsan Ⅲ 11:00
Chair: Minister of Plenary Session Education, Sports and Culture, Samoa - Education Agenda 2030 11:00- and ICT - Mr. Gwang-Jo Kim (UNESCO Namsan - Evidence-based Policy and Bangkok) 12:30 Ⅰ+Ⅱ Practice in ICT- - Mr. Wei Loong David Hung transformative Education (National Institute of - Smart Partnerships for Education, Singapore) Effective Education - Mr. Brajesh Panth (Asian Development Bank) 12:30- Lunch Namsan Ⅲ 14:00
Ministerial Dialogue Chair: Mr. Gwang-Jo Kim - Overview of the Regional (UNESCO Bangkok) 14:00- Strategy Namsan 15:30 - Deliberations on the - Ms. Jonghwi Park (UNESCO Ⅰ+Ⅱ Regional Strategy Bangkok) - Endorsement of the Regional Strategy
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15:30- Coffee/Tea Break Namsan Ⅲ 15:45 Sub-regional Action Plans (Breakout Session - Using ICT Namsan 15:45- to Facilitate the Achievement of Education 2030) Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ, 16:45 Business - Discussions in Sub-regional Groups Centers 16:45- Sub-regional Action Mr. David Atchoarena 17:45 Plans (Plenary Session) (UNESCO) Namsan - Mr. Gwang-Jo Kim (UNESCO Closing Ceremony 17:45- Bangkok) Ⅰ+Ⅱ
18:00 - Mr. Joonsik Lee (Ministry of - Closing Remark Education) 18:30- Grand Hyatt Dinner Reception and Cultural Event 20:30 Garden
◦ Day 2: 12 May 2017 (Fri)
Time Programme Venue 09:00- School Visit (Changdeok Girls’ Middle School, Seoul Future School) 12:30 12:30- Namsan Lunch 14:00 Ⅲ
Track 1 (MOE/KERIS) Track 2 (UNESCO Bangkok)
Using OER to Achieve SDG 4 Chair: Mr. Jongwon Seo (KERIS) Minimizing Risks Without - Flipped learning using K-MOOC Restricting Opportunity: ㆍ Mr. Jinhyuk Im (Pohnag How Policy Can Support University of Science and Digital Citizenship Education 14:00- Technology) and Cyberwellness Namsan 15:30 - Practices of Teaching and Ⅰ+Ⅱ Learning Using OER Facilitator: Ms. Jonghwi Park ㆍ Ms. Hyejung Im (Seoul Gangdong (UNESCO Bangkok) Elementary School) - OER and Global Citizenship Education ㆍ Ms. Milee Ahn (Hanyang University) 15:30- Namsan Coffee/Tea Break 16:00 Ⅲ
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Education Innovation for the Minimizing Risks Without Fourth Industrial Revolution Restricting Opportunity: Chair: Ms. Sungho Kwon How Policy Can Support (Hanyang University) Digital Citizenship Education and Cyberwellness - Enhancing Education Innovation and Cooperation Facilitator: Ms. Jonghwi Park Namsan 16:00- through Use of ICT (UNESCO Bangkok) Ⅰ+Ⅱ 17:30 ㆍ Mr. SoonShik Suh (Chuncheon National University of Education) - Software Education and Future Skills in the Fourth Industrial Revolution ㆍ Mr. Hyeoncheol Kim (Korea University) Grand 18:30- Dinner Hyatt 20:30 Garden
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Annex 2 Speakers’Profile
Speaker Profile
■ Ph.D in Educational Technology, University of Southern California, USA
● 現 Chief Technology Officer and Assistant Dean, Graduate School of Education at Stanford University
● 現 Founder, Seeds of Empowerment
● 前 Member, Challenges for International Development Committee at Paul Kim National Academy of Sciences (2011～2013)
● 前 Advisory Committee Member, National Science Foundation (2012～15) ■ Ph.D in Economics of Education, Harvard University, USA
● Director, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education
● Director, UNESCO-APCEIU
● Professor, Graduate School of Education at Keimyung University
Gwang-Jo Kim ● 前 Deputy Minister of Education and Human Resources Development ■ Ph.D, National University of Singapore, Singapore
● Professor, National Institute of Education
● Associate Dean, Office of Education Research
● Director of Research, NIE’s Office of Research for Interactive and Digital Media
David Huang ● Head, Eula (joint appointment NIE and MOE)
● 前 Head, Center for Research in Pedagogy and Practice
■ Ph.D in Education Administration, Harvard University, USA
● Technical Advisor, Asian Development Bank
● 前 Advisory Committee, Central Asia and South Asia Department
Brajesh Panth ● 前 Senior Education Specialist, World Bank
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■ Ph.D in Learning Sciences, McGill University, Canada
● Leads the Regional Programme on ICT in Education, UNESCO Asia Pacific Regional Bureau for Education
● Oversees projects related to ICT in UNESCO Bangkok, including ICT national policy reviews, ICT in education master plan development and Jonghwi Park regional comparative research on current issues, etc.
■ Ph.D, University of Nebraska, USA
● Honorary Professor, Graduate School for Information Technology of Pohang University of Science & Technology
● Director, Center for Teaching and Learning, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology Jin-Hyuok Im
■ BA in Education, Seoul National University of Education, Korea
● Teacher, Seoul Gangdong Elementary School
Hyejung Im ■ Ph.D in Educational Technology, Purdue University, USA
● Professor, Educational Technology, Hanyang University
● Leads the Research Institute for Global Education & Leadership, Hanyang University
● Commissioner of the Education Division, Korea National Commission Milee Ahn for UNESCO ■ Ph.D in Educational Technology, Florida State University, USA
● Professor, Chuncheon National University of Education
● Head, Academic-Industrial Cooperation, Chuncheon National University of Education
● Team Leader, Cyber Education, National Human Resources SoonShik Suh Development Institute
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■ Ph.D in Computer and Information Sciences, University of Florida, USA
● Professor, Department of Computer Sci. & Eng., Korea University
● Advisory Committee, Naver Software
Hyeoncheol Kim ● Chair, Korean Association of Computer Education (KACE)
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Annex 3 Participants
□ Participating Countries ◦ About 120 participants including speakers and experts from 29 Countries
Category Minister (8) Vice Minister (7) Senior Official (14)
Cook Islands, Kiribati, Afghanistan, China, Bangladesh, Marshall Islands, Cambodia, Fiji, Iran, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Vanuatu, Democratic Samoa, Solomon Laos, Thailand, Participants Republic of East Timor, (29) Islands, Tuvalu, Palau, Pakistan Singapore, Australia, Korea India, Vietnam, Tajikistan, Philippines, Bhutan, Sri Lanka
□ Participating Ministers and Vice Ministers ◦ Ministers
No. Country Name Title Ministry Ministry of Financial and 1 Cook Islands Mark Brown Minister Economic Management Ministry of 2 Kiribati Alexander Teabo Minister Education Ministry of 3 Marshall Islands Wilbur Heine Minister Education Loau Solemalemalo Keneti Ministry of 4 Samoa Minister Sio Education Solomon Ministry of 5 John Moffat Fugui Minister Islands Education Ministry of 6 Tuvalu Fanoa Maani Minister Education Ministry of 7 Palau Sinton Soalablai Minister Education Deputy Prime Ministry of 8 Korea Joonsik Lee Minister and Education Minister
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◦ Vice Ministers
No. Country Name Title Ministry Ministry of 1 Afghanistan M. Ibrahim Shinwari Vice Minister Education Ministry of 2 Fiji Iowane Ponipate Tiko Vice Minister Education Ministry of 3 Iran Rezvan Hakimzadeh Vice Minister Education Ministry of 4 Laos Kongsy Sengmany Vice Minister Education Ministry of 5 Thailand Sophon Napathom Vice Minister Education Ministry of 6 Cambodia Sethany Kim Secretary of State Education Muhammad Baligh-Ur- Ministry of 7 Pakistan Vice Minister Rehman Education
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