Assignment 1: ED6060 ICT in Education 2012 (Wed 31, Oct)

Assignment 1: ED6060 ICT in Education 2012 (Wed 31, Oct)

1.      How would you propose the plan to prepare students in your country to work in different culturally, technologically, and economically context?

To prepare Thailand education system for students to meet the demands of different culturally, technologically and economically, to be effective, it must integrate all differences into the academic curriculum.

While the school system used new technology to make better at educating all students around the country, some part of people lack the skills and knowledge to be successful. This is not because school have failed, but because of society demands in standard and different of the school.

For 21^st century, necessary strategies to prepare students in Thailand that actually know something about the world – its culturally, technologically and economically.

For culturally, Thailand should prepares for regional integration under the Asean Economic  Community (AEC). It is important for prepares students to adapt to cross cultural differences. We have to focus more in Asean countries and Thailand has to adapt in order to become a heart.

Basically what the AEC means is a future with much greater and freer flow of capital, goods, services, and labor among the ASEAN countries. This means that Thais will encounter a much great number of individuals from neighboring countries such as students, teachers/professors, tourists, customers, employers, traders, businessmen, artistic and cultural performers, and laborers. Since few of these individuals will know Thai, it is imperative to communicate with them effectively in English and/or their native languages.

Thus, in terms of preparation for the AEC era, foremost is the critical need to improve the language proficiency of Thais both in English and in the languages of the ASEAN countries. All Thai college students should be developing proficiency in one Western language (normally English but it could be French, German, or another language) and one language of the ASEAN region (The nation, 2012).

To prepare its students to meet the demands of an increasingly technological world, it must integrate technology into the academic curriculum. for us as educators and for students in the classroom. In this scenario, we are unwittingly failing to prepare our students for a technology-driven world that is nothing like the place that many of us graduated into. Yet, the reality is that students of the 21st century need a technology-based education to survive in a technological world.

In term of economically, it must integrate differences into academic curriculum. Focusing on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and opportunities for market expansion.

2.      What has been done by your country in each context?

Thailand will join the ASEAN Economic Community, many things will change, free movement of labour, expanded investment opportunities, cultural exchanges, increased international travel routes and more tourism, so to prepare ourselves, Some school in Thailand focusing on students who need to learn in a second language.

The current government promoting students to use technologies by giving a tablet to each seven year old using at school and home.

One benefit for economically system is that many Thais now feel the urge to step out of the country and learn more about their neighbours. Many are also keen to open Thailand's doors so that more foreigners can appreciate our culture's unique charms.

News Card: 1

a)      Facebook testing new Timeline format

b)      Anita Li CNN November 1, 2012  (http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/01/tech/social-media/facebook-timeline-mashable/index.html)

c)      Facebook is testing a new design for Timeline pages with a small percentage of users, that places all posts in a single column on the left, while activity updates, friends, places, apps and other sections are on the right because of the feedback from some users have complained that the current Timeline is confusing. The current format, a two column layout, includes posts on both sides.

d)     Mrs. Pantharee Xanthavanij  ID: 551-9515 (panthareex.blogspot.com)