Sunday, June 12, 2011

The CATALYST Project - Abstract

The CATALYST Project, Champions for Transformations of Learning and Teaching, was launched on 1st January 2011. Team members comprise Malaysian National and International Schools in Penang, Ministry of Education and Higher Education staff, USM Educational Researchers, Industry and other relevant experts to be added as the need arises. This project’s main objective is to redefine 21CL (21st Century Learning and Teaching) and to develop new collaborative, inclusive, meaningful, efficient and sustainable educational practices and learning management strategies. The focused outcome is to create a tool so that Autonomy, Purpose and Mastery (APM) is enabled and accepted by Learners, Educators and Administrators. The Padi Tablet PC is this tool that enables Autonomy for all stakeholders, and this enables the process that provides learners with Purpose because learning becomes relevant, meaningful and real, thus leading to Mastery of content, sparking creativity to increase levels of learning and achievement.

A core strategy is to use Padi, to bring Computational and Collective Intelligence and Wise Decision Making that draws from data on the World Wide Web, into the classroom. This A3, Access Anywhere Anytime, enabler will stimulate a new evolution in learning and teaching that harmonises ways of think and knowing with usage of technology and creation of Knowledge with Sejahtera values, ethics and intangible heritages. Another strategy, through the Learning Applications built by USM, is to focus on the development of the intangible, “human” skills of students – developing communication, leadership, listening and soft skills all building upon the Padi Platform

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