Inferior EdTech in Souteast Asia

EdTech of a country lies upon their economy entry.

1. Timor-Leste (East Timor)

Timor-Leste (East Timor) is located at the South of Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and
Indonesia.

Timor-Lestes ten years of independence have been marked by both progress and
conflicts. At independence, many schools had been destroyed and there were also
severe shortages of teachers.
There were immediate challenges in reconstructing essential infrastructure, to
ensure children could get to a school, along with recruitment and training of teachers
and other education professionals.
Meanwhile, rapid population growth created additional pressure for the government
to provide a quality education system for future generations. The government is
committed to ensuring that children are not only going to school, but that they are
learning effectively.

EdTech Features:
HIGH-DEFINITION photo supported book.
Small ICT classroom
Slow internet connection

2. Myanmar

Myanmar is located at the Southern part of Bangladesh and Bhutan, East of Sri
Lanka, North of Vietnam and North-West of Laos.
Despite the enthusiasm for ICT, there are some very basic needs in the education
system in Myanmar that need to be met. Enrolment in secondary education hovers at
just over 50 percent, one of the lowest figures globally. A Comprehensive Education
Sector Review (CESR) is being conducted by the Ministry of Education and other
education-related ministries in collaboration with development partners to understand
fully and comprehensively the current status of education in Myanmar, as well as the
strengths and gaps in reforming the education system. It was against this backdrop of
major challenges in the existing education system plus the coming availability of mobile
broadband in many of the nations schools which previously didnt even have a basic
phone line that Ericsson and the ministry focused their attention on how to harness
the power of mobile broadband and apply global best practice to the Myanmar context.

EdTech Features:

Not enough attention was paid to the engagement of teachers in the process and
to building up their competence in incremental steps in ICT subject.
Limited access of computer facilities
Low quality of ICT rooms

3. Indonesia

Indonesia is located North of Timor-Leste (East Timor) and South of Malaysia,

Singapore and Brunei.
Falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of Education and Culture. In Indonesia, all
citizens must undertake twelve years of compulsory education which consists of six
years at elementary level and three in secondary level. Islamic schools are under the
responsibility of the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

EdTech Features:
Lack of teacher ICT skills
Limited uses of technology
Small rooms for ICT components.

What the Philippines Should Do

Import more computer-based technology for teaching.
Train the teacher in ICT to teach their student.
Increase internet speed for better research and use of E-learning.
Each schools may be supported with full-networked computer for educational
purposes.

What I Can Do
Research about EdTech in other country and compare them to the Philippines of
what technology they had and what technology we need to improve.
Learn about EdTech so that I can teach also about EdTech.
Create an ICT classroom with full of computer technology supported with high
speed internet connection.
Conduct training about E-learning.