Use of ICT in Cuban Educational

System

MPh. Lidia Lauren Elas Hardy

Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied Sciences (InSTEC)
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA)
Havana, Cuba
laurenelias@yahoo.com, lauren@info.isctn.edu.cu

Summary
An Overview of the use of ICT in Cuban
Educational System (Primary, Secondary
and Pre university levels)
The ICT in the Higher Education
Physics and ICT in the Higher Education

An Overview of the use of ICT in Cuban

Educational System

The ICT in the Cuban Educational System

have been introduced tacking into
consideration:
The level (early education, primary,
secondary or pre university)
The class level (1st, 2nd, 3rd,7th,9th,12th)

An Overview of the use of ICT in Cuban

Educational System
(Primary Level)
Early Educational
Level

Primary Level

1rst - 2nd

3rd - 4th

5th - 6th

Educational Games
Learning Microsoft Office
Use of

An Overview of the use of ICT in Cuban

Educational System
(Secondary and Pre-University Level)
Secondary Level

Pre-University Level

Educational Software
Learning Microsoft Office
Use of

ICT in Cuban Higher Education

Two points of view:
Computing Matters in the curriculum
Computing as tool

ICT in Cuban Higher Education

(Computing Matters in the curriculum)

All careers have Computing Director Programme

The aim of Computing Director Programme is
learning the mathematical and computing tools
which will use the student after his graduation.
The Computing Director Programme is different
for different career

ICT in Cuban Higher Education

(Computing as Tool)
Presentations by the professor in the lecture using MS Power
Point.
Presentations by the students in the seminar and the scientific
student events using MS Power Point.
Simulations
Virtual Laboratories
E-mail
Virtual Library
Software Development for different matters
Distance Learning
Web-site
And others

ICT in Cuban Higher Education

(National Research Programme on Computing in Higher
Education)
The Ministry of Higher Education leaders the National
Research Programme on Computing in Higher Education
Some topics of the Research Programme are:
Development of Software for Distance learning
Development of Virtual Laboratories
Development of Cuban Higher Education Network
and its Management
Others

ICT in Cuban Higher Education

(National Research Program on Computing in Higher
Education)

Development of Virtual Laboratories:

Physics
Chemistry
Automatic Control
Hydraulic
Agronomy
Others

VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION AND

COMPLEMENTARY SIMULATION IN
PHYSIC LABORATORY

University of Havana
Higher Polytechnic Institute Jos Antonio Echevarra (ISPJAE)
Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied Sciences (InSTEC)
Central University of Las Villas Martha Abreu (UCLV)
University of Oriente (UO)

With the collaboration of CEATICEC Network (ALFA Project)

PROJECT COORDINATION

GENERAL COORDINATOR
PhM. Irma Gladis Gonzlez Carmenate

UH
ISPJAE
InSTEC
UCLV
UO

CENTRE COORDINATORS
PhM. Irma Gladis Gonzlez Carmenate
PhD. Amparo Patio Castro
PhM. Lidia Lauren Elas Hardy
PhM. Carlos Mujica
PhD. Faustino Repilado Ramrez

APPLIED PROJECT

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
MULTIDISCIPLINE
MULTIINSTITUTIONAL

RESEARCH PROBLEM

The lack of up to date equipment in the Physics

laboratories means that alternative methods of
teaching and learning need to be established to
accommodate the entire curriculum.

RESEARCH OBJECT

The teaching and learning system of Physics disciplines in the

upgrade careers.

GENERAL GOAL

Contribute to the improvement of Physics disciplines

through the early, systemic and systematic
incorporation of elements from experiences in the
creation activity into theirs teaching contents.

SPECIFIC GOAL

Achieve the didactic-methodological design and

technical assembly of laboratories for
different Physics disciplines using ITC,
incorporating in their contents the elements of
the system of experience in the creation
activity

SOME OF MAIN PROBLEMS IN THE

PHYSIC LABORATORIES

Obsolete hardware.
No replacement parts for some laboratories.
The impossibility to show some physical
phenomena and some variant of the physical
process.
Absence of some measuring
instrumentation.
Others.

EXPECTED RESULTS

Virtual Laboratories
Virtual Instruments
Simulations
A pedagogical model for Physics Virtual Laboratory
Methodologies for design, use and evaluation of
Physics Virtual Laboratories
Project Network and website

Project Network and Websites

Project Web site

UH
Project Web site
ISPJAE
Project Web
site Faculty

Project Web
site Faculty

Project Web site

InSTEC
Project Web
site Faculty

Project Web
site Faculty

Project Web site

UCLV
Project Web
site Faculty

Project Web
site Faculty

Project Web site

UO
Project Web
site Faculty

Project Web
site Faculty

PROJECT RESULTS
Front Panel of Microtron Automatic Control

Virtual Instruments

Front Panel of Ceramic Characterization

PROJECT ISSUES
InSTEC

Virtual Laboratory

PROJECT RESULTS
Real Laboratory & Computer as measuring instrument
Laboratory on Electromechanical Resonance

Oscilloscope

Signal Generator

Now

Resistance Box

Frecuencymetr

Before

Computer

PROJECT RESULTS

Use of Applets and Physlet

Video Laboratories
Instructions for Real Laboratories