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Course Code : D146

Course Name : Technology for Teaching and Learning 1
Course Schedule : S 3-6PM
Course Facilitator : Perfecto M. Garcia III

MODULE 2

Policies and Issues on the Internet and Implications to Teaching and Learning

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to;

a. Provide a definition of ICT and its relevance within the field of education.
b. Elaborate on the intensions and significance of ICT policies within the context of the
teaching and learning.
c. Explore the consequences of ICT policies and safety concerns in the relation to the
teaching and learning experience.

Let’s Read & Learn

What is ICT?

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information

technology, which gives emphasis on the role of unified communications and the integration
of telecommunications and computers. In addition to this, even all the necessary enterprise
software, middle ware, storage and audiovisual, that enable users to access, store, transmit,
understand and manipulate information are all included as well.

What is the definition of ICT Policy?

Based on the National and International ICT Policies in Teaching and Learning, the Oxford
English Dictionary has given the word policy a course of actions to be pursued and
adopted by various government, party, ruler, and statesman as a definition of it. Therefore,
these policies of ICT are needed to put a road map to duly concerning agencies and systems
of the entire country. These policies shall include principles and guidelines in the use of ICT
which covered three (3) main areas. These are known as the telecommunications
(telephone), broadcasting (radio and television), and internet.

ICT Policy in the Philippines

1. The DICT Roadmap

The Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) was able to formulate a
roadmap in order to give guidance to all agencies and to also be able to utilize, regulate, and
enhance ICT even more. In fact, the Republic Act No. 10844, otherwise known as the “Department
of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) Act of 2015” which has been recorded to
be signed into law on 23These Republic Act shall serve as the primary policy, planning,
coordinating, implementing, an May 2016. administrating entity of the executive branch of the
government that will then be involved in planning, developing, and promoting the national ICT
development. This roadmap is a type of technology that a business uses in developing and
sharing a strategic plan for IT initiatives at the organization, like transferring the data of the
company to a cloud storage or creating and upgrading new software platform.

Program under the DICT Roadmap

a) The ICT for Education (ICT4E) - is a program that supports all the efforts of the education
sector in incorporating the use ICT in the determination and gaining access to the
infrastructure such as the hardware, software, telecommunication facilities and others. These
are all necessary in using and deploying all learning technologies at all levels of education.

The Recommended Policy Programs that have Applications to Teaching-Learning;

ICT in Education Master Plan for All Levels.

1. Content and Application Development through the Open Content in Education

Initiative (OCEI) - it converts DepEd materials into interactive multimedia content. Develops
applications used in schools and conduct learners and educators competitions to promote
the development of education- related web content.

2. PheDNET- is a walled garden which is responsible in hosting educational learning and

teaching materials and application for Filipino learners, educators, and parents to use.

3. eSkwela- an established Community Elearning Center for out of school youth (OSY). It
provides them with ICT-enhance alternative education opportunities.

4. eQuality Program for Tertiary Education- through the partnerships with state universities and
colleges (SUCs) to improve quality of IT education and the use of it in the country, particularly
outside of Manila.

5. Digital Media Arts Program- it builds digital media skills for government using Open Source
technologies.

6. ICT Skills Strategic Plan- it develops an inter-agency approach in idetifying strategic and
policy and program recommendations to address ICT skills demand supply type.

National ICT Policies

1) Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (RA 10175) - it is intended to prevent cybersex, online
child pornography, identity theft, and spamming. However, aside from this, libel is also
 considered a cybercrime and is punishable by law of up to 12 years in prison, depending on
the damage caused.

2) Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173) - this Act protects individuals right from the access of
their personal information of those unauthorized processing of such which includes (1) private
or not publicly available, (2) identifiable, where the identity of an individual is apparent, either
by direct attribution or when manipulated and put together with other available information.

3) Safe Spaces Act (RA 11313 )- it is to address existing gaps and issues on equality, security,
and safety of both women and men in private and public spaces.
4) eCommerce Act of the Philippines (RA 8792)- an Act providing for the recognition and use
of electronic commercial and non-commercial transactions, and documents, penalties for
unlawful use thereof.

5) Executive Order No. 810 S. 2009 - it institutionalizes the Certification Scheme for Digital
Signatures and Directing the Application of Digital Signatures in eGovernment Services.

 Safety Issues and Digital Safety Rules

Learning Outcomes
At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to;
a. Provide a clear definition of safety tools within the realm of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT)
b. Apply the safety tools of ICT in real world experiences
c. Exhibit a hands-on activity comprehension of various safety tools commonly employed in
the field of ICT.

LET’S READ AND LEARN

Safety Issues with ICT

What is Safety Issues?
A Safety Concern is defined as any condition, practice, or violation that causes a
substantial probability of physical harm, property loss, and/or environmental impact.
Anything you feel has the potential to cause harm to people, property, or the environment.

Different Safety Issues with ICT

1. Trailing Cables- computer equipment is often connected to lots of cables (power network,
etc.). if ever these cables are laying on the floor, they can cause people to trip over them.
So, it is taught to us that we should place cables inside cable ducts or under the carpet or
flooring.

2. Split Drinks or Foods- if any liquids are spilled on electrical equipment, it can eventually
result to damage or an electrical shock to the user, that is why keeping food and drinks
away from the computer is recommended.

3. Overloaded Power Sockets- plugging too many power cables into a socket can result in
the socket being overloaded, causing for overheat where a fire may start. So, never plug
too many cables into a socket. Always make sure there are fire extinguishers nearby.

4. Heavy Objects Falling- many items of computer systems are very heavy, like the CRT
Monitors, laser printers, among others. The very reason why it is taught to us to make sure
 all equipment are placed on strong tables or shelves to avoid serious injury if these heavy
things fall on people.

Uses of ICT Policies in the Teaching-Learning Environment

A. Digital Culture and Digital Literacy

Digital culture refers to the culture that has emerged from the widespread use of digital
technologies, including the internet, social media, and mobile devices.

B. ICT and Teacher Professional Development

Information and communication technology (ICT) plays leading role in training

teachers to learn how they can enhance their pedagogical kills and content knowledge.
Updated knowledge of ICT helps teachers to prepare their lesson plans to make
teaching and learning effective.

C. Ensuring Benefits of ICT Investments

To ensure the investments made in ICT benefit students, additional conditions must
be met. School policies need to provide schools with the minimum acceptable
infrastructure for ICT, including stable and affordable internet connectivity and security
measures such as filters and site blockers. Teacher policies need to target basic ICT
literacy skills, ICT use in pedagogical settings, and discipline-specific uses. Successful
implementation of ICT requires integration of ICT in the curriculum. Finally, digital
content needs to be developed in local languages and reflect local culture. Ongoing
technical, human, and organizational supports on all of these issues are needed to
ensure access and effective use of ICT
D. Resource Constrained Contexts

A Research Constraint is any limitation or risk related to resources allocated to project.

Identifying this resource management restrictions is a part of the project planning
process. Research constrained can be disrupt our project and impede effective
delivery.

ICT Challenges to Education

a. Digital Divide

Digital divide is a term that refers to the gap between demographics and regions
that have access to modern communications technology (ICT), and those that
don’t or have restricted actions.

b. Minority Language Groups

Minority student- those who do not belong to the regions or nation’s majority
racial or ethnic group in term of technological usage may be subject to
discrimination, whether sanction or passive, that can be affect their educational
achievement.
c. Students with Different Styles of Learning

Learning styles affect learning motivation in economic subjects, meaning

students who have a visual learning style will have high learning motivation than
students who have auditory and kinesthetic learning styles. Technology also
enables educators to accommodate the three main learning styles: visual,
auditory and kinesthetic.

d. School with Limited Technical Support

Technical support staff performs functions that can affect the overall operation
of schools. When something goes wrong with school technology, a technical
support agent takes the initial action by interacting with the end user and
executing the first layer of troubleshooting.

According to Cuban, Kirkpatrick & Peck, 2001, with the lack of funding, it also
means that there is very little technological support and that often leaves them
overworked and unable to meet the needs of the teachers

e. Lack of Effective Training

A major obstacle in the use of ICT in rural education is the lack of knowledge
and skills. There is dearth of dynamic teacher formally trained in the ICT.
Moreover, there is hardly any quality training imparted on a regular basis to
teacher involved ICT education.

Overall, the key issues and challenges found to be significant in using ICT tools
in classrooms were: limited accessibility and network connection, limited
technical support, lack of effective training, limited time and lack of teachers'
competency.