%0 Journal Article %1 RefWorks:25 %A Mustapha, Ramlee B. %D 2000 %K Computer Computers; Contextual Countries; Critical Curriculum Developing Development; Education; Educational Foreign Implementation; Information Instruction; Internet; Learning; Literacy; Malaysia Multimedia Nations; Postsecondary Program Secondary Teacher Technology; Thinking; Uses Vocational in %P 18 %T IT and Multimedia in Technical and Vocational Education in Malaysia %U http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy2.library.uiuc.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=ED447311&site=ehost-live %X Development of information technology (IT) and the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) project has placed Malaysia within the global interconnectivity along with other developed nations. Types of IT applications are e-learning, e-mail, discussion group mailing lists, bulletin board systems, chat mode, newsgroups, Internet, tutorial, hypermedia, and file transfer protocol. These advantages of IT are documented in the literature: enhanced student motivation; enhanced research, critical thinking, organizational, and presentation skills; easy access to Internet resources; and ability of technical and vocational educators to create effective contextual learning experiences for learners. These limitations of IT have been cited: cognitive overload; no quality monitoring of materials; and tendency for users to plagiarize the material. The aim of IT programs in technical and vocational institutions is to produce semi-skilled IT workers competent in diverse areas of IT and multimedia technologies. Two approaches have been used in teaching IT: learning about IT and learning with IT. Public polytechnics have offered IT programs at the Certificate (2-year) and Diploma (3-year) levels. Barriers to IT implementation are: minimal level infrastructure and facilities for computer and Internet at the school level; inadequate number of computers in schools; computer illiterate teachers; and lack of ongoing technical support. (Contains 27 references.) (YLB)

@article{RefWorks:25, abstract = {Development of information technology (IT) and the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) project has placed Malaysia within the global interconnectivity along with other developed nations. Types of IT applications are e-learning, e-mail, discussion group mailing lists, bulletin board systems, chat mode, newsgroups, Internet, tutorial, hypermedia, and file transfer protocol. These advantages of IT are documented in the literature: enhanced student motivation; enhanced research, critical thinking, organizational, and presentation skills; easy access to Internet resources; and ability of technical and vocational educators to create effective contextual learning experiences for learners. These limitations of IT have been cited: cognitive overload; no quality monitoring of materials; and tendency for users to plagiarize the material. The aim of IT programs in technical and vocational institutions is to produce semi-skilled IT workers competent in diverse areas of IT and multimedia technologies. Two approaches have been used in teaching IT: learning about IT and learning with IT. Public polytechnics have offered IT programs at the Certificate (2-year) and Diploma (3-year) levels. Barriers to IT implementation are: minimal level infrastructure and facilities for computer and Internet at the school level; inadequate number of computers in schools; computer illiterate teachers; and lack of ongoing technical support. (Contains 27 references.) (YLB)}, added-at = {2008-12-27T17:34:46.000+0100}, author = {Mustapha, Ramlee B.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/20ef304820c705480faf90095f6264758/critzo}, description = {test export from refworks}, interhash = {8639774b495a9b107267bd570c18ca91}, intrahash = {0ef304820c705480faf90095f6264758}, keywords = {Computer Computers; Contextual Countries; Critical Curriculum Developing Development; Education; Educational Foreign Implementation; Information Instruction; Internet; Learning; Literacy; Malaysia Multimedia Nations; Postsecondary Program Secondary Teacher Technology; Thinking; Uses Vocational in}, language = {English}, month = {0806}, note = {NT: Paper presented at the IVETA [International Vocational Education and Training Association] Conference Hong Kong, China, August 6-9, 2000). For related papers from the conference, see CE 080 842-850. This paper does not appear in the conference proceedings.; LV: Available online; EM: 2001}, pages = 18, timestamp = {2008-12-27T17:34:58.000+0100}, title = {IT and Multimedia in Technical and Vocational Education in Malaysia}, url = {http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy2.library.uiuc.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=ED447311&site=ehost-live}, year = 2000 }