Election 2017 - Party Policies - Information and Communications Technology - Education
27th May 17, 9:26am
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- Support the balanced use of ICT in education, as a means of enhancing access and fostering technological literacy, critically evaluating and using technology, and providing hands-on experience for students interested in gaining technology-focused employment.
- Support the further development of distance learning through ICT without sacrificing face-to-face contact with instructors, tutors, and students.
- Ensure ICT use in schools does not compromise teacher and student health.
- Ensure the Ministry of Education takes a proactive role in negotiations with technology companies to provide ICT products and services that work best for learners and their communities, and to ensure schools do not become sites for the marketing and commercialisation of learning products.
- Ensure that the Ministry of Education promotes the use and benefits of Free Open-Source Software in schools.
- Read more here.
- Establish a comprehensive programme to ensure that every student in every school has access to a mobile device such as an iPad, tablet or laptop.
- Ensure that assistive technology is funded by the Ministry of Education where it is not possible for schools to do so.
- Provide schools with the resources to develop full digital literacy will be supported with teacher training programmes.
- Establish 1,200 digital apprenticeships to ensure that the ongoing demand in industry can be met.
- Establish an industry governed body to oversee ICT training and set recognised qualifications and certification.
- Read more here and here.
- Work with the Health and Social Services sector, and the ICT, Electronics and Telecommunications sector to design and implement cadetships for technician roles.
- Provide more funding for digital learning and digital learning programmes in te reo Māori.
- Read more here and here.
- Rolling out faster, unlimited broadband to our schools so they can better connect to the rest of New Zealand and the world.
- Read more here.
- Restore "Computers in Homes" and directly support Digital Literacy for senior citizens via SeniorNet.
- Read more here.
- Provide funding for schools to provide technology for students, with immediate goal of one device between four students and aim to reduce ratio over time.
- Prepare for the impact of changing modes of learning on school facilities (e.g. the use of flexible spaces for team teaching).
- Provide funding for schools to modernise facilities.
- Review funding available for IT initiatives and training for teachers to ensure they maintain current understanding of available technology.
- Read more here.
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