Reflection in Lesson 3

Lesson 3: Educational Technology in the Asia Pacific Region

Some progressive countries in the Asia Pacific region have formulated state policies and strategies to infuse technology in schools to provide confidence to educators that they are taking the right steps in adopting technology in education. This imperative among nations has therefore given tremendous responsibilities on educators to create an educational technology environment in schools.  Five progressive states/cities namely New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong has prevailing ICT policies and strategies (Lucido, P. PhD, Educational Technology 2).

Our country might not be that progressive and rich to provide each schools with the technological facilities that we need now, but as what they say, we should make use of what we have. What we have right now might be considered as pieces of crap by developed countries but we are still doing fine with what we have. It just takes educators who are willing to learn more about integrating technology in the teaching-learning process despite the lack of facilities and also the will to teach it to the students. Nothing hinders a teacher who has a passion for teaching and educating those people who needs intellectual, affective, psychomotor and spiritual need.