Information Technology and Communication in High Schools in Vietnam - Innovative Management in Information and Production - page 56

Information Technology and Communication
in High Schools in Vietnam

Nguyen Loc and Vuong Thanh Huong

Abstract This paper mentions a very important field in which information
technology is applied, that is, education. First, the treatise updates important
concepts in information technology application that are idiosyncratic in education
such as Internet-mediated teaching, website-based teaching, online education,
computer-mediated communication, electronic learning, the virtual classroom, and
the virtual school. Then the paper analyzes the importance of the teachers as well
as the learners in the environment wherein information technology is applied,
emphasizing the activeness and the participation of the learners in the new learning
environment. Especially, this paper attempts to highlight the unconventional
modes of learning, thanks to information technology application such as mobile
learning and learning everywhere. The paper also points out nine dimensions of
applying information technology that are globally ubiquitous and analyzes five
common levels of information technology application in teaching and learning.
Finally, the paper analyzes the status quo in applying information technology in
Vietnamese schools. Predicated on this, the paper presents some initial evaluations
on information technology application in Vietnamese schools from the perspective
of the school, the teacher, and the student.

Keywords ICT ￿ High school ￿ Vietnam ￿ Education ￿ Integration

1 The Role of ICT Application in High Schools in Vietnam

Definition of information communication technology (ICT) in its broad meaning
presently involves about 20 issues which are described as new technology ap-
plications in education such as Internet-mediated teaching, website-based teach-