The 5th International Forum “The New Horizons of ICT in Education” started in NTUU “KPI” on 10th December. The worldwide renowned company Intel, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Institute of Innovative Technologies and Educational Content of Ukraine, the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine and National Technical University of Ukraine "Kiev Polytechnic Institute” were its co-organizers.
Forum idea is the presentation of global tendencies and complex decisions to implement the information and communications technology (ICT) in educational process, to share experiences, presentation of new courses and the educational Intel resources, presentation on ICT use in educational process to increase efficiency of modern education and prepare youth for life in the information society of the XXI century.
The forum is held on the occasion of the 10 anniversary of the international educational Intel programs realization in Ukraine. Over the years more than 300 thousand teachers and students of colleges of education and more than 20 thousand school students have followed the courses by such programs. More than 5000 pupils of secondary schools took part in regional and national stages of the scientific contest Intel and near 50 of them are winners – in the world largest contest of "Intel ISEF" studying youth in the USA.
More than 300 education representatives from 13 world countries take part in the Forum.
Forum began with plenary meeting which had TED-ex format (Technology Entertainment Design). It was devoted to use ideology of information and communication technologies in educational process and to the ways of "targeting" to gaps dividing now education and real life with its needs.
Forum continued on four sessions after panel discussion which finished plenary part of the Forum first day: “Accessibility (Complex decisions for infrastructure development of educational institution. New form-factors of the computer equipment for education)”, “Connectivity (How Internet-services can change a school. Social networks in educational process. Intel educational galaxy. Results of the first online conference)", "Professional Development (Professional development of ICT. Presentation of new educational courses and the Intel resources and partners)" and "Pedagogical Approaches in XXI century (Innovative pedagogical technologies in the Intel "A Path to Success" program (Fasilitation, social networks, formation and assessment of skills of the XXI century)".
Program actions of the Forum second day are “Education Policy”, " Intel Coordination council "Education for the Future", " Intel Coordination council "A Path to Success" and Robert Fogel master class, chief architect for Intel’s World Ahead program and others which will take place on December 11 in B. Grinchenko Kyiv university.