New Technologies in Polish School:Reality and Prospects for Development
Abstract
The text presents a short overview of activities of the Polish Ministry of National Education over the last dozen years or so, with a particular focus on the activities that are the results of planned or already implemented reforms in Polish school in terms of both improving its competitiveness and taking practical steps aimed at teaching practical skills, and not just providing the theoretical knowledge on such topics as new technologies, usage of ICT tools as didactic aids, Internet accessibility, cyber-safety, e-textbooks, or international cooperation projects (for instance eTwinning). The article can function as the base for comparison with the actions of other countries’ governments from our region in this field. The numbers given in this text are to give only the general idea of how many more challenges there are for the governing authorities, education financing system, and the Ministry of National Education. The school does not have to encourage students to use the Internet or multimedia, but it should teach how to use them in a safe and conscious way in order to develop one’s self, qualifications, and competences.
Keywords
Poland; school; new technologies; Internet; cyber-safety; e-textbooks; eTwinning
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Uniwersytet Śląski Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2558-0294
PhD, hab., associate professor, University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Ethnology and Educational Science in Cieszyn, Poland
Uniwersytet Śląski Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6102-2308
PhD, assistant professor, University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Ethnology and Educational Science in Cieszyn, Poland
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