The processes of computerization in the educational sector is gaining a rapid momentum in Tajikistan. Special attention is paid to secondary education because of feebleness of school own recourses in comparison to higher education institutions. One of the main resources which strongly need enhancement is human resources as mentality of school teaching staff should be moved towards information technologies. Under the motto that digital future of the nation is growing at school the InterSCAN project will contribute to the decisive progress towards Information Society in Tajikistan. That is why the junction between higher and secondary education is extremely promising as university know-how can flow directly to the most receptive young audience. Skills and experience in IT usage will be collected and attractiveness of Internet in classes will become evident.
Politechnical University of Tajikistan together with ShifoCom Center
have already started their educative activities at school level by
gathering schools under the umbrella of ShifoCom Secondary Schools
Academic Network (SCAN) will establish with Tempus-Tacis support a
framework of further IT education of Tajik school teachers. Due to
this
support Politechnical University teachers will educate master trainers
selected from SCAN teaching staff. This training will be organized
at
Politechnical University of Tajikistan as a combination of presence
and
virtual teaching supported by InterSCAN elearning portal developed
in
the course of running JEP. Educated master trainers will carry a series
of pilot delivery of multiplier trainings simultaneously in 2 regions
of
Tajikistan for secondary schools teachers under supervision of
university academic staff. In the course of the project 150-200 teachers
will be educated and what is especially important a framework for the
further training activities will be established. Multimedia online
support provided by InterSCAN will guarantee sustainability of this
framework. After their establishment in the course of the project
subject oriented teacher groups moderated by master teachers will serve
as permanent forum for dissemination of advanced IT experience for
secondary schools of Tajikistan.