Digital-Based Education Transformation in Indonesia
Modern human life in the age of huge technology growth remains focused on achieving intelligent and effective answers. Beginning with smart cities, smart education, and smart campuses, among others, thus, the Smart-X concepts have begun to penetrate many aspects of life.
Prof Yusep Rosmansyah, Intelligent Multimedia Technology at Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) – the first technical high school in Indonesia – believes that all manifestations of the Smart-X idea have converged into a single, digital transformation-related system. He emphasised that digital transformation is the application of digital mechanisms to create a system that is more intelligent than previously. In the field of education, digital transformation aspires to establish an exemplary and accommodating learning environment for all participants (Smart Learning Environment).
The notion of smart education underscores a better knowledge of education via the use of intelligent pedagogical approaches and technology in the educational environment and seeks to cultivate intelligent students.
On the other hand, the smart learning environment concept is backed by seven major system components, namely policy and curricular standards, content, student profiles, pedagogy, interfaces, supplementary resources, and human resources.
As an illustration of ITB’s efforts to adopt this notion, the institution’s Strategic Plan includes the Education 4.0 transformation strategy (Renstra). This strategy is implemented as Tri Matra, which includes human resources and culture, technology, procedures, and governance. This Tri Matra was eventually discovered to be seven strategic steps named Sapta Siaga that align with ITB’s goals. Read More...
