Inculcate good values along with e-learning
PENANG: E-learning in schools should not be implemented at the expense of inculcating moral values in students, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Dr Shafie Mohd Salleh.
He said the application of e-learning in replacing the traditional method of “chalk and talk” would lessen the burden on teachers. However, he added that strong moral and ethical values could not be inculcated in students without proper guidance from their teachers.
“As such, the students' physical and personality development should be taken into consideration when implementing e-learning methods in schools,” he said at the launch of the National E-Learning Conference here on Monday night.
The three-day conference is organised by the Universiti Sains Malaysia's Multimedia and Teaching Technology Centre, Malaysian Council for Computer-in-Education and the Education Ministry's Curriculum Development Centre.
In his speech, USM acting vice-chancellor Datuk Prof Syed Ahmad Hussein said the application of e-learning, if done with haste and without due deliberation, would not bring about its expected returns.
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