Sometime back, a reader wrote to the forum page (article and MOE's response can be found on http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/forum/2010/03/in-the-letter-whats-the.php#update-digital-learningof The Straits Times applauding Crescent Girls' School for its innovative digital learning technologies and at the same time raising his concerns regarding MOE's digital learning initiatives. His concerns are not unfounded. One question raised is whether there are other success stories on the use of e-books in other schools. From personal experience, the piloting of the use of tablets in my school has not been that successful and the programme has since been phased out. Reason for doing so? Students download games and instead of using the device for learning, they used it for gaming. This is the other concern which the reader has and I'm sure a real concern for other parents. Monitoring students' use of tablet is difficult because teachers cannot be nannies. Such an initiative works well with the high ability students because they are motivated to learn and are likely to be more disciplined. The perceived benefits from learning technologies are not immediate and it will take time before any gains are evident.
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