Jaya Giri, Lembang - Bandung
>> Saturday, December 13, 2008
Suasana dingin menyelimuti lembang, untuk mengikuti workshop PLH di jayagiri.
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Indonesia : A Necklace of Equatorial Emeralds
>> Thursday, December 4, 2008
Indonesia is often referred to as the world's largest archipelago, a name which aptly represents its 17,000 or so islands which span more than 5000 km (around 3,200 miles) eastward from Sabang in northern Sumatra to Merauke in Irian Jaya. If you superimpose a map of Indonesia over one of Europe, you will find that it stretches from Ireland to Iran; compared to the United States, it covers the area from California to Bermuda.
There are eight major islands or island groups in this enormous chain. The largest landmasses consist of Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan (Borneo), Sulawesi (Celebes) and Irian Jaya (the western half of Papua New Guinea). The smaller islands fall into two main groups: the Molluccas to the northeast, and the lesser Sunda chain east of Bali. Bali is a unique island, which for a number of reasons can be put into a class of its own.
Mountain lovers will find plenty to enjoy in Indonesia. A great volcano chain, the Bukit Barisan, runs the entire length of Sumatra. On the West Coast, the mountains fall abruptly to the sea, while to the east they ease gradually down to plains in a broad fringe of coastal mangroves. Vegetation-clad volcanoes also rise dramatically from the sea at Banda, Ternate and Makian. Many of the volcanoes are still active, constantly smouldering and occasionally erupting violently, though geological stations monitor the active ones constantly and give warning if they are unsafe to climb. Mount Merapi in Central Java is a favourite for climbers, despite being one of the most active on the archipelago.
Mountain lakes are also abundant in dormant craters of many volcanoes, the most famous of these being lake Toba in the northern highlands of Sumatra. This mountain lake covers an area four times the size of Singapore. In Kalimantan, waterborne transportation moves cargo and passengers up and down the major rivers: Mahakam, Barito, Kahayan and Kapuas. The mountainous island of Flores is famous for its multi-coloured volcanic lakes, known as Keli Mutu. The three lakes are in a close group and range from dark red to turquoise.
Located between two distinct bio-geographic groups - Asia and Australia - the flora and fauna of the archipelago is also quite idiosyncratic. Species found nowhere else on earth have flourished in certain areas, including the famous Komodo dragon on the island of the same name. Also in abundance are rare flowers, including exotic orchids, unusual insects, birds of paradise and numerous indigenous spices such as cloves, nutmeg cinnamon, mace and many more.
Program SEAMOLEC
Information and Technology Development
Distance education and open learning have been recognized as effective delivery methods in teaching and learning process. They are also considered play important roles in human resource development, a key factor in successful and sustainable national economic development for the next millennium. The extensive use of information technology (IT) is one of characteristics of open and distance learning (ODL) in the world. In order to support ODL program, IT development in SEAMOLEC is designed and developed to address the following:
1. Match to the curriculum, the teacher, the student, and the learning process.
2. Provide a balance of technology with human interaction.
3. Versatile to address varied and changing needs.
4. Match to student population size and dispersion.
5. Available when and where needed.
6. Support the learning process in a consistent manner.
There are three ways of IT development in SEAMOLEC, i.e. those that support the production and use of printed media, technology-base learning (audio and video) and web-base learning (computer/Internet) for ODL.
Technology Application Strategies for supporting ODL in SEAMOLEC are directed to the following activities:
1. To consider and test a variety of technologies.
2. To develop technology partnerships.
3. To start with small-scale system implementation.
4. To apply the technology as a supplement to existing education framework.
By considering the above strategies IT development, and its application, in SEAMOLEC are expected to be:
1. Relevant, easy-to use, flexible, and tailored to specific education need.
2. Effective way in attaining ODL objectives.
3. Able to change the way teachers think about education and their teaching methods.
4. A great motivator, not only for students, but also for teachers as well as for administrators?
Profile of SEAMOLEC 2008
Since its establishment on 27 February 1997, SEAMOLEC has not only prioritized on the preparation of legal documents as a new SEAMEO center but also on conducting activities corresponding to its objectives and functions.
During the pre-establishment of SEAMOLEC, an Indonesian Task Force (ITF) representing related institutions was formed. The members of the Indonesian Task Force are representatives of the Center for Communication and Information Technology for Education (Pustekkom), the Indonesian Open Learning University (UT), the International Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Education and Culture (Biro KLN), and the Indonesian Association of Educational Technologists (IPTPI).
Then, the ITF was extended to be a SEAMOLEC Feasibility Study Team consisting of the representatives of SEAMEO Member Countries and SEAMEO Secretariat. This team is to prepare and conduct the feasibility study for the establishment of SEAMOLEC. The team had worked very hard through two SEAMEO workshops (conducted in Jakarta and Yogyakarta) and finally it could successfully accomplish its task by submitting the feasibility study report to SEAMEO High Officials Meeting (HOM) in Bangkok, Thailand and SEAMEO Council Conference in Manila, Philippines.
The rationale for the establishment of SEAMOLEC, among others was the conviction that conventional schools alone will not be able to meet the education for all. Furthermore, several SEAMEO member countries have implemented open and distance learning programs as alternative ways for increasing the opportunities and access for learners to participate in educational/training programs.
There are still some SEAMEO member countries that have not yet implemented any open and distance learning programs even though the need for education and training cannot be provided by existing conventional institutions. In order to promote the implementation of open and distance learning and foster the growth of existing open and distance learning programs to meet the demand of "education for all", the SEAMOLEC project proposal was developed
SEA EduNet (Southeast Asian Education Network)
Start on 2008 SEAMOLEC will be leading the effort of developing the SEA EduNet, along with other SEAMEO Centers and interested institutions in the region. The SEA EduNet will make use of the available and further enhanced technology of SEAMOLEC, and the infrastructure available across the region.
The SEA EduNet, is a network, a repository and portal tapping the expectedly vast rich learning object materials from Southeast Asian teachers, for Southeast Asian teachers, and by Southeast Asian teachers, and an open and distance learning mechanism encompassing ODL frames and practices in the Southeast Asian region.
The main objective of SEA EduNet as an educational network is to establish network among education institutions, educators, learners, and education community in Southeast Asian countries under the auspices of SEAMEO
The objective of the SEA EduNet as open educational repository is to collect open educational resources in Southeast Asian countries for the purpose of reusability among Southeast Asian Educators.
We invite all of you especially from institution in Souteast Asia to join an have more collaboration program in our SEA EduNet
Mitra Seamolec
What are Mitra500 and Mitra150?
* SEAMOLEC Mitra500 can be the ICT Center, SBI, the best High School (SLTA), ETC (English Testing Centre), KKG/MGMP. Its spread in each district (kabupaten) which has 1-3 SEAMOLEC Mitra500.
* SEAMOLEC Mitra150 is the provider of S1 PJJ PGSD, D3TKJ, Game Tech, P4TK and other consortium
From Director Desk
On March 27 2008, SEAMOLEC has recorded its historical event as it has conducted directorship turnover from Prof. Dr. Paulina Pannen to myself, Gatot Hari Priowirjanto. The officiation by Minister of National Education (MoNE), Indonesia, Prof. Dr. Bambang Sudibyo took place at the Ministry of National Education building, Jakarta
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