Digital learning initiative benefits 2.1 million students

KUALA LUMPUR: About 42% or 2.1 million students were actively using Malaysia’s Digital Education Learning Initiative (Delima) in 2023, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh said the free initiative contains various services, applications and content that are continuously improved in accordance with the latest technological developments.

“The educational resources in Delima provide a variety of learning materials that are interactive and fun, and can expand students’ opportunities to learn and increase motivation, performance and potential that can develop their talent comprehensively.”

He said this in response to a question from Mohd Sany Hamzan (PH-Hulu Langat), who wanted to know what the Education Ministry was doing to empower digital learning through free and open access in preparation for the virtual knowledge explosion.

In addition, Wong said the ministry also organises TV Pusat Sumber Pendidikan activities and competitions at state and national levels to train students to operate the school’s digital television channel to produce programmes, including covering school activities, writing scripts, acting as hosts and production crew.

“Through this activity, students can implement student-centred learning, think critically, creatively and innovatively while fully applying the characteristics of digitally savvy students,” he said.

He added that in order to empower technology-based teaching and learning, the ministry provides internet broadband access at speeds ranging from 30Mbps to 300Mbps in all of the ministry’s schools, whether in urban or rural areas.

In terms of technology, 48% of schools are equipped with fibre optic lines, 46% of schools are equipped with 4G wireless broadband lines while 6% of schools are equipped with satellite lines.

“Apart from that, the ministry has also set up a special task force for digital education to intensify and strengthen the implementation of the Digital Education Policy to ensure that the digital technology culture ecosystem in (technology-based teaching and learning) is available in an effort to produce a digitally literate generation.

“The ministry is committed to empowering the quality of delivery of education services based on digital technology in line with the rapid development of global technology in an effort to produce knowledgeable, ethical and competitive human capital.” – Bernama