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MOE supports secondary school transnational online learning programs

The Ministry of Education is promoting an online teaching initiative connecting local senior high schools with institutions abroad, underscoring the government’s commitment to nurturing students’ multicultural literacy.   In recent years, the government has upgraded digital infrastructure on campuses and subsidized the signing of cooperative agreements with overseas partners. As of the 2023-2024 academic year, 488 local schools had benefited from the program, the MOE said.   Topics of the exchanges include cuisines, festivals, local characteristics and school life, the ministry stated, adding that platforms such as Flipgrid and Padlet are used to facilitate asynchronous interaction. Schools design curricula based on students’ interests and strengths, and some incorporate the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals into courses, the ministry added.   One example highlighted by the MOE is a collaboration between National Hsinchu Commercial Vocational High School in Hsinchu City and Orosi High School in California in which teachers utilize the SIOP Model to design sustainable travel-related lessons. The model is a research-based, validated framework effective in meeting the needs of multilingual learners, the MOE noted.   In another project, students from New Taipei Municipal Jui-fang Industrial High School and a high school in Palau learn about aquaponics to promote sustainable agriculture, according to the ministry.   National Keelung Senior High School in Keelung City also signed a memorandum of understanding with Australia’s Austin Cove Baptist College in 2021, enabling students to jointly learn calligraphy and ink painting. (POC-E)   Write to Taiwan Today at ttonline@mofa.gov.tw