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EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF OPEN DISTANCE E-LEARNING AS VEHICLE FOR REGIONALIZATION OF ASEAN EDUCATIONAvelino Mejia, Jr. I Researcher, OER Project, ASEAN Cyber University

18th UNESCO-APEID International Conference28 October 2016 I Bangkok, Thailand

OUT OF THE BRINK

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Avelino Mejia, Jr. I 18th UNESCO-APEID International Conference I 28 Oct 2016, Bangkok

THE MAKING OF THE ASSOCIATION

▹ Promotion of regional peace and stability ▹ Cooperation in the economic, social, cultural, technical, educational and other fields

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1967 1984 1995 1997 1999 2017 (?)


QUICK FACTS & FIGURES4

624,800,000Total population

0.912HDI value of Singapore

1,247Number of languages

420,500,000Population, ages 15-64

0.536HDI value of Myanmar

https://www.ethnologue.com/region/SEA

https://www.ethnologue.com/region/SEA


EVOLUTION OF DISTANCE LEARNING5

Correspondence systems

Educational TV and radio systems

Multimedia systems

Internet-based systems

Single and dual institutions

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What is Regionalization of ASEAN Education?


REGIONALIZATION SO FAR7

AAOU QA

AUN-QA

AQAN

MRA

AUN-CTS

AQRF

Regionalization


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Awareness raising

Networking and community

development

Advocacy and advising

Capacity building and

training

Implementation support Consultancies

I. E-Learning Capacity Building

II. CLMV Development and Implementation of Common / Open

Content

III. Establishment and Operation of ACU-OER

Platform

IV. Enhancement of Korea-ASEAN

Cooperative Systems

II. ASEAN Cyber UniversityI. Open Education Consortium

ODeL INSTITUTIONS AS COLLECTIVES


III. AAOU

▹ institutional development▹ ASEAN studies

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Widen educational

opportunities

Improve the quality of

institutions

Promote education by

distance teaching systems

Develop potentialities of

open and distance ed

Cooperation for open and

distance ed


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Vision 2020

• A concert of nations

Charter• Legal and institutional framework

Community

• Political-security, economic, and socio-cultural

Connectivity 2025

• Supporting the three ASEAN Community pillars

BUILDING THE ASEAN COMMUNITY

1 Better education

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Facilitate mutual recognition arrangement or agreement for the cross recognition of qualification and education

and experience of market professionals

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Ensuring the integration of education priorities into ASEAN’s development agenda and creating a knowledge-

based society

4 Achieving universal access to primary education

5 Promoting early child care and development

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Enhancing awareness of ASEAN to youths through education and activities to build an ASEAN identity based on

friendship and cooperation

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Implement human resource development programme which will facilitate the implementation of regional ICT

initiatives

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Implement capacity building programmes to increase ICT literacy in ASEAN, including women, children, the

elderly and people with disabilities

9 Promote positive use of ICT in particular the Internet

10 Encourage the introduction of ICT at all levels of education

11 Initiate the early use of ICT at the primary school

12 Enhance the use of ICT to promote e-learning

13 Develop a workforce and manpower with high levels of ICT proficiency and expertise

14 Conduct a program for training in the management of higher education for CLMV countries

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Provide assistance to CLMV countries in the writing, translation if necessary, production and distribution of

textbooks on Southeast Asia and ASEAN for different educational levels and in developing courses on these

subjects, and translation of ASEAN Documents.

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Provide mechanisms and enhance institutional capacity to promote greater access to basic social services for all, such as health services

and education including early childhood education and vocational education, skills training, and promotion of skills recognition

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Promote human capital development, economic self-reliance and sustainable livelihood, especially among the poor, through access to

education, employment opportunities, entrepreneurship and microfinance

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Promote equitable opportunities to quality education and access to information with priority given to the advancement of universal

access to education

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Enhance the competitiveness of ASEAN human resources through the promotion of life-long learning, pathways, equivalencies and

skills development as well as the use of information and communication technologies across age groups

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Promote an innovative ASEAN approach to higher education, incorporating academics, community service, regional placement, and

entrepreneurship incubation and support

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Encourage regional cooperation in the areas of education, training and research, and strengthen ASEAN's role in regional and global

research network by promoting initiatives and providing incentives and support for research and development, including research

publications

22 Promote the free flow of ideas, knowledge, expertise, and skills to inject dynamism within the region

23 Strengthen curricula and system of education in science, technology and creative disciplines

24Strengthen regional and global cooperation in enhancing the quality and competitives of higher education institutions

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Establish an ASEAN Open Data Network - a government open-data forum could be held to share results from across ASEAN Member

States and to identify potential improvement areas. Participants could include government officials not just from telecommunications,

but also other key sectors with a stake in open data usage such as health education

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Increase the number of intra-ASEAN international students – related to key initiative 4 (support higher education exchange across

ASEAN Member States

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Establish new vocational training programmes and common qualifications across ASEAN Member States in accordance with national

circumstances of each ASEAN Member State

28 Support Higher Education Exchange across ASEAN Member States


A CLOSER LOOK AT EDUCATION IN AEC13

ASEAN Document

Characteristics

/ Actions /

Strategies /

InitiativesRoadmap for ASEAN Community

2009-2015 32

Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI)

Strategic Framework and IAI Work

Plan 2 (2009-2015) 4

ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community

Blueprint 2025 8

ASEAN Connectivity 2025 4

TOTAL 48

AreaAdvocacy 9

Access 8

Quality 7

Capacity Building 5

Cooperation 5

Networking 5

ASEAN Education

Programs 3

ASEAN Studies 3

Student Exchange 3

ASEAN Cultural

Programs 2

Recognition of

Qualifications 2

Research 2

Technical 2

Studying English 1

ThemeAll / General 16

Higher Ed 9

ICT in Ed 8

Youth 7

TVET 3

Early Childhood Care

& Dev't 2

Basic Ed 2

Life-long Learning 2

Children 1


CONTRIBUTING TO AEC EDUCATION14

Area OEC ACU AAOU OU5Advocacy ● ●

Access ● ● ●

Quality ● ●

Capacity Building ● ● ●

Cooperation ● ● ● ●

Networking ● ●

ASEAN Education Programs

ASEAN Studies ●

Student Exchange

ASEAN Cultural Programs

Recognition of

Qualifications

Research ●

Technical assistance ●

Studying English

MembersMembers from

ASEAN Countries

OEC 241 11

ACU 17 11

AAOU 58 14

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Strategies for Regionalization of ASEAN Education OEC ACUAAOU,

OU5Implement human resource development programme which will facilitate the

implementation of regional ICT initiatives

Capacity building and

training

E-learning Capacity

Building

Promote positive use of ICT in particular the Internet Awareness raising

Enhance the use of ICT to promote e-learning OEC and Merlot Search

Engine on OER

Provide assistance to CLMV countries in the writing, translation if necessary,

production and distribution of textbooks on Southeast Asia and ASEAN for different

educational levels and in developing courses on these subjects, and translation of

ASEAN Documents.

CLMV Dev't and

Implementation of

Common / Open

Content

Provide mechanisms and enhance institutional capacity to promote greater access to

basic social services for all, such as health services and education including early

childhood education and vocational education, skills training, and promotion of skills

recognition

Implementation

support

Encourage regional cooperation in the areas of education, training and research, and

strengthen ASEAN's role in regional and global research network by promoting

initiatives and providing incentives and support for research and development,

including research publications

Open Education

Community meetings

ACU Network ASEAN Studies

Strengthen regional and global cooperation in enhancing the quality and competitives

of higher education institutions

Enhancement of

Cooperative Systems

AAOU QA Framewok

Establish an ASEAN Open Data Network - a government open-data forum could be held

to share results from across ASEAN Member States and to identify potential

improvement areas. Participants could include government officials not just from

telecommunications, but also other key sectors with a stake in open data usage such as

health education

Collaborative Network

for OEC Members

ACU-OER Platform


COMPONENTS OF DISTANCE LEARNING16 Learning materials

and resources

Mission

Courses and

curriculaComm

Support

Teaching strategies

and techniques

Student and staff

mgt

Mgt and admin

EvaluationHousing

and equipment

Distance Education as an industrial form of educationA. Kanwar & J. Daniel (2010)

UNESCO (2002). Open and distance learning: Trends, policy and strategy considerations.

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001284/128463e.pdf


WHY REGIONALIZE ASEAN EDUCATION?17


OEC User Feedback Survey

212

403

179

143

344

395

31 66

Student - secondary orhigh school (212)

Student - university firstdegree (403)

Student - universityadvanced degree (179)

Faculty/Teacher (143)

Self-learner (344)

Working professional(395)

Employer (31)

Other (66)

WHY REGIONALIZE ASEAN EDUCATION?18

ASEAN Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025

http://www.oeconsortium.org/projects/surveyresults/


FINAL THOUGHTS

▹ Platform for ODeL institutions to collaborate and contribute to ASEAN Education▹ Multiple areas of regionalization of education▹ Beyond single and dual ODeL institutions

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”

“…The surface of the earth will be networked with wire, and every wire will be

a nerve. The earth will become a huge animal with ten million hands, and in every

hand a pen to record whatever the directing soul may dictate!”

Sidney Morse

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