2nd international seminar on online higher education in management

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2nd International Seminar on Online Higher Education in Management

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Index

Presentation page 3

Expected Outcomes page 4

Agenda page 5

OBS Business School page 8

Planeta Formación y Universidades page 10

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Presentation

OBS Business School is organizing the 2nd International Seminar on Online Higher Education in order

to continue the discussion on online learning and to brainstorm new online higher education projects. We

will exchange views with institutions from different countries, discuss best practices, start collaborations

and develop quality standards to be considered in the online higher education sector.

OBS Business School cordially invites you to join us in this event. We look forward to getting to know

about your institution and to hearing your thoughts on our common objectives as a network.

OBS Business School is committed to improving online higher education and to contributing to the

sector’s reputation by preserving academic quality, continuously innovating our delivery of service and

technology, and pursuing our students’ academic and professional progress. This is why we launched the

1st International Seminar on Online Higher Education in 2014 which included a considerable number of

experienced and influential members.


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Creating a permanent network of online higher education organizations for the International

Observatory of Online Higher Education in Management to provide a viewpoint of sector trends and follow

developments in the field.

Sharing academic, organizational and course delivery best practices to determine how to optimize

opportunities and minimize challenges of virtual education.

Exchanging views on online education sector developments, including opportunities and limits, rights

and duties in cross-cultural and multilingual education.

Defining quality standards of online learning, as well as evaluation methods and guidelines.

Expected Outcomes2nd International Seminar on Online Higher Education in Management

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Expected Outcomes


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Monday, 19th October

Welcome and opening speech

9 am: OBS Business School CEO - Jordi Solé.

9:15 am: OBS Business School Academic Director - Andreu Bellot.

9:45 am: Stavros Xanthopoylos, PhD in Philosophy, Business Administration – Knowledge Management. Dean of Fundaçao Getulio Vargas, Brazil.

The speaker will analyze how the student is asked to participate and interact with the lecturer and the group in different online education models as well as in a face-to-face training environment, offering participants a starting point for defining, in work groups, students’ roles and their presence in online training.

10:45 am: Work groups:•Concept of the student’s virtual presence.•Rights and duties of the student in a virtual classroom.•Responsibilities and limits of lecturers when interacting with the student.

12:15 pm: Sharing conclusions.

Virtual presence in classrooms, a need or an opportunity?

10:30 am: Coffee break

1:00 pm: Lunch break

Virtual presence in classrooms, a need or an opportunity?

Welcome and opening speech

Location: El Tiempo Headquarters

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David Shani, PhD in Marketing, Director of the Global MBA Program at Kean University, USA.In a traditional classroom environment, students from abroad understand the need to comprehend and adapt to the environment they are in, while teachers must know how to give examples or elements that help them understand. In an online environment it is not so evident who should make more effort so that all students understand and relate learning to their daily environment.

Work groups:• Lecturer’s role in respecting differences and multiculturalism. • Advantages and limitations of the online environment for integrating and interacting with and between

multilingual and multicultural students.• Adapting teaching to mixed classes.

5:15 pm: End of day one

2:30 pm:

Multiculturalism in reverse: Who adapts to whom in a digital environment?

3:15 pm:

7 pm: Gala dinner


4:45 pm: Sharing conclusions.

Agenda

Monday, 19th October

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8 am: Mario Herane, Executive Director of eMayor at University Mayor, Chile. Review of processes that make the concept of quality tangible: Time management in the classroom,

handing over documents, appropriate evaluation of the subject according to the student’s profile and a lecturer’s personal guidance. Analysis of how online training tools aid monitoring and guaranteeing an institution’s overall quality (performance, satisfaction and recommendation).

Work groups:• Learning analytics, concept and realities.• Documentation and welcome.• Monitoring and evaluation of progress.• Orientation and motivation for success.

10:15 am: Sharing conclusions.

11:00 am: General conclusions of the two work days.

12 noon: Eulalia Torras, PhD in Information and Knowledge Society. Main Researcher of the International Observatory on Online Higher Education in Management.

Learning analytics: The possibility of quality control evolution to guarantee student success.:

8:45 am:

10 am: Coffee break

1:30 pm: End of seminar.


Agenda

Tuesday, 20th October

Global Higher Education in Management 2015: Presentation of the first results report of the International Observatory on Online Higher Education in Management. Review of different perspectives, practices, needs and trends.

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OBS Business School

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WE’VE TRAINED OVER 7,000 EXECUTIVES AND PROFESSIONALS SINCE 2007. THE OBS FACULTY IS STAFFED BY OVER 140 LECTURERS OF THESE, 40% ARE FROM 22 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND ARE WORKING AS PROFESSIONALS AND LECTURERS

40 RECRUITING COUNTRIES

OVER 2,300 COLLABORATION AGREEMENTS WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES

WE MANAGE UPWARDS OF 3,500 JOB OFFERS PER YEAR

JOB OFFERS FOR POSTS IN 30 SECTORS

2014WE TRAINED OVER

2,200 PROFESSIONALS

91% have university-level education

37% already have an MBA or Master’s

100% have professional experience

70% are CEOs or executives

53%

47%

45 countries5 continents

Women

Men

9 OUT OF 10 STUDENTS RECOMMEND THE SCHOOL

91% of students keep on track and complete their OBS degree (the average quoted by AACSB is lower than 60%)

OUR STUDENTS

ALUMNI

OBS Business School

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Grupo Planeta: Formación y Universidades

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Grupo Planeta’s higher education projects: OBS Business School (online Management Master

programs), EAE Business School (on campus Management Master programs), and VIU University

(online university degrees, postgraduate and Master programs) and UNIBA (an online joint venture with

Universitat de Barcelona).

With more than 10,000 new students per year, continuous improvement in quality standards, an

expanding portfolio of new programs with permanent delegations in Colombia, Mexico and Peru, more

than 60 collaboration agreements with international universities and 500 companies, and links to

prestigious Spanish universities, OBS, EAE, UNIBA and VIU are leading online higher education in the

Spanish speaking world.

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We would be honored to have you as our guest. Please confirm your attendance to Ms. Laura Bellorini, OBS Business School Director of External Relations. Do not

hesitate to contact us for any further information.

[email protected]. +34 93 446 52 30