Distance

Education Opportunities and

Challenges of ASEAN

Integration Juan Apolinario Reyes Math and Science Department,

CEAS, LPU Batangas

ASEAN 2015

Concern of

interest for

education

Challenges and

opportunities for

education

Challenges and

opportunities for

distance

education

Distance

Education &

ASEAN 2015

Topics

ASEAN 2015

Vision

To establish a

single market and

production base

Free flow of

goods, services,

capital,

investment and

people

Wider choices of

goods and

services

Wider choices

for employment

FREE TRADE

ASEAN 2015

Vision

A single market

Lesser or no

taxes for goods

Fewer restrictions

on the flow of

goods

Fewer restrictions

to investments

No visa

requirement for

travel

ASEAN 2015

Vision

Single Market

Freer trade

means larger

market, more

customers

More production

leads to more

employment

Free movement

of people means

more

employment

opportunities

What does a Single

Market aim to bring

to ASEAN?

Socio-economic

Growth

Commodity – a

valuable thing

that can be

bought

Students can

move freely in

ASEAN

Teachers can

teach in ASEAN

Fewer restrictions

to put up schools

in ASEAN

Why should a Single

Market be a

concern for

Education?

Education is service

Service is a “commodity”

LPU as an ASEAN

University

Possibilities

LPU-Jakarta

Consortium

University

LPU-Bangkok

Consortium

University

LPU-Myanmar

Partership

More

employment

opportunities for

teachers

Teachers in the

Philippines have

a comparative

advantage

More choices for

graduate

education

Opportunities for

Education

Teachers

More degree

choices and

school choices

Exposure to

varied cultures

and traditions

Opportunities for

Education

Students

Wider base for

teacher selection

Wider student

base means larger

INCOMES for

1. Teachers and

staff

2. For book and module writers

3. Publishers

4. For investment in

Infrastructure and facilities

Opportunities for

Education

Educational

Institutions

Harmonize

education

standards

Nurture a

Universal Culture

in campuses

Challenges of

ASEAN 2015 to

Education

Common Minimum

Standards

Earn degrees

from Open

Universities

administered by

other countries

Work abroad but

earn a graduate

degree from

your home

country

Opportunities for

Distance

Education

Students

Opportunities for

teachers are

economic/finan

cial

1. More royalties

from

publications

2. Royalties from

video, audio,

multimedia

output

3. Income from

tutorials

Opportunities for

Distance

Education

Teachers

Larger student

base means

larger incomes

for schools

1. Higher salaries

for teachers

and staff

2. Investment in

technical

upgrades to

support

distance

education

Opportunities for

Distance

Education

Educational

Institutions

Wider student

base means

larger income

Economic gain

for teachers and

staff who will

administer or

support distance

education

Royalties to be

earned from

publication of

creative output

Opportunities for

Distance

Education

Translates to

economic/financial

gain

Specific

institutions for

Distance

Education

Technical

expertise,

administrative

office for

Distance

Education

Challenges to

Distance

Education

Institutional

Challenges

Adapt new skills

that match

distance

education

These skills are

1. Effective written

communication

in cyberspace

2. Video/audio

production

3. Multimedia

production

Challenges to

Distance

Education

Teachers as

facilitators of

distance education

4. Module writing

5. Developing

computer-aided

instruction

These skills are

technical.

Challenges to

Distance

Education

Teachers as

facilitators of

distance education

Master the

written English

language

Read and write it

well

Master writing

through an

electronic

keyboard

Must be open to

use modern

technology

Challenges to

Distance

Education

As students

Opportunities

1. More choices

for students

2. More

employment

possibilities for

teachers

3. A wider student

base resulting

to larger

incomes for

universities

Summary

Opportunities to

education

Harmonization of

school curricula

across ASEAN

Establishment of

a minimum

standard for

teaching

professionals

Nurture a

universal culture

in campuses

Summary

Challenges to

education

The opportunities

can be translated

into economic

gain

1. Employment of

teachers

2. Royalties from

creative output

3. Larger incomes

for schools

Summary

Opportunities for

Distance Education

Organize

institutions in

universities for

distance

education

Hire and train

staff for distance

education

Develop

courseware that

fits the medium

of distance

education

Summary

Challenges to

Distance Education

For teachers,

nurture the

technical skills for

distance

education

For education

students, learn

how to read and

write a lot, learn

how to learn

using modern

technology

Summary

Challenges to Distance Education

For Teachers and Students

Distance

Education Opportunities and

Challenges of ASEAN

Integration

Juan Apolinario Reyes Math and Science Department,

CEAS, LPU-Batangas