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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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http://thediplomat.com/2016/0
9/the-war-that-gave-birth-to-
asean/
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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 (?)
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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WHY REGIONALIZE ASEAN EDUCATION?17
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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
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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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THANK [email protected]
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