Seoul Statistics, Department REPUBLIC OF KOREA of Information [email protected] Statistics [email protected]. Ms. Angelina Sarmento Timor-Leste Secretary-General Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO Program Director, Education Rua Belarmino Lobo N°01 Bidau Lecidere Dili TIMOR-LESTE E-mail: [email protected]. Ms. Barbara Chow USA The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation 2121 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park CA 94025, USA33. Dr. T. J. Bliss USA34. Dr. Cable Green The William and Flora Hewlett35. Dr. David Wiley Foundation 2121 Sand Hill Road36. Dr. Fengchun Miao Menlo Park CA 94025, USA Creative Commons Director of Open 1433 Compton Court SW, Olympia WA Education 98512, USA Tel (office): 360-350-0644 Mobile: 360-790-3114 E-Mail: [email protected] USA Chief Academic Officer Lumen Learning 738 E 1000 N Pleasant Grove, UT 84062, USA [email protected] [email protected] Mobile: +1-801-822-9211 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France Programme Specialist, [email protected] Information and Assistant: Communication [email protected] 47
Technology in Education Sector37. Mr. Gasper Hrastelj Slovenia Deputy Secretary Slovenian National Commission for General38. Dr. Mitja Jermol UNESCO39. Dr. Indrajit Banerjee40. Dr. Abdugapur Kotnikova ulica 38 - 1 000, Ljubljana Slovenia Karimkhodjaev [email protected] Slovenia Head, Centre for UNESCO Chair on Open Technologies Knowledge Transfer, for OER and Open Learning Jožef Stefan Institute UNESCO Director, Knowledge 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France Societies Division, [email protected] Communications and Information Sector Uzbekistan Associated Professor, National University of Uzbekistan Head of the Center for Open Educational 42, Z. Babahanov Str, 100069, Tashkent, Resources Uzbekistan [email protected]. Dr. Minh Do Vietnam Program Director, The Vietnam Foundation Vietnam Open Educational Resources The 8th Floor, Newtatco Building 21 Lang Ha Ba Dinh District Hanoi VIETNAM [email protected]. Prof. Asha S. Kanwar Commonwealth of Learning President and Chief 4710 Kingsway, Suite 2500, Burnaby, BC Executive Officer V5H 4M2, CANADA [email protected]. Dr. Sanjaya Mishra Commonwealth of learning Education Specialist, e- 4710 Kingsway, Suite 2500, Burnaby, BC learning V5H 4M2, CANADA [email protected]. Dr. Ishan Abeywardena 4710 Kingsway, Suite 2500, Burnaby, BC Adviser, Open V5H 4M2, CANADA Educational Resources [email protected] 48
45. Dr. Vwenkataraman 4710 Kingsway, Suite 2500, Burnaby, BC Director, Technology & Balaji V5H 4M2, CANADA Knowledge [email protected] Management46. Dr. K. Balasubramaniam Canada Vice President 4710 Kingsway, Suite 2500, Burnaby, BC V5H 4M2, CANADA [email protected]. Mr. John Lesperance Canada Education Specialist - 4710 Kingsway, Suite 2500, Burnaby, BC Virtual University for V5H 4M2, CANADA Small States of the Commonwealth [email protected] (VUSSC)48. Dr Alex Grech Malta Executive Director Commonwealth Centre for Connected Learning 49
Annex 3 Asia Regional Consultation For Open Educational Resources (OER) Friday, 2nd December 2016, 3.00pm, Hotel Impiana, Jalan Pinang, KL Closing Speech by YB Datuk Dr Mary Yap (Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Malaysia)Salam Sejahtera and a very Good Afternoon to all.The Honourable Professor Asha S. Kanwar, President & Chief Executive OfficerCommonwealth of Learning (COL) CanadaThe Honourable Professor Dato’ Dr Ansary Ahmed, President & Chief Executive OfficerAsia e UniversityDistinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. x. It is indeed my great honour and privilege to be invited here today to deliver the closing speech after 2 days of deliberations by distinguished delegates from 25 countries at the Asia Regional Consultation for Open Educational Resources (OER) jointly hosted by Commonwealth of Learning and Asia e University, my alma mater. My warmest Congratulations to the hosts for a successful outcome and my sincere thanks and appreciation to YBhg Prof Dato Dr Ansary Ahmed, President and CEO, AeU for inviting me to be a part of this auspicious event. xi. The support given by each individual delegate is of significant importance and I wish to thank each and everyone for being here. I hope that you all had several fruitful sessions whilst enjoying your stay in Kuala Lumpur and will bring back fond memories of our Malaysian hospitality to your country. 50
Ladies and Gentlemen, xii. Education is a subject that is very close to our hearts. It is valued all over the world for its ability to develop human potential and to contribute to economic growth. Countries with highly developed education systems are also those with successful economies and high standards of living. Strategies for education development were previously relatively straightforward. However, radical changes and transformation have occurred worldwide over the past three decades in the fields of education, science and technology, economics, politics and social dynamics.xiii. Learning, for example, is no longer defined by time, place or institutional offerings. Learners will expect and secure access to learning anytime, anywhere and any size on their schedule. This will include a growing number of shortcourses (2-3 weeks in duration) which carry credit, weekend and intensive learning sessions, as well as longer compressed learning periods (6-8 weeks). Admission to programmes and courses will allowfor multiple start dates, the cycle being driven by demand, not availability of academic or instructional staff. New forms of support for learning - instant mentoring, online peer networks, and coaching from global support structures will meet this demand. Learners will drive provision as they will no longer need to fit in with the schedules designed by others.xiv. There will be more micro-credit and nano-degrees. The growth of short programmes, digital badges and other forms of recognition for learning will continue. Some of these will be employer designed; others will be undertaken collaboratively between industries and post-secondary institutions or between institutions. The narrow range of routes to recognition will dramatically expand. xv. Courses will be less important than mentoring, coaching, counselling, advising and assessment. The implications of unbundling are that the real focus for thefuture is on providing opportunities for the assessment of learning and guiding learners 51
towards their assessments. This is aided by significant developments in our ability to assess competencies and skills, supported by immersive technologies, simulations, machine intelligence and adaptive assessment. Digital badging, recognizing competencies and skills based on agreed rubrics are emerging as a way of recording learners’ mastery.xvi. In particular, the subject on OpenCourseWare which was initiated by the MIT as OpenCourseWare in 2001, have been adopted by many institutions around the world. In 2002, UNESCO organised a forum on OpenCourseWare and coined the term Open Educational Resources (OER). Henceforth, OER is available free of cost and online with an open license to allow reuse, adaptation and redistribution.xvii. In 2012, UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) organised the World OER Congress that resulted in the Paris OER Declaration, which urged the Governments to release any teaching, learning and research materials developed with public funds as OER. As of today, there are about 20 countries who have adopted some policies for promoting the use of OER in teaching and learning.xviii. In addition, the open learningand open source movement has created close to one billion open educational resources (OER) ranging from complete courses, to modules that can be used within courses, to simulations, games and learning activities that can form part of the learning agenda. These are freely available on iTunes University, OERu, OER Commons, Merlot and many other platforms. Faculty can build OERs into courses or learners can find their own route through these materials, especially if they also access machine intelligent assessments to track their progress.xix. I am very pleased to note that Malaysia has been recognised as a leader in higher education in the world, and especially in South Asia. It is not only taking a lead in promoting access to higher e-education with 3 Open Universities, but it has initiated Malaysia’s MOOC platform and the policy for credit transfer of MOOCs. Many higher education institutions in Malaysia are already members of the MIT OpenCourseware Consortium, and are releasing their materials with an open license. In this regard, AeU was amongst the first in this region to use Open Education Resources in 2009. 52
Ladies and Gentlemen,xx. Malaysia’s Higher Education Blueprint (2015-2025) focuses on globalised online learning as it aspires to be a premier education hub. This shift will see the increase of access to quality education for Malaysians and the global community, provide efficient course delivery, build the Malaysian education brand, and increase prominence for Malaysian Higher Learning Institutions, especially in niche areas and expertise. The National e-Learning Policy (DePAN 2.0) of Malaysia which was Chaired by our Prof Ansary has also aimed at a target of releasing 15% of all course materials as open courseware by 2025. The Blueprint will certainly boost Malaysia’s reputation and aspirations even further to be a regional and international forerunner of cooperation in higher education.xxi. I understand that with the support of the Commonwealth of Learning, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) organised a national consultation workshop on Open Educational Resources (OER) from 24-25 November 2016. In order to implement the goals of the national e-Learning policy, there is a need to have a guide for making OER available in a systematic manner, especially the need for understanding OER and how to create and share OER using a platform/ repository. I hope this will materialise soon.xxii. I am pleased to note that the Second World OER Congress will be held in Slovenia in September 2017. This effort to meet and deliberate on areas for the enhancement of OER is indeed timely and laudable. I wish the representatives from Slovenia present here today all the very best. You are assured of Malaysia’s support in your noble endeavours as we work together as part of the global community to manage education strategies and resources which are of significant value.xxiii. I hope that this meeting has opened up opportunities for further discussions on OER and will strengthen links between international partners. Malaysia firmly believes in the sharing of experiences and resources to ensure a dynamic global engagement where mutual benefits can be derived amongst all parties concerned. 53
xxiv. Last but not least, I am here to express my whole hearted support. With that, I hereby declare the Asia Regional Consultation for Open Educational Resources (OER) closed. Thank you 54
Annex 4LINKSi Link to PPT slides https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8jUYY-ibV7tQngtLU5lOGllZVUii. Link to photographs taken during the Congress DAY 01 Asia Regional Consultation on 1 December 2016 DAY 01 - WELCOMING DINNER Welcoming Dinner on 1 December 2016 DAY 02 Asia Regional Consultation on 2 December 2016 55
Annex 5 Asia e UniversityRegional Consultation on OER Workshop Organising CommitteeMohamed Suffian bin Mohd Rasheed Khan - ChairmanMizana Muhammad - Advisor & Corporate CommunicationRizal Afandy bin Mokhtar - Communication & TransportationNor Hafiza Abd Razak - FaceBook UpdatesWan Nor Andree Wan Mokhtar - VideographerRozlan Daud - VideographerMohd Fadzil Khairuddin - PhotographerBudiman Hairuddin - Registration,Reception and Quartet LiasonAmir Sufi Bin Asari - IT TechnicianMohd Shahril Jaapar - TransportationMohd Fazlee Zulkiflee - TransportationSyed Badrul Hisyam Syed Adanan - TransportationNur Fadhilah Aziz - Master of CeremponyKamsiah Mohd Ali - Rapporteur 56
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