University-Level e Learning in ASEAN by Prof Dr

University-Level e. Learning in ASEAN by Prof. Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman CEO College of Internet Distance Education Assumption University charm@ksc. au. edu 1

ASEAN Establishment and Memberships • The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok. • Original 5 member countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines Singapore and Thailand. 2

ASEAN Establishment and Memberships • 5 Countries joined later - Brunei Darussalam 8 Jan 1984 - Vietnam 28 July 1995 - Laos & Myanmar 23 July 1997 - Cambodia 30 April 1999 3

ASEAN Establishment and Memberships 4

ASEAN • Number of Countries • Population • Area • Gross Domestic Product • Total Trade 10 500 million 4. 5 million km 2 US$ 737 billion US$ 720 billion 5

ASEAN • Objectives 1) To accelerate - Economic growth - Social progress - Cultural development 2) To promote regional peace and stability 6

e. ASEAN Establishment • In the year 2000 ASEAN Heads of government signed the e. ASEAN Framework Agreement. • To benefit from the opportunities offered by - The revolution in ICT. - e. Commerce. 7

e. ASEAN Establishment • To Spur the development of - Economy - Society - Government 8

e. ASEAN Objectives • To promote co-operation to - Develop - Strengthen - Enhance the competitiveness of the ICT sector in ASEAN. • To reduce the digital divide. • To liberalise trade and investment in ICT to support the e. ASEAN initiative. 9

e. ASEAN 6 Pillars 1. Establish the ASEAN Information Infrastructure. 2. Facilitate growth of e. Commerce. 3. Liberalize trade and investments in ICT. 4. Facilitate trade in ICT products and services. 5. Build capacity and an e. Society. 6. Promote the use of ICT applications in the delivery of government services (e. Government). 10

High-Level e. ASEAN Task Force (EATF) • 2 Members from each country - One Public Sector. - One Private Sector. • Mr. Roberto R. Romulo Former Foreign Minister of Philippines was the Chairman. • Prof. Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman represented Thailand for the Private Sector. 11

e. ASEAN Task Force Mandate 1. Develop a broad and comprehensive action plan. 2. Serve as advisory body to ASEAN. 3. Undertake - Review recommendations of the working groups. - Determine policy, legal and regulatory environment. - Recommend policies. 12

e. ASEAN Task Force Mandate (Cont. ) - Identify projects. - Collate a manual on best practices. - Promote the e. ASEAN to citizens, corporations and governments of ASEAN. - Consider any other matter relating to e. ASEAN. 13

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Brunei Darussalam • Universiti Brunei Darussalam (www. ubd. edu. bn) - established in 1985. - offer Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph. D. - developed several e. Learning projects to support existing classroom-based programs. - in the process of establishing e. Learning degree programs. 14

www. ubd. edu. bn 15

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Cambodia • Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports to promote education for all thru distance education and self-learning. • University of Cambodia (www. uc. edu. kh) - offers e. Learning and provides free email accounts with wireless Internet access. 16

www. moeys. gov. kh 17

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Cambodia • National Institute of Business (www. nib. edu. kh) sponsored by Japan Overseas Development Corporation (JODC) Started in 2004 : e. Learning Bachelor’s and Master’s in - Accounting and Finance - Sales and Marketing - Business Management 18

www. nib. edu. kh 19

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Indonesia • Indonesian Open Learning University (www. ut. ac. id) e. Learning platform available: - calendar - forum - online tutorial - chat - etc. 20

www. ut. ac. id 21

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Indonesia (Cont. ) • Trisakti University (www. trisakti. ac. id) - e. Learning degree established: * Master of Management - e. Learning degrees in preparation: * Bachelor of Management * Bachelor of IT * Master of Accountancy * Master of Industry Technology * Ph. D. in Economics 22

www. trisakti. ac. id 23

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Laos • 1995 Ten higher institutions in Laos integrated into National University of Laos (www. nuol. edu. la) 24

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Laos (Cont. ) • August 2005, with support of Kobe University in Japan and Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) - Lecture series “International Economics” * given in Kobe * interactive to 120 students in Vientiane. 25

www. nuol. edu. la 26

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Malaysia • 1997 Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (www. unitar. edu. my) - became the first e. Learning university in ASEAN. - offering accredited degree programs : BBA, MBA, BIT, B Information System, M Information and Multimedia Tech, M IT Management, B Management. 27

www. unitar. edu. my 28

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Malaysia (Cont. ) • 1999 Multimedia University (www. mmu. edu. my) - offer 2 accredited e. Learning degrees * B Management * BBA Human Resource Management - in the process to offer * B e-Business * B IT * MBA 29

www. mmu. edu. my 30

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Malaysia (Cont. ) • University Technology MARA (www. uitm. edu. my) - Established in 1956 - 2005: 3 satellite campuses, 12 branch campuses, 6 city campuses, 25 franchise colleges. - Included e. Learning students in * The Faculty of Business Management, * Faculty of Information Studies 31

www. uitm. edu. my 32

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Malaysia (Cont. ) • Universiti Putra Malaysia (www. upm. edu. my) - Established in 1931 - Providing e. Learning with support of Mahirnet (www. mahirnet. com) with online tutorial 33

www. upm. edu. my 34

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Malaysia (Cont. ) • Open University Malaysia (www. unitem. edu. my) - UNITEM or Universiti Terbuka Malaysia established in 2000. - Programs delivered by using Learning Management System (LMS). 35

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Myanmar • e. Learning Center (www. e-commerce. com. mm) - established with the aid of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, offers preparatory materials on WBT (e. Learning system from WBT System Ltd. in Ireland) for IT Engineer Examination. 36

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Myanmar (Cont. ) - There is an “MBA Program” 180 students have graduated. - A complete e. Learning degree program is expected in 2005. 37

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Philippines • University of the Philippines Open University (www. upou. org) - Established in 1995. - Offer M Ed and M Public Management. - 30 learning centers. - Contact by telephone and email. - Online short courses. 38

www. upou. org 39

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Philippines (Cont. ) • De La Salle University (www. dlsu. edu. ph) - Catholic university founded in 1911. - Graduate School of Business (GSB) implemented mba. online@gsb. - Two modes of online courses > Mixed-mode courses, * face-to-face 8 times * web-based 6 times > Full online courses * face-to-face for orientation only. 40

www. dlsu. edu. ph 41

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Singapore • National University of Singapore (www. nus. edu. sg) - The oldest university in Singapore. - 13 faculties with over 30, 000 students. - Center for Instructional Technology (CIT). 42

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Singapore (Cont. ) - e. Learning facilities: * CIT auditorium for interactive distance learning. * NUS global classroom. * Digital media center. * CIT audio suite and studio. 43

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Singapore (Cont. ) - CIT developed and supports * NUS’ e. Learning portal, IVLE (Integrated Virtual Learning Environment). * students’ e-portfolios. * videoconference systems. * NUSCast, a network TV with NUSLive channel. 44

www. nus. edu. sg 45

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Singapore • Nanyang Technological University ( www. ntu. edu. sg) - Established in 1991 as Singapore second university from Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI) established in 1981. - Undergraduate degrees plus 45 Master’s degree programs. 46

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Singapore (Cont. ) - Center for Educational Development (CED) manages the “edve. NTUre” e. Learning software platform from Blackboard Inc. - Some courses available online via “edve. NTUrs”. 47

www. ntu. edu. sg 48

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Singapore (Cont. ) • Singapore Management University (www. smu. edu. sg) - First private university. - Founded in 2000. - About 3, 000 students. - 5 Bachelor’s Degree and 3 Master’s Degree programs. 49

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Singapore (Cont. ) - “SMUConnect” portal available to access class lists, lecture plans, discussion forums, notifications, examination records, etc. - A web page is created for every lecture. 50

www. smu. edu. sg 51

Hi-ED e. Learning in Thailand • College of Internet Distance Educaiton, Assumption University (www. e. Learning. au. edu) - Assumption University (AU) initiated in 1969 - 20, 000 students from over 55 countries. - Faculty members from over 35 countries. - Offering 37 Bachelor’s, 30 Master’s and 6 Ph. D. degree programs (including 28 IT-related degree programs). 52

www. au. edu 53

Hi-ED e. Learning in Thailand (Cont. ) - Established the College of Internet Distance Education on April 25, 2002. - Will offer e. Learning to 100, 000 students per year : * Assumption University programs. * US and Canadian programs. * UK and European programs. * Asian and Australian programs. * Short courses. 54

Hi-ED e. Learning in Thailand (Cont. ) - Located at “Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center (SCIT)”. - To operate a TV station, “ATV”, from SCIT in 2005. - Started offering in Blended Learning Mode: MS (Management) and MS (ICT). - Signed contracts to offer e. Learning degrees e. g. from UNITAR, US and UK universities. 55

www. e. Learning. au. edu 56

Hi-ED e. Learning in Thailand (Cont. ) • Thailand Cyber University or TCU (www. tcu. uni. net. th) - Established by the Office of the Commission for Higher Education. - Completed 128 e. Learning courses and add 331 more by the end of 2005. 57

www. tcu. uni. net. th 58

Hi-ED e. Learning in Thailand (Cont. ) • Chulalongkorn University (www. chula. ac. th) - Established in 1917. - 18 faculties with more than 270 courses. - developed * Chula. Online. com (Continuing Education Center). * CU Flexible Learning (Faculty of Engineering). * CU-WB Knowledge Management Project. 59

Chulalongkorn University (Cont. ) - developed * Remote lecture with Osaka University and Mahidol University. * CU-KEIO University WBT Project. * BS Software Engineering ready for e. Learning. 60

www. chula. ac. th 61

Hi-ED e. Learning in Thailand (Cont. ) • Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (www. stou. ac. th) - Established in 1978 for distance learning - Provides “STOU Online Learning” for undergraduate and Master’s Degree - Offered with Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Australia * Ph. D, DBA, Ed D, D. Hlth Sc, DPH (Public Health) 62

www. stou. ac. th 63

Hi-ED e. Learning in Thailand (Cont. ) • Ramkhamhaeng University (www. ru. ac. th) - Established in 1971 for distance learning. - Developing e. Learning Network for: * Cyber classroom. * e. Learning center. * e-Books. * Thai Cuisineonline. com. * Overseas Academic Service Center. 64

Ramkhamhaeng University (Cont. ) - Implementing 4 e. Learning programs * B Law * BBA * BA (Political Science) * B Ed. 65

www. ru. ac. th 66

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Vietnam • Hanoi University of Technology (www. hut. edu. vn) - Established in 1956. - Cooperation with over 100 foreign organizations. - 13 faculties in various fields of study. 67

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Vietnam (Cont. ) - Many projects in e. Learning. - With the Ministry of Education and Training (Mo. ET) developed e. Learning portal at www. e. Learning. com. vn. 68

www. hut. edu. vn 69

Hi-Ed e. Learning in Vietnam (Cont. ) • Can Tho University (www. ctu. edu. vn) - Founded in 1966. - Offers Bachelor, Master and Ph. D. degrees. - Over 15, 500 students at the university. - With an additional 14, 500 at satellite training centers. - Developed some e. Learning courses, but no complete e. Learning degree. 70

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Concluding Remarks All member countries of ASEAN, and as a matter of fact, all countries in the world, have implemented or in the process

Thailand has made a lot of progress in e. Learning. However, as of August 5, 2005 Thailand is behind Cambodia and Myanmar in University-level e. Learning. The Japanese has helped

In case of Thailand, many universities such as AU, Chula, Thammasat, Kasetsart, etc. have started university-level e. Learning. Unfortunately, the Civil Service Commission

The needed law is in the form of “Announcement from the Ministry of Education” to be published in the Royal Gazette. The Announcement have been - drafted - presented to public hearing - modified - scrutinized by many

So, we are hoping that the new Minister of Education will kindly take prompt action to sign the Announcement and have it published in the Royal Gazette, so that Thailand can be ahead of

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