Endowment lecture presentation 15 04 2005

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, Netaji Subhas Open University Endowment Lecture 13 April 2005 Extraordinary Education for Ordinary People Sir John Daniel President Commonwealth of Learning

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Globalisation

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Globalisation a new word for an old phenomenon

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OPEN UNIVERSITIES Core values: Importance of the individual Importance of education

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights individual + education Education is a human right

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OPEN UNIVERSITIES River of opportunity Respect for human rights Education for fulfilment

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Higher Education in a Globalised Society UNESCO Knowledge society/economy

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Higher Education in a Globalised Society UNESCO Knowledge society/economy Cross- border higher education

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Higher Education in a Globalised Society UNESCO Knowledge society/economy Cross- border higher education ICTs

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Higher Education in a Globalised Society UNESCO Knowledge society/economy Cross- border higher education ICTs Market economies

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Expanding higher education

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Expanding higher education Conventional methods (rich countries; no alternatives)

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Expanding higher education Conventional methods (rich countries; no alternatives) New approaches (poorer countries, new alternatives)

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IRON TRIANGLE

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ACCESS IRON TRIANGLE

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ACCESS QUALITY IRON TRIANGLE

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COST ACCESS QUALITY IRON TRIANGLE

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Face-to-face education (successful and durable)

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Face-to-face education (successful and durable) The Teacher: Plans lessons Prepares materials Teaches students Assesses achievement Reviews process

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COST ACCESS QUALITY IRON TRIANGLE

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'when many people think about education they instinctively link quality with exclusivity, usually without realising what an insidious link they are making.'

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'Fortunately technology has now broken the insidious link between quality and exclusivity.'

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TECHNOLOGY is the application of scientific and other organized knowledge to practical tasks by organizations consisting of people and machines

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Two types of learning activities: INDEPENDENT

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Two types of learning activities: INDEPENDENT (the basis of using technology to increase access, raise quality and cut costs)

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COST ACCESS QUALITY

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Two types of learning activities: INDEPENDENT INTERACTIVE

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Two types of learning activities: INTERACTIVE (more expensive)

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Netaji Subhas Open University An example of INDEPENDENT + INTERACTIVE learning at work

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Two types of learning activities: INTERACTIVE (more expensive but allow effectiveness of scale)

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Number of students Total cost more interactive more independent

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Number of students Total cost old interactive new interactive

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New media Ask the students!

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NSOU Seek NUMBERS and QUALITY!

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you can never take quality for granted!

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Creating a vibrant academic and intellectual community

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Mission of universities Teaching Research Service

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'a spate of seminars, symposia, workshops, conferences and memorial lectures'

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'using media to open up the work of the university to the public gaze'

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‘To educate is to give people the keys to the world, which are independence and love; granting them the ability to walk alone, at the happy pace which is that of natural and free individuals’. Jose Marti

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Development as Freedom Amartya Sen

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‘the object of education is to give man the unity of truth’. Rabindranath Tagore

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‘the object of education is to give man the unity of truth’. ‘true modernism is freedom of mind, not slavery of taste. It is independence of thought and action’. Rabindranath Tagore

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, Netaji Subhas Open University Endowment Lecture 13 April 2005 Extraordinary Education for Ordinary People Sir John Daniel President Commonwealth of Learning

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‘We can look at a road from two different points of view. One regards it as dividing us from the object of desire; in that case we count every step of our journey over it as something attained by force in the face of obstruction. The other sees it as a road that leads us to our destination; and as such is part of our goal. It is already the beginning of our attainment. Rabindranath Tagore

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Netaji Subhas Open University is making a stellar contribution 'an open university can be a fully authentic university'

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THANK YOU BEST WISHES TO NSOU!

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