Building Ecosystems for Online and Blended Learning: Advancing Equity and Excellence in Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific. Policy Brief

Institution	United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Bangkok (Thailand); United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (France)
Titel	Building Ecosystems for Online and Blended Learning: Advancing Equity and Excellence in Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific. Policy Brief
Quelle	(2021), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Online Courses; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Higher Education; Educational Policy; Blended Learning; Educational Innovation; Foreign Countries; Institutional Mission; Curriculum; Faculty Development; Technological Literacy; Access to Computers; School Policy; Partnerships in Education; Educational Research; Program Evaluation; Asia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Online course; Online-Kurs; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Ausland; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Technisches Wissen; Schulpolitik; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Asien
Abstract	As COVID-19 upends lives and livelihoods worldwide, the rapid growth of online learning is challenging the relevance of traditional higher education systems. Although efforts to promote and enhance the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in higher education in the Asia-Pacific have rapidly increased, progress is far from sufficient. This brief highlights important questions for national policy makers in the Asia-Pacific to enhance online and blended learning for quality higher education. Blended learning -- the deliberate combination of online learning with face-to-face classroom-based learning -- requires eight key dimensions: (1) institutional vision and philosophy; (2) curriculum; (3) professional development; (4) learning support; (5) infrastructure and support; (6) policy and institutional structure; (7) partnerships; and (8) research and evaluation. These dimensions are based on institutional case studies, regional consultations hosted by United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO-ICHEI), and fieldwork in the region. As a result, higher education leaders can draw on lessons learned to self-assess their institutional readiness across the eight dimensions and four progression stages, namely, from building readiness/under construction, to applying, infusing and transforming higher education through blended learning. [UNESCO-International Centre for Higher Education Innovation (ICHEI) co-authored this report. This report was written with support from the UNESCO-Shenzhen Funds-in-Trust.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	UNESCO Bangkok. Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, Mom Luang Pin Malakul Centenary Building, 920 Sukhumvit Road, Prakanong, Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110, Thailand. Tel: +66-2-3910577; Fax: +66-2-3910866; e-mail: bangkok@unesco.org; Web site: https://bangkok.unesco.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01