National seminar at LU, SE with EADTU www.eadtu.nl

1. National seminar at Lund
University with EADTU (The European
Association for Distance Teaching
Universities)
Tuesday, 29th November 2011
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2. AGENDA 29 November 2011
• 10:00 – 10.45 Welcome and Initial Meeting
• 10:45 – 11:45 Discussion Central Initiatives EADTU:
Open Educational Resources
Entrepreneurship
Quality Assurance
• 11.45 – 12.00 Coffee Break
• 12.00 – 13.30 Discussion Central Initiatives EADTU:
Networked Curricula,
Virtual Mobility
New initiatives 2012-2013
• 13:30 – 14:30 Lunch together and discussions (on LU costs)
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3. Currently, there are fifty-two institutions offering
higher education in various forms in
Sweden. The majority of universities and
university colleges are public
authorities, subject to the same legislation
and regulations as other public authorities
in Sweden, as well as the particular
statutes, ordinances and regulations
relevant to the higher education sector. A
number of universities and university
colleges are self-governing and
independent. They operate on the basis of
an agreement with the Government and
are obliged to follow the
statutes, ordinances and regulations
relevant to the higher education sector. In
addition, there are a small number of
independent organisations with degree
awarding powers in Psychotherapy.
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4. Higher education in Sweden
• Higher education in Sweden is provided by a
wide range of institutions. They are founded
on two sets of activities:
• Teaching
• Research
• The activities also include an obligation to
interact with the surrounding society, as well
as ensuring that benefit is derived from their
research findings.
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5. An international perspective
• Sweden ranks highly according to several of the indicators used
in the OECD: Funding: Sweden devotes 1.7% of GDP to higher
education and research, half of which goes towards research and
third cycle (doctoral) programmes.
• Expansion: Between 1995 and 2005, the number of students in
higher education rose by about 50%. In 2010, there were
433,000 students enrolled in first (undergraduate) and second
(Master's) cycle programmes.
• Well-educated population: 30% of the Swedish population
between 30 and 64 years has taken a minimum of 120 higher
education credits, equivalent to two years of full-time study.
• Disciplines: Sweden awards a high proportion of qualifications
in medicine and health sciences.
• Third cycle (doctoral) studies: Sweden awards a high number
of doctorates: 2.7% in relation to the size of a typical age cohort.
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6. Funding
In 2009, the revenues of higher education institutions
(HEIs) totalled SEK 52.1 billion. 45 per cent of the
operations of HEIs comprise first and second cycle
programmes and just over half consists of third cycle
programmes and research. 88% of the funding for the
operations of the higher education institutions comes
from the public purse. The remainder comes from
private funding agencies and financial
revenues. The Government issues public service
agreements on an annual basis detailing the
obligations of the higher education institutions.
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7. Role of the Swedish Government and
agencies
• The Swedish Government has the overriding
responsibility for higher education in Sweden and is
responsible for: Granting degree awarding powers
• Granting university status
• Enacting legislation regulating the higher education
sector
• Funding higher education courses and study
programmes
• Funding a high proportion of research
• Appointing vice-chancellors of higher education
institutions
• Regulating the agencies involved in the higher
education sector.
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8. Agencies involved in the higher education
sector
• Centrala studiestödsnämnden (Swedish National Board for Student
Aid)
• Högskolans Avskiljandenämnd (Suspensions Board for Higher
Education)
• Högskoleverket (Swedish National Agency for Higher Education)
• Internationella programkontoret (International Programme Office)
• Svenska institutet (Swedish Institute)
• Verket för högskoleservice (Swedish Agency for Higher Education
Services)
• Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council)
• Överklagandenämnden för högskolan (The Higher Education
Appeals Board)
• Överklagandenämnden för studiestöd (Student Aid Board of
Appeals)
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9. Quality assurance
• It is the task of Högskoleverket (Swedish National Agency for
Higher Education) to review the quality of higher education. This
work includes: Evaluating subject areas (main fields of study)
and study programmes
• Granting degree awarding powers
Purpose of quality assurance
• Individual students have the right to demand that their course or
study programme is of a high standard.
• Employers in the public, private and voluntary sectors have a
need for highly trained graduates.
• The general public is entitled to be assured that high levels of
taxation result in high standards.
• In a global world, Swedish higher education must retain a high
standard.
European perspective
• The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education's quality
assurance policy has been developed in accordance with the
European Network for Quality Assurance's (ENQA)
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10. The Association of Swedish Higher
Education SUHF
• Examples of current issues
• Funding of undergraduate teaching and learning
• Research policies, especially funding issues
• Relations to industry and commerce
• Institutional autonomy and the legal position of higher education
institutions
• Gender problems in recruiting academic top leaders
• Long-term development of auditing within the higher education
sector
• Nordic co-operation
• European co-operation, Bologna and establishment of ERC
• Open Access
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11. Whats on…
• Självständiga lärosäten
• SOU 2008:104
• Konkurrera med kvalitet - studieavgifter för utländska
studenter
• Prop. 2009/10:65
• Fokus på kunskap - kvalitet i den högre utbildningen
• Prop. 2009/10:139
• Yrkeslegitimation för alla Sveriges lärare 2012
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12. Benchmarking of e-learning at LU
E-Xcellence EADTU
ESMU benchmarking
inititative, in cooperation
with EADTU
The first Dual Mode
distance learning
benchmarking club
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13. OER – resources for learning
2010 - 2011
Project resource site
English/Swedish
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14. Kanwar, Balasubramanian and Umar (2010)
defines OER as:
”The phenomenon of OER is an empowerment
process, facilitated by technology in which
various types of stakeholders are able to
interact, collaborate, create and use materials
and pedagogic practices, that are freely
available, for enhancing access, reducing
costs and improving the quality of education
and learning at all levels”.
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15. CHALLENGES
Source: toucansproject.wordpress.com
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16. Wikimedia
Commons
iTunes U
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17. Future of learning in 2020-2030
Learning objectives will focus on
competences rather than knowledge
Learning will be more tailored to the
needs of individuals
Learning will be more active and
Technologies will be an integral part of
connected to real life.
learning and life
Teachers will become lifelong learners
themselves Education needs to change to respond
to the needs of the economy and
society
ICT are creating and impacting change
in learning, but more knowledge is
needed.
Teachers need to be encouraged to be
part of implementing the change
Organizational change is required to
Ala-Mutka, Redecker, Punie, Ferrari, Cachia and Centeno
allow and encourage innovation in (2011). IPTS.
education. http://ipts.jrc.ec.europa.eu/publications/pub.cfm?id=3679
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18. Key competences 2025/2030
• The present eight Key competences 2006 to be reached 2010.
…and the future
• Environment; nature, sustainability
• Problem-solving; analysing,
critizing, KISS
• Identity; self confindence,
self-esteem, keep independece
• Flexibility to change,
openess to change, adapting to change,
stress management (IPTS, 2010)
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19. Rethinking international university education and beyond
Learn anything, anywhere…if you know how
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20. Quality
Networking, collaboration, connectivism, b
uilding bridges, peer to peer, self-
esteem, close to the end-users
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21. Changing roles
The role of the student
The role of the teacher
The role of the university
The role of the course
The role of
degree/cerification
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22. The door is
open …
Opportunities and
challenges...
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23. Ebba Ossiannilsson, Lund University, SE
Footprints
W:www.lu.se,
www.oulu.fi
E:Ebba.Ossiannilsson@ced.lu.se
E:Ebba.Ossiannilsson@oulu.fi
FB:Ebba Ossiannilsson
T:@EbbaOssian
Phone: +4670995448
S:http://www.slideshare.net/Ebba
Ossiann
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