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We cordially invite you to submit a paper to present at plenary and paper sessions to facilitate a discussion at the 24th Annual Conference Asian Association of Open Universities on OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING TOWARDS BUILDING SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, from 26th to 28th of October, 2010, in Hanoi City, Vietnam.
Reflecting that OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING (ODL), an innovative approach to education, is becoming more popular in the Asian region and the world, building and sustaining ODL communities in Asia should be seen as effective strategy for improving personal capabilities and institutional capabilities. In taking these thoughts further, the 24th Asian Association of Open University Annual Conference aims (i) to find the solutions for building sustainable learning communities through ODL, (ii) to provide a forum for education co-operations and knowledge transfer, (iii) to bring into full play the effectiveness of implementation of ODL.
The conference, hosted by Hanoi Open University under the direction of Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training, will be on 26-28th of October, 2010, at Melia Hanoi Hotel, Vietnam.
Sub-themes
1. Ideology and Philosophy
- Building people’s awareness of sustainable learning communities
- Creating sustainability and knowledge of the benefits of ODL through government support for distance learning
- Supporting Colleges/universities to serve as models of sustainable learning communities
- Discovering how sustainable learning communities form, develop and are maintained
- Sharing perspectives of building of sustainable learning communities through ODL
2. Partnership and Communication
- College/university partnership – mapping the ways for building sustainable learning communities
- Government/College/University partnership – creating sustainable partnership in enabling ODL providers to access government support as an alternative model to traditional face-to-face learning
- Developing links between community development and ODL.
- Creating open and multiple pathways/channels for communication through ODL to build sustainable learning communities.
3. Methodology and Technology
- Use of advanced technologies of e-learning to increase the effectiveness of building sustainable learning communities
- ODL technologies in enabling and connecting sustainable learning communities
- ODL technologies in education policies that can help building sustainable learning communities
- Use of advanced technologies to enhance student learning outcomes and achievements.
- Mobile technology support for building sustainable learning communities.
4. Sustainability, Access, Equity and Quality
- ODL quality assurance to build sustainable learning communities.
- ODL in places where access to education is limited at various levels.
- Use of ODL to improve access, equity and quality of sustainable learning communities
- Instructional materials access and support for its development to build sustainable learning communities.
- Best practices and conditions associated with effective ODL environment.
5. Opportunities and Challenges
- ODL to balance imbalances in our educational systems to support marginalized populations by traditional educational systems
- Challenges in the implementation of ODL toward building sustainable learning communities
- Future trends in ODL to adapt to new environments of sustainable learning communities.
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