Getting prepared for post-pandemic teaching and learning Educators should benchmark themselves against the globally-recognised ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) standards to gauge their preparedness for the post-pandemic teaching and learning landscape. Dr Por Fei Ping, Lecturer from the School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Wawasan Open University (WOU), was speaking at a recent online talk on ‘Equipping … Read More
WOU Academician Wins IWD Video Contest
PENANG, MALAYSIA: The heartwarming struggles and personal story of Wawasan Open University’s senior lecturer, Jasmine Emmanuel, emerged as the winner under the single mum category in the #Choose to Challenge video contest held in conjunction with International Women’s Day. Emmanuel, who is also Head of WOU’s Centre for Foundation Studies, won RM500 which she pledged towards a single mother student … Read More
Staff Exchange Fellowship Programme – Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) is offering two short-term Fellowships to staff from AAOU member institutions for the year 2021. This programme is intended to provide a platform for capacity building and establishment of sustainable partnerships as well as fostering knowledge exchange and promotion of mutual understanding among staff of the Open Universities of Asia. Number of fellowships … Read More
New Report from the ICDE OER Advocacy Committee on UNESCO’s Recommendation on OER
On November 25, 2019, the member states of UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) met in Paris and adopted the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER). The decision was unanimous, and marked a historic milestone for open education efforts around the world. The Recommendation has five focus areas, that include I) Build the capacity of stakeholders … Read More
WOU Apprises Students of Competitive Career Options
Wawasan Open University (WOU) has been actively keeping its students updated of pertinent skills and jobs through various online talks held during the Covid-19 pandemic period. Examples are the following topics which represent two very important employment sectors in the current situation and for the future. Knowing Future Trends in the Construction Industry Participants learned about the challenges and future … Read More
SPUP is Delivering HEI of CHED’s Developing Global Filipino Teachers Program
by Jeremy Godofredo Morales, PhD St. Paul University Philippines (SPUP) is a delivering Higher Education Institution (HEI), together with the Philippine Normal University (PNU) – Manila and Cebu Normal University (CNU), of the Developing Global Filipino Teachers Program. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) virtually launched this program on October 23, 2020 through a Signing Ceremony of the Memorandum of … Read More
UT: Webinar Series on Blockchain Technology for Higher Education “Coursera for Campus”
Following the previous webinar, Institute of Cyber Education (ICE) and Universitas Terbuka hold the second webinar on 4 November 2020. The webinar was also sponsored by Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Government of Japan. The theme of the second seminar was “Coursera for Campus”. As we all know, Coursera is a leading Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) provider. Coursera served … Read More
Vice Chancellors’ Panel Discussion at National Education and Learning Summit 2020
Six leaders of Malaysian private higher education institutions (PHEIs) recently shared their insights and concerns during the Vice Chancellor’s panel on Ensuring the Relevance of Tertiary Education in an Industry 4.0 World. The event was held at the National Education and Learning Summit 2020 in Kuala Lumpur on 28 July 2020. The day-long summit was organised by Kingsley Strategic Institute … Read More
AAOU to Conduct Virtual Talk Show as a Part of ICDE’s Initiative
The Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) took part in hosting the Satellite Engagement Event initiated by the International Council of Open and Distance Education (ICDE) called AAOU Virtual Talk Show themed “Reshaping Resilient Open Education Leadership in Asia During COVID-19”. The virtual talk show was conducted on Zoom Meeting application and broadcasted LIVE on Youtube UT TV Channel on … Read More
Korea National Open University to Host a Webinar Entitled “The Future of Distance Education in the Era of Post-Corona”
Korea National Open University (KNOU) proudly announces hosting a webinar which is entitled “The Future of Distance Education in the era of Post-Corona”. This event is co-organized by Institute of Distance Education and Office of International Affairs of KNOU, and will be conducted on 12 November 2020 through Youtube LIVE platform. Please note that KNOU will issue the e-certificate on … Read More