Innovative Distance Education

1. Innovative Distance Education Prof. Wim Jochems Prof. Rob Koper General director Head Learning networks programme Educational Technology Expertise Centre (OTEC)

2. OUNL wim.jochems@ou.nl

3. OUNL mission Distance education: 6 faculties in the lead Innovation in higher education: OTEC within OUNL within Dutch higher education institutes Teacher training: Ruud De Moor Institute wim.jochems@ou.nl

4. Some characteristics • founded in 1984 • about 650 staff members • 15 study centers in the Netherlands and 6 in Flanders • 23.000 students all in • founding member of the Dutch Digital University wim.jochems@ou.nl

5. Educational model: integrated e-learning mix of: • guided self study: written distance learning materials • face-to-face activities: very limited • e-learning as a means to manage self study: (part)task in task structures • integration of training on the job: learning by doing • all communication via Internet (info, feedback, …) in search for an optimal mix wim.jochems@ou.nl

6. Integrated e-learning Jochems, Van Merriënboer & Koper (2004), Integrated e-learning; implications for pedagogy, technology and organization. London: RoutledgeFalmer, 2004. See also: www.iel.nl wim.jochems@ou.nl

7. Educational Technology Expertise CentreOTEC • 80 educational technologists • R&D in instructional design, multi media design and learning technologies (45%) • consultancy and training with respect to the use of ICT in education (55%) • 35% “external” money: NSF, EU, HE institutes, Digital University, companies, etc. wim.jochems@ou.nl

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9. Some principles • staff members participate in 2 programmes: transfer and feedback (min. 50% implementation) • five year programmes, externally reviewed • all activities (projects) within a programme • programme head focusses on content; capacity manager and support manager focus on personel, finances and material issues • growth by increase of external funds wim.jochems@ou.nl

10. Implementation supporting educational innovation: • comakership: course development in coproduction with teachers in course teams (OUNL, Digital University) • consultancy: coaching innovation projects (OUNL, HE-institutes, Agricultural Education, …) wim.jochems@ou.nl

11. Education disseminating educational technology-expertise: • masters in educational sciences/technology • short courses: instructional design, UML, design of digital courses, … • seminars on e-learning policy and e-learning introduction in HE wim.jochems@ou.nl

12. R & D • 5 year programmes, consisting of projects with defined deliverables and deadlines • externally assessed • pooled capacity allocated to programme • programme manager is responsible for quality and output • externally financed projects have to fit within programme wim.jochems@ou.nl

13. Research Instructional design for competency-based learning ID-OTEC Instructional Design for Open Tasks, Environments and Communities • Design of e-learning materials • Computer-supported collaborative learning • Assessment: authentic assessment, portfolio Partly financed by Dutch Science Foundation, DFG, EU, IT-companies wim.jochems@ou.nl

14. Technology development 1e program (1998 – 2002) learning technologies • EML/LD • prototypes Edubox • Valkenburg group • EU-projects (e.g. Alfanet) 2e program: 2003-2007: learning networks, partly financed by EU wim.jochems@ou.nl

15. R & D collaboration With faculties within OUNL • Impact on programme development • Participation in projects With external parties • Based on quality and “added value” • In projects with specified roles/contribution wim.jochems@ou.nl

16. Fostering an R&D culture • strong R&D management: deadlines and deliverables • projects within the programme: focus on core of OTEC expertise • output assessment: accountability • staff development: training and support wim.jochems@ou.nl

17. Thank you for your attention more info: www.ou.nl/english www. ou.nl/otecorganization wim.jochems@ou.nl