Heading for Pervasive Learning

Professor Roy Leitch

President

Mission

• International Collaboration on behalf of the Scottish Universities (13) and Colleges (40)

• Educational Reform within Scotland

Global Education

Interactive

Learning

C&IT

The best of both worlds

International

Standards

Local Relevance

and

Culture

Learning involves interaction with:

Teachers => interactive tutorials

Knowledge => interactive materials

Peers => interactive discussions

Oneself => interactive assessments

Seeking the best use of human interaction and automated means

content

context

community

context

community

All essential for effective learning

Content is centralbut is not sufficient

Context is crucialand is essential

Communities are captivatingand increase motivation

All three are necessary for effective learning

Status

• Funded by Scottish Government• Not-for-profit organisation• 40 partners• 23 Countries• 85,000 students• World’s largest educational

network

Distinctiveness of IU

• Single link to a national educational system

• One of the best in the World• Professional Organisation• Education Led• Extensive Educational

Connections

Scottish

Academic

Partners

Learning

Services

Technology Services

Business

Services

Partner

Services

Local

Learning

Partners

International Education

Academic

Partners

National

Governments

International

Agencies

Local Learning

Partners

Sustainable business

International growth

Educational reform

Vision