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Introduction ofthe National Science & Technology Progr

am for e-Learning

Gwo-Dong ChenNational Science & Technology Program Office for e-Learning

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Expert Participation, Standard Promotionand Quality Insurance

Ideas of the e-learning program

Research & Development

Purposes1. Develop Industry2. Reinforce R&D3. Domestic Welfare

E-Learning for Everyone

Industry & Application

1. Enhance citizens ability in profession, art and culture

2. Enlarge Market Size3. Cultivate

Government e-learning ability

1. Network Science Park

2. Assist and Award

3. Market Expansion

Innovation

Technology

Manpower

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Purposes Governmental participators

E-Learning for Everyone

Industry & Application

Research & Development

National Palace Museum, Council for Cultural Affairs Council of Labor Affairs, Department of Health

Ministry of EducationCouncil for Hakka Affairs, Council of Indigenous People

Ministry of Economic Affairs Industrial Development Bureau

National Science CouncilMinistry of Economic Affairs Dep. of Industrial Technology

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NPM e-Learning Course by National Palace Museum

http://elearning.npm.gov.tw/

An hollowed out elephant tooth ball

E-Learning for Everyone

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History of Ancient Architecture (Council for Cultural Affairs)

http://case.cca.gov.tw/case3/

E-Learning for Everyone

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Residential safety e-Learning for Labor

Council of Labor Affairshttp://cla.hilearning.hinet.net/

E-Learning for Everyone

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Some websites produced by Council of Labor AffairsLearning Portal

http://www.cla.gov.tw

Websites E-learning for labor education

httpt://cla.hilearning.hinet.net Safety and Sanitation http://www.iosh.gov.tw/lab

oredue.htm Training for work http://el.evta.gov.tw Instant Skill Certification http://etest.org.tw/evta

/pm E-Learning website for labors http://

openstudy.evta.gov.tw E-Learning coupons http://www.et.nat.gov.tw

E-Learning for Everyone

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Courses made by Department of Health

cirrhosis (of the liver), diabetes, ophthalmology,

high blood pressure, apoplexy, asthma, rheumatic

Spirit problem, kidney problem, fat, lost mindhttp://fms.cto.doh.gov.tw/DOH/index2.jsp

E-Learning for Everyone

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Industry Development

• Strategies– Demand Side Driven– Industry-Government-Academia Cooperation

• Standards• Quality Certifications• Best Practices

– Network Science Park• Learning Portal • Knowledge Forum

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Industrial Results• Average CAGR is

67% in Taiwan, above the IDC prediction of global CAGR (26.6%)

•Data Source: IDC worldwide Corporate eLearning, P.7(2004, December)

CAGR in Taiwan e-learning production value is 67%

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In Standard

1. Cooperate with ADL, form Taiwan Partnership Co-Lab

2. An International standard organization, IMS, invited us join the definition of Chinese e-learning standard

3. SCORM is a common consensus of standard in Taiwan

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In Quality Insurance

Domestic experts help define, review and enhance e-learning qualities– Define three level qualities, labeled ‘A’ ‘AA’ ‘A

AA’– Becoming ISO C36– Products got certificated, got popular in Dome

stic and International Market

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E-Learning Software DevelopmentStandard Editorial Tools for Teaching Materials for

Citizen Education-Course Go!

• Awards & Credits:• 2005-SCORM 2004 International Certification• 2006-Ministry of Education adopted Course G

o! as production tools for e-Learning teaching materials for elementary and secondary schools nationwide.

• Jan 2006-was invited by ADL to participate in The 2006 International Conference on SCORM 2004

• 2007-helps with the construction of distributed courseware management system for TKB

• Technical Transfer Companies:• 2004-TAIWAN ONLINE PLUS, INC. ,BEST WISE INTER

NATIONAL COMPUTING CO.,LTD. • 2005-Kang Hsuan Educational Publishing Group, In

terserv international Inc. • 2006-Taiwan Knowledge Bank (TKB) • 2007-K&H MFG. CO., LTD.

Follow SCORM 2004/TWLOM StandardFollow SCORM 2004/TWLOM Standard

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Building e-Learning Industry Value Chain

Kang HsuanKang Hsuan Technical TransferTechnical Transfer ：：Editorial Technology of Adaptive TeEditorial Technology of Adaptive Teaching Materialsaching Materials

InterservInterserv Technical TransferTechnical Transfer ：： ProProduction Tools for Teaching Materialduction Tools for Teaching Materials-Simulated Teaching Objects Packas-Simulated Teaching Objects Package Technologyge Technology

SUN NETSUN NET Technical Transfer ：： BB2B Objects Trading Technology2B Objects Trading Technology

e-Learning Industry Value Chain for K12 education

ContentProvider

Digitalizer PlatformConstructor

HardwareConstructor

Kang HsuanKang Hsuan InterservInterserv SUN NETSUN NET Micro-StarMicro-Star

Help AdministerHelp Administer 『『 K12K12 』』e-Learning Industry Value e-Learning Industry Value Chain Integration ProjectChain Integration Project ：：

•Lower managerial cosLower managerial cost by 50% for domestic t by 50% for domestic e-Learning companies. e-Learning companies. •Integrate upstream anIntegrate upstream and downstream companid downstream companies to improve internaties to improve international competitiveness onal competitiveness •Put industry investmePut industry investment at 1.04 NT billions, ont at 1.04 NT billions, output value estimated 6.utput value estimated 6.4 NT billions by 20104 NT billions by 2010 。。•Feedback project: initiFeedback project: initial investment in e-Learal investment in e-Learning worth of one billioning worth of one billion to alleviate the deficien to alleviate the deficiency of educational resoncy of educational resource in remote areasurce in remote areas

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Web 2.0 Knowledge MapLearning Resource

Management

International Teaching Material Repository

Async Learning Management of e-LearningNsync Learning

A Universal Brand Global Community

Taiwan Chinese Learning Industry

Chinese e-learning material and courseware

Digital ArchieOverseas Training Institute

Qualified Teachers

CoursesCourses ServicesServices

PortalPortal

Chinese Learning Service Platform

Chinese Learning Service Platform

ListeningSpeaking Reading Writing

ListeningSpeaking Reading Writing

Online Tutor

Online Tutor

Human Distance Learning

Human Distance Learning

Non-Standard Courses

Non-Standard Courses

ForeignersLearning Chinese

ForeignersLearning Chinese

Chinese Teachers

and Students

Chinese Teachers

and StudentsL

earn

Learn

Teach

Teach

Practice & Exam

Practice & Exam

Themed Learning Package

Themed Learning Package

Real-TimeInterpreter

Real-TimeInterpreter

Standard Courses

Standard Courses

Future Applications: Chinese Learning Service Platform

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Ming-hsin University of Science and Technology Department of Information Management, Department of Computer Science, 12 courses ，684 visitors

Ling Tung UniversityDepartment of Information

Management 4courses, 256 visitors

Lunghwa University of Technology  and Science

Department of Computer Science

3 courses,178 visitors

Meiho Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Information Man

agement3 courses, 136 visitors

Chia Nan University of Pharmacy & Science

Department of Information Management

15 courses, 662 visitorsThere are 5 institutions, 6 departments in total participating in this project. 37 courses are being offered and the student number mount to 1,916 persons.60.4% of trainees, which is 1,158 students took ITE test. 364 people passed the exam and the passing rate is 31.4% 。

In Collaboration with Educational Institutions to Promote Last Mile

Project

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Expansion of Knowledge Net: in Alignment with e-Learning 2.0

Learning environments shift from course centric to knowledge centric, and through the insertion of instructional activities, the

learning platforms are more user-oriented.Course centric Knowledge centric

Beyond E-learning,ASTD International Conference-Dallas, May 7 and 8, 2006, Marc J.Rosenberg

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Program effects: before and afterCategories Pre-Implementation After 4-year Implementation

Learning Service

•Insufficient business expansion •Low quality, low production

•More successful e-learning business •More than 6 billion output value

Teaching Materials

•Only 1 e-learning material industry •No ability to make international level e-learning teaching materials

•Quality certificate - 14 e-learning material manufacturers•Get order from global companies and sell products to U.S.A., Japan, Korea, Thailand, India, South America, Europe, etc.

Application •No model for e-learning service•Difficult to introduce e-learning

•ASP service – 2 companies•Facilitate more than 100 enterprises to use ASP

Entry Websites

•No enterprise manages entry websites

•Entry websites management – 5 companies•No. of courses – 3500•Members – up to 320,000 people

Network Platforms

•Lack of platform standards •Chaos marketing

•SCORM standardization•Form industry value chain

Marketing •No model for the center of e-learning business management

•E-learning centers – 81•Gold & silver medal – 8 centers

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Academia Development in Taiwan

80s: Computer-supported education initiated by National Science Council

(NSC) & Ministry of Education

90s: NSC established research groups about information education &

encouraged publication in well-known international journals.

2000s: Conduct large-scale e-learning relevant research activities

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Executive Strategies

1. Enlarge research topics

2. Enlarge research teams

3. Enhance collaboration with

international top research teams

4. Enhance academia-industry

collaboration and technology transfer

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Academia Status in Taiwan

• Six SSCI e-learning Journals– Computers & Education– Journal of Computer Assisted Learning– Educational Technology & Society– ETR&D-Educational Technology Research and

Development– Innovations in Education and Teaching

International – British Journal of Educational Technology

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2001.1-2006.12 Papers by country

No.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 No.5

C&E England(101)

USA(61) Taiwan(35) Australia(17) Greece(16)

JCAL England(90) Taiwan(46) USA(24) Netherlands(18)

Australia(17)

ET&S USA(60) Netherlands(19)

Greece(18) Taiwan(18) England(17)

ETR&DTaiwan(1)No.22

USA(126) Netherlands(14)

South Korea(6)

Canada(5) Mauritius(4)

IETI England(79) Australia(16) Taiwan(13) Scotland(11)

USA(10)

BJETTaiwan(22)No.7

England(182)

USA(67) Australia(59) Scotland(47)

Netherlands(30)

Total England(470)

USA(203) Taiwan(135) Australia(121) Netherlands(99)

Data Source: ISI web of science

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2001.1-2006.12 Paper CitationsNo.1 No.2 No.3 No.4 No.5

C&E USA(61)

Citation110

England(101) 90

Taiwan(35)69

Greece(16)

44

Australia(17)

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JCAL England(90)110

Taiwan(46)

94

USA(24)38 Netherlands(18)24

Australia(17)

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ET&S Netherlands(19)27

England(17)

16

Greece(18)14

USA(60)12 Taiwan(18)5

ETR&DTaiwan(1)0

USA(126) 209

Netherlands(14) 33

South Korea(6) 9

Canada(5) 1

Mauritius(4) 2

IETI England(79)25

Australia(16)2

Taiwan(13)12

Scotland(11)

3

USA(10)3

BJETTaiwan(22)31

England(182)

159

USA(67)41 Australia(59)

29Scotland(47)

Netherlands(30)14

Total USA(203)

Citation413

England(470)

400Taiwan(135)

211

Netherlands(99)145

Australia(121)

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Data Source: ISI web of science

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Pioneer Research in Taiwan1. Learning companion

(Tak-Wai Chan)

2. Web-based portfolio studies (Gwo-Dong Chen)

3. Internet literacy and ethics studies (Chien Chou)

4. Networked concept mapping (Kuo-En Chang)

5. Epistemology in networked learning (Chin-Chung Tsai)

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Pioneer Research in Taiwan (Cont.)6. Mobile & informal learning

(Jin-Ping Sheu, Yao-Ting Sung)

7. Technology enhanced classroom learning (Cheng-Chung Liu & Tak-Wai Chan)

8. Large online learning communities (Shelley Young)

9. Authoring tools for teachers (Yao-Ting Sung)

10. Learning by posing questions (Fu-Yun Yu)

11. Digital language learning and distributed cognition (David Wible & Chin-Hwa Kuo)

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Future work

• Enlarge the academia impact on education and industry development

• Form some famous International companies and products

• Establish the overseas e-learning services• Target Chinese as second language e-

learning• Cooperate with digital archive, and

international partners

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