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Towards a policy for distance learning in Iceland
Arnór GuðmundssonDirector of Education
Overview• Previous policy and its lessons: – distributed learning– Implementation and infrastructure– link to regional policy
• Ongoing work on new policy– process and challenges– vision and strategy– next steps
Distributed learning
Implementation of policy
• Differences between levels of education.• Link to regional policy• Infrastructure• Learning Centers
The Geography of Services
Number of students in distance learning
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
Upper Secondary schoolsUniversities
Distance students by region in fall 2011
Suðvestursvæði
Vesturlandssvæði
Vestfjarðasvæði
Norðvestursvæði
Norðaustursvæði
Austursvæði
Suðursvæði
Erlendis
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
UniversitiesUpper Secondary schools
Vision• In Iceland students have access to distance learning that
provides more access to learning resources, flexibility in studying and diminishes regional and social differences
• Distance learning supports the opportunities of education institutions in the country side to offer greater variety of courses, increase quality and meet the needs of people in less populated areas
• Distance learning is of high quality and contributes to efficiency in education and the financing of educational provisions
Strategy
• Students• Teaching and learning• Curricula and course offering• Governance• Funding• Research and evaluation
Next step: ask the questions• What are the needs of the students?• What changes are happening in the area of
teaching and learning, f.ex. digital pedagogy?• How should we structure the curricula and
course offerings?• What kind of governance? Networks? Regions?
Centers?• Funding models: money follows the student?• Research on pedagogy, evaluation