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This presentation reports on an investigation into capacity building processes in relation to e-learning resource development and delivery (RDD) in a Sri Lankan higher education institution. The capacity building was investigated in three main areas: strategic planning, institutional capacity building, and the resources acquisition processes. The project investigated the embedding of e-learning into the Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIATE).
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Gazing into the future of Sri Lankan Higher Education: Capacity building for the future
Dr. Kulari Lokuge Dona, Prof. Mike Keppell
Amali Warusavitarana
Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIATE)
• The main aim of SLIATE is to create middle level professionals who are equipped with the required skills to cater to the demands created by the local and international job markets.
Key Drivers
• Government Support• International Aid through: _ Asian Development Bank
• Distance Education Partnership Project (DEPP)• Distance Education Modernization project (DEMP)• National Online Education Services (NODES)
– Austria and Netherland– World Bank
• Improving Relevance and Quality of Undergraduate Education (IRQUE)
• Higher Education for the Twenty-first Century (HETC)
Gazing into the future…
Strategic planning
Capacity Building
Resource acquisition
Delivery Model
Blended learning
Face to face
Onlinewww.lovetefl.com
Gazing into the future…
Strategic planning
Capacity Building
Resource acquisition
Strategic plans
Current Situation• Plans were focusing on
face-to-face delivery• Limited plans towards
e-learning• Legacy strategies,
policies and procedures
Forward Planning• Enhance knowledge
base• Participatory
development plan• Working through
support and delegation
Key Drivers : Strategic Planning
• Rewards• Policies and Procedures• Benchmarking• E-learning specific strategies• Professional Development strategies
Rewards
Professional Development
Exam marking
Over time
Benchmark
Gazing into the future…
Strategic planning
Capacity
Building
Resource
acquisition
Institutional Capacity Building
Current Situation• Limited skills• Limited resources to
practice new skills• Staff willing to share
knowledge
Forward Planning• Up-skill staff through
professional development• Masters programs• Short term development
courses• Seek academic contribution
in identifying resources and training
• Build a knowledge sharing culture
Key Drivers : Capacity Building
• Knowledge sharing culture• Professional development was arranged based
on department/area specific requirements• Staff were encouraged to take leadership • Opportunities to access external consultants
Gazing into the future…
Strategic planning
Capacity
Building
Resource
acquisition
Resource Acquisition
Current Situation• Limited resources• Shared resources between
staff and students• Existing resources were out
dated and old
Forward Planning• Initiatives to purchase
subject specific resources:– Accounting software– English Language Lab
• Initiatives to purchase resources for staff
Key Drivers
• Planned purchases through grants• Policies and Procedures related to resource
acquisitions
Gazing into the future…
• Collaborative work• Working in subject specific teams• Use of free tools• Mobile Learning• Social media
References• ADB (Asian Development Bank). (2007). Proposed Loan and Asian Development Fund Grant:
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Education for Knowledge Society Project. Manila.
• De Silva, K. (2011), An investigation of the management of e-learning resource development and delivery in higher education institutes of Sri Lanka, Charles Sturt University.
• DEPP (Distance Education Partnership Project). (2005). Distance Education Modernisation Project. Paper presented at the National Conference on Open and Distance Learning.
• DEPP (Distance Education Partnership Project). (2006). DEPP Points.Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka, 1(1).
• Government of Sri Lanka. (2007). The e-Sri Lanka initiatives uses Information and Communication: Asia Pacific Network Group.
• Hanna, N. K. (2008). Transforming Government and Empowering Communities: The Sri Lankan Experience with e-Development: Washington D.C., The World Bank.
• IRQUE. (2009). Post Graduate Students: Public Universities in Sri Lanka. from www.irque.lk/postgraduateStudents/.
• SLIATE(2005). Strategic Plan for SLIATE. Colombo, Sri Lanka: SLIATE. Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education. (2011). from www.sliate.lk