Management in an Open and Distance Learning Environment Frits Pannekoek, President Frits Pannekoek, President Athabasca University
The Management Issues Funding Models Structural Tradition Intellectual Resistance Bureaucratic Resistance
Funding Issues Need for advanced planning Need to set more complex non traditional budget priorities What is infrastructure? The need for new structure for learning budgets? Competition Granting Council perspectives
Structural Tradition College vs University models Role of pedagogical specialists Role of mission critical research Role of technology Role of research Role of student support
Intellectual Resistance The bounds of tradition Team approach to course development Intellectual ownership of product Turn around to keep current Professor as “intellectual manager”
Bureaucratic Resistance International resistance New international laws Quality “red herring” The Ranking Industry and its impact The new/old competition
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