1 University-Level eLearning in ASEAN by Prof.Dr.Srisakdi Charmonman CEO College of Internet Distance Education Assumption University

2 ASEAN Establishment and Memberships The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok. Original 5 member countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines Singapore and Thailand.

3 ASEAN Establishment and Memberships 5 Countries joined later - Brunei Darussalam 8 Jan Vietnam28 July Laos & Myanmar23 July Cambodia30 April 1999

4 ASEAN Establishment and Memberships

5 ASEAN Number of Countries10 Population 500 million Area4.5 million km 2 Gross Domestic ProductUS$ 737 billion Total TradeUS$ 720 billion

6 ASEAN Objectives 1) To accelerate - Economic growth - Social progress - Cultural development 2) To promote regional peace and stability

7 eASEAN Establishment In the year 2000 ASEAN Heads of government signed the eASEAN Framework Agreement. To benefit from the opportunities offered by - The revolution in ICT. - eCommerce.

8 eASEAN Establishment To Spur the development of - Economy - Society - Government

9 eASEAN Objectives To promote co-operation to - Develop - Strengthen - Enhance the competitiveness of the ICT sector in ASEAN. To reduce the digital divide. To liberalise trade and investment in ICT to support the eASEAN initiative.

10 eASEAN 6 Pillars 1. Establish the ASEAN Information Infrastructure. 2. Facilitate growth of eCommerce. 3. Liberalize trade and investments in ICT. 4. Facilitate trade in ICT products and services. 5. Build capacity and an eSociety. 6. Promote the use of ICT applications in the delivery of government services (eGovernment).

11 High-Level eASEAN Task Force (EATF) 2 Members from each country - One Public Sector. - One Private Sector. Mr. Roberto R. Romulo Former Foreign Minister of Philippines was the Chairman. Prof.Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman represented Thailand for the Private Sector.

12 eASEAN Task Force Mandate 1. Develop a broad and comprehensive action plan. 2. Serve as advisory body to ASEAN. 3. Undertake - Review recommendations of the working groups. - Determine policy, legal and regulatory environment. - Recommend policies.

13 eASEAN Task Force Mandate (Cont.) - Identify projects. - Collate a manual on best practices. - Promote the eASEAN to citizens, corporations and governments of ASEAN. - Consider any other matter relating to eASEAN.

14 Hi-Ed eLearning in Brunei Darussalam Universiti Brunei Darussalam ( - established in offer Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. - developed several eLearning projects to support existing classroom-based programs. - in the process of establishing eLearning degree programs.

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16 Hi-Ed eLearning in Cambodia Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports to promote education for all thru distance education and self-learning. University of Cambodia ( - offers eLearning and provides free accounts with wireless Internet access.

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18 National Institute of Business ( sponsored by Japan Overseas Development Corporation (JODC) Started in 2004 : eLearning Bachelor’s and Master’s in - Accounting and Finance - Sales and Marketing - Business Management Hi-Ed eLearning in Cambodia

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20 Hi-Ed eLearning in Indonesia Indonesian Open Learning University ( eLearning platform available: - calendar - forum - online tutorial - chat - etc.

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22 Hi-Ed eLearning in Indonesia (Cont.) Trisakti University ( - eLearning degree established: * Master of Management - eLearning degrees in preparation: * Bachelor of Management * Bachelor of IT * Master of Accountancy * Master of Industry Technology * Ph.D. in Economics

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24 Hi-Ed eLearning in Laos 1995 Ten higher institutions in Laos integrated into National University of Laos (

25 Hi-Ed eLearning in Laos (Cont.) August 2005, with support of Kobe University in Japan and Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) - Lecture series “International Economics” * given in Kobe * interactive to 120 students in Vientiane.

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27 Hi-Ed eLearning in Malaysia 1997 Universiti Tun Abdul Razak ( - became the first eLearning university in ASEAN. - offering accredited degree programs : BBA, MBA, BIT, B Information System, M Information and Multimedia Tech, M IT Management, B Management.

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29 Hi-Ed eLearning in Malaysia (Cont.) 1999 Multimedia University ( - offer 2 accredited eLearning degrees * B Management * BBA Human Resource Management - in the process to offer * B e-Business * B IT * MBA

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31 Hi-Ed eLearning in Malaysia (Cont.) University Technology MARA ( - Established in : 3 satellite campuses, 12 branch campuses, 6 city campuses, 25 franchise colleges. - Included eLearning students in * The Faculty of Business Management, * Faculty of Information Studies

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33 Hi-Ed eLearning in Malaysia (Cont.) Universiti Putra Malaysia ( - Established in Providing eLearning with support of Mahirnet ( with online tutorial

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35 Hi-Ed eLearning in Malaysia (Cont.) Open University Malaysia ( - UNITEM or Universiti Terbuka Malaysia established in Programs delivered by using Learning Management System (LMS).

36 Hi-Ed eLearning in Myanmar eLearning Center ( - established with the aid of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, offers preparatory materials on WBT (eLearning system from WBT System Ltd. in Ireland) for IT Engineer Examination.

37 Hi-Ed eLearning in Myanmar (Cont.) - There is an “MBA Program” 180 students have graduated. - A complete eLearning degree program is expected in 2005.

38 Hi-Ed eLearning in Philippines University of the Philippines Open University ( - Established in Offer M Ed and M Public Management learning centers. - Contact by telephone and . - Online short courses.

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40 Hi-Ed eLearning in Philippines (Cont.) De La Salle University ( - Catholic university founded in Graduate School of Business (GSB) implemented - Two modes of online courses > Mixed-mode courses, * face-to-face 8 times * web-based 6 times > Full online courses * face-to-face for orientation only.

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42 Hi-Ed eLearning in Singapore National University of Singapore ( - The oldest university in Singapore faculties with over 30,000 students. - Center for Instructional Technology (CIT).

43 Hi-Ed eLearning in Singapore (Cont.) - eLearning facilities: * CIT auditorium for interactive distance learning. * NUS global classroom. * Digital media center. * CIT audio suite and studio.

44 Hi-Ed eLearning in Singapore (Cont.) - CIT developed and supports * NUS’ eLearning portal, IVLE (Integrated Virtual Learning Environment). * students’ e-portfolios. * videoconference systems. * NUSCast, a network TV with NUSLive channel.

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46 Hi-Ed eLearning in Singapore Nanyang Technological University ( - Established in 1991 as Singapore second university from Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI) established in Undergraduate degrees plus 45 Master’s degree programs.

47 Hi-Ed eLearning in Singapore (Cont.) - Center for Educational Development (CED) manages the “edveNTUre” eLearning software platform from Blackboard Inc. - Some courses available online via “edveNTUrs”.

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49 Hi-Ed eLearning in Singapore (Cont.) Singapore Management University ( - First private university. - Founded in About 3,000 students. - 5 Bachelor’s Degree and 3 Master’s Degree programs.

50 Hi-Ed eLearning in Singapore (Cont.) - “SMUConnect” portal available to access class lists, lecture plans, discussion forums, notifications, examination records, etc. - A web page is created for every lecture.

51 www. smu.edu.sg

52 Hi-ED eLearning in Thailand College of Internet Distance Educaiton, Assumption University ( - Assumption University (AU) initiated in ,000 students from over 55 countries. - Faculty members from over 35 countries. - Offering 37 Bachelor’s, 30 Master’s and 6 Ph.D. degree programs (including 28 IT-related degree programs).

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54 Hi-ED eLearning in Thailand (Cont.) - Established the College of Internet Distance Education on April 25, Will offer eLearning to 100,000 students per year : * Assumption University programs. * US and Canadian programs. * UK and European programs. * Asian and Australian programs. * Short courses.

55 Hi-ED eLearning in Thailand (Cont.) - Located at “Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center (SCIT)”. - To operate a TV station, “ATV”, from SCIT in Started offering in Blended Learning Mode: MS (Management) and MS (ICT). - Signed contracts to offer eLearning degrees e.g. from UNITAR, US and UK universities.

56 www. eLearning.au.edu

57 Hi-ED eLearning in Thailand (Cont.) Thailand Cyber University or TCU ( - Established by the Office of the Commission for Higher Education. - Completed 128 eLearning courses and add 331 more by the end of 2005.

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59 Hi-ED eLearning in Thailand (Cont.) Chulalongkorn University ( - Established in faculties with more than 270 courses. - developed * ChulaOnline.com (Continuing Education Center). * CU Flexible Learning (Faculty of Engineering). * CU-WB Knowledge Management Project.

60 Chulalongkorn University (Cont.) - developed * Remote lecture with Osaka University and Mahidol University. * CU-KEIO University WBT Project. * BS Software Engineering ready for eLearning.

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62 Hi-ED eLearning in Thailand (Cont.) Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University ( - Established in 1978 for distance learning - Provides “STOU Online Learning” for undergraduate and Master’s Degree - Offered with Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Australia * Ph.D, DBA, Ed D, D. Hlth Sc, DPH (Public Health)

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64 Hi-ED eLearning in Thailand (Cont.) Ramkhamhaeng University ( - Established in 1971 for distance learning. - Developing eLearning Network for: * Cyber classroom. * eLearning center. * e-Books. * Thai Cuisineonline.com. * Overseas Academic Service Center.

65 Ramkhamhaeng University (Cont.) - Implementing 4 eLearning programs * B Law * BBA * BA (Political Science) * B Ed.

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67 Hi-Ed eLearning in Vietnam Hanoi University of Technology ( - Established in Cooperation with over 100 foreign organizations faculties in various fields of study.

68 Hi-Ed eLearning in Vietnam (Cont.) - Many projects in eLearning. - With the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) developed eLearning portal at

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70 Hi-Ed eLearning in Vietnam (Cont.) Can Tho University ( - Founded in Offers Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. degrees. - Over 15,500 students at the university. - With an additional 14,500 at satellite training centers. - Developed some eLearning courses, but no complete eLearning degree.

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Concluding Remarks All member countries of ASEAN, and as a matter of fact, all countries in the world, have implemented or in the process of implementing eLearning.

Thailand has made a lot of progress in eLearning. However, as of August 5, 2005 Thailand is behind Cambodia and Myanmar in University-level eLearning. The Japanese has helped Cambodia and Myanmar established University-level eLearning and the government of those countries approved the programs.

In case of Thailand, many universities such as AU, Chula, Thammasat, Kasetsart, etc. have started university-level eLearning. Unfortunately, the Civil Service Commission cannot approve the eLearning degrees because there is no law to use.

The needed law is in the form of “ Announcement from the Ministry of Education ” to be published in the Royal Gazette. The Announcement have been - drafted - presented to public hearing - modified - scrutinized by many committees - submitted to the Minister of Education but not yet signed.

So, we are hoping that the new Minister of Education will kindly take prompt action to sign the Announcement and have it published in the Royal Gazette, so that Thailand can be ahead of Cambodia and Myanmar as well as competing with advanced countries such as the USA, Canada, UK, etc.

77 Thank you