SHAPING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION WORLDWIDE Tian Belawati President of ICDE Rector of Universitas Terbuka The OCWC Global Conference, Bali, 8 May 2013

The leading global membership organization for open, distance and online education An NGO, official partner of UNESCO: shares the key aim – the attainment of quality education for all 164 Members in all regions of the world

Secretariat of ICDE in Oslo EC, South Africa EC/President, Indonesia EC, China EC, Canada EC, Argentina EC, UK

Vision To be the global membership organization for enhancing the quality of open, distance, flexible and online education, including e-learning.

To advance the interests of its members, ICDE works to: Promote greater educational opportunity for all in the name of personal and national development. Further the acceptance of a wider range of learning modes. Drive best practice and the highest standards of educational provision. Support the development of new methodologies, and use of new technologies. Provide opportunities for professional interaction. Encourage and support linguistic groups and networks at national, regional and global levels. Promote intercultural cooperation and understanding.

Key Strategic Objectives For ICDE To promote the importance of open, distance, flexible and online education, including e-learning in educational policy. 2.To encourage quality in open, distance, flexible and online education, including e-learning. 3.To support the development of new methodologies and technologies. 4.To facilitate cooperation and networking among members. 5.To strengthen ICDE membership and governance, and engage members in collaborative activity and organizational development.

Partnership In activities, build on cooperation and partnership development –SEAMEO –UNESCO relations –COL –SLOAN-C relations –OCWC –African Virtual University –Regional Associations Policy High Level Policy Forum Policy Briefs ICDE UNESCO Global Outlook Quality Quality standards Quality reviews Best Practice Quality Assurance OER Teacher training in ODL Key activities

Methodologies and technologies Open Praxis UNESCO/ICDE OER partnership ICDE Chairs in OER and OEP Prize of Excellence Research and Innovation TF Collaboration ICDE 25 World Conference, Tianjin, China ICDE SCOP 2013, Lisbon, Portugal ICDE - MESI 2014, Moscow, Russia AVU - Knowledge network Developing countries particpation in events Promotion International Awareness Campaign –Communication and marketing products and services –Worldwide DistanceLearningPortal. –New prizes innovative and best practice –Collecting and sharing best practices –ICDE’s 75th anniversary

OCWC and ICDE shared values and goals OCWC Vision... a world in which the desire to learn is fully met by the opportunity to do so anywhere in the world - where everyone, everywhere is able to access affordable, educationally and culturally appropriate opportunities to gain whatever knowledge or training they desire. this vision is realized by addressing one issue - that of access to high ‐ quality educational materials - and by partnering with organizations addressing related problems that must also be solved to make this vision a reality. ICDE Vision... enhancing the quality of open, distance, flexible and online education, including e-learning. ICDE is concerned about accessible quality higher education, affordable HE, inclusive HE, the needs of the learner as the center, and education for jobs.

25th ICDE World Conference, Tianjin, China October "New Strategies for Global Open, Flexible and Distance Learning" Deadline for abstract submission : 30 May 2013

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