THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS VC’s Retreat on Strategic Implementation August 17-19, 2009

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS Research Achievements over and Targets and Objectives for in the Key Strategic Imperative Areas Professor Julie Meeks-Gardner

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS Overview and Structure Growth in Graduate Students; Research Clusters; Research Publications; Research Grants; Significant Research; Research Involving collaboration; Working relationship with Universities abroad. Master’s programmes and projected growth

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS Growth in Graduate Students OC Graduate Programmes Dept began operations in January 2009, with only 2 staff members; 3 new graduate programmes are ready for Sept 2009: Post Graduate Diploma in Literacy Instruction. M.Ed. in Literacy Instruction, Masters in Adult and Continuing Education; Several others are at various stages of development, including: Post Grad Diploma and Masters in Instructional Design. Master’s programmes and projected growth

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS Research Clusters Focus on issues of regional importance: violence, early childhood issues, HIV, workers needs, ICT in distance education; Special focus on UWI 12 countries; Based on VCs country consultations, and priorities repeatedly noted by governments; Virtually all the research is designed to address solutions to important problems. What makes your research clusters valuable?

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS Research Publications A small number of academic staff are publishing with very respectable output in books, book chapters, journal articles and other publications; Publications have have remained consistent; Steps are being taken encourage new researchers to publish, e.g., by including them in research projects with mature researchers. Has there been an increase in publications output

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS Research Grants 1 Increase in research grants in Open Campus in

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS Research Grants 2 Increase in research grants in Open Campus in Increase of 20% from 2007/8 to 2008/9

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS Significant Research Significant and Path Breaking Research: – Issues concerning children and gangs; – ICT in distance education in small island developing states; – Vernacular education and literacy development in Caribbean Creole and CIV environments Capitalizing on this: Programme evaluation, training and other related consultancies for a range of national and international agencies. Significant and Path Breaking Research

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS Research Involving collaboration 1 Collaborative research projects: – CCDC (Consortium) + TMRI + Global Child Dev Group (several universities): Child Development risk factors; – CCDC (Consortium) + University of Arizona: Children and gangs in Antigua; – CCDC (Consortium) + University of Guyana: HIV Stigma and Education Outcomes; Inter-Campus collaboration and/or international collaboration

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS Research Involving collaboration 2 Collaborative research projects: – SWTC (Consortium) + SALISES Mona + University of North Texas: NYS Evaluation; – EDULINK Project: University of Mauritius, the University of the South Pacific, the University of the Highlands and Islands Millennium Institute (UHI) Scotland, and the Open University UK. Inter-Campus collaboration and/or international collaboration

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS Working relationship with Universities abroad Open University UK; University of the South Pacific; University of Guyana. Identify two or three universities abroad

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