1. Evolving Infrastructures around Learners Open and Distance Learning in a Changing Landscape 29th EUCEN Conference April 28 – 30, 2005 Carl Holmberg Swedish Agency for Flexible Learning

2. Past and present?

3. Campus based learners

4. Campus based learners Mobile learners - at home - on the road - in organised environements learning centres libraries workplace

5. Campus based learners Mobile learners - growing up with IT - using IT as IRT (Info Relations Tech) - used to e-face to e-face

6. Campus based Learners - growing up with IT - using IT as IRT (Info Relations Tech) - used to e-face to e- face Mobile learners - growing up with IT - using IT as IRT (Info Relations Tech) - used to e-face to e-face

7. Lunarstorm

8. www.lunarstorm.se/works

9. Driving forces Driving forces and concepts POLICY TECHNOLOGY/ ORGANISATION PEDAGOGY

10. Criteria for flexible learning Student in focus Individual choices [ Place, Time, Pace, Structure ] Pluralistic approach Learning facilitated by interaction based on ICT and new models and methods

11. Moving towards flexible learning Education systems Formal adult education - ”community colleges” Nonformal adult education -folkhigh schools -study organisations -University education (also the schools)

12. Moving towards flexible learning Employment Sustainable jobs Economic growth Lifelong learning Personal development Active citizen

13. National agencies supporting the transaction towards flexible learning - School level Swedish School development agency - Adult education Swedish Agency for Flexible Learning Swedish Netuniversity

15. Organisation Founded on January 1st, 2002 Staff: 120 employees, i e teachers, technology specialists, course desing specialists, investigators,.. Headquarters in Hässleholm Two major operational units –Härnösand –Norrköping

16. Swedish Agency for Flexible Learning Supporting the adult education system –Consultancy, mentoring –Money for development projects –Supporting the development of learning centreslearning centres –Dissemination of praxis experiences and research –National repository of learning material –Web site for web based courses, programmes,.. –…

17. Adult learning centres - could be seen as substructures to education institutions - but most often they are results of local initiatives - main task to be a physical or virtual supporting environment for adult learners - moreover they act as local/regional nodes for needs analysis and recruitment of students supporting environment students

20. carl.holmberg@cfl.se www.cfl.se www.eenet.org www.eden-online.org

22. Open Learningthe removal of restrictions, exclusions and privilegesthe accreditation of students' previous experienceflexibility in managing the time variablesubstantial changes in the relationships between professors and students Ross Paul 1990

23. POLICY

24. ORGANISATION POLICY, MÅL PEDAGOGIK Nationella scenariot dimensioner

25. - growing up with IT - using IT as IRT (Info Relations Tech) - used to e-face to e-face