University-Level eLearning in ASEAN and Thailand by

1. University-LeveleLearning in ASEANand Thailandby Prof.Dr.Srisakdi CharmonmanCEO,College of Internet Distance EducationAssumption University of Thailand charm@ksc.au.edu www.elearning.au.edu

2. University-Level eLearning in ASEAN and Thailand 1. Introduction2. Sloan Report from the US3. University-Level eLearning in ASEAN4. University-Level eLearning in Thailand5. Concluding Remarks

3. 1. Introduction • “Online learning” = “eLearning”. • www.intelera.com/glossary.html • www.conferzone.com/resource/glossaryop.html

4. eLearning Fully Accredited • In 1999, Jones International University became the first virtual university (without classroom) in the US to be fully accredited based on the twelve matters specified by the US. Department of Education.

5. Employers prefer eLearning graduates • Survey in the US and Canada foundthat many employers prefer to hire graduates of eLearning degree more than graduates of classroom-based degree.

6. Employers prefer eLearning graduates (Cont.) • One explanation was that a graduate of eLearning degree is highly disciplined and can always work well, whereas a graduate of classroom-based degree may or may not be able to work well. Some graduates of classroom-based degree may be excellent but some others may be very poor.

7. Samples of Successful University-Level eLearning. • University of Phoenix, with about 140,000 students and made a net profit of about US$ 140 million in the year 2005. • CapellaUniversity, the first virtual university to enter NASDAQ stock market, raising US$ 70 million in pre-IPO funding and US$ 86 million in IPO.

8. Samples of Unsuccessful University-Level eLearning. • United Kingdom e-University (UKeU), • Established 2001 with 62 million Pound Sterling. • UKeU went live in March 2003 with Business Managers in 9 countries and 26 local partners in 16 countries. • In November 2003, 16 UK universitie • were offering courses via UKeU but with only 900 students. • Completely failed in 2005.

9. Samples of Unsuccessful University-Level eLearning (Cont). • Columbia University Fathom.com • Establishedwith US$ 14.9 million to offer eLearning from Columbia University and 13 other institutions. • In 2002, hoping to get 65,000 students from 52 countries. • In 2003, Columbia closed Fathom.com becauseit was a money-losing company.

10. ASEAN • In 1967, ASEAN was established in Bangkok with 5 member countries, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. • Brunei Darusalem joined in 1984 • Vietnam in 1995 • Laos and Myanmar in 1997 • Cambodia in 1999

11. eASEAN Task Forceand eABC • In 1999, Prof. S. Charmonman became a memberof eASEAN Task Force • In 2004, he became Chairman of eASEAN Business Council (eABC).

12. TELMIN • August 5, 2004. Inaugural TELMIN e-ABC (e-ASEAN Business Council) • Meeting at Shangri-La Hotel • H.E. Dr. Surapong Suebwonglee TELMIN Chair • Prof.Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman Co-Chair • H.E. the Ministers from ASEAN and e-ABC members. • ASEAN Ministers agreed to support eLearning.

13. Inaugural TELMIN-e-ABC Meeting

14. 2004 International Conference on eLearning Ten Ministers from ASEAN with Prof. S. Charmonman as the Moderator

15. 2. Sloan Consortium Report Slon Consortium released in November 2005 a report entitled “Growing by Degrees: Online Education in the United States, 2005”. This research represents the third annual report on the state of online education in U.S. higher education.

16. 2.1 Type of Learning Four Types of Learning Defined by Sloan.

17. 2.2 Survey Results by Sloan • eLearning has entered the mainstream. • 65% of schools offering graduate face- to-face courses also offer graduate courses in eLearning mode. • 63% of schools offering undergraduate face-to-face courses also offer undergraduate courses in eLearning mode.

18. Survey Results by Sloan (Cont.) • 2) Majority of Regular Faculty Members • are also Teaching in eLearning Mode. • 65% of higher education institutions are using regular faculty members to teach in eLearning courses. • 74% of public colleges are using regular faculty members to teach in eLearning courses.

19. Survey Results by Sloan (Cont.) • 3) More Results. • 64% believe that it takes more discipline for a student to succeed in eLearning. • 82% believe that it is no more difficult to evaluate the quality of eLearning than that in the face-to-face mode.

20. 2.3 Successful Universities in the US Offering eLearning Degrees A partial list of successful universities offering eLearning

21. 3. University-Level eLearning in ASEAN 3.1 Brunei Darussalam 3.2 Cambodia3.3 Indonesia3.4 Laos3.5 Malaysia 3.6 Myanmar3.7 Philippines3.8 Singapore 3.9 Vietnam

22. 3.1 University-Level eLearning in Brunei Darussalam • Universiti Brunei Darussalam established in 1985, with the web (www.ubd.edu.bn) • Offering Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. degree programs • Developing several eLearning projects to support the existing classroom-based programs

23. www.ubd.edu.bn

24. 3.2 University-Level eLearning in Cambodia • Cambodia started university-level eLearning in 2004 • The National Institute of Business with the web (www.nib.edu.kh) • Supported by Japan Overseas Development Corporation (JODC) • Providing eLearning Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in many fields

25. University-Level eLearning in Cambodia (Cont.) • The ministry of Education, Youth and Sports promotes education for all through distance education and self-learning. • University of Cambodia (www.uc.edu.kh) offers eLearning and provides free email account with wireless Internet access.

26. www.uc.edu.kh

27. 3.3 University-Level eLearning in Indonesia • Many universities in Indonesia provide eLearning. • Indonesian Open Learning University with the web (www.ut.ac.id) • eLearning platforms available such as calendar, forum, online tutorial, and etc. • Trisakti university (www.trisakti.ac.id) already offered Master of Management in eLearning mode. • In the process of preparation of other eLearning degree programs.

28. www.ut.ac.id

29. 3.4 University-Level eLearning in Laos • In August 2004, Kobe University in Japan and Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA)organized lectures on the topic of “International Economics” attended in interactive mode by 120 students in Vientiane.

30. University-Level eLearning in Laos (Cont.) • In March, 2005the National University of Laoswith the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS) of Kobe, provided training for junior tutors in the Faculty of Economics and Management (FEM) at the National University of Laos.

31. www.nuol.edu.la

32. 3.5 University-Level eLearning in Malaysia • Many universities in Malaysia are offering eLearning degree programs. • University Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR) was established in 1997 with the web (www.unitar.edu.my) • as the first virtual or eLearning university in ASEAN

33. University-Level eLearning in Malaysia (Cont.) • The accredited degree programs areBachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Information System,Bachelor of Management, Master of Business Administration,Master of Information and Multimedia Tech, Master of Information Technology and Management.

34. University-Level eLearning in Malaysia (Cont.) • The second virtual university in Malaysia is the Multimedia University (www.mmu.edu.my) established in 1999. • offering two accredited eLearning degree programs, • - Bachelor of Management, - Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resource Management.

35. University-Level eLearning in Malaysia (Cont.) • The third example of virtual university in Malaysia is the University Technology MARA (www.uitm.edu.my) established in 1956. • - In 2005 it provides 3 satellite campuses, 12 branch campuses, 6 city campuses and 25 franchise colleges. • - eLearning students in the faculty of Business Management and Information Studies

36. University-Level eLearning in Malaysia (Cont.) • The forth example is theUniversity Putra Malaysia(www.upm.edu.my) established in 1931. • Providing eLearning with support of Mahirnet (www.mahirnet.com) with online tutorial

37. University-Level eLearning in Malaysia (Cont.) • The fifth example in Malaysia is theOpen University Malaysia, (www.unitem.edu.my) established in 2000. • providing degree programs delivered by using Learning Management System (LMS).

38. www.unitar.edu.my

39. 3.6 University-Level eLearning in Myanmar • Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry supported the eLearning Center (www.yangon.com.mm) • - Offering preparatory materials on WBT (eLearning system from WBT System Ltd., in Ireland) for IT engineer examination. • - There are 180 students in MBA Program graduated and may later be expanded in eLearning mode.

40. www.yangon.com.mm

41. 3.7 University-Level eLearning in Philippines • Several universities in the Philippines have started eLearning degree programs • The first example is the University of the Philippines Open University (www.upou.org) established in 1995. • -  It has 30 learning centers. • - Online short courses available via the website. • - In November 2000, OPEN IVLE , a free version of “IVLE (Integrated Virtual Learning Environment )” available

42. University-Level eLearning in Philippines (Cont.) • The second example in the Philippines is De La Salle University (www.dlsu.edu.ph), a Catholic University founded in 1911. • The Graduate School of Business offers two modes of online courses. • - The first mode is mixed-mode with face-to-face 8 times and web-based 6 times • - The second mode is full online where there is face-to-face for orientation only.

43. www.opou.org

44. 3.8 University-Level eLearning in Singapore • The first example is the National university of Singapore (www.nus.edu.sg), the oldest university in Singapore. • - 13 faculties with over 30,000 students and a Center for Instructional Technology (CIT)

45. www.nus.edu.sg

46. University-Level eLearning in Singapore (Cont.) • The second example is Singapore Management University (www.smu.edu.sg), • the first private university founded in the year 2000 with about 3,000 students • - Offering Bachelor’s Degree and three Master’s Degree programs. • - Providing “SMUConnect” portal for access to class lists, lecture plans, discussion forum, notifications, examination records, and etc.

47. 3.9 University-Level eLearning in Vietnam • There are many projects in eLearning supported by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) of Vietnam at (www.eLearning.com.vn.) • The first example is Can Tho University, founded in 1966 (www.ctu.edu.vn) • - Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. programs. - Over 15,500 students at the university with additional 14,500 at satellite centers. - Some eLearning courses have been developed and complete eLearning degree programs are being planned.

48. www.ctu.edu.vn

49. 4. University-Level eLearning in Thailand 4.1 Assumption University Requested Permission4.2 The First Draft of eLearning Law4.3 Letters to the Prime Minister4.4 Open Hearing4.5 Meeting with Five Ministers4.6 Publication of eLearning Degree in the Royal Gazette4.7 Assumption University is the First to Offer Complete eLearning Degree4.8 Eleven eLearning Degree Programs in 2006

50. 4.1 Assumption University Requested Permission September 23, 2002, Prof. S. Charmonaman sent a letter to the Minister of University Affairs, asking for permission to set up eLearning degree programs at Assumption University.