The document discusses the evolving quality agenda in education. It notes several trends that will shape the quality agenda going forward, including a focus on lifelong learning skills, global competence, inclusion, personalized learning, data-driven decision making, and innovative assessment. The quality agenda is an ongoing concern for educational institutions and aims to improve the effectiveness and outcomes of education programs. Lifelong learning is positioned as important for addressing challenges like economic and social change through developing adaptability and resilience in learners.

1. Ebba Ossiannilsson, Professor, Dr. Sweden
ICDE Board, ICDE OER Advocacy Committee,
Ossiannilsson Quality in Open Online Learning (QOOL)
Consultancy
Quality Assurance in ODeL,
22 August 2023, Philippines

3. Conference Scope
This year's theme reflects the intricate educational, economic, cultural, and environmental challenges that
pose a threat to the sustainability of our societies as we know them. The impact of disruptive events has
been particularly evident in higher education, revealing the profound effects they can have. The recent
global crisis has shown the important role that open, and distance e-learning (ODeL) plays in ensuring
learning continuity as well as promoting wider access to education. Even as more universities and schools
adopt ODeL to enhance their academic programs, they also need to pay attention to other disruptions
caused by changing workforce requirements, new and emerging technologies, and shifting learner profiles.
More than ever, there is a need for the educational sector to reflect on how flexible ways of teaching and
learning can contribute to addressing these intersecting sustainability issues and hopefully come up with
innovative ideas to seize the opportunities and address the challenges that lay ahead. This tri-conference
can hopefully help open up conversations on the issues, challenges, and prospects of sustainable
education, “one health”, and threats in digital landscapes.

12. OECD
Learning
Compass
2030

14. Global competence and citizenship: as the world becomes increasingly interconnected, education could place more emphasis on
developing global competence and fostering a sense of global citizenship. This could include intercultural understanding,
languages, and global challenges.
Lifelong learning and skills development: as the labor market evolves, there is an increasing focus on lifelong learning and skills
development relevant to the changing world of work. The quality agenda could include a stronger focus on providing learners wit
practical, workplace-ready skills and competencies.
Personalized learning: education is moving toward a more personalized approach, recognizing that students have different
learning styles and needs. Adaptive learning technologies, competency-based education, and differentiated instruction could
become more prominent in the quality agenda.
Inclusion and equity: efforts to ensure inclusion and equity in education are likely to continue. This could include addressing
inequities in access to quality education, supporting underrepresented groups, and creating inclusive learning environments.
Partnerships and stakeholder engagement: collaboration among educational institutions, governments, businesses, and
communities can contribute to educational quality. Future efforts could include fostering stronger partnerships to align
educational goals with broader societal needs.
Continuous quality improvement: the concept of continuous improvement is an essential component of the quality agenda.
Educational institutions could adopt processes similar to those used in quality management, such as Six Sigma or Total Quality
Management, to ensure continuous improvement of educational programs.
Global Trends 1

15. Integration of technology: the integration of technology into education has been a major driver of change in the quality agenda.
This trend is likely to continue, with a focus on using technology to personalize learning experiences, provide distance and online
education, and give students real-time assessments and feedback.
Data-driven decision making: Educational institutions are increasingly using data to make decisions about curriculum design,
instructional strategies, and student support. In the future, this could include more sophisticated data analysis and predictive
modeling to identify at-risk students and intervene early to improve outcomes.
Innovative assessment: traditional assessment methods are being reevaluated in favor of more authentic and performance-based
assessments. Future efforts under the Quality Agenda could explore ways to assess skills such as critical thinking, creativity, and
collaboration.
Teacher professional development: high-quality teaching is a cornerstone of educational quality. In the future, there could be
increased investment in teacher professional development, with a focus on innovative teaching practices, technology integration, a
student engagement strategies.
Global Trends 2

18. After COVID-19 Pandemic
Back to the ”old Normal” or Transforming Higher Education

19. What is NORMAL?

20. Why a culture of Lifelong Learning is needed
The complexity of modern life requires adaptability – a population that is resilient, open to change, and willing to learn
throughout its life. Increasing mobility, population shifts, the climate crisis, technological change, threats to global health and
democratic systems, and new patterns of production and consumption affect all countries of the world in different ways. Lifelong
learning (LLL) is an effective and potentially transformative means of addressing many of these challenges.
The global community is increasingly aware that investments in lifelong learning–for all–promote active citizenship, enhance
employability, promote human health and well-being, and strengthen community cohesion. In other words, they make an
important contribution to sustainable development in all countries, regions, and communities.
The value of lifelong learning has become even more evident as the global community tackles the profound, shared challenges of
the COVID -19 pandemic (…). Non-formal and informal learning have come to the fore with the proliferation of more flexible
online courses, new channels of communication between education stakeholders, and the opening up of digital resources.
LLL is in a position to respond to trends and public policy issues that require urgent attention from policymakers. (…) LLL also
mitigates the challenges posed by the digital revolution: As robotics, artificial intelligence, and increasing connectivity rapidly
transform our world, new demands on workers and other forms of citizenship are emerging.
These and other factors make lifelong learning an economic, political, social, and environmental imperative for every country. It
plays an important role in reducing social and economic inequalities and promoting civic and community life.
Lifelong learning can be a response to the challenges of today and the decades to come.

21. Lifelong learning

23. https://www.lillehammerlll.no/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LLL-Road-Map-2023.pdf

25. The quality agenda in
education is an
ongoing concern for
educational
institutions and
policymakers around
the world. The quality
agenda in education
refers to efforts aimed
at improving the
quality, effectiveness,
and outcomes of
education programs
and systems, for the
individual and for the
society

27. WHY
WHO
WHEN
WHAT
WHICH
LEVELS
HOW
ECOSYSTEM

28. TRUST

32. A new research
agenda for
education
Safeguarding and
transforming
schools
Teachers and the
teaching
profession
Pedagogies of
solidarity and
cooperation
Curriculum and the
knowledge
commons
Education across
different times and
spaces
Renewed
international
solidarity and
cooperation

33. Learn to know your
learners
Learner agency
Well being, caring,
and empathy
Green deal
Active citizens
Diversity and
inclusion
Digital
transformation
People, Processes,
Products and
Resources
PEOPLE FIRST

34. Towards a new quality
agenda
• Wellbeing and health
• Caring
• Societel growth
• Etichs
• Core values
• Satisfaction
• Engagement
• Impact
• Contributions to development to both individual and
society growth
• Citizens for today and for the future
• Innovation
• Creativity
• Triple Helix approach
• Social justice, equity, equality, lifelong learning etc (SDG)

35. Quality, Access, Cost
Sir J Daniel, the Iron Triangle
Quality by heart, hands, souls, mind and actions
Quality, even when someone is not looking or measure it

36. Lifelong, life-wide and
life-deep learning
domains (Adapted from
UNESCO)
• Lifelong learning, Life-wide learning, Life deep learning
• Learnability

37. Lifelong Learning: moving beyond Education for All

38. My Footprints
www.i4quality.se
Ebba.Ossiannilsson@gmail.com
info@i4quality.se
THANK YOU!
CARING IS SHARING, SHARING IS CARING