Distance Education and the Challenges of ASEAN Integration

1. Distance
Education
Opportunities and
Challenges of ASEAN
Integration
Juan Apolinario Reyes
Math and Science Department,
CEAS, LPU Batangas

2.  ASEAN 2015
 Concern of
interest for
education
 Challenges and
opportunities for
education
 Challenges and
opportunities for
distance
education
Distance
Education &
ASEAN 2015
Topics

3. ASEAN 2015
Vision
To establish a
single market and
production base

4.  Free flow of
goods, services,
capital,
investment and
people
 Wider choices of
goods and
services
 Wider choices
for employment
 FREE TRADE
ASEAN 2015
Vision
A single market

5.  Lesser or no
taxes for goods
 Fewer restrictions
on the flow of
goods
 Fewer restrictions
to investments
 No visa
requirement for
travel
ASEAN 2015
Vision
Single Market

6.  Freer trade
means larger
market, more
customers
 More production
leads to more
employment
 Free movement
of people means
more
employment
opportunities
What does a Single
Market aim to bring
to ASEAN?
Socio-economic
Growth

7.  Commodity – a
valuable thing
that can be
bought
 Students can
move freely in
ASEAN
 Teachers can
teach in ASEAN
 Fewer restrictions
to put up schools
in ASEAN
Why should a Single
Market be a
concern for
Education?
Education is service
Service is a
“commodity”

8. LPU as an ASEAN
University
Possibilities
LPU-Jakarta
Consortium
University
LPU-Bangkok
Consortium
University
LPU-Myanmar
Partership

9.  More
employment
opportunities for
teachers
 Teachers in the
Philippines have
a comparative
advantage
 More choices for
graduate
education
Opportunities for
Education
Teachers

10.  More degree
choices and
school choices
 Exposure to
varied cultures
and traditions
Opportunities for
Education
Students

11.  Wider base for
teacher selection
 Wider student
base means larger
INCOMES for
1. Teachers and
staff
2. For book and
module writers
3. Publishers
4. For investment in
Infrastructure
and facilities
Opportunities for
Education
Educational
Institutions

12.  Harmonize
education
standards
 Nurture a
Universal Culture
in campuses
Challenges of
ASEAN 2015 to
Education
Common Minimum
Standards

13.  Earn degrees
from Open
Universities
administered by
other countries
 Work abroad but
earn a graduate
degree from
your home
country
Opportunities for
Distance
Education
Students

14.  Opportunities for
teachers are
economic/finan
cial
1. More royalties
from
publications
2. Royalties from
video, audio,
multimedia
output
3. Income from
tutorials
Opportunities for
Distance
Education
Teachers

15.  Larger student
base means
larger incomes
for schools
1. Higher salaries
for teachers
and staff
2. Investment in
technical
upgrades to
support
distance
education
Opportunities for
Distance
Education
Educational
Institutions

16.  Wider student
base means
larger income
 Economic gain
for teachers and
staff who will
administer or
support distance
education
 Royalties to be
earned from
publication of
creative output
Opportunities for
Distance
Education
Translates to
economic/financial
gain

17.  Specific
institutions for
Distance
Education
 Technical
expertise,
administrative
office for
Distance
Education
Challenges to
Distance
Education
Institutional
Challenges

18.  Adapt new skills
that match
distance
education
 These skills are
1. Effective written
communication
in cyberspace
2. Video/audio
production
3. Multimedia
production
Challenges to
Distance
Education
Teachers as
facilitators of
distance education

19. 4. Module writing
5. Developing
computer-aided
instruction
These skills are
technical.
Challenges to
Distance
Education
Teachers as
facilitators of
distance education

20.  Master the
written English
language
 Read and write it
well
 Master writing
through an
electronic
keyboard
 Must be open to
use modern
technology
Challenges to
Distance
Education
As students

21.  Opportunities
1. More choices
for students
2. More
employment
possibilities for
teachers
3. A wider student
base resulting
to larger
incomes for
universities
Summary
Opportunities to
education

22.  Harmonization of
school curricula
across ASEAN
 Establishment of
a minimum
standard for
teaching
professionals
 Nurture a
universal culture
in campuses
Summary
Challenges to
education

23. The opportunities
can be translated
into economic
gain
1. Employment of
teachers
2. Royalties from
creative output
3. Larger incomes
for schools
Summary
Opportunities for
Distance Education

24.  Organize
institutions in
universities for
distance
education
 Hire and train
staff for distance
education
 Develop
courseware that
fits the medium
of distance
education
Summary
Challenges to
Distance Education

25.  For teachers,
nurture the
technical skills for
distance
education
 For education
students, learn
how to read and
write a lot, learn
how to learn
using modern
technology
Summary
Challenges to
Distance Education
For Teachers and
Students

26. Distance
Education
Opportunities and
Challenges of ASEAN
Integration
Juan Apolinario Reyes
Math and Science Department,
CEAS, LPU-Batangas