The New Role of ODE: An insight from the

Emerging Educational and Corporate Scenarios in the

Newly Industrialized World

Prof. Dr. Stavros Panagiotis XanthopoylosVice President ABED/Vice Dean FGV-IDE

Barcelona, 12th June, 2015

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ABED – Brazilian Distance Education Association

The New Learning Scenario

Educational perspectives and strategies

The Corporate world in the game

The Paradigm shift in Corporate Education

Characterizing the Corporate Educational Environment

Final Remarks

TopicsTopics

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The Internet’s role – new cyberspaceThe Internet’s role – new cyberspace

The Internet, the icon of this revolution, is a communication means that made possible, for the first time in the history of mankind, “the communication of many among many, at a chosen time, and in global scale,” besides having constructed and unconstructed a new notion of time and space, making the world look infinitely smaller and globally connected, not needing 80 days to go around the world, as this happens in a matter of seconds... (Castells, 2003).

New dimension of communication – Cyberspace

heterogeneous space composed by complex forms of interaction

works as an extension of relations established in the real world

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Network TechnologyNetwork Technology

“It is not about getting organized in network technology, but the organization of human beings

in networks through thje technology. It is not about of na era of intelligent machines, but of

human beings that, through the networks, can combine their intelligence.” Don Tapscott

Society as a Network

mediated through computers and other ICT’s

establishes new sociabilities built in a space of integrated communication

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What do we practice today?

Continuum Face to Face

Face to Face with ICT’s

Semi-presential

Blended

Tutored Elearning

Elearning

Correspondence courses

Blend of Open, Online and Flexible Education

Education Today

• Some new perspectives in the learning environment

• Connectivism, for example

• Knowledge Management perspective

• Offers freedom and flexibility for the adoption of learning strategies for the individual or, collectively, for groups

Fonte: CTAE/FGV

Impact on Learning

• More involvement by all stakeholders – Teacher (mentor), Student (researcher) and Peer evaluation

• A market of “ideas” is developed

• Knowledge created in a network environment, debated and not necessarily consensual

• More time to collaborate

• Call for a new approach – Digital Citizenship

Impact on Education

Possible Strategies

As far as some observed strategies go, we can include the following, which are not mutually excludent:

New fully online players have come into the Market which will increase with time, business models not matured in many cases

Tradiotional universities can take advantange of the knowledge and experience accumulated and enhance on campus education with technology, introduce fully online programs and courses, as well as, blended education

Flexible educational models are starting to be considered as a strategy

Perspectives and Challenges

Educational Model

Digital Citizenship

Professors/Teachers – Learning transformation agent

Students/Learners– Effectiveness in the use of the connectivism emviroment – new learning culture

Learning networks: informal and formal networks to form knowledge networks – leverage networks of learning that will become networks of research, consolidating knowledge management;

Network technology - access to open sources, web 2.0, etc;

University and school networks: using the networks as supplements, complements, for online or for blended learning;

Learning networks and open education – possibility to use networks to transform learning, research and knowledge from global to universal.

Challenges in Corporations:

Scenario faced in developing environments

• Educational Gap - Only 25% of newly graduated engineers, 15% finance professionals and 10% of all new graduates in other fields of knowledge are preparedd to perform in multi national companies (Source: McKinsey & Company, 2010)

• “Last mile of employability” Vijay Govindarajan. Professor da Tuck School of

Management, Darthmouth.

• “Teach Math and Portuguese is not part of our core business, but, because of the failing educational system, we, frequently, find ourselves assuming the part” (Desiê Ribeiro, Educational Manager at Vale)

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Corporate EducationCorporate Education

Adapted from MEISTER, J. Educação corporativa: gestão do capital intelectual através das universidades corporativas. SP: Makron Books, 1999.

Paradigm shift from T&D to Corporate Universities T&D Corporate Universities

Building Place Anywhere

Update skills Content Develop business competences

Learn by hearing Methodology Learn by acting

Workforce Target public stakeholders

Teachers/consultants from external universities

Faculty Senior managers/specialists, teachers and consultants

Event Frequency Continuous learning process

Develop qualifications Goal Solve real problems and increase performance

• Communities of Practice and knowledge/research networks are created and developed

• Update and perpetuate the content – economic and strategic value

• Digital citizenship is developed

• Personalized access to knowledge

• Redefinied educational model – form, develop, enable and train

Webs of Knowledge - Outcomes

• Brazil’s educational gaps and continental size justifies the implementation of online, open and flexible educational models to reduce costs and increase access for professional development

• Take advantage of the ICT educational solutions and tools to manage and implement the corporate development strategy and plans through CU:

• Over 150 implemented in the country out of the four thousand plus in the world with impact on over 4 million professionals’ development

• Best CU in the world, recently ranked, Banco do Brasil - UniBB

Corporate Universities and Corporate Education Scenario in Brazil

Resulting impacts

Advantages of the new models:o   Increases interaction;o   Facilitates access to knowledge;o   Group supported;o   Democratic enviroment;o   Convenient accesso   More motivating;o   Active and co-operative learning;o   Digital citizenship

These new models are here to promote better quality of life and citizenship. This discussion is demanding so we can

accelerate the education of our digital citizens in this new knowledge economy world.

Final Remarks

• One the greatest democratic movements in the world – in our day to day life, in education and in the organizations;

• No way back – New dimension of communication

• New Value Chains in education

• A never ending process …

Prof. Dr. Stavros XanthopoylosVice President ABEDVice Dean – FGV-IDE

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