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Universitas Terbuka: Opening Lifelong Learning Opportunities in Indonesia. Tian Belawati for. T he International Conference on Lifelong Learning Kuala Lumpur, 14-15 November 2011. Indonesia. Population: 245,613,043 (2009) HE participation rate: 18.36% (2009) – 26% (2011) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Tian Belawatifor
Universitas Terbuka: Opening Lifelong Learning Opportunities in Indonesia
The International Conference on Lifelong Learning Kuala Lumpur, 14-15 November 2011.
Indonesia
Population: 245,613,043 (2009)HE participation rate: 18.36% (2009) – 26% (2011)
Number of HE institutions: 3,016 (2010)
Access to HE and Lifelong Learning is limited and unevenly distributed
Indonesia
Universitas Terbuka
Established in 1984, single mode university, the only tertiary institution using exclusively distance education mode of delivery.
Mandate:to increase and equalize access
of all Indonesians to HE and LLL
Main missions: to provide access to a
quality higher education service through ODL;
to conduct research and develop ODL system;
to utilize and disseminate scientific and institutional research results to respond to national development needs.
Challenges: Scope of Operation and Infrastructure
• Indonesia is a BIG country, geographically is as wide as Europe
• Indonesia consists of thousands of island (>17,000), mostly are small and isolated
• Physical infrastructure such as roads and inter-island transportation means outside Java are mostly not in the ideal conditions
• IT infrastructure is limited and thus people’s access to Internet is also limited
Challenges: Limited IT infrastructure
• Internet penetration is only 16,1% (Malaysia is 58.8%)
• # of Handphone SIM card use: 180 millions – 75% of # of population
• Can DE be as good as classroom-based education?
• How can UT develop good academic programs and be acknowledged by the academic community?
• How can UT reach all potential students with same and standardized quality programs regardless of their domiciles and access level to technology?
• How can UT provide learning services to its students?
Challenges: Academic Issues
Strategies: Coverage of Operations
Stategies: Open Registration System
• open entry/exit system• no selection criteria• open registration system - No time limit – no
dropout
• Programs are based on need analysis• Curriculum is designed by teams involving experts
& users of graduates• Courses are self-contained and self instructional• Learning supports are both face-to-face and online• Student assessment are conducted simultaneously
using standardized test items from a comprehensive Item Bank System
• All standards and procedures are written in the QA manuals
Strategies: Academic Programs
Digital Library
Web-based Supplementary Materials Dry Lab
Strategies: Accessible and Flexible Learning
974 titles of Printed/ non-printed Materials
written by 1,100 writers
F2F tutorials in 446 cities by 22,653 tutors
Online tutorials of 552 courses by 575 tutors (participated by about 13,609 students
In Indonesia Abroad# of Student-Course Exam
Processed# of City# of
Exam Rooms
# of Students
# of City# of
Students
810 46,199 921.363 19 750 2,338,838
# of Exam Supervisors/Proctors (2 persons/room) 92.398
Magnitude of scale of Final Examinationper Semester
Strategies: Massive Operation
Based on data of 2010.2
Number of Student
Per 2010.2 : 646.467
Number of Student
Harsono, 80 years, Registered in English Translation Program, started in Semester 2011.2 (September 2011)
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