3 Workshop Report ICT Leadership in Higher Education Workshop Report 24th - 26th February, 2013 Hyderabad, India 3 1 0 2 , y r a Organized by u r b Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia e F Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Open University 6 2 Indira Gandhi National Open University - 4 British Council, India 2 4 ICT Leadership in Higher Education Report prepared by Prof. Madhu Parhar and Dr. Sanjaya Mishra. The presentations, and papers are shared in this report as presented in the workshop, and have not been edited and the contents and views expressed are that of the authors/presenters. The organisers and/or sponsors are not responsible for any of the opinions expressed in the document. We are thankful to all the participants, presenters, expert resource persons, partners and organizers for their contribution to the success of the event. Our special thanks are due to the Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju, honourable Minister of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India for inaugurating the event and Prof. Arun Nigavekar, Raja Ramanna Fellow and Former Chairman, University Grants Commission for delivering the keynote address. For further information, contact: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia 13/14, Sarv Priya Vihar New Delhi - 110016 http://www.cemca.org.in Workshop presentations are available at: http://www.slideshare.net/CEMCA/presentations Workshop Photos are available at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/84936186@N02/sets/ Workshop Report is available at: http://www.cemca.org.in/resources/workshop-reports CEMCA in an international organization established by the Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, Canada to promote the meaningful, relevant and appropriate use of ICTs to serve the educational and A C training needs of Commonwealth member states of Asia. CEMCA receives diplomatic privileges and M immunities in India under section 3 of the United Nations (privileges and immunities) Act, 1947. E C 5 Workshop Report Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Inauguration 9 3. Day One 11 4. Day Two 16 5. Workshop Schedule 19 6. List of Participants 23 7. Papers and Presentations 31 8. Open Educational Resources Institutional 127 Policy Template 3 1 0 2 , y r a u r b e F 6 2 - 4 2 6 ICT Leadership in Higher Education A C M E C 7 Workshop Report Introduction Integrating Information and Communication technologies (ICTs) in education is highly challenging, especially in the higher education sector. While there are several factors for successful integration of ICTs in teaching and learning, strong leadership support and institutional commitment play significant role. Leadership has been regarded as a critical component in successful ICT integration in education1. While distributed leadership and shared responsibility are necessary to sustain any innovation and implementation of technology plan in higher education, the vision of leadership with reference to ICTs become important in taking initiatives, and develop action plan for implementation. A successful ICT leader in education should be able to lead from the front to not only give vision, but also manage change and influence major stakeholders to buy-in. With this background, the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), within its Three Year Plan (TYP) 2012-15 to assist higher education institutions use emerging technologies and practices to support Open and Distance Learning (ODL) policies, systems and quality materials development, envisaged a top-down approach to engage with newly appointed Vice Chancellors and educational leaders in Universities in Asia, starting with Indian universities in the year 2012-13. Objectives: The programme in general intended to create awareness of ICT integration in teaching and learning by sensitizing institutional leaders about the importance of developing technology master plan. The specific objectives of the programme were to:  Provide a platform for institutional leaders to discuss issues related to use of ICTs in teaching and learning in higher education; and  Assist the participant leaders to develop strategic plan and roadmap for ICT application in all activities of the university. Expected Outcomes: 3 1  Universities develop strategic plans for ICT use in teaching and learning. 0 2  Informed leadership in higher education institutions drive implementation of technology , plan and integration of ICTs in teaching and learning. y r  Institutions of higher learning embrace ICTs in a systematic way and consider a u sustainable approaches. r b e F 6 1 Kirkland, K., & Sutch, D. (2009). Overcoming the barriers to educational innovation, A literature Review. Bristol: 2 - Futurelab. Available at http://prea2k30.risc.cnrs.fr/ressources/accesfichier/31 4 2 8 ICT Leadership in Higher Education In order to implement the project in 2012-13, CEMCA partnered with the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (Dr.BRAOU), Hyderabad to host the event as part of its three decade celebration. The Inter-University Consortium for Technology Enabled Flexible Learning and Development (IUC-TEFED) at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) came forward to be a strong partner to support the participation of the Vice Chancellors of the State Open Universities in India, and the British Council in India joined hands in partnering for the event by supporting the travel and participation of five experts from the United Kingdom to share their experiences. CEMCA coordinated all the logistics and academic arrangements of the event. Workshop Schedule: The three day meeting was structured in a way which had an inaugural function, a keynote address, three panel sessions and two sessions on the group activity. Detailed programme schedule is at page 19. Participants: The meeting was attended by Vice Chancellors and senior leaders of Indian universities, including Open Universities, policy makers, experts from India and abroad, and staff members from IGNOU, Dr. BRAOU, CEMCA and the British Council. The list of participants is at page 23. A C M E C 9 Workshop Report Inauguration (24th February, 2013) The meet was inaugurated by Dr. M.M. Pallam Raju, Minister of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. Defining the challenges in education sector especially in higher education, he expressed his faith in Distance Education. He appraised the need and role of public funded, state funded and private institutions to meet the challenges in higher education. The biggest challenge he said is the quality of faculty members. His main concern was access and use of technology for the first time learners. He called upon the participating Vice Chancellors to maximize the use of technology to enhance quality of education. He emphasized that ICT is a leveller between rural-urban divide and between the poor and the rich. The challenge remains in preparing the first generation learners to use technology optimally for learning, he added. Congratulating the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), New Delhi -regional centre of the Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, Canada and the organizers - Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), the British Council in India, and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University for organizing the event for senior leaders and administrators to focus and discuss institutional ICT master plan, Dr. Raju urged the Vice Chancellors to focus on creation of local area networks within their respective institutions to take advantage of the bandwidth available under the National Knowledge Network. Vice Chancellor of Dr. B. R. 3 Ambedkar Open University 1 welcomed the Minister and the 0 2 Guests. Stressing the need of , y ICT for reaching the unreached, r a he described the Satellite u r Instructional Television. Prof. b e Gopinath Pradhan, Vice F Chancellor, IGNOU, in his 6 2 introductory remarks pointed - 4 out that the meeting will 2 10 ICT Leadership in Higher Education discuss the integration of technology and highlighted IGNOUs achievement in the use of technology. Prof. Arun Nigavekar in his address expressed his happiness that number of institutions have come together to discuss the needs of ICT in Higher education. He said that the barriers between conventional and distance mode have disappeared and there are several challenges for higher education. Mr. Paul Sellers expressed his happiness on Ministers statement and said that the British Council is proud to be part of this meet. He informed that in UK universities, eLearning programmes are common and expressed that UK would partner with India to achieve quality higher education. Dr. Sanjaya Mishra, Director, CEMCA, proposed vote of thanks at the end of the inaugural session, which was followed by dinner reception participated by local dignitaries. A C M E C 11 Workshop Report Day One (25th February, 2013) Prof. Arun Nigvekar, giving the keynote address, which was chaired by Prof. V. S. Prasad highlighted the importance of open and distance education. He talked about competency factors of ICT, multi-channel approach, pedagogy of e-learning, difficulties in the use of ICT etc. He reiterated that teachers are the backbone of any system and new technology will not reduce the role of teachers. He advised that teachers should be part of developing e-content. He also suggested some benchmarks which can play a role in open knowledge base for ICT in education. 3 1 0 2 The Panel on ICT in Higher Education: Policy Perspectives had three panelists. , y r The session was chaired by Prof. Usha V. Reddi. The speakers of this session were: a u r  Mr. Adrian Kirkwood, Open University, United Kingdom b e  Prof. Mangala Suder Krishanan, IIT, Chennai and F  Prof. Madhu Parhar, Director, IUC-TEFED, IGNOU 6 2 - 4 2 12 ICT Leadership in Higher Education Prof. Usha Reddi, in her introductory remarks, said that India travelled a long journey with some best practices adopted. Mr. Adrian in his address on ICT in Higher Education: Policy Perspectives, talked about the technological determinism by which he meant that technological developments are central determinants of social change. However, he felt that technology should reach to the needs of the society. He expressed that a kind of collective amnesia seems to prevent decision-makers from taking lessons of research in the use of educational media. He discussed some of the implications of the increased use of ICT by learners and said that the terms of digital natives and net generation have been used to described young people. He also discussed about the assessment techniques and plagiarism. He felt that ICT can contribute certain development goals in learning and teaching. At the end, he emphasized that ICT has potential to enhance and transform higher education and university policy makers need to be clear about the aims and purpose of use of ICT. Prof. Mangalam Sunder Krishnan talked about curriculum courses, professional certification online. He introduced the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) which is an opportunity for improving professionalism and also an opportunity for cross disciplinary approach. He also said that NPTEL is a creation of curriculum development of a country and also a curriculum filling exercise. He said that if OER is icing on a cake, NPTEL is a cake itself. He shared his experiences of online courses, online assignments and online certification. Prof. Madhu Parhar talked about ICT in Higher Education Policy Perspectives. She discussed about the landmarks achieved from 1967 till date in terms of policy framework and their implementation by Government of India. She also discussed about the various committees of A education which identified and C M emphasized educational needs of E the country. She appraised the C