ICT in Higher ICT in Higher Education: Education: The Syrian Experience The Syrian Experience Expert Group Meeting on Expert Group Meeting on ICT Indicators Adoption and Data ICT Indicators Adoption and Data Collection Collection ICT Indicators in Education and E- ICT Indicators in Education and E- Government Government Cairo 13-15 February 2007 Cairo 13-15 February 2007 By By M. Najib Abdul Wahed M. Najib Abdul Wahed Ministry of Higher Education Ministry of Higher Education Damascus, Syria Damascus, Syria
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ICT in Higher ICT in Higher Education:Education:
The Syrian ExperienceThe Syrian Experience
Expert Group Meeting on Expert Group Meeting on ICT Indicators Adoption and Data CollectionICT Indicators Adoption and Data Collection
ICT Indicators in Education and E-GovernmentICT Indicators in Education and E-GovernmentCairo 13-15 February 2007Cairo 13-15 February 2007
ByByM. Najib Abdul WahedM. Najib Abdul Wahed
Ministry of Higher EducationMinistry of Higher EducationDamascus, SyriaDamascus, Syria
OUTLINEOUTLINE Fast Overview of the Syrian Higher Fast Overview of the Syrian Higher Education Sector: Education Sector: The ChallengesThe Challenges ICT Development in Higher Education: ICT Development in Higher Education: The VisionsThe Visions State ofState of Use of ICT in HEIs: Use of ICT in HEIs: The IndicatorsThe Indicators and the Need for and the Need for Impact-Oriented Impact-Oriented
IndicatorsIndicators Policy and Development Strategies and Policy and Development Strategies and ProjectsProjects Case Studies:Case Studies:
SVUSVU E-TrainingE-Training
• Concluding RemarksConcluding Remarks
Higher Education in SyriaHigher Education in Syria
Main objectives of the Higher Main objectives of the Higher Education Policy set out in the Education Policy set out in the 10th National 5Y Plan include:10th National 5Y Plan include:
• Expansion of access to tertiary Expansion of access to tertiary education education
ICTICT
• Promotion of responsiveness to Promotion of responsiveness to the needs of the economy and the needs of the economy and societysociety
ICTICT
Sector Reform PolicySector Reform Policy
• Improvement of governance and Improvement of governance and accountability procedures within the accountability procedures within the institutionsinstitutions
ICTICT• Development of innovative and relevant Development of innovative and relevant
modes of learning and teaching;modes of learning and teaching;
ICTICT• Achievement of effective quality Achievement of effective quality
assuranceassurance
ICTICT
Sector Reform PolicySector Reform Policy• Enhancing the quantity, quality and relevance Enhancing the quantity, quality and relevance
of scientific, basic and applied researchof scientific, basic and applied research ICTICT
• Promotion of entrepreneurship and Promotion of entrepreneurship and innovation skills within graduates to innovation skills within graduates to stimulate their capabilities in self-job creationstimulate their capabilities in self-job creation
ICTICT
The VisionsThe Visions• Harnessing ICT Potential in Harnessing ICT Potential in Reshaping Reshaping HE: HE: The Need to Transform HEIs The Need to Transform HEIs from from Traditional Role to a More Traditional Role to a More Demanding Demanding Role Catalyzed by the ICTRole Catalyzed by the ICT
• Making Use from the Economies of Making Use from the Economies of Scale Scale of Distance Education and ICT-of Distance Education and ICT-Based Based Learning as a Smart and Efficient Learning as a Smart and Efficient Solution for Responding to the Solution for Responding to the Growing Growing Demand on HEDemand on HE• Introducing ICT in Open Learning Introducing ICT in Open Learning
Uses of ICT in Higher Uses of ICT in Higher EducationEducation
• Teaching, Learning and Research; Introducing Teaching, Learning and Research; Introducing On-On-Line CoursesLine Courses
• Contents provision;Contents provision;• Professional tool for future labor market;Professional tool for future labor market;• Administration and Operational Management;Administration and Operational Management;• Tactical and Strategic Management;Tactical and Strategic Management;• Collection, dissemination and exchange of Collection, dissemination and exchange of information;information;• Support for conduct and management of Support for conduct and management of research;research;• Transformation of library to an Information Transformation of library to an Information collection, processing, compiling and collection, processing, compiling and dissemination unit;dissemination unit;• Establishment of Establishment of “Click Universities”“Click Universities”
Levels of ICT Development in Levels of ICT Development in HEIs in SyriaHEIs in Syria
Single Computer with Dial-Up facilitiesSingle Computer with Dial-Up facilities Local Area Network (LAN) in a location for Local Area Network (LAN) in a location for all usersall users Local Area NetworkLocal Area Network Campus Area NetworkCampus Area Network Library LANLibrary LAN Internet Connectivity of Campus NetworkInternet Connectivity of Campus NetworkWireless facilities for quick deploymentWireless facilities for quick deployment Full Click UniversitiesFull Click Universities
Integration of ICT into HEIs Functions in Syria in Syria
• Entry (teachers teach students to use IT)• Adoption (teachers use IT to support
traditional instruction)• Adaptation (teachers use IT to enrich
curricula)• Appropriation (IT is integrated and used
for its unique capabilities)• Innovation (Development of new
learning environment using IT as a tool): On-line courses, Distance Education, Virtual Learning, …etc
Why Virtual EducationWhy Virtual Education??
- Due to fast changes in sciences, - Due to fast changes in sciences,
technologies and careers, there is a need for:technologies and careers, there is a need for:
Continuous HRD in the marketplaceContinuous HRD in the marketplace
Injection of Academic content to update Injection of Academic content to update
the workforce’s knowledge and skillsthe workforce’s knowledge and skills
Learning ProcessLearning Process•In a virtual classroomIn a virtual classroom::
StudentsStudents
TeacherTeacher ContentContent
InteractionInteraction
AssessmentAssessment
Rich, DynamicInteractive
Facilitates andsupervises
student learning
Learner
Static content+
Teacher’s explanation
skills
Proctored examsTake home examsProjectsClass ParticipationAssignments
The Syrian Virtual The Syrian Virtual UniversityUniversity
An integrated online educational environment An integrated online educational environment that resembles a conventional university that resembles a conventional university environment, with additional features offered by environment, with additional features offered by the latest technological applicationsthe latest technological applications
Provides World-class virtual education for Syrian and Provides World-class virtual education for Syrian and Arab students at homeArab students at home
Offers Accredited American, European and Offers Accredited American, European and International degree and certificate programs at International degree and certificate programs at all levelsall levels
Student support services provided by a virtual Student support services provided by a virtual community of Arab Professors and experts community of Arab Professors and experts worldwideworldwide
SVU ModelSVU Model(Lowering the Barriers)(Lowering the Barriers)