Introduction
All across the region, people are showing interest in distance education
as a vehicle for learning. Increased regional collaboration is becoming
necessary to insure sustainability at the jurisdictional level. Issues
associated with course articulation between institutions, quality
control and revenue sharing all need to be addressed within a regional
context. The real challenge is to create the right balance between
what makes sense regionally while at the same time ensuring local
autonomy, control and support for different jurisdictional level distance
education agendas and priorities.
This policy forum has been organized to provide leaders from across
the region with an opportunity to formulate recommendations and
suggestions for how to address these issues and others. By so doing
the participants in this forum will be able to make a real contribution
to charting the future course of distance education in the region
over the next five to ten years.
Participants
A diverse group of stakeholders from both the public and private
sector will be invited to participate in this high level policy
forum. Senior representatives from the different post secondary
educational institutions serving the region as well as others from
the education communities in the different jurisdictions are encouraged
to participate. Regional stakeholders with interests in learning
resources, telemedicine, tourism and technology will join in the
discussions with the educators.
Overview
A clearer picture will emerge regarding commonalities and differences
in circumstance, philosophy and availability of resources to support
distance education from one jurisdiction to the next.
A broad based policy framework will be developed during the forum.
This framework will serve as a common reference point for leaders
and key stakeholders to formulate specific policies and performance
criteria intended for use in determining how distance education
is to be viewed and utilized in their respective jurisdictions.
Navigators (Participants)
Herominiano delos Santos • Guam Community College, Mangilao,
Guam • President
Henry Falan • Department of Education, Yap State, FSM •
Director of Education
Spensin James • College of Micronesia, FSM • VP Instructional
Affairs
Kalwin Kephas • College of Micronesia, Kosrae Campus, Kosrae
State, FSM • Campus Director
Sue Moses • College of Micronesia, FSM • President
Maria Pangelinan • University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam
Patrick Tellei • Palau Community College, ROP • President
John Tuthill • College of the Marshall Islands, Majuro, RMI
• President¹s Representative
Kangichy Welle • Department of Education, Chuuk State, FSM
• Director of Education
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