Ministry of foreign affairs

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Ministry of foreign affairs

• Knowledge industry department
• Prof.J.Vauthier

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Distance learning at higher education level

• US situation
• UK situation
• In Europe
• In France
•  Distance learning will be a killer
  application  John Chambers CISCO

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US context

• Columbia project.
• Phoenix
• Traditional universitiesYale, Berkeley, M.I.T.
• Private companies Cisco, Microsoft
• Resistances

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Australian outcomes

• 3 billions of australian dollars of revenue each
  year
• An example Deakin University
• 10.000 students in ODL from 25.000 registered
• 55.000 students in lifelong learning context

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English context

• Open University with 250.000 students
• Open Learning Foundation
• Traditional universities

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European context

• German Fern Universität
• Spanish UNED (380.000 étudiants)
• Northern consortia FADE, NADE, SADE
• An italian speciality NETTUNO

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French situation

• Large distance operator C.N.E.D.
• Networking the traditional universities.
• M.O.U. signed.

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Multilateral organisations

• European Union projects in ODL
• World Bank G.D.L.N.
• B.I.D investments in South-America

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New challenges with TIC

• Modularization of contents.
• Credit accumulation transfer system (CATS)
• Reshaping the syllabus
• Appearance of new publics females.
• New pedagogy .
• New jobs