ICDEGAC-Philippines
International Council for Open and Distance Education
ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN
The ICDE GAC-Team Philippines (#ICDEGACTeamPhilippines) is part of the ICDE Global Campaign for Open Flexible and Distance Learning (OFDL) Asia which aims to increase the level of awareness and practice of OFDL through the implementation of the campaign in different Asian countries. Subsumed under the campaign will be advocating for changes in collaboration and quality; valuing student voices; technology’s role; guidance for policy makers; and open educational resources (OER). Specifically, the objectives of the campaign in the Philippines are the following:
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- To formulate plans based on respective contexts and implement them during the campaign period;
- To increase awareness and practice of OFDL as well as formulation of supportive policies at the Institutional and national levels; and
- To contribute to institution building through capacity building and trainings and be part of the collaborative undertaking for blended, online, and open learning in the Philippines.
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BACKGROUND
On 6 September 2022, the University of the Philippines Open University spearheaded the first meeting of the Team involved in the Philippine Leg of the ICDE GAC on Open and Flexible Distance Learning (OFDL). To know the participants of the meeting were universities that responded to the call for volunteers, click here.
The launching of the Asia leg campaign, last 29 July 2022, was one of the highlights of the High Level Roundtable Discussion for Vice Chancellors and Senior Officials of ODL Institutions organized by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Asia eUniversity.
The ICDE Global Advocacy Campaign journey first began on 12 April 2021 when ICDE members voiced the need for global advocacy of quality Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (OFDL) at the virtual ICDE Presidents’ Forum 2021. For a summary of the ICDE Presidents’ Forum 2021, click here.
The discussions were a continuation of outputs from the ICDE Presidents’ Forum 2020 – that took place virtually on the 25 November 2020. For a summary of the ICDE Presidents’ Forum 2020, click here.
The launching of the Asia leg campaign, last 29 July 2022, was one of the highlights of the High Level Roundtable Discussion for Vice Chancellors and Senior Officials of ODL Institutions organized by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Asia eUniversity.
The ICDE Global Advocacy Campaign journey first began on 12 April 2021 when ICDE members voiced the need for global advocacy of quality Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (OFDL) at the virtual ICDE Presidents’ Forum 2021. For a summary of the ICDE Presidents’ Forum 2021, click here.
The discussions were a continuation of outputs from the ICDE Presidents’ Forum 2020 – that took place virtually on the 25 November 2020. For a summary of the ICDE Presidents’ Forum 2020, click here.
CAMPAIGN FRAMEWORK
WHAT CHANGE DO WE WANT?
Collaboration and Quality
Valuing Student Voices
Technology’s Role
Guidance for Policy Makers
Open Educational Resources (OER)
HOW CAN WE CAMPAIGN?
The following Advocacy Toolkit materials are available to ICDE members participating in the ICDE Global Advocacy Campaign:
MESSAGES
Advocacy Messages
OER Specific Messages from the ICDE OERAC
VOLUNTEER UNIVERSITIES
