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:* Promote professionalism in Open and Distance Education | :* Promote professionalism in Open and Distance Education | ||
* Promote scholarship by way of organizing conferences, workshops, seminars etc. | :* Promote scholarship by way of organizing conferences, workshops, seminars etc. | ||
* Provide a platform for networking with other organizations in the world. | :* Provide a platform for networking with other organizations in the world. | ||
* Facilitate development of Information communication Technology (ICT) policy within member countries. | :* Facilitate development of Information communication Technology (ICT) policy within member countries. | ||
* Exchange information and materials on distance education. | :* Exchange information and materials on distance education. | ||
* To advance the educational course by supporting broad based levels of education from basic education to tertiary levels. | :* To advance the educational course by supporting broad based levels of education from basic education to tertiary levels. | ||
* To promote research and evaluation of distance education and open learning in East Africa. | :* To promote research and evaluation of distance education and open learning in East Africa. | ||
* To promote and enhance quality Assurance in distance education. | :* To promote and enhance quality Assurance in distance education. | ||
* To provide a platform for sharing of learning materials and expertise within the sub-region. | :* To provide a platform for sharing of learning materials and expertise within the sub-region. | ||
* To encourage publication of distance and open learning journals, refreed journals and other scholarly materials within the region. | :* To encourage publication of distance and open learning journals, refreed journals and other scholarly materials within the region. | ||
:The association (OLDEA-EA) is governed by a constitution. The association was formed in 1998 September in Dar-es-Salaam by a team of distance education experts from the region. The National association selects representatives to the regional association. Executive leaders of the association are based on a two-year term. The first chairperson was a distance education expert from the Open University of Tanzania. The current one is from the Department of Distance Education, University of Makere. The association holds annual conferences once a year. | :The association (OLDEA-EA) is governed by a constitution. The association was formed in 1998 September in Dar-es-Salaam by a team of distance education experts from the region. The National association selects representatives to the regional association. Executive leaders of the association are based on a two-year term. The first chairperson was a distance education expert from the Open University of Tanzania. The current one is from the Department of Distance Education, University of Makere. The association holds annual conferences once a year. | ||
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Revision as of 03:49, 31 July 2009
The OLDEA-EA is or was a regional umbrella association of five countries in East Africa. It is difficult to determine the entity's status as of July 2009.
Country members include [[Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Seychelles. Each of the five countries has representative national association as follows:
- Kenya - Open Learning Association of Kenya (OPLAK)
- Uganda - Uganda National Distance and Open Learning (UNDOL)
- Tanzania - Distance Education Association of Tanzania (DEAT)
- Malawi - Open Distance Education Association of Malawi (ODEAM)
- On its establishment (year unknown), Seychelles was in the process of registering a National Association.
The Aims and Objectives of OLDEA-EA were cited in an undated African Virtual University report to UNESCO as follows:
- Promote professionalism in Open and Distance Education
- Promote scholarship by way of organizing conferences, workshops, seminars etc.
- Provide a platform for networking with other organizations in the world.
- Facilitate development of Information communication Technology (ICT) policy within member countries.
- Exchange information and materials on distance education.
- To advance the educational course by supporting broad based levels of education from basic education to tertiary levels.
- To promote research and evaluation of distance education and open learning in East Africa.
- To promote and enhance quality Assurance in distance education.
- To provide a platform for sharing of learning materials and expertise within the sub-region.
- To encourage publication of distance and open learning journals, refreed journals and other scholarly materials within the region.
- The association (OLDEA-EA) is governed by a constitution. The association was formed in 1998 September in Dar-es-Salaam by a team of distance education experts from the region. The National association selects representatives to the regional association. Executive leaders of the association are based on a two-year term. The first chairperson was a distance education expert from the Open University of Tanzania. The current one is from the Department of Distance Education, University of Makere. The association holds annual conferences once a year.
The OLDEA-EA web site is unknown.