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== Partners situated in Australia == | |||
None. However, a member of the Advisory Committee is based in Australia. | |||
== Country in a nutshell == | |||
''Australia'' is a country occupying a whole continent in the southern hemisphere of considerable relevance to European policy in education. | |||
Australia has a population of 20 million according to the [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/as.html CIA Factbook]. It is a Commonwealth country with many links to the [[UK]] - many people and ideas in education flow to and fro between the countries, and this is true also in e-learning. | |||
It could be argued that the relevance of Australia is mainly to the larger nations of the European Union, yet since it has a states structure as well the relevance is wider, in fact to all nations large and small. | |||
Australia has six states, plus two major mainland territories and several minor territories including islands. The states are New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia. The two major mainland territories are the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). | |||
The [http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3101.0/ population] of the four largest states is as follows: | |||
* New South Wales: 6,927 million | |||
* Victoria: 5.2 million | |||
* Queensland: 4.2 million | |||
* South Australia: 1.5 million | |||
* Western Australia: 2.1 million | |||
All other states and territories have populations each well under .5 million, and so are relevant only to microstates - with Tasmania as perhaps the most relevant due to its island situation. | |||
== Country education policy == | == Country education policy == | ||
(To follow.) | |||
== Country education system == | == Country education system == | ||
(To follow.) | |||
== Higher education == | == Higher education == | ||
=== Universities in Australia === | === Universities in Australia === | ||
Australia has 38 universities that are members of [http://www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au Universities Australia], the Australian analogue of [http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Pages/Default.aspx Universities UK]. | Australia has 38 universities that are members of [http://www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au Universities Australia], the Australian analogue of [http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Pages/Default.aspx Universities UK]. | ||
Most Australian universities developed substantial capability in distance learning in the 1980s and several have now migrated this to e-learning. | |||
Perhaps the best known is the [[University of Southern Queensland]]. | |||
There is a service provider called [[NextEd]] who operates globally and in particular supported the [[GUA]]. | |||
===Polytechnics in Australia === | ===Polytechnics in Australia === | ||
(To follow. TAFE?) | |||
== Higher education reform == | == Higher education reform == | ||
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==== Benchmarking e-learning ==== | |||
Australia is one of the few countries where benchmarking e-learning has been taken seriously. Others include [[UK]] and [[New Zealand]]. | |||
There has been interest in benchmarking in Australia on two fronts: | |||
* a long strand of development and piloting of the [http://elearning.heacademy.ac.uk/wiki/index.php/ACODE ACODE] scheme | |||
* an impending pilot of [[eMM]] by around six institutions | |||
Although the ACODE scheme is a distinct scheme, it has several similarities with the [[Pick&Mix]] style of benchmarking which has been used for some analytic purposes in Re.ViCa - and in fact [[Paul Bacsich]] was the external advisor to the ACODE scheme. There are interesting differences, including a stronger focus in ACODE on IT. | |||
== References == | |||
== | |||
(None yet.) | |||
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> [[Countries]] | |||
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Revision as of 11:49, 7 August 2008
Partners situated in Australia
None. However, a member of the Advisory Committee is based in Australia.
Country in a nutshell
Australia is a country occupying a whole continent in the southern hemisphere of considerable relevance to European policy in education.
Australia has a population of 20 million according to the CIA Factbook. It is a Commonwealth country with many links to the UK - many people and ideas in education flow to and fro between the countries, and this is true also in e-learning.
It could be argued that the relevance of Australia is mainly to the larger nations of the European Union, yet since it has a states structure as well the relevance is wider, in fact to all nations large and small.
Australia has six states, plus two major mainland territories and several minor territories including islands. The states are New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia. The two major mainland territories are the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
The population of the four largest states is as follows:
- New South Wales: 6,927 million
- Victoria: 5.2 million
- Queensland: 4.2 million
- South Australia: 1.5 million
- Western Australia: 2.1 million
All other states and territories have populations each well under .5 million, and so are relevant only to microstates - with Tasmania as perhaps the most relevant due to its island situation.
Country education policy
(To follow.)
Country education system
(To follow.)
Higher education
Universities in Australia
Australia has 38 universities that are members of Universities Australia, the Australian analogue of Universities UK.
Most Australian universities developed substantial capability in distance learning in the 1980s and several have now migrated this to e-learning.
Perhaps the best known is the University of Southern Queensland.
There is a service provider called NextEd who operates globally and in particular supported the GUA.
Polytechnics in Australia
(To follow. TAFE?)
Higher education reform
The Bologna Process
Administration and finance
Quality assurance
Country's HEIs in the information society
Towards the information society
Information society strategy
Benchmarking e-learning
Australia is one of the few countries where benchmarking e-learning has been taken seriously. Others include UK and New Zealand.
There has been interest in benchmarking in Australia on two fronts:
- a long strand of development and piloting of the ACODE scheme
- an impending pilot of eMM by around six institutions
Although the ACODE scheme is a distinct scheme, it has several similarities with the Pick&Mix style of benchmarking which has been used for some analytic purposes in Re.ViCa - and in fact Paul Bacsich was the external advisor to the ACODE scheme. There are interesting differences, including a stronger focus in ACODE on IT.
References
(None yet.)