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Bangkok Project 
Strategic Planning and Policy in Distance Education Topic
 
First Speaker 
Dr. Tony Bates
Director of research, Open Learning Agency, British Columbia
 
Dates: Oct. 12 - Oct. 26
 
Host Dr. Lani Gunuwardena
 
 
Topic Abstract:
 
What are the key policy and planning issues facing distance educators
today? Are there methods that can be used to 'anticipate the future'
and develop priorities that lead to survival or even growth in
an hostile or recessionary climate?
This conference will deal concurrently with both the 'issues' and the
'methods' of strategic planning in distance education. Some of the
issues that we are likely to discuss are:
  -    the impact of economic changes on the role of distance education
  -    the changing student body
  -    the relationship between conventional universities/colleges
        and distance education units/institutions
  -    technology and access
  -    distance education in the work-place: public institutions
        in the private sector
Some of the methods we are likely to discuss are:
  -    different models for strategic planning
  -    doing an environmental scan
  -    SWOT analyses
  -    mission, mandate and vision statements: do they work?
  -    getting 'buy-in' from staff
  -    implementing a plan and dealing with crises
But remember, this is a conference, so participants will be expected
to help choose topics, and provide information, comments and 
experience.
This is NOT an administrative conference though, so topics such as
financial control and management, human resource development,
management information systems, etc. will need to find another home.
The strategic planning conference should be of interest to those
concerned with policies, such as Deans, Directors of Departments,
Vice-Presidents, Presidents, Vice-Chancellors, and academics
with an interest/responsibility for future directions in their distance
teaching open learning units, and for those who have to provide 
research
data and information for 'the big guys'.



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