By Nic Mitchell. More than 400 British and international higher education delegates took over the first floor of the Olympia conference centre in West London for the fourth annual International Higher Education Forum on 1 March. Read more...
Two of the major challenges to international students’ right of access to higher education are geographical/economic isolation and academic literacy in English (Carey, 1999, Hamel, 2007). The authors propose that adopting open course models in traditional universities, through blended or online delivery, can offer benefits to the institutions and to the open education movement itself, in particular with non-Anglophone students. This paper describes the model and an implementation with undergraduate students in Canada, Mexico, and Russia. More...
By Karen MacGregor. Going Global 2016 really began with a “constructive but feisty” steering meeting in Cape Town about what the focus could be – and why the British Council was even leading such a global higher education debate. The theme of “Building Nations and Connecting Cultures” came out of a rich discussion on local versus international priorities and how they mesh or don’t, said Jo Beall, director of education and society for the British Council. Read more...
This case study describes current developments in the change processes that are underway at the University of South Australia (UniSA) as it develops from a dual mode institution to one that embraces flexibility in delivery of all of its courses and programs. Forces operating in the context of higher education are causing traditional institutions to become dual mode. More...
By Patrick Blessinger. In many respects, the continued de-monopolisation of higher learning allows for greater political, social, economic and personal empowerment. Read more...By Nita Temmerman. The role of the teacher, no matter whether we are talking early childhood, primary, secondary, college or university, is to provide the framework for learners to think and learn. Within that a global perspective is essential. Read more...
By Bekir S Gur. Many have criticised the pernicious effects of global university rankings. Nonetheless, the same rankings are perhaps the most powerful tool influencing national higher education policies around the world. Read more...
By Chris Havergal. Winner of the 2015 THE Most Innovative Teacher of the Year title emphasises benefits of international learning experiences. More...
By WORSAK KANOK-NUKULCHAI. The latest Open Doors report has once again demonstrated the urgent need for Asean countries to take immediate steps for the internationalisation of education. While China, India and South Korea have quickly emerged as players in the domain of international education, Asean, and in particular, Thailand has not made its mark as yet. Read more...
Going Global is an open forum for education world leaders to debate international higher and further education issues and challenges, and to discuss collaborative solutions.
Date: 03/05/2016 - 10:20 to 05/05/2016 - 10:20
Location: Cape Town
URL: Going Global. More...
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