Timing
Content
Week 1: 01/28 -02/06
Introduction; Education and development

Module 1: Introduction
During this week participants are intoduced into the course. Main issue: the project and steps leading to the project (annotated bibliography; seminar paper; student moderated conference). Assessment issues clarified.
MT1: The CDE Developing countries
- introduces into the certificate program.
MT2: National and international policies for distance education
- introduces into this course.
MT3: The project
-discusses the project and steps leading to the project (annotated bibliography; seminar paper; student moderated conference). Assessment issues clarified.
Module 2: Education and development
However, content related discussion on the notion of development begins. Main topics:
MT1: Introducing Module 2
-introduces the module 'Education and development'.
MT2: "Development as freedom"
-discusses the notion of developmet based on a chapter of A.Sen.
MT3: The 'Human development indicator'
-introduces attempts to measure development.
MT4: Theories of development
-introduces some theories of development.
MT5: Education and development
- revisits the discussion on human capital theories. Introduces in use of GED.
Week 2: 02/07-02/13
Education and development 		Module 2: Education and development
(continuation)
Week 3: 02/14-02/20
Education and development
Module 2: Education and development
(continuation)

Week 4: 02/21-02/27
National policies for distance education

 Module 3: National policies for distance education
This module links to the discussion on education and development. Soaring costs and increasing demand make policy makers to examine distance education.
MT1: Why distance education?
-examines the reasons why distance education is used: It includes a discussion cost-effectiveness reasons as well as equity arguments for distance education.
MT2: Group task
-states the group task; the task askes to read Latchem et al. produce an annotated webliography of the institutions included and asks group to state a number of theses for discussion.
MT3: Audiences for distance education
-is forward link to Module 5 Organizational models; suggests the topics for projects/seminar papers
Week 5: 02/28-03/06
National policies for distance education 		Module 3: National policies for distance education
(continuation)
Week 6: 03/07-03/13
International policies for distance education		 Module 4: International policies for distance education
This module identifies major players shaping educational policy internationally, examines their role and policies, giving special emphasis to distance education.
MT1: International policy in education
-discusses the role of international agencies in shaping educational policies; special emphasis is given to the World Bank, the OECD and UNESCO
MT2: Policy statements on distance education
-examines the policy statements on distance education issued by international agencies (including World Bank, UNESCO, European Union).
MT3: Specialized agencies
-describes the role of COL and CIFFAD being specialized agencies for distance education.
MT4: Group task
-suggests to join forces to construct an annotated webliography of international agencies and resouces related to distance education in the developing world.
Week 7: 03/14-03/20
International policies for distance education

Module 4: International policies for distance education
(continuation)

Week 8: 03/21-03/27
Organizational models

Module 4: Organizational models:
This module reviews the role distance education has played in different fields of application including basic education, schooling, teacher training and higher education.
MT1: Basic education
- makes a case for the use of distance education and examines the reason why it is underused.
MT2: School equivalency
-surveys different applications of distance education in the school context.
MT3: Teacher Training
-surveys experience with teacher training at a distance; a template for otherother kind of professional support at a distance?
MT4: Higher education
-examines the use of distance education with special emphasis to 'open universities'.
MT5: Participant paper on basic education
(annotated bibliography due: 03/14; due date for paper: 03/21; discussion 03/21-03/27)
-Topic of paper: Radio schools: history and experience
Week 9: 03/28-04/03
Organizational models

Module 4: Organizational models
(continuation)
MT6: Participant paper on distance education in secondary schools
(annotated bibliography due 03/21; due date for paper 03/28; discussion 03/28-04/03)
-Topic of paper: Open schools in India
-Topic of paper: Telesecundaria in Mexico

Week 10: 04/04-04/10
Organizational models

Module 4: Organizational models: Teacher training and professional support
(continuation)
MT7: Participant paper on teacher education
(annotated bibliography due 03/28; due date for paper 04/04; discussion 04/04-04/10)
-Topic of paper: Teacher training in Africa
Week 11: 04/11-04/17
Organizational models

Module 4: Organizational models: Higher education
(continuation)
MT8: Participant paper on higher education
(annotated bibliography due 04/04; due date for paper 04/11; discussion 04/11-04/17)
-Topic of paper: The Virtual African University:

Week 12: 04/18-04/24
Outcomes		 Module 5: Outcomes
Week 12 is dedicated to the conference with H.Perraton. Central to the conference will be approaches to assessment of distance education.
MT1: How to assess distance education?
- suggests a number of performance indicators; discussion should center around methodological and conceptua issues relevant for students' projects.
MT2: "What the figures say"
- clarifies concepts of costing and cost-effectiveness; summarieses the evidence (based on Perraton Chapter 6)
Week 13: 04/25-05/02
Project		 Module 6: Project
At this stage the project should be in an advanced stage already. Here participants may support each other or, in specific cases, may ask the course faculty for support.
MT1: Project help desk
- provides an opportunity to communicate about 'work in progress'.
Week 14: 05/03-05/08
Project		 Module 6: Project
Continuation of project work and course evaluation.
(Due date for submitting project 05/08)
Week 15: 05/09-05/14
Wrapping up		 Wrapping up and looking forward
MT1: Looking back, looking forward
-main topic summaries and evaluates the course
-looks forward to OMDE626