Going 'e'

Hi friends,

As I have not had the opportunity to meet all of you personally, let me first introduce myself. I am Shiranee Dissanayake, the new Social Marketing & Community Animation consultant to the OUSL – CE project. I thought it would be nice if we got to know each other and interacted regularly on matters pertaining to our work at the OUSL, so that it would help me get an insight into the OUSL and its work through your valuable experience at this university.

Going ‘e’ has been discussed at many a forum associated with education and as you are already aware, the modernization process of the OU is now on its way. Once the systems are in place undoubtedly, life will become so much easier in terms of the work load and certainly more interesting, with on- line course design, delivery and learning coming on stream.

This crucial transition from ‘print-based’ to ‘online’ will naturally give way to a complete paradigm shift which will change the way we think, work and act in the future. If implemented effectively, it would not only improve the image and prestige of the organization but would also signal a bright future for the OU in terms and financial strength through the high marketability of its courses both here and abroad. Therefore, this is indeed an opportune moment to reflect, discern and act to put things right by doing away with old practices which have cramped your style so far and impeded progress by preventing you from giving your best for the betterment of our country through the democratization of higher education.

So I thought of sharing this article written by a friend of mine Dr. Gamini Padmaperuma who is an accomplished instructional designer himself. I am sure you will find it very meaningful to your current work.

Just go to the following URL (http://edriveeditorial.blogspot.com/) to read the full article. Don’t forget to give your comments and suggestions as I am looking forward to receiving them.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Shiranee

Bridging the Gaps Between Urban and Rural Sectors with e-Learning
by Dr. Gamini Padmaperuma