NODES Action Plan 2015

Key Stakeholder Briefing

Ishan AbeywardenaDirector

International Academic Relations Division7th October 2014

NODES• Is an initiative of the Ministry of Higher Education• Is the National Online Distance Education Service of Sri Lanka • Is an educational content delivery system consisting of a Network

Operating Center, a national telecommunications network, and a targeted set of 26 NODES Access Centres, Island-wide

• Is a resource to education and training providers offering services in course design and deployment, marketing, and administration

• Is a cost-recoverable operation, committed to excellence in online learning

• Is an important 'voice of distance education' in Sri Lanka• Is funded by the Asian Development Bank

Using NODES through IRDmoodle

Using NODES through IRDVirtual Synchronous Classrooms

IRD Monthly Webinar Series

Using NODES through IRDNational OER Repository

National OER Repository

Using NODES through IRDNational MOOC Platform

Using NODES through IRDSharing Educational Metadata

Linked Open Data

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WEKO Repository

Using NODES through IRDOUSL Android App

Target at the end of 2015

Bid to host AAOU 2016 Annual Conference

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