This is a proposed action plan for the National Online Distance Education Service (NODES) under the new management at the Open University of Sri Lanka. The proposed plan highlights several ICT projects of National scale which can be implemented using the NODES infrastructure.
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National Online Distance Education Service (NODES) - Proposed Action Plan 2015
1. NODES
Action Plan 2015
Key Stakeholder Briefing
Ishan Abeywardena
Director
International Academic Relations Division
7th October 2014
2. 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