Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Place of Publication
Perth, Western Australia
Editor(s)
Cross, J.
Abstract
EDU-COM 2004, an international conference held in Khon Kaen, Thailand from the 24th to the 26th November, 2004 took the theme: New Challenges for Sustainability and Growth in Higher Education. EDU-COM 2004 was sponsored and organised by Edith Cowan University, Khon Kaen University and Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University/
The Conference was structured to address five sub-themes pertinent to the challenges facing higher education worldwide:
• Collaboration between campus and community in Higher Education
• Collaboration targeting multi-cultural and cross-cultural issues in Higher Education
• Collaboration through new teaching and learning technologies in Higher Education
• Collaboration for quality: valuing and evaluating performance in Higher Education
• Collaboration for effective governance in Higher Education
Contributors were invited to address on or more of these sub-themes. All papers published in these proceedings reflect the drive for richer learning experiences, improved learning environments and recognition of the importance of the local community as technology enables us to think globally. Predictably perhaps, e-education brought the most substantial response, a clear indication of the perceived potential for new technologies to influence teaching, learning and administration in higher education. The papers also highlight some of the challenges and emerging expectations for higher education in a world that is increasingly characterised by international alliances, partnerships and tensions – a search for sustainability and equity in a period of rapid social and technological change.
The Proceedings are in 3 sections. Section 1 – Keynote Speakers; Section 2 – Academic Peer Reviewed Papers: Section 3 - “Work in Progress”.
EDU-COM 2004 was attended by delegates from Australia, Botswana, Cambodia, China, Denmark, England, Hong Kong, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Lao, Myanamar, Singapore, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam.
Comments
Renner, J., & Cross, J. (Eds). (2004). EDU-COM 2004 International conference: new challenges for sustainability and growth in higher education. Perth, Australia: Edith Cowan University.