Results
- The operation procedure regarding the ODL implementation approved by the executive council of TU.
- Two semester M.Ed Science and two semester B.Ed Social Studies and Math programmes were also approved by the academic council with a new structure and new curricula.
- New programmes were marketed and announced on the local radio, webpages and newspapers.
- Information letters were shared with the district education office and the video tape was produced.
- New programmes raised a lot of interest among potential applicants.
- Mahendra Ratna Campus opened the new programs with the joint effort of the six campuses in January 2020.
- The programmes in Science and Social Studies started in February 2020 with 101 students, 21% of whom were women.
- Programmes which were opened during ToT-Nepal project phase (2015-2017) received 200 new student
- Self-Learning Materials were produced for new ODL programmes
- The Teachers’ Handbook were produced in order to help teacher trainers in implementation of ODL education model
- The guidance and counselling concept and models are used in new and other programmes at TU.
Publications:
Achievements and Challenges of Open and Distance Learning Development in Nepal
- https://janet.finna.fi/Record/janet.359382
The joint publication was produced to highlight the lessons learnt, the progress made and the challenges remaining in different regions. Articles were written by all campuses, and they were reviewed by Finnish experts.
Pedagoginen ihme - havaintoja globaalista opettajuudesta
- An article by Tuovi Leppänen was published in Tulevaisuuden opettajuus, JAMK Publications, 2020.
Achievements and Challenges of Open and Distance Learning Development in Nepal
- Read the publication here
This joint publication was published in March 2020.
Himalajan sylissä
- Jamk.fi network magazine 1/2019, article by Kati Poikonen
Blog posts during the project: https://blogit.jamk.fi/aokkhankkeet/tag/nepal
The evaluation report, published in December 2019
Summary:
- All TPP project components and their impact on ODL development at TU has been evaluated in the report.
- The main outcome is that ODL development is necessary for TU in cooperation with international partners. Cooperation in the TPP project has been smooth and essential for TU to start new programmes.
- However, it has also been challenging for TU to implement all international ideas and initiatives due to the different pedagogical context and fragile infrastructure. One of the most important theme has been the guidance and counselling theory and practices.
