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FOREWORD

DIRECTOR

CENTRE FOR E-LEARNING

UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH

Prof. Dr. Fong Soon Fook

The impetus which drives CEL is derived from Malaysian Ministry of
Higher Education’s Blueprint for Higher Education and the e-Learning
Policy (Dasar e-Pembelajaran Negara 2.0, DePAN 2.0). The Malaysian
Education Blueprint emphasizes ten strategic shifts among which are
the creation of holistic, entrepreneurial and balanced graduates, a
nation of lifelong learners, globalized online learning and the
transformation of higher education delivery. With the creation and
contribution of blended learning through our SMART2UMS, Massive
Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and the Open Educational Resources
(OER Institutional Repository) by academic staffs of UMS we are
indeed already in the realization of the Malaysia Education Blueprint
2015-2025 (Higher Education) - in particular Shift 9 - Globalized Online
Learning.

Centre For e-Learning (CEL) works in close collaboration with:
1. The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, UMS in order
to ensure compliance with regulatory bodies such as the Malaysian
Qualification Agency and specific polices or guidelines issued by the
Ministry of Higher Education.
2. The Department of Information, Communication & Technology,
UMS to provide and maintain the appropriate infrastructure and info
structures.
3. All Faculties and faculty members to ensure compliance of KPIs by
the Ministry of Higher Education.
4. The Centre for External Education to advice on pedagogical
application of blended Learning across Lifelong Learning Program.
5. The Training Unit of UMS to support and sustain continuing training.

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