The Availability of Interactive Media to Perform Better Educational Services to Individual Open University Students

摘要

Universities, no less than other organizations are challenged by the ae of convergent communication technology. Connectivity amongst "players" is not only increasingly possible but highly desirable in an environment at once competitive and collaborative. This paper provides an overview of convergent communication initiatives in Indonesia through the experiences of Universitas Terbuka, the Open University of Indonesia. recently, UT has explored links with other universities around the Pacific Rim. The paper acknowledges these links and in particular outlines an emerging Multimedia Educational Project with Edith Cowan University in Australia. Universitas Terbuka and Edith Cowan University share problems associated with effective and efficient delivery of courseware ural and remote students. Moreover, both universities must build an effective skill base covering network expansion and control, and courseware development and enhancement. The policies and practices employed by Edith Cowan University and Universitas Terbuka outlined in this paper may be helpful to other universities with similar problems.