Vol 3 No 1 (2009) Quality Assurance and Open and Distance Learning Implementation

Paulina Pannen - Universitas Terbuka

Rahayu Dwi Riyanti - Universitas Terbuka

Abstract

The issue of teachers quality and quantity has been outstanding across time in Indonesia education.  Efforts in teachers education become the priority of the Government of Indonesia. especially to carry out the new law on teachers and lecturers issued at the end of 2005 (UUGD No. 14/2005). Within the area of teachers quality improvement, one of the most prominent concerns on the list, Indonesia is facing a huge challenge to upgrade about 66% of all teachers (2, 7 million) to qualify for teachers certification process. Especially in the area of primary education, that means about 1 million (87%) primary school teachers are to be upgraded  to an equivalent cf bachelors degree (Sarjana).

In order to accelerate the effort of improving teachers quality. the Government of Indonesia, c.q., Directorate General of Quality Improvement of Teachers and Education  Personnel (DGQITEP,  and  Directorate General of Higher Education (DGHE) launched the HYLITE Program - Hybrid Learning for Indonesian Teachers in January 2007.  Facilitated by SEAMOLEC, as the regional center for open and distance

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learning in Southeast Asia, the HYLITE Program is designed to be an open and distance learning program employing hybrid learning mode with a strong ICT-based learning component, and  implemented  by a consortium of 23 teacher colleges in the country.

The paper will discuss the general aspect of the HYLITE  Program, its ICT components, experiences of the consortium,  and some  notes for further improvement of the program.