The Taskforce
  The focus of the Research and Innovation Taskforce is to:
  • Initiate a meta study on the state of research and innovation in 
   open, distance, flexible and online education, including e-learning
  • Identify the grand challenges of research in open, distance, 
   flexible, and online education, including e-learning
  • Encourage cooperation amongst ICDE members on research and 
   innovation (R&I), and
  • Advise the ICDE Executive Committee on R&I issues
  Project Governance 
  • Professor Belinda Tynan (Project Accountable Executive 
   & Chair)
  • Professor Mpine Makoe (UNISA)
  • Dr Albert Sangra (UOC)
  • Dr Martin Weller (OU)
  • Dr Theresa Koroivulaono (USP)
  • Dr António Moreira Teixeira (UAB)
  • Dr Vijia Kumar (MIT)
  • Dr Don Olcott (USDLA)
  Key Milestones to Date
  • Project Team and Mandate Confirmed (July 2014)
  • Research into beta survey (July 2014)
  • Beta survey signed off (August 2014)
  • Beta survey conducted (September 2014)
  • Evaluation of beta and recommendations (October 
   2014)
  • Launch of survey (November 2014)
  The Survey
  • Survey opened 17 October
  • Reminder sent 3 November 
  • Survey closed 9 November 
  • 43 respondents to date of which 32 were fully completed 
   responses
  • https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3YGXKQM 
  At which levels does your 
  institution teach?
  • K12 (9.76%)
  • College (21.95%)
  • Undergraduate (82.93%) 
  • Postgraduate (90.24%)