Advancing Equity and Access to Higher Education Through Open and Distance Learning: The BUKA Project

This presentation introduces the BUKA project, a project to promote equity and access to higher education in Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines through the use of inclusive instructional design (ID) and learning analytics (LA) in online and blended learning, especially in the context of Open and Distance Learning (ODL). There are eight partners in the project, two each from Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The European partners are Tampere University of Applied Sciences from Finland, and Dublin City University from Ireland. The objectives are to improve access to higher education and to ensure better equity and student retention, and address issues such as pedagogical and technical inclusion, accessible digital materials, and personalized support. The presentation will highlight how the team of Asian and European universities will work together to implement the project, the planned strategies, and progress to date.