E-learning community established

E-learning community established

JAKARTA: In order to enhance the distant e-learning quality in
many institutions, a group of professionals established E-
learning Community on Wednesday.

Initiated by Bina Nusantara University, the community will
publish an e-journal and newsletter, as well as run seminars and
training programs about e-learning, such as the recent
development of program applications, the instructional design, or
the infrastructure problems like bandwith.

Other organizations involved are Southeast Asian Ministers of
Education Council Regional Open Learning Center, Informatics
Communication Technology Watch, Gajah Mada University, PT
Microsoft Indonesia, PT Hewlett and Packard Indonesia and PT
Oracle Indonesia.

Bina Nusantara University director of information systems
program, Hanny Santoso, said the community was also a place for
the professionals to share experiences, knowledge and work
together to develop e-learning.

"Hopefully we can improve the system here. We have a lot to do
to catch up with other countries," he added. -- JP