In response to the Malaysian Government's policy of encouraging the use of technology in the HE sector the British Council invited representatives from the UK Teaching and Learning Technology Programme and the Use of MANs Initiative in Scotland to give a seminar. 3.1 British Council Seminar Representatives from TLTP and UMI projects were invited to give papers outlining the initiatives and demonstrating the teaching resources that have been developed. The audience consisted of members of the Ministry of Education, universities and private colleges. Encouraged by the government's positive policy towards the use of new technology in teaching, universities are exploring the possibility of developing their own material. After a welcome address by Mr Ted Edmundson, Director of the British Council in Malaysia, a member of the Ministry of Education read out the Minister's opening address during which he stressed the need for international collaboration in the development of online education for Malaysian Higher Education.
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This provided an overview of the TLTP experience in the UK and identified key learning points and key challenges which the programme had thrown up. The presentation then moved on to a discussion of the strategic implications of a move towards the greater use of technology in teaching and learning, outlining support mechanisms which need to be in place if such change is to be effective. Niall Sclater, Project Manager of Clyde Virtual University, discussed the Use of MANs Initiative in Scotland and showed examples of some of the work going on. Questions after the session showed a strong interest in the MAN-based education going on back home with direct relevance to the proposed developments in the Malaysian Multimedia Supercorridor. Julia Meek, Mathwise Coordinator showed several CD-ROM based TLTP packages.