On The Establishment And Management Of Learning Resource In G University

Distance and open education is an important form of higher education in our country.The teaching methods involved are closely related to the development of information and communications technology,and its speed of development and evolution path are different from that of ordinary higher education.University G is a distance and open education university founded over 30 years ago.Despite the changes in its teaching methods,capacity and purpose since its establishment,the university’s management and operations mechanism has stayed more or less the same.A great deal of research efforts have been put into driving the application and development of distance and open education in China at this stage;however,these research focuses much more on theory than on applications,more on individual management scenarios rather than putting them in the context of organizational management.This paper leverages literature research,field study,reference method,interviews and survey methods to study University G’s learning resource development and management as an integral part of the university’s organizational management,using studies of organizational change and human resource management as theoretical basis.The paper outlines the following major problems in University G’s organizational management and its learning resource development and management process: bureaucratic,"the big pot",organizational slackness,poor grasp of holistic situation,repeated development of optional courses learning resources,poor management of non-diploma education learning resources development,ineffective adoption of new media technology,poor understanding of learners’ needs and their application of learning resources,and the fact that the implementation of information management is not matched by its management practice.The paper proposes several solutions to the afore-mentioned problems for University G as an increasingly independently-run university: Establishing decision-making and superintendence bodies such as Management Committee and Academic Committee;Setting up “human-oriented,strategic incentive” HR management system to improve the university’s organizational efficiency;Taking a holistic approach to the management of learning resource development within the university system;Tackling the problem of repeated development of optional courses;Strengthening non-diploma education learning resource development and management;Driving timely application of new media technology in the development of its learning resource and products;Reinforcing the study and research of learners’ needs and their application of learning resource;and,Accelerating measures such as information management to streamline learning resource development and management.