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    • Handbook for the Commonwealth of Learning Review and Improvement Model (COL RIM) 

      Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2010-02)
      The Commonwealth of Learning Review and Improvement Model (COL RIM) was developed by the Commonwealth of Learning in response to two key drivers: * Increased global emphasis on the quality of higher education, and * Rising ...

    • Handbook on In-house Style for Course Development 

      Panda, Santosh (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2008-03)
      Contents: Preface Section 1: About the Handbook Section 2: Open and Distance Learning Section 3: Curriculum Design Section 4: COL Template Section 5: In-house Style for Course Units

    • Hardap Educational Multimedia Project (HEMP) Video Series: Grade 6 English 

      Commonwealth of Learning; Ministry of Education, Namibia (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2013-10)
      The Open Schooling desk of COL is pursuing the integration of technology in the conventional classroom and has set itself targets to enhance the quality of education over the next three years (2012-2015) by producing at ...

    • Hardap Educational Multimedia Project (HEMP) Video Series: Grade 6 Mathematics 

      Commonwealth of Learning; Ministry of Education, Namibia (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2013-10)
      The Open Schooling desk of COL is pursuing the integration of technology in the conventional classroom and has set itself targets to enhance the quality of education over the next three years (2012-2015) by producing at ...

    • Harnessing Campus Radio Resources for ODL in Nigeria: Case Studies from Universities of Lagos and Ibadan 

      Akingbulu, Akin; Olufemi, Joshua (2013-11)
      Open and distance learning (ODL) started early in Nigeria’s educational system. The first generation universities had statutory mandate to engage in ODL. In later years, government provided broader access to higher education ...

    • Harnessing OER to Develop Teachers: The Guyana Experience 

      Butcher, Neil; Moore, Andrew; Hoosen, Sarah (Commonwealth of Learning, 2014)
      The Ministry of Education in Guyana has prioritised increasing the number of qualified teachers by providing opportunities to both pre- and in-service teachers to gain relevant qualifications. This paper describes the ...

    • Harnessing OER to Drive Systemic Educational Change in Secondary Schooling 

      Butcher, Neil; Moore, Andrew; Hoosen, Sarah (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2014)
      This paper reports on two action research projects which explored the challenge of determining the conditions under which use of OER can drive a transformative educational agenda in schooling systems. At St Peter’s College ...

    • Harnessing Technology to Learning: COL and the MDGs in Africa 

      Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2005-10)
      Brochure detailing the Commonwealth of Learning’s support to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Africa.

    • Harnessing the Benefits of Open Educational Resources (OER): Prospects and Challenges for National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) 

      Chidinma, Henrietta O (2013-11)
      In this 21st century, the potential benefits of OER cannot be neglected by any tertiary institution of repute. The OER initiative in Nigeria is thus a welcome development towards bracing up with current trends in the “open ...

    • Harnessing the Power Of ICT in ODL: A Case Study Of Open College, University Of Papua New Guinea 

      Manu, Isaac (2013-11)
      In Technology and Innovation Theme, this abstract paper is a case study of harnessing the power of ICT at Open College, University of Papua New Guinea to teach in ODL. Today internet has so much information out there ...

    • Harnessing the Power of Service Quality to Attract and Retain Students: An OUM Experience 

      Noor, Kamariah M; Khalil, Mohamad A K M; Latif, Latifah A (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
      The increase in the number of open and distance learning (ODL) providers in Malaysia has provided potential students with bigger opportunities to access tertiary education. However, the challenge faced by the providers is ...

    • Head teachers’ expectations of a quality teacher produced through distance education 

      Chakanyuka, Sharayi; Chiome, Chrispen; Chabaya, Owence (2010-11)
      Distance education has been viewed internationally as a viable option for improving access to, and the equity and quality of basic education in various settings (McQuaide, 2009). It is a way to educate people who would ...

    • Healthy Communities 

      Pringle, Ian (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2014)
      In this video, Mr. Ian Pringle, Education Specialist, Media, Commonwealth of Learning, presents COL's Healthy Communities Programme Initiative.(Duration: 3:20) 2014

    • Helping Each Other: Sharing through Microfinance 

      Daniel, John (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2010-11-11)
      While microfinance was an important breakthrough it is, as the name implies, concerned with small loans. It is a start, but only a start, to a process that allows rural people access to credit to implement their ambitions ...

    • Helping Farmers Prosper: Announcing a New Model for Partnership 

      Daniel, John; Alluri, Krishna (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2006-07-14)
      I shall first describe the work of the Commonwealth of Learning, which is a small but dynamic Commonwealth intergovernmental agency based just over the Rockies in Vancouver. We have only been working in agriculture for a ...

    • High Level Roundtable for Vice Chancellors 

      Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-03-18)
      Introductory (17 March 2016) and Closing Remarks (18 March 2016) at the High Level Roundtable for Vice Chancellors, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning.

    • Higher Education 

      Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2013-09-23)
      Video presented at the Science and higher education in the Post 2015 agenda: the African context at the UN Headquarters, New York on 23 September 2013 by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning. ...

    • Higher Education Crossing Borders: A Guide to the Implications of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) for Cross-border Education 

      Knight, Jane (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver and UNESCO, 2006)
      The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), adopted by the World Trade Organization in 1995, clearly identifies education as a service to be liberalised and regulated by trade rules. While some see GATS as an ...

    • Higher Education Curriculum and Youth Empowerment in Nigeria 

      Aduke, Adebayo F (2013-11)
      Youth empowerment is a structural and cultural process whereby young people gain the ability, authority, and agency to make decisions and implement changes in their own lives and the lives of other people. It is often ...

    • Higher Education in a Decade of Disruption 

      Daniel, John (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2012-02-14)
      Political, economic and technological trends are converging to create major change in higher education. This paper focuses on the impact of evolving technologies notably online learning, which will do far more than change ...