Browsing by Author "Gaskell, Anne"
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Asian Leaders in Open and Distance Education
Panda, Santosh (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)The Asian distance education system is probably the largest in the world. No other continent has seen such a serious policy discourse, as well as determined efforts in its practice, as Asia, since the focus invariably has ... -
Book Review: Open: The Philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science
Pulist, S K (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)Democratisation of education is the need of the hour across the globe. Before it is done, education needs to be liberated from the cost circumference in addition to removing other barriers. The “Open” movement is one such ... -
Book Review: Promoting Use and Contribution of Open Educational Resources
Panda, Santosh (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)The current movement toward Open Educational Resources (OER) has a long historical precedence in the open education movements including that of the provision of equality of educational opportunity, recognising, though, ... -
Book Review: Using ICTs and Blended Learning in Transforming TVET
Senteni, Alain (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)At a time when skills development for livelihoods is a key priority for most governments, the potential of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to address many of the challenges facing individuals, ... -
Can we really learn from mobile handheld devices?
Gaskell, Anne (2010-11)There is much evidence that mobile technologies are playing an increasing role in education. For the most part, this role has been limited to administrative reminders and some elements of learner support particularly in ... -
Community Engagement to End Child Early Forced Marriage - Experiences in Selected South Asian Countries
Ferreira, Frances; Kamal, Mostafa A (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5, “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”, emphasises the need for “providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation ... -
Distance Education Leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean
Torres, Patricia L; Rama, Claudio (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)Distance higher education has only relatively recently been established in some Latin American and Caribbean countries, as part of wider higher education reforms. It has steadily boosted enrollment since the 1970s but ... -
Editorial: Meeting sustainable development goal 4: Some key contributions
Gaskell, Anne (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)The articles in this issue all provide important contributions towards meeting SDG4. They highlight the role of informal learning (Kidu), community development (Pascevicius & Hodgkins-Williams), Open Educational Resources ... -
Editorial: Open and Distance Learning for Development: How Can New Technologies and Distance Education Leaders Make an Impact?
Gaskell, Anne (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)This issue of JL4D continues our popular series on Leaders in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) across the world, and it also includes major discussions of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and how they can be ... -
An Evaluation of the Usefulness and Ease of Use of the Aptus Within the Samoan Education Context
Mow, Ioana T C; Temese, Edna; Mose, Mose N; Patu, Tara; Mauai, Elisapeta; Sinclair, Ioana; Lafaele, Fiafaitupe; Namulauulu, Joseph; Tanielu, Misioka; Soon, Agnes W; Chan, Vensal (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)This paper describes the findings of the first trial of the Aptus device within the National University of Samoa. The Aptus is a device that enables wireless access to valuable educational resources in the absence of ... -
From Policies to Implementation of Open Distance Learning in Rwanda: A Genealogical and Governmentality Analysis
Mukama, Evode (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)The purpose of this paper is to analyse the interplay between policy formulation and implementation in terms of the present historical and cultural practices of open distance learning (ODL) in Rwanda. This paper draws on ... -
Informal Lifelong Learning for Development in Papua New Guinea: A Case Study from the Margins into the Mainstream
Kidu, Carol (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)This article traces the impact of the Ginigoada Foundation on the educational development of thousands of children and adults in Papua New Guinea (PNG). // Port Moresby, capital city of Papua New Guinea (PNG), had been ... -
Introduction: Policies and Practice EDITORIAL
Gaskell, Anne (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016)This issue has a particular focus on policy: authors explore the relationship between policy and research (Traxler); the importance of having appropriate policies in place (Awadhiya & Miglani; Nkuyubwatsi; Bose) and new ... -
Leaders in Distance Education in the English-Speaking Caribbean
Kuboni, Olabisi (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)In examining the provision of distance education in the English-speaking (Commonwealth) Caribbean, it must be acknowledged that, historically, the main providers have been external institutions: the University of London ... -
Open Education and the Sustainable Development Goals: Making Change Happen
Lane, Andy (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)Education for All has been a concept at the heart of international development since 1990 and has found its latest instantiation within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as SDG 4, ‘Ensure inclusive and equitable ... -
Print2Screen Mobile App: Embedding Multimedia in Printed ODL Course Materials Using QR Codes
Abeywardena, Ishan S (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)With the rise of OER and multimedia such as YouTube videos, many academic institutions are becoming mindful of the richness they bring into the teaching and learning process. Given that multimedia resources cannot be ... -
Social Networking Sites as Communication, Interaction, and Learning Environments: Perceptions and Preferences of Distance Education Students
Bozkurt, Aras; Karadeniz, Abdulkadir; Kocdar, Serpil (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)The advent of Web 2.0 technologies transformed online networks into interactive spaces in which user-generated content has become the core material. With the possibilities that emerged from Web 2.0, social networking sites ... -
Student Perceptions of the Creation and Reuse of Digital Educational Resources in a Community Development-Oriented Organisation
Paskevicius, Michael; Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)This case study explores students’ perceptions of the creation and reuse of digital teaching and learning resources in their work as tutors as part of a volunteer community development organisation at a large South African ... -
Sustaining and Scaling Pedagogic Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Grounded Insights for Teacher Professional Development
Hassler, Bjoern; Hennessy, Sara; Hofmann, Riikka (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)Developing sustainable and scalable educational initiatives is a key challenge in low-income countries where donor-funded short-term projects are limited by both contextual factors and programme design. In this concept ... -
Turkish Teachers' Awareness and Perceptions of Open Educational Resources
Ozdemir, Ozgur; Bonk, Curtis (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)The purpose of this study is to explore K-12 teachers’ awareness of open educational resources (OER) as well as their perceptions of its potential opportunities and challenges for teaching practices. Data were gathered ...
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