Browsing by Subject "Open Universities"

Access to Learning and Asian Open Universities: In Context

Dhanarajan, Gajaraj (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 1998-11-04)

My presentation this morning is about meaningful access and it begins with my belief that education, as a resource, is a basic and fundamental right. [...] I wish to take this presentation further in three parts: First, I ...

Achieving Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age: the Role of Open Universities

Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-11-24)

"Achieving Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age: the role of Open Universities", virtually presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the 2021 Lifelong Education Forum, Zhejiang Open University, China, on ...

Adventures of a Former Open University Vice-Chancellor in International Development

Daniel, John (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2009-12-05)

Association of Open University Graduates, London, 5 December 2009, By Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning // Thank you so much for this invitation. During my time as Vice-Chancellor I very much appreciated the existence ...

Analysing the development of institutional policies for sustainability and quality of OERs with a focus on the Australian context

Bossu, Carina (2010-11)

Stimulated by funding from benefactors such as the Hewlett Foundation and UNESCO, the OER movement has been growing rapidly since 2001, providing educational content freely to institutions and learners across the world ...

Blending for Success in Open and Distance Education: Public/Private Partnerships; Human and Social Capital; Free and Copyrighted Content; Mixing the Media.

Daniel, John (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2007-10-30)

ASIAN ASSOCIATION OF OPEN UNIVERSITIES, Theme Empowering Asia through Partnerships in Open and Distance Education, Annual Conference 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 30 - November 1, Blending for Success in Open and ...

Bridging the Higher Education Gap: The 3-R Challenge

Kanwar, Asha; Kaushik, Madhulika (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2012-08-30)

Let us look at the three R’s, Reach, Resources, Relevance, that could help us to address the gaps of access, equity and quality.

Building Resilient Education Systems for the Future: Role of ODL

Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-06-01)

Virtually presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the 34th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) held in Sri Lanka on 1 June 2021.

Can ODL reach the unreached? Lessons from the Commonwealth

Kanwar, Asha; Mishra, Sanjaya (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-07-27)

First public lecture of the National Open University of Nigeria’s (NOUN) Distinguished Lecture Series in Abuja, Nigeria, delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar speaking about the potential of open and distance learning (ODL) ...

Celebrating Open Universities

Daniel, John (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2007-01-10)

Vardhaman Mahaveer Kota Open University, 3rd Convocation, 10 January 2007, Celebrating Open Universities, Remarks by Sir John Daniel on the conferment of the honorary degree, Doctor of Letters honoris causa // I congratulate ...

Commonwealth of Learning: Rethinking Education for Innovation, Growth, Innovation in a Post-Covid World

Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-04-28)

"Commonwealth of Learning: Rethinking Education for Innovation, Growth, Innovation in a Post-Covid World", presentation of COL progress report and workplan by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO, at the 21st Conference ...

Confessions of a Part-time Extramural Student

Daniel, John (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2010-05-13)

I shall simply add to your own moving accounts of your studies at Massey by sharing my own experiences as a part-time extramural student for 25 years.

Congratulatory Message for the 60th Anniversary of Shanghai Open University

Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-10-21)

Congratulatory message for the 60th Anniversary of Shanghai Open University (SOU): Video message delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning on 21 October 2020.

Convocation Address: Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University

Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2012-08-24)

Transcript of the Convocation Address at Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, India, 24 August 2012. Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning.

Correlates of Academic Achievement for Master of Education Students at Open University Malaysia

Kaur, Kuldip; Tek, Chung H; Lee, Nagarajah (2010-11)

The study employed Chi-Square statistics and odds ratios to test the association between students’ academic performance and their demographic profile. Additionally a logistic regression routine was used to predict the ...

Creating an Endowment for Humanity: The role of Universities, Mega-Universities and Hyper-Universities

Daniel, John (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2007-11-30)

Netaji Subhas Open University, Annual Foundation Day Endowment Lecture 2007, Creating an Endowment for Humanity: The role of Universities, Mega-universities and Hyper-universities, Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning ...

Developing Partnerships to Acquire Impact: The Role of Three Regional Centres’ Capacity Building Efforts for ODL Adoption in the Emerging World

Perris, Kirk; McGreal, Rory (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)

Partnerships are central to the awareness, implementation and development of open and distance learning (ODL). It is an attribute that is distinct in the higher education sector, where ODL has made a large footprint by ...