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The L3Farmers Project: Report and recommendations to the Commonwealth of Learning on Open and Distance Lifelong Learning for Smallholder Farmers and Agricultural Communities

Latchem, Colin; Maru, Ajit; Alluri, Krishna (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2004)

The following report is based upon Commonwealth of Learning (COL) initiated online discussions, meetings at the second Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning in Durban, South Africa, and research by the authors into ...

Large-Scale, Government-Supported Educational Tablet Initiatives

Tamim, Rana M; Borokhovski, Eugene; Pickup, David; Bernard, Robert M (2015-05)

A growing number of countries are embarking on large-scale, government-supported initiatives to distribute tablet devices to students in the K–12 schooling sector. Unfortunately, there is a misconception that by simply ...

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 ...

Leaders in Distance Education on the African Continent

Prinsloo, Paul (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-07)

Both the task of identifying leadership in distance education, as well as leadership per se, does not happen in a vacuum. We need to understand the definition of leadership and the processes of identifying leadership in a ...

Leaders in Open and Distance Education in North America

Ally, Mohamed (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-07)

The North American leaders in open and distance contributed to leadership, theory and research in open and distance education. Early distance education in North America can be traced back to Charles Wedemeyer who was a ...

Learner Support in Open and Distance Learning: Trainers' Kit 006

Commonwealth of Learning; Asian Development Bank; International Extension College (Commonwealth of Learning (COL);Asian Development Bank, 1999)

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are pleased to provide this toolkit for your use and we sincerely hope that it will be a valuable resource for anyone planning and conducting training ...

Learners’ Access to Educational Materials in Select Institutions within the Commonwealth

Paskevicius, Michael (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-12)

The purpose of this report is to assess students’ access to educational materials in select institutions within Commonwealth countries. The report starts with a review of the existing literature on problems and barriers ...

Learning and Living with Technology: The Commonwealth of Learning and the Millennium Development Goals

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2004)

World leaders, meeting at the United Nations in 2000, set eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that aim to transform the condition of humankind in the 21st century. These Goals now guide the policies of Governments ...

Learning for Development from Within and Beyond the Reef: Early Implementations of Open Distance Learning and Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for the Teaching of English in a Small Island State

Va'ai, Emma K (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-11)

The following article examines the beginnings of open distance learning and use of OER by the National University of Samoa Faculty of Education to address an identified national need for more teachers and to improve their ...

Learning for Development in the Context of South Africa: Considerations for Open Education Resources in Improving Higher Education Outcomes

Baijnath, Narend (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-07)

Education is at the core of South Africa’s national development. The National Development Plan recognizes the potential of education to transform individuals and drive attainment of other development goals. The country’s ...

Learning for Development: COL and the Millennium Development Goals

(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2011)

Achieving the MDGs will require a massive expansion of human learning. Traditional methods of education and training cannot address the scope and scale of the task. Technology has already revolutionised other areas of human ...

Learning for Farming Initiative: Longitudinal Study Tracing the Lifelong Learning for Farmers Activities in Tamil Nadu, India 2011

Thamizoli, P; Francis, Henry; Balasubramanian, K; Soundari, Hilaria; Kamaraj, K (Commonwealth of Learning, 2011)

This report traces the progress and issues of the Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F) activities in a group of villages in Tamil Nadu, India. The study makes an attempt to address two questions: 1. Has L3F made a ...

Learning to Live Together: Using Distance Education for Community Peacebuilding

Baksh, Rawwida; Munro, Tanyss (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2009)

Peacebuilding, whether at the individual or community level, requires direct contact between human beings. So what role can distance education play? Various contributions, notably the description of the Wan Smolbag Theatre ...

Learning with Community Media: Stories from the Commonwealth and Latin America

Pringle, Ian; Mittal, Ekta; Valdes, Monica (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2012)

Without dialogue there is no communication, and without communication there can be no true education. – Paulo Freire Community media, from conventional radio or video to new online or digital media forms, have unique, ...

Learning with Technology: A Student Guide

Rodrigues, Kenneth Francis; Fook, Fong Soon (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-07)

The rapid evolution of technology has presented both teachers and students with a unique set of advantages as well as challenges. The inability of individuals to adapt to technological developments when confronted with a ...

Lecturers’ Experiences of Teaching STEM to Students with Disabilities

Ngubane-Mokiwa, Sindile A; Khoza, Simon B (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016)

Innovative teaching is a concept based on student-centred teaching strategies. Access to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects has not been equitable due to use of traditional teaching strategies. ...

Library Services to Distance Learners in the Commonwealth: A Reader

Watson, Elizabeth F; Jagannathan, Neela (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 1997)

While distance education is an effective and versatile means of addressing the problems of human resource development in the Commonwealth, an important concern is adequate and appropriate services to support distance ...

Life After Universal Primary Education: Open Schooling for Secondary and Higher Secondary Education: Costs and Effectiveness in India and Namibia

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2007)

Summary of a Commonwealth of Learning Report prepared by Badri N Koul and Greville Rumble: Open Schooling for Secondary & Higher Secondary Education: Costs and Effectiveness in India and Namibia.

Life Long Learning for Farmers

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2014)

In this video, COL presents its Life Long Learning for Farmers (L3F) Programme Initiative. (Duration: 4:09) 2014.

Lifelong Learning & Distance Higher Education

McIntosh, Christopher (Commonwealth of Learning (COL)United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 2005)

As globalisation advances, education is increasingly crossing borders - national, regional, sectoral and institutional. At the same time, educational systems are having to respond to other profound changes, such as the ...