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Barriers to Participation of Women in Technological Education and the Role of Distance Education

Evans, Karen (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1995)

1. Introduction (excerpt) - The significance now attached to increasing the participation of women in technology and technological education reflects two world-wide trends. The first is the way in which technology is ...

Baseline Study for Distance Technical and Professional Education in Mozambique

Romiszowski, Alexander (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-07)

This baseline study has been undertaken to describe and analyse the current situation with respect to TVET, in order to evaluate the needs and the viability of employing open and distance Learning (ODL), and in particular ...

A Baseline Study on Technology-Enabled Learning in the African and Mediterranean Countries of the Commonwealth: Report

Isaacs, Shafika (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-09)

The study reports the findings of a desk review derived from Internet-based searches on the status of technology-enabled learning (TEL) in the African and Mediterranean countries of the Commonwealth in June 2015. Wherever ...

A Baseline Study on Technology-Enabled Learning in the Asian Commonwealth

(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-08)

This report presents the findings of a study of technology-enabled learning in Commonwealth Asia to identify the basic mileposts in these countries’ vision and mission regarding ICT in education policies. The study looked ...

A Baseline Study on Technology-Enabled Learning in the Commonwealth Pacific Island Countries: Report

Vaa, Leatuaolevao R (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-11)

This report presents an overview of the developments related to technology-enabled learning in the nine Commonwealth countries of the Pacific as in June 2015. The author provides in-depth analyses of specific country ...

Baseline Study on the Current State of Open and Distance Learning in Cameroon

Ndongfack, Michael N (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-03)

Meeting in Mauritius in May 2014, COL Focal Points from Africa and the Mediterranean Regions reviewed the state of ODL in their respective countries and proceeded to map out their strategic plans for 2015–2018. The report ...

Baseline Study on the Status of Open and Distance Learning in Rwanda

Mukama, Evode (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-07)

The purpose of the study was to gather current baseline data on the status of open, distance and eLearning (ODeL) in Rwanda. This data is vital to the planning of projects and initiatives that support the use of ODeL in ...

Baseline-Endline Report: Reaching the Unreached (RtU) through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan

Ferreira, Frances; Cruz, Charisse; Smith, Kristina (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-01)

This report documents the baseline–endline study by the GIRLS Inspire team’s Reaching the Unreached project to examine the implications of skills training and education for women’s and girls’ empowerment and sustainable ...

Baseline–Endline Report: Preventing Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) through Open, Distance and Technology- Based Education in Bangladesh, Mozambique, Pakistan and Tanzania

Smith, Kristina (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-08)

This report explores the results of the Baseline-Endline study conducted throughout the project to capture its long-term impacts, and was conceptualised through the Performance Measurement Framework (PMF). Surveys were ...

Basic Education at a Distance

Bradley, Jo; Yates, Chris (Commonwealth of Learning and Routledge, 2000)

Open and distance learning has been used in many ways in the recent past to provide both primary education and adult education. The Commonwealth of Learning works with governments, schools and universities with the aim of ...

A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources (OER)

Butcher, Neil (Commonwealth of Learning (COL);United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 2015)

Its purpose is to provide readers with a quick and user-friendly introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) and some of the key issues to think about when exploring how to use OER most effectively. The second section ...

Benchmarking Toolkit for Technology-Enabled Learning

Sankey, Michael; Mishra, Sanjaya (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-08)

This toolkit helps educational institutions implementing TEL to assess and benchmark their practices in comparison to other institutions. It provides a framework for self-assessment and reporting based on 10 areas and ...

Benefits and Challenges of OER for Higher Education Institutions

Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2010)

Paper commissioned by the Commonwealth of Learning for workshop discussions at the Open Educational Resources (OER) Workshop for Heads of Commonwealth Universities, Cape Town, South Africa, 28 April 2010, and workshop ...

Best Practice in Education Portals: Research Document Prepared for The Commonwealth of Learning and SchoolNet Africa

Butcher, Neil (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2002)

A key feature of the ongoing growth of the Worldwide Web over the past five years has been a proliferation of web portals that focus on supporting school education. While many such sites require subscription and registration, ...

Blended Course Experience at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

Abeka, Silvance O.; Dwada, Dorothy (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-04)

This is the report of a survey conducted at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) to evaluate the implementation of technology-enabled learning. The research was conducted among students and ...

Blended Course Learnability Evaluation Checklist

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018)

This blended course learnability evaluation checklist can be used for measuring the quality of the course. It can be used as a developmental tool by the teachers developing the blended course.

Blended Learning Practice

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-08)

The Blended Learning Practice massive open online course (MOOC) is an introduction to blending technology and distance education teaching strategies with traditional, in-person classroom activities. Blended learning is ...

A Blueprint and Toolkit for School-Based Teacher Development: Secondary

Moon, Bob (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-08)

Developed by Bob Moon, this Blueprint and Toolkit provides the guidance and supporting resources for a programme of around 12–15 weeks’ duration and includes a detailed framework that can be adapted to the context of a ...

Book Review: Adoption and Impact of OER in the Global South

Perris, Kirk (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-07)

Adoption and Impact of OER in the Global South takes the reader around the world to learn about developments in open educational resources (OER) from a range of emerging world perspectives. Contributions emanate from South ...

Book Review: An Introduction to Cybersecurity for Busy People: Learn how to be safe and secure in the digital world

West, Paul (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-07-20)

This book is short and purposefully presented as a quick read for those who need an overview on the topic of cyber security. Keats speaks about the threats users and organisations face, presents examples of typical threats ...