Browsing 01. Research & Publications by Title

Can e-Authentication Raise the Confidence of Both Students and Teachers in Qualifications Granted Through the e-Assessment Process?

Whitelock, Denise; Edwards, Chris; Okada, Alexandra (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-03-20)

The EU-funded TeSLA project - Adaptive Trust-based e-Assessment System for Learning (http://tesla-project.eu) has developed a suite of instruments for e-Authentication. These include face recognition, voice recognition, ...

Can New Modes of Digital Learning Help Resolve the Teacher Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Moon, Bob; Villet, Charmaine (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-03)

Sub-Saharan Africa, more than any other part of the world, is experiencing a crisis in finding sufficiently qualified teachers to meet the needs of expanding school systems. The professional development support provided ...

Can Technology Solve the Problems of Higher Education?

Kanwar, Asha; Mishra, Sanjaya (International Association of Universities (IAU), 2018-05)

This paper presents a brief case for use of technology in higher education and shares some of the COL experiences that shows its focus on (i) policy, (ii) capacity, and (iii) appropriate technology. Integrating these three ...

Case Studies of Non-Formal Education by Distance and Open Learning

Siaciwena, Richard (Commonwealth of Learning (COL);Department for International Development (DFID), 2000)

This research report will be useful to people involved or interested in the planning, development and implementation of non-formal education programmes because of the useful lessons it offers. The case studies in this ...

Case Studies on OER-based eLearning

Naidu, Som; Mishra, Sanjaya (Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), 2014)

Preface Case Studies: Open University of Sri Lanka Integrating OER in a Teacher Education Course by Shironica Karunanayaka Indira Gandhi National Open University OER-based Post Graduate Diploma in e-Learning by G. Mythili ...

Celebrating 25 Years of Progress

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2013)

Prepared for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Sri Lanka, November 2013. COL Report substantively to Ministers and Senior Officials at the triennial Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM). Eight ...

Certificate in Community Radio Technology (CCRT)

Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2014)

The Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) has been associated with the community radio movement in India from its inception. Experience has revealed that while Community Radio Stations (CRS) are able to ...

Challenges and Opportunities for use of Social Media in Higher Education

Anderson, Terry (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-03)

Likely the most significant and life changing technologies of the 21st Century is the adoption of social media as major components of commercial, entertainment and educational activities. In this article, I overview the ...

Challenges and Opportunities in the Implementation of School-Based Teacher Professional Development: A Case from Kenya

Wambugu, Patriciah W; Stutchbury, Kris; Dickie, Joan (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-03)

This study investigated how a school-based professional development programme, designed by the Headteacher and staff of a Kenyan primary school, and delivered by a Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA) team, ...

Challenges of Adopting Open Educational Resources (OER) in Kenyan Secondary Schools: The Case of Open Resources for English Language Teaching (ORELT)

Orwenjo, Daniel O; Erastus, Frida K (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-07)

Kenya, like many African countries, has faced enormous challenges in the production of and access to quality relevant teaching and learning materials and resources in primary and secondary school classrooms. This has been ...

The Changing Faces of Virtual Education

Farrell, Glen M (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2001)

This study is a report on some of the major developments that are influencing the evolution of virtual education. It examines not only the nature of these developments, but also the implications for the use of virtual ...

Changing our (Dis)Course: A Distinctive Social Justice Aligned Definition of Open Education

Lambert, Sarah R (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-12)

This paper investigates the degree to which recent digital Open Education literature is aligned to social justice principles, starting with the first UNESCO definition of Open Educational Resources (OER). A critical analysis ...

Changing Roles of Agricultural Extension: Harnessing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Adapting to Stresses Envisaged Under Climate Change

Meera, Shaik N; Balaji, Venkataraman; Muthuraman, P; Sailaja, B; Dixit, S (2011)

The linkages between agriculture and climate are pronounced and often complex. Agricultural systems are most sensitive to extreme climatic events such as droughts, floods and hailstorms, and to seasonal variability and ...

Changing the Tune: MOOCs for Human Development? A Case Study (Pre-print)

Balaji, Venkataraman; Kanwar, Asha (2015-06)

The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is covered in critical analysis as well as in popular media as a development exclusively bearing on the Higher Education sector (The Economist, 2014). This term has also acquired an ...

Changing the TVET Paradigm: New Models for Lifelong Learning

Kanwar, Asha; Balasubramanian, K; Carr, Alexis (International Journal of Training Research, 2019-09-07)

The digital revolution is rapidly transforming the world of work and the skills profiles of many occupations. The pace of change necessitates continuous skilling and reskilling, through lifelong learning. Traditional models ...

Chapter 6: Open Licenses (DRAFT)

West, Paul; Hofman, Julien (2008)

A draft of Chapter 6 'Open licences' of Copyright for authors, educators and librarians by Julien Hofman and Paul West, 2008.

Checklist for Addressing Gender-related Barriers to ICTs

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

Use this checklist when designing and implementing projects using ICTs to ensure that your project is accessible to both women and men. By putting strategies in place to address the following barriers you will increase ...

Checklist for the Development of Gender-Responsive Learning Materials

Wong, Rosanne (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-05)

Child Friendly Schools Standards and Indicators for Teacher Education (Final Draft): A Synthesis and Self-Evaluation Tool

Irvine, Jim; Harvey, Christopher (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2010-09)

A publication with intention to standardise the child-friendly schools status.

Children and the Internet: Learning, in the Times to Come

Mitra, Sugata (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11-20)

It is proposed that the purpose of education is to enable people to live happy, healthy and useful lives — now and in the future. A curriculum and framework for children’s education is derived from the above purpose. Using ...