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An Assessment of Computer and ICT Skills at Botswana Open University: Implications of ICT in Business Subjects
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)This paper presents a study that focused on assessing computer and ICT skills of business subjects’ learners at Botswana Open University (BOU). The study explored the levels of computer skills; existence of ICT skills and ... -
Book Review: Dede & Richards, Eds., The 60-Year Curriculum: New Models for Lifelong Learning in the Digital Economy
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)The 60-Year curriculum: New models for lifelong learning in the digital economy examines new vantage points for higher education reform and global shifts in workforce development driven primarily by new models of lifelong ... -
Book Review: McNaught & Gravett, Eds., Embedding Social Justice in Teacher Education and Development in South Africa
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)This edited volume by Carmel Mc Naught and Sarah Gravett is part of a series titled Perspectives on education in Africa. The series seeks to “offer tools for analysing, for understanding, and for decisionmaking concerning ... -
Comparative Advantages of Offline Digital Technology for Remote Indigenous Classrooms in Guatemala (2019-2020)
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)Technology has been viewed as a means to improve the quality of education for children globally, particularly in remote and marginal communities. This study examines the comparative advantages of the use of appropriate ... -
Decrypting the Learners’ Retention Factors in Massive Open Online Courses
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have recently become attractive at most universities, and the number of MOOCs has risen significantly, particularly in India. Despite their popularity, previous research has revealed a ... -
Editorial: Some More Research on Technology-Enabled Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)This is the first issue of this year, and we have included twelve items dealing with various aspects of technology-enabled teaching, learning, training — one invited paper, four research papers, three case studies, two ... -
Effects of Internet Access During Examinations
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)The scores obtained by students in examinations where internet access was allowed during the examination were compared with the scores obtained in traditional examinations where no assistance was allowed. These scores were ... -
Examining the Practices and Challenges of Distance Education of PhD Candidates in the Context of COVID-19
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)The distance education system is actively developing in the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sharp transition of PhD candidates to distance education caused difficulties in organising the educational process. The ... -
Exploring the Use of Tweets and Word Clouds as Strategies in Educational Research
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)This paper presents personal insights and discussions on the exploration of specific strategies which relate to data collection and analysis used to support the focus group discussion data collection and preliminary analysis ... -
ODL Embedded with Innovative Communication and Digital Media to Empower All Levels of Farm Sectors to be Smart Farmers
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)This research shows how innovative communication and digital media could help empower any level of farm sector in Thailand and be embedded into ODL to serve their most effective demands. Qualitative research was used via ... -
Reconsidering Access: Using Specific Impact Ranking Metrics to Manage Access in Conventional and Open Higher Education
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)This paper considers the widening access and participation agenda, its implications for higher education institutions (HEIs) and contends that it must be underpinned by strategic measurement and monitoring. Access is ... -
Resilience, Adaptability, and Sustainability of Higher Education: A systematic Mapping Study on the Impact of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic and the Transition to the New Normal
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been a global crisis, affecting many areas of society, including higher education, which has not been immune to its effects. This study, therefore, examines COVID-19 from the perspective ... -
Virtual Community Mentoring Models for Middle School Underachievers Psychosocial Development and Well-Being During COVID-19
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)Recent studies highlight the outcomes of COVID-19 on the psychosocial skills of early adolescents. It shows the unavailability of virtual community mentoring models for teenagers' individual and interpersonal growth in the ...
