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Addressing the Learning Needs of Out-of-School Children and Youths through the Expansion of Open Schooling
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-12)At any one time, about 300 million children of school going age are not in school. Experience indicates that when schooling is disrupted, whether by a pandemic, a natural disaster or other reasons, not all children return ... -
A Baseline Study on Technology-Enabled Learning in the Commonwealth Pacific Island Countries: Report
(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 ... -
Book Review: Skills Development for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Developing Asia-Pacific
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016)This publication is a collection of articles compiled from papers presented at a forum convened by the Asia Development Bank in Manila in December 2011. The forum brought together a diverse group of international experts, ... -
Boys' Underachievement in Education: An Exploration in Selected Commonwealth Countries
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL)Commonwealth Secretariat, 2006)Gender disparity in education has usually been experienced as disadvantaging girls. Although this continues to be the case in many places, the phenomenon of boys' underachievement - both in terms of participation and ... -
COL Review of Flexible Learning at the University of the South Pacific
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-11)The University of the South Pacific (USP) requested the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) to lead an international panel to review the efficiency and effectiveness of its flexible learning (FL) education programmes. The ... -
Connections (vol. 9, no. 2)
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2004-09)COL newsletter published September 2004 -
Developing Partnerships to Acquire Impact: The Role of Three Regional Centres’ Capacity Building Efforts for ODL Adoption in the Emerging World
(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 ... -
The Development of Virtual Education: A Global Perspective
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 1999)The term "virtual education" is something that is heard with increasing frequency now as the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) becomes ever more present in the conduct of open and distance education. ... -
Education Development Challenges and Potential for Flexible and Open Learning in Tuvalu for Department of Education, Ministry of Education Youth and Sports
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-03)The objective was to conduct a country study on the education development challenges and potential for flexible and open learning in Tuvalu in line with the national priorities given in the national development plan Te ... -
Emerging Trends in the Development of School Networking Initiatives
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2004)This collection of research and case studies provides snapshots of developments in school networking in seven regions of the world. Schoolnets can be defined as the entities that facilitate collaboration among schools and ... -
An Evaluation of the Usefulness and Ease of Use of the Aptus Within the Samoan Education Context
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)This paper describes the findings of the first trial of the Aptus device within the National University of Samoa. The Aptus is a device that enables wireless access to valuable educational resources in the absence of ... -
Evaluation Report on Three Regional Centres Established by the Commonwealth of Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-12)This evaluation report reflects on the activities of three Regional Centres (RCs) established by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and regional partners. Regional Centres engage in capacity building and expansion of Open ... -
Field Trials of Aptus Prototype: An overview of results from 15 countries
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2014-07)Aptus is a server with its own WiFi router. It can be deployed in areas with no access to grid electricity or data connectivity, and the users (with Tablets, smart phones or Laptops) can access several thousand Open ... -
Foundation Level Workplace Training Programmes
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-07-20)This paper outlines the scale of the adult literacy and numeracy issue in New Zealand and describes a policy intervention designed to upskill employees in workplaces to help resolve the issue for them. This is the Workplace ... -
Future Proofing Higher Education in the Pacific with Open and Flexible Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-12)Affordable access to higher education is a major challenge for small Pacific island nations. The University of the South Pacific which is owned and governed by twelve island nations in this region plays a special role in ... -
Growing a Culture of Peace: A Case Study of the Matuaileoo Environment Trust Inc
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-11)In October 2016, COL conducted a case study of the non-government organisation Matuaileoo Environmental Trust Inc (METI) in Apia, Samoa. METI has partnered with COL since 2014 in the strengthening of their community ... -
The Impact of Technology-Enabled Learning Implementation at the National University of Samoa
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-06)This is a research report on student learning and teacher pedagogical transformation at National University of Samoa after adoption of a technology-enabled learning framework and series of capacity building workshops. -
Impact of Technology-Enabled Learning on Student Learning Experiences and Teacher Pedagogic Practices at The University of Papua New Guinea
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021)This report details the implementation of blended learning at UPNG and explores the readiness of its students through their perceptions of, satisfaction with and attitudes towards blended learning. Additionally, the study ... -
Informal Lifelong Learning for Development in Papua New Guinea: A Case Study from the Margins into the Mainstream
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)This article traces the impact of the Ginigoada Foundation on the educational development of thousands of children and adults in Papua New Guinea (PNG). // Port Moresby, capital city of Papua New Guinea (PNG), had been ... -
Integrating OER in Teaching: A Guide for Teachers in the Pacific
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-12)This guide is intended to assist teachers in the Pacific to integrate Open Educational Resources (OER) into their teaching. It shows ways in which teachers can use OER in their classroom, as well as supporting remote ...
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