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Developing Regional OER Guidelines in Botswana: Consultant's Report

Tladi, Lekopanye (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-11)

The work involved preparing draft OER guidelines catering to regional requirements; building awareness among key stakeholders on the concept and impact of OER; advocating the necessity and benefits of a provincial OER ...

Developing Regional OER Guidelines in Cameroon: Consultant's Report

Nkwenti, Michael N (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-01)

The work involved preparing draft OER guidelines catering to regional requirements; building awareness among key stakeholders on the concept and impact of OER; advocating the necessity and benefits of a regional OER policy ...

Development of an Action Plan for the Creation of a Capacity Building Cell within the National Institute of Open Schooling, India

Mishra, Sanjaya (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2010)

The transformation of National Open School (NOS) to National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) in 2002 demands for new functions to be performed by NIOS in the area of training and research, apart from its academic ...

Diffusion of Appropriate Educational Technology in Open and Distance Learning in Developing Commonwealth Countries

Williams, Roy (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2000)

The goal of the Diffusion of Appropriate Educational Technology in Open & Distance Learning in Developing Commonwealth Countries project was to systematise some of what was known anecdotally, primarily for developing ...

Digital Learning: Reforming Teacher Education to Promote Access, Equity and Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa

Moon, Bob; Villet, Charmaine (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-11)

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the present and future impact of digital learning on teacher education in Sub-Saharan Africa. The focus of the report is student-teachers and teachers, and its central ...

Directory of Courses and Materials for Training in Distance Education

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

Revised, and updated in both content and design, this directory describes materials and programmes that have been developed by distance education trainers, working at all levels and sectors of public educational systems ...

Distance education and open learning in Sub-Saharan Africa: A literature survey on policy and practice

South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2002)

This report is a review of the literature on current developments and prospects in the field of open and distance learning in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Education is seen as a major impetus behind fundamental change ...

Distance education and open learning in Sub-Saharan Africa: Criteria and conditions for quality and critical success factors

South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2002)

ADEA (2002, 2003) notes that with increasing demand for access to educational opportunities at all levels, and often decreasing budgets in real terms for educational provision, there has been a growing interest in sub-Saharan ...

Distance Education at the University of the South Pacific

Renwick, William; King, St. Clair; Shale, Douglas (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1991)

Report of the review of distance education at the University of the South Pacific initiated towards the end of 1989

Distance Education in the Seychelles: Future Directions

Murphy, David; Walker, Rob (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1998)

This report comprises the outcomes of a visit to the Seychelles by the consultants with a view to recommending a possible model of distance education provision for the Republic. It has been our firm view that for any such ...

Do Tablets and Aptus Contribute to Improved Learning Outcome? Results from an Applied Research Project in Swat Region, Pakistan

Balaji, Venkataraman; Cheng, Ricky (Commonwealth of Learning (COL)Reach Out to Asia (Member of Qatar Foundation), 2016-04)

This is a report of findings from the Project for Innovative Delivery of Education Using Mobile Technology, Pakistan. It contains an analysis of results of activities under collaborative project of the Commonwealth of ...

Doctoral Study and Research Degrees: Online and Distance Programmes

Tait, Alan (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-05)

This policy brief outlines current online doctoral and research degree programmes, providing an overview of their structures and recommendations to universities and regulatory bodies who are seeking to offer them online. ...

Education Development Challenges and Potential for Flexible and Open Learning in Tuvalu for Department of Education, Ministry of Education Youth and Sports

Raturi, Shikha (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 ...

An Education Forum at Future CHOGMs? Outcomes from the Consultation Process

Wright, Alex (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-01)

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) has undertaken a consultation process to study the possibility of organising an Education Forum at future Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGMs), in keeping with the request ...

Education in Sierra Leone with Particular Reference to Open and Distance Learning and Information and Communication Technologies

Alghali, A M; Turay, Edward D A; Thompson, Ekundayo J D; Kandeh, Joseph B A (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2005)

Sierra Leone became a British Colony after Portuguese explorers became the first Europeans to arrive in 1492. It gained independence in 1961 and became a republic in 1971. The country has experienced a mixture of democratic, ...