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Partnership for ODFL in the Pacific Report on Initial Consultation Process (February – March 2021): Online TVET Toolkit

Neal, Terry (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-03-30)

New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has funded the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) to implement a project to contribute to enhanced capacity and efficiency of Pacific education sectors through greater use ...

Persons with Disabilities in Trinidad and Tobago: A Situational Analysis

Persons, Heather (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-06)

This situational analysis was carried out to inform the work of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) to develop new blended skills training opportunities for PWDs with partners National Center for Persons with Disability and ...

Phukusi la Moyo - a participatory educational radio programme about maternal and child health

Wood, Cathryn E (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2011)

Phukusi la Moyo (literally Bag of Life) is a radio programme that has arisen as a result of a collaborative effort between the MaiMwana Project, Mudzi Wathu Community Radio Station, the District Health Office, and women’s ...

Policy Brief: Addressing Gendered Consequences of COVID-19 in Education and Training

Salasan Consulting Inc. (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11)

This policy brief provides evidence about the effects of COVID-19 on girls and women in COL’s priority sectors of Education and Training. Urgent action is required from Commonwealth Ministries of Education and Women’s ...

Policy Brief: Creating New Opportunities for Women and Girls: Enhancing Women's and Girls' Success in Technical and Vocational Education

Salasan Consulting Inc. (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-12)

The empowerment of women and girls through Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) gives them an opportunity to acquire job-related skills for meaningful employment, a key contribution to poverty reduction. ...

Policy Brief: Leveraging MOOCs for Teacher Development in Low-Income Countries and Disadvantaged Regions

Traxler, John; Ogange, Betty; Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-11)

This policy brief looks at open digital distance learning and the potential of massive open online courses to deliver and support teacher development in low-income countries and disadvantaged regions. It addresses the ...

Pre-Open Schooling Workshop Report

Passos, Rosario (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-12)

This report reflects on the results of the Pre-Open Schooling workshop delivered to staff and Board members of the Adult Education Association (AEA) of Guyana and invited stakeholders, such as the Superintendent of ...

PREST in Open and Distance Learning: Course Materials Review

Addison, Stephen J; Anderson, Terry (2005-07)

This document is a review of the Practitioner Research and Evaluation Skills Training (PREST) in Open and Distance Learning training resources. The review was conducted by Stephen J. Addison of Moray College’s UHI Millennium ...

Preventing Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) Through Open, Distance and Technology-Based Education: Progress Report #3

Ferreira, Frances (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-06-30)

Driven by the Government of Canada’s strong efforts to end child, early and forced marriage (CEFM), COL launched GIRLS Inspire in 2016. This project is funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and is implemented in Bangladesh, ...

Preventing Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) Through Open, Distance and Technology-Based Education: Progress Report #4

Ferreira, Frances (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-10-09)

Driven by Canada’s strong efforts to end child, early and forced marriage (CEFM), COL launched the GIRLS Inspire – CEFM project in 2016. The vision of GIRLS Inspire is a society wherein women and girls are economically ...

Provincial OER Policy Development, Sri Lanka - Consultant Report

Karunanayaka, Shironica P (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-08)

The work involved preparing a draft OER policy framework catering to Provincial requirements; build awareness among key stakeholders on the concept and impact of OER; advocate the necessity and benefits of a provincial OER ...

Quality and Equity in Digital Learning: Policy Brief

Bates, Tony (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-06)

High-quality digital learning offers potential economic and social advantages but also could easily lead to a widening gap between economically advanced and low-income countries. Within countries without suitable policy, ...

Reaching the Unreached Through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan

Ferreira, Frances (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-04-28)

GIRLS Inspire is a Commonwealth of Learning (COL) project established to mobilise the power of open and distance learning (ODL) to provide secondary schooling and skills development training to women and girls who are ...

Reaching the Unreached: Scale-Up Empowerment Study

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-12)

The Reaching the Unreached — Scale-Up (RtU-S) project was launched in 2018 and completed in 2021. It was an extension of the Reaching the Unreached project (RtU) and sought to expand the success of the initial project in ...

Regional Training & Research Institute for Open and Distance Learning (RETRIDAL): Evaluation Report

Gangopadhyay, Parthasarathi (Tota) (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2011)

Monitoring and Evaluation are an integral part of the program development cycle and so is the use of Results Based Management (RBM) in Commonwealth of Learning (COL). COL plans to evaluate the past phases of the Project - ...

The Report of Baseline Study: ICT-based Learning

Shinde, Jayashree (SNDT Women's UniversityCommonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-05)

Presents the status of Technology-Enabled Learning at SNDT Women’s University using the COL’s TEL Implementation Handbook. Covers learner access to technology, teachers access to technology, and review of infrastructure ...

Report of the Baseline Study on Technology-Enabled Learning at Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology

Kalpoma, Kazi A; Kamal, Mostafa A; Nayeem, Mir T; Mahbub, Shahriar (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-08)

This document reports on the findings of a baseline survey and study conducted at Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) with the objective of establishing technology-enabled learning (TEL) preparedness at ...

Report of the Baseline Study on Technology-Enabled Learning at Kibabii University

Barasa, Peter Wawire; Peters, Anselimo Ikoha; Nambiro, Alice; Wekesa, Macdonald (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-10)

This document reports on the findings of a baseline survey conducted at Kibabii University (KIBU), Kenya with the objective of establishing technology-enabled learning (TEL) preparedness at the institution and thereafter ...

Report of the Baseline Study on Technology-Enabled Learning at the National University of Samoa

Mow, Ioana C (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-07)

The report presents the status of technology-enabled learning at National University of Samoa (NUS). It is based on data collected from the teachers and students of NUS and also based on an infrastructure audit at the ...

Report of the Baseline Study on Technology-Enabled Learning at Uganda Management Institute

Mwogeza, Resty K (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-02)

This report presents results from an institutional survey regarding the utilisation, management and support of technology-enabled learning (TEL) at Uganda Management Institute (UMI). For brevity, TEL is defined as any ...