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Report of the Training Consultancy in Distance Education Course Development for the Pacific Region:August and September 1990: Suva and Port Vila

Robertson, William D; Mattock, Dale L (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1990)

This report describes the details and outcomes of a project undertaken by the Commonwealth of Learning during August and September 1990 to provide staff development training in distance education course development to ...

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

Appraisal of Distance Education at the University of the West Indies: First Impressions

Renwick, William (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1991)

Roles and Competencies in Distance Education

O'Rourke, Jennifer (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1993)

This report is designed to be used by planners, policy makers and other decision makers who are instrumental in setting up and/or managing a distance education system, and who are planning for staffing and training needs. ...

European Distance Education: A Handbook of Current European Programmes and Networks

Jenkins, Janet (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1994)

The purpose of this handbook is to provide accessible information to personnel in ministries, educational institutions and other bodies concerned with education and training in order to inform them of new developments in ...

Compendium of Activities 1994

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1994)

COL used to produce this "A Compendium of Activities" to provide a detailed account of the work and accomplishments of the organisation. This latest (and last!) version coincided with, and complemented, reporting by COL ...

Colleges Reaching Out: Report on the Status of Distance Education in Canadian Colleges and Technical Institutes

McWilliams, Patricia (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1994)

This report provides a "snap-shot" of the scope and breadth of distance education activities in the college sector in Canada. The first section presents the institutional and programming information collected through a ...

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 ...

Barriers to Participation of Women in Technological Education and the Role of Distance Education

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

1. Introduction (excerpt) - The significance now attached to increasing the participation of women in technology and technological education reflects two world-wide trends. The first is the way in which technology is ...

The Cost Effectiveness of Distance Education for Primary Teacher Training

Perraton, Hilary (International Research Foundation for Open Learning (IRFOL) ; Asian Development Bank, 1996)

The purpose of the paper is to guide the planning of distance education programmes for teacher training. Many teacher-training programmes have sought a balance between general education, teaching in relation to specific ...

The Use of Distance Learning in Non-Formal Education: a report on a survey carried out for the Commonwealth of Learning by the International Extension College

Dodds, Tony (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1996)

The report documents information on 73 projects, in 56 developing countries and 17 industrialised countries, and presents a number of conclusions and proposals for further action. The survey found that there is considerable ...

Special Education: Exploration of strategies to meet the needs of the disabled in India

Ramanujam, P R (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1997)

Polio Vaccination was invented in 1954, When I was just 15 months old I had a severe attack of Polio resulting in my locomotor disability. My parents had no idea about Polio or the vaccination. None in the village knew ...

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 ...

Inventory and report on teacher education materials and programmes in the Commonwealth Caribbean

Marrett, Christine; Harvey, Claudia (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1998)

The English-speaking Caribbean countries share a common history of British colonial rule, resulting in similar educational systems with common institutions. They, with other countries, form the Caribbean Community ...

Survey of current status of distance education in Cameroon

Pecku, N K (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1998)

The Republic of Cameroon recognises the importance of education in the overall development of the country. The education system is being re-structured at all levels to meet the country's needs. A National Forum (22 nd-27 ...

The Use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Learning and Distance Education

Intelecon Research (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2000)

This report on the use of information and communications technology (ICT) for learning and distance education in Commonwealth countries has been prepared on behalf of the Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, by Intelecon ...

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 ...

The use of Public Broadcasting in the Caribbean for Open/Distance Learning: Feasibility study report

Mitchell, Betty; Murugan, Krishnapillai (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2000)

The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of using broadcast media for open/distance education and training to promote socio-economic development in the Caribbean Region. The study, supported by the Caribbean ...

Final Report of the Review of the Telematic Learning Programmes at the Potchefstroom University of Christian Higher Education (PUCHE)

Rumble, Greville; Hope, Andrea; Thelkeld, Robert; Kirkwood, Jannette; Lubisi, R Cassius (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2001-12)

In August 2001, on recommendation from Sir John Daniel, Assistant Director General (Education) at UNESCO and former Vice-Chancellor of the UK Open University, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) situated in Vancouver, Canada ...

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 ...