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Leading Organizational Change for Distance Learning at the Unviersity of Technology, Jamaica
(2013-08)This paper provides a conceptual framework for reviewing the institutional development experiences arising from the implementation of the comprehensive distance learning strategy, through the lens of an organizational ... -
Moving into the Future: A New Vision of Library Service for the National Open University of Nigeria
(2013-11)Libraries are moving beyond traditional boundaries. Functional libraries for open and distance learning should be appropriately designed to reflect “Libraries beyond libraries: Integration, Innovation and Information for ... -
Costing of a Blended Learning Course at the Open University of Sri Lanka: An empirical study
(2013-11)In a viable Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system, providing immediate access to learning resources and fostering effective teacher-learner interactions are essential components while balancing the cost of the course ... -
Repository Of Indian National Agricultural Research & Education System (NARES): Open Access To Institutional Knowledge
(2013-11)Indian National Agricultural Research & Education System (NARES) is a huge repository of knowledge and information on crop sciences, horticulture, resource management, animal sciences, agricultural engineering, fisheries, ... -
OER policy development and usage: a study of progress in two countries since the 2012 COL & UNESCO Survey
(2013-11)Valuable information on the nature and extent of existing OER policy and activity has been provided in the 2012 COL & UNESCO Survey on Governments' Policies which, inter alia, noted that the qualitative responses from the ... -
Proposal for a Workshop
(2013-11)Campus radio stations emerged on the Nigerian broadcasting scene in the early 2000s. The first licence was given to the University of Lagos in 2002. As at 2009, about 27 campus radio licences had been issued and established ... -
Training Course Team Members and Supporting OER Development: The Instructional Designer’s Perspective
(2013-11)This paper describes the author’s perspectives on the training and support provided to Course Team Members in Botswana and Zambia during the development of print-based Open Education Resources (OER). These teams produced ... -
KTTC’s eLearning Readiness Survey
(2013-11)The purpose of this survey is to assess the level of KTTC’s e-learning readiness, challenges that may impede its adoption and measures that can be taken to mitigate these challenges. The main objectives for carrying out ... -
Proposal for Pre-conference Online Event
(2013-11)Over the past ten years, access to new media, particularly internet and telecommunication resources, has improved in Nigeria. Today the usual encumbrances associated with access to broadcasting licences are absent in the ... -
Field Testing Experiences of OER4s Project
(2013-11)The concept of an Open Educational Resource (OER) was started by an Open Software movement. OER is the simple and powerful idea that the world’s knowledge is a public good and that technology in general. The World Wide Web ... -
Open Educational Resources and Bridging the Digital Divide: The Challenge of Developing Countries
(2013-11)There is no argument that there is digital divide in especially in developing countries. This paper examines the concept of the digital divide in developing countries and examines the use of open educational resources to ... -
Keynote Address, Plenary: Skills Development
(2013-11)Seventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, Keynote Address, Plenary: Skills Development, 3 December 2013, International Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria. Presented by Professor Rory McGreal, Commonwealth of ... -
Bridging the Gap between Community and Cardiologists
(2013-11)The prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) among adults is reported to be 3- 4% and 8 – 10% in rural and urban areas respectively. The prevalence of CHD has increased considerably in India, in the last few decades. It ... -
Open Schools and Open Colleges: an international historical perspective on their institutional development and a case study of such development in Pakistan
(2013-11)The National Extension College was set up in the UK 50 years ago as ‘a pilot project for an Open University’. The establishment of the UKOU nine years later is often seen as a sea-change in the international development ... -
Open and Distance Learning, a Tool for Eradicating Malnutrition
(2013-11)Malnutrition is a global public health problem especially among pre-school children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating mothers. Some of the major causes of obvious and hidden hungers are lack of nutrition knowledge, poor ... -
The integration of ICTs in the learning and teaching of science at Namibian College of Open Learning
(2013-11)The Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) is a state funded educational institution which provides educational opportunities for adults and out-of-school youth. Learners’ enrolment for science subjects increased over ... -
Institutional Development: 25 Years of the Largest Open Schooling System in the World
(2013-11)NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling), India has emerged as one of the leaders in open schooling in the world. NIOS is going to celebrate the silver jubilee of its foundation in November this year. This paper will ... -
Open And Distance Learning Minimum Standards in TVET at a Glance: A case of Zambia
(2013-11)This paper seeks to examine the minimum standards for training providers that are offering or wish to offer programmes through ODL. Further it examines what is being implemented currently in the TEVET sector as well as ... -
Ring Back Tones to Livelihood Changing face of MPlatform Services: Indian Experience
(2013-11)Bollywood more often then not, is the fulcrum of change in the Indian sub continent. It remains a trend setter, be it for personal likes and dislikes or the ambition of being the Super hero in real life. It has had an ... -
Barriers To The Effective Use Of Information And Communication Technologies In Distance Education
(2013-11)Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have revolutionized all aspects of human life on this planet and these have created unprecedented challenges and unparallel opportunities for advancement on this globe. ...
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