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Academic Silver Linings in a Philippine State University Amid the Early Stages of Pandemic Cases
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)The primary role of the academe is knowledge building, however, due to the prevailing digital divide, some institutions of higher learning were not able to offer even Emergency Online Teaching (EOT) for continuous formal ... -
Access and Affordability in Higher Education (Pre-print)
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-06)The demand for Higher education continues to rise. A key driver of this demand, according to a recent World Bank working paper, is the steady return on investment. The average rate of return on investment for private and ... -
Achieving Community Development through an Agricultural Extension Programme: Technology Dissemination for Mushroom Farmers
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)Mushroom production is a small-scale business unit in rural areas. The Life Long Learning for Farmers (L3F) Programme aims to enhance the socio-economic conditions for them, increasing their access to and use of knowledge ... -
Addressing the Successes and Failures of the Campaign for Universal Primary Education
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2010)The report card of the global campaign to achieve universal primary education (UPE), which began at the Jomtien Conference in 1990 and was reinforced by the Dakar Forum in 2000, is a blend of success and failure. Both ... -
Agricultural Extension Agents' Use of Learning-Based Extension Methods in Trinidad and Tobago
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-07-20)Agricultural extension agents are highly credited for their roles of providing advice to farmers and supporting their learning and decision-making to improve livelihoods. The use of appropriate methods to promote learning ... -
An Analysis of Heutagogical Practices through Mobile Device Usage in a Teacher Training Programme in Malawi
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-07-20)This paper analyses the mediation of heutagogical practices using mobile devices in a teacher training programme in Malawi. Existing literature suggests that the use of mobile devices facilitates the development of heutagogy, ... -
Analysis of ICT Competencies Among Distance Learning Students in selected Study Centres of the National Open University of Nigeria
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-03-20)The research evaluated the ICT competencies of Distance learning students of the National Open University of Nigeria, as a pre-requisite for their effectiveness in a computer-based learning environment. 186 students (66 ... -
Asian Leaders in Open and Distance Education
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)The Asian distance education system is probably the largest in the world. No other continent has seen such a serious policy discourse, as well as determined efforts in its practice, as Asia, since the focus invariably has ... -
Assessing E-Learning Readiness at the Kenya Technical Teachers College
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2014)The purpose of this survey was to assess the level of e-learning readiness at the Kenya Technical Teachers College (KTTC). This was part of an institution-wide strategy to guide the adoption and implementation of e-learning ... -
An Assessment of Computer and ICT Skills at Botswana Open University: Implications of ICT in Business Subjects
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)This paper presents a study that focused on assessing computer and ICT skills of business subjects’ learners at Botswana Open University (BOU). The study explored the levels of computer skills; existence of ICT skills and ... -
Barriers to the Quality of Emergency Online Pedagogies in Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study from the University of Namibia
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-11-19)Using the TIPEC framework, this study undertook a critical literature analysis, and student survey to explore challenges experienced by higher education institutions during emergency online pedagogies because of disruptions ... -
Book Review: Adoption and Impact of OER in the Global South
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-07)Adoption and Impact of OER in the Global South takes the reader around the world to learn about developments in open educational resources (OER) from a range of emerging world perspectives. Contributions emanate from South ... -
Book Review: An Introduction to Cybersecurity for Busy People: Learn how to be safe and secure in the digital world
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-07-20)This book is short and purposefully presented as a quick read for those who need an overview on the topic of cyber security. Keats speaks about the threats users and organisations face, presents examples of typical threats ... -
Book Review: Assignments as Controversies: Digital Literacy and Writing in Classroom Practice by Ibrar Bhatt
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-03)Assignments as controversies tells a multifaceted story about academic assignments and how they are completed in the classroom. It looks at the complex task of assignment writing from a perspective of the different ... -
Book Review: Chinedu I. O. Okeke & Comfort B.S. Mndebele (2013) Education Reform in the SADC Region: Challenges and Responses in the 21st Century. Scientific & Academic Publishing, USA.
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2014)This book promised much; a series of vignettes and critical studies of innovations, initiatives and debates across different education sectors in Southern Africa from local academics with a variety of discipline backgrounds ... -
Book Review: Dede & Richards, Eds., The 60-Year Curriculum: New Models for Lifelong Learning in the Digital Economy
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)The 60-Year curriculum: New models for lifelong learning in the digital economy examines new vantage points for higher education reform and global shifts in workforce development driven primarily by new models of lifelong ... -
Book Review: Depover, C., Orivel, F. (2012). Developing countries in the elearning era (Vol. 96). Paris: UNESCO IIPE.
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2014)This review will depart from the standard format of a review, which usually starts by giving a brief summary of the reviewed item. Given that the book is readily available online at this URL and includes a good advance ... -
Book Review: Dron, Jon and Terry Anderson (2014). Teaching Crowds - Learning and Social Media, Edmonton: AU Press.
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015)This volume written by Dron and Anderson consists of ten chapters and is completed by a reference section and a useful index. The preface details the book’s objectives, after briefly explaining the ambiguous nature of its ... -
Book Review: Education and International Development: Theory, Practice and Issues
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015)Education has been a driving force for developmental activities in all spheres associated with human development. Development as a phenomenon can acquire many forms, depending upon nature, cause and purpose. However, the ... -
Book Review: Essential Skills for Highly Successful Youths
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-03-20)This is a book written for young people who are about to leave school and enter the world of tertiary education, an internship or work. It provides many useful lessons from a variety of sources. The author has reached into ...
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