Browsing Articles in Periodicals & Books by Title
-
Now showing items 134-153 of 265
Previous page - Next page
-
The Global Micro-credential Landscape: Charting a New Credential Ecology for Lifelong Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)This article offers a global overview of the burgeoning field of micro-credentials and their relationship to lifelong learning, employability and new models of digital education. Although there is no globally accepted ... -
Governance of Open Universities: A Few Observations on Trends in Asia
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-12)Like all organisations, good governance is a fundamental requirement for the responsible and accountable management of universities in general and open universities in particular. This is to ensure that these (open) ... -
Harnessing OER to Develop Teachers: The Guyana Experience
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2014)The Ministry of Education in Guyana has prioritised increasing the number of qualified teachers by providing opportunities to both pre- and in-service teachers to gain relevant qualifications. This paper describes the ... -
Harnessing OER to Drive Systemic Educational Change in Secondary Schooling
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2014)This paper reports on two action research projects which explored the challenge of determining the conditions under which use of OER can drive a transformative educational agenda in schooling systems. At St Peter’s College ... -
Higher Education Faculty Attitude, Motivation and Perception of Quality and Barriers Towards OER in India
(African Minds;ROER4D;International Development Research Centre, 2017-10)The premise of this study is that teachers’ conceptions of the quality of Open Educational Resources (OER) and their attitudes and motivations towards using OER will influence whether and how they use and/or contribute ... -
Hindrance to Technologically Guided Education in Kenya Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Embakasi Girls’ School
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11-20)Covid-19 epidemic has forced education managers and teachers to begin or enhance e-learning mode of education across the world. Kenya have not been left behind. This article is geared towards identification of challenges ... -
How can we Maximise the Potential of New Technologies to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-07)The United Nations’ plan of action for sustainable development notes the immense challenges that we face, but recognizes that “The spread of information and communications technology [ICT] and global interconnectedness ... -
The Impact of Covid-19 on International Higher Education: New Models for the New Normal
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11-20)COVID-19 has had a major impact on international higher education with border closures, cancelled flights, and a shift to online teaching and learning. As a result, many international students have decided to either abandon ... -
The Implementation of Notesmaster as a Learning Platform for Secondary Education - A Case of the Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL)
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-07-20)The Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) is a government-funded educational institution that provides study opportunities to adults and out-of-school youth. NAMCOL has adopted the Notesmaster platform as a learning ... -
Implementation of Problem Based Learning to Increase Scientific Explanation Skill in Biology Learning about the Environment
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-11-19)This research aimed to describe and find out whether implementation of Problem-Based Learning can improve scientific explanation skills in biology learning about the environment. The research method was Classroom Action ... -
Implementing a Blended/Online Learning Policy on a Face-to-Face Campus: Perspectives of Administrators and Implications for Change
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-07)Many universities are currently exploring the factors that impact implementation of blended learning policies and institutions. In the Caribbean this is particularly important as financial support by governments in the ... -
Implementing Technology-Enabled Learning in Indian Universities
(University News, 2019-08)The paper provides an overview of COL’s technology-enabled learning initiative and how this can be systematically implemented to improve quality in Indian universities and achieve the goals of University Grants Commission ... -
Improving Education Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Outcomes-Based Contracting and Early Grade Literacy
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11-20)Fifty-three percent of Grade 4 learners cannot read for meaning in low- and middle-income countries despite an investment of between 33-49% of education expenditure on primary education. Teaching children to read in the ... -
Improving the Quality of Basic Education Through the Use of Gender-Sensitive Student Councils: Experience of Six Selected Districts in Tanzania
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-07)This paper analyses whether the gender-sensitive and democratically elected student councils helped in strengthening school leadership and providing a platform for increased awareness and advocacy for male and female ... -
The Influence of Covid-19 on Students’ Learning: Access and Participation in Higher Education in Southern Africa
(2021-11-19)Recent experiences of institutions in COVID 19 have heightened the need for research on its impact on higher education institutions globally. This article’s authors are from higher learning institutions in Botswana, South ... -
Informal Learning and Non-Formal Education for Development
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2014)The following article examines the issues of open, distance and technology-based informal learning and non-formal education for individual and community development. It argues that these two modes of education, which are ... -
Informal Lifelong Learning for Development in Papua New Guinea: A Case Study from the Margins into the Mainstream
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)This article traces the impact of the Ginigoada Foundation on the educational development of thousands of children and adults in Papua New Guinea (PNG). // Port Moresby, capital city of Papua New Guinea (PNG), had been ... -
Innovations in Learning and Development: A Case from the Arab World
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2014)The twenty-first century is witnessing innovative practices in the advancement of learning in the developed world as a consequence of the technological revolution of the period and the increased demand for higher education ... -
Integration of Information Communication Technology in Teaching: The Underpinning Factors Among Kenya’s Primary School Teachers
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-07-20)This study was carried out with 86 primary school teachers in Kenya’s Narok County and explored factors affecting integration of ICT in teaching and learning. Multiple regression was used for data analysis. The results ... -
International Online Courses: Issues of Global Quality Assurance, Multi-Country Collaboration and Open Educational Resources
(2008)If international online courses are to play a significant role in the expansion of education they must be placed within a global framework of quality assurance and qualifications recognition that inspires confidence. We ...
-
Now showing items 134-153 of 265
Previous page - Next page