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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 ... -
Interplay between Literacy and Health Services Access: The Case of Elderly Exemption Beneficiaries in Tanzania
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-03-18)Over the last two decades research has indicated an unpleasant experience for the elderly with exemptions. An important question for this paper is whether the unpleasant exempted experience for the elderly in accessing ... -
Introduction: Policies and Practice EDITORIAL
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016)This issue has a particular focus on policy: authors explore the relationship between policy and research (Traxler); the importance of having appropriate policies in place (Awadhiya & Miglani; Nkuyubwatsi; Bose) and new ... -
Is Blended Learning Better than Online Learning for B.Ed Students?
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11-20)Blended learning is a newly emerging area of research and practice in educational institutions. It is defined as a useful and reasonable combination of online and face-to-face learning and is acclaimed as a successful mode ... -
Is there Learning Continuity during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Synthesis of the Emerging Evidence
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11-20)Since the onset of COVID-19, governments have launched technology-supported education interventions to ensure children learn. This paper offers a narrative synthesis of emerging evidence on technology-based education to ... -
The Jeffrey Town Model for Community Development
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2014)The Jeffrey Town model for community development has been effectively applied to the rural community of Jeffrey Town in Jamaica with Information and Computer Technology (ICT) as a key element. The farmer's association is ... -
Knowledge Transfer for a Horticultural Revolution: The Lifelong Learning for Farmers Model
(International Society for Horticultural Science, 2012)This paper examines the relevance of the current theoretical perspectives in extension for promoting horticultural revolution in developing countries. At present agricultural education and extension occurs within a framework ... -
Leaders in Distance Education in the English-Speaking Caribbean
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)In examining the provision of distance education in the English-speaking (Commonwealth) Caribbean, it must be acknowledged that, historically, the main providers have been external institutions: the University of London ...
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