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Pacific Leaders in Open, Online and Distance Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-03)In this piece about Pacific leaders in ODL, I noticed that despite the fact that many leaders have or have had a formal professional base at their institutions, many have worked across different nations and in collaboration ... -
Participatory Management, Professional Development, and Teachers’ Job Performance in Public Secondary Schools
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-07-20)This correlational survey study examined professional development, participatory management, and teachers’ job performance in public secondary schools in Ogun State, Nigeria. The sample size comprised 504 participants ... -
The Perception of Educational Stakeholders on Utilization of E-learning Technology for Quality Instructional Delivery in Universities in Rivers State, Nigeria
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)The study was conducted in Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study, which comprised 168 subjects (44 lecturers and 124 students). Two research questions were posed by the ... -
Policies Regulating the Assignments of the Bachelor of Education Programme of Indira Gandhi National Open University: A Case Study
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016)This case study examines the policies formulated by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), an open and distance learning university of India for regulating the practices related to the assignments of its ... -
Positioning extension Massive Open Online Courses (xMOOCs) within the open access and the lifelong learning agendas in a developing setting
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016)Recent reports on xMOOCs indicated that underprivileged learners in need for higher education have minimally been reached by these courses. While the open access agenda is needed to reach such learners, most MOOCs were ... -
Postgraduate Students’ Perception of the Use of E-portfolios as a Teaching Tool to Support their Learning in an Open and Distance Education Institution
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)E-portfolios have been used for decades in education; however, it is still a new trend in some developing countries as they continue to adopt e-learning practices. The study investigated postgraduate students’ experiences ... -
Pre-Service Teachers' Self-Efficacy Beliefs Towards Educational Technologies Integration in Tanzania
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-07)This study examines pre-service teachers’ (N = 386) self-efficacy beliefs towards educational technologies integration in the classroom at the two colleges in Tanzania that prepare secondary education teachers. Using ... -
Print2Screen Mobile App: Embedding Multimedia in Printed ODL Course Materials Using QR Codes
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)With the rise of OER and multimedia such as YouTube videos, many academic institutions are becoming mindful of the richness they bring into the teaching and learning process. Given that multimedia resources cannot be ... -
Promoting Developmental Research – a Challenge for African Universities
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2014)There are two well-known and often-quoted facts about Sub-Saharan Africa. One is that, in spite of significant progress made in recent years, Africa remains the least developed region in the world and is unlikely to achieve ... -
Promoting student support in Open and Distance learning using Information and Communication Technologies
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-07)The study investigated the use of ICTs in students support in Open and Distance learning (ODL) at Makerere University. The study adopted a survey design with 327 ODL students, and the data from participants were collected ... -
Promoting Youth Employment through Information and Communication Technologies in Vocational Education in Tanzania
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-03-20)Africa is the most youthful continent in the world with approximetly 20% of the global youth population and is expected to increase by 42% by the end of 2030. This great number of youth which can be used as a huge asset ... -
Quality Assurance for Open Educational Resources: What’s the difference? (Pre-print)
(2015-06)The emergence of Open Educational Resources (OERs) movement has been adopted by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) as one of the ways to promote access to quality educational materials in the developing countries of the ... -
Quality Assurance in Asian Open and Distance Learning: Policies and Implementation
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015)Open universities have emerged as an innovative pillar in the expansion of access to higher education participation, with single-mode distance education providers broadening access in many countries through economies of ... -
(Re)Designing Augmented Reality Applications to Facilitate Intercultural Telecollaborations
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-03-18)This paper draws on design-based research to develop a real-world classroom Augmented Reality (AR) scenario which was accompanied by tasks used to mediate intercultural telecollaboration. It investigates the role of these ... -
Re-writing Stories of Child Early and Forced Marriages through Vocational and Entrepreneurship Skills: Experience from the “Girls Inspire Project” in Tanzania
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-07-20)This paper highlights experiences of young mothers, victims of child, early and forced marriages (CEFM) as pertaining to their basic rights, social wellbeing and sustainable livelihood four years after their participation ... -
Reconsidering Access: Using Specific Impact Ranking Metrics to Manage Access in Conventional and Open Higher Education
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)This paper considers the widening access and participation agenda, its implications for higher education institutions (HEIs) and contends that it must be underpinned by strategic measurement and monitoring. Access is ... -
Reflecting on the Impact of the Open Education Movement
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-12)This paper critiques the rise and impact of the open education movement, focusing in particular on Higher Education. It considers the impact of adopting more open practices on learning, teaching and research. In terms of ... -
Reports from the Field: Primary School in Brazil Using Finnish Innovation Pedagogy to Create Meaningful Online Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11-20)ISO Colegío in Paraiba, Brazil, implemented Finnish innovation pedagogy from Turku University of Applied Sciences (TUAS) as a pedagogical strategy in their new primary school in early 2020. The implementation started in ... -
Reports from the Field: Secondary School in Hong Kong Integrating the Spirit of Humanities into STEAM Education
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)A small project of STEAM education called “Innovation for Love and Care” was implemented in a local secondary school in Hong Kong. Four seventh-grade students participated from November 2020 to February 2021. The project ... -
Resilience, Adaptability, and Sustainability of Higher Education: A systematic Mapping Study on the Impact of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic and the Transition to the New Normal
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been a global crisis, affecting many areas of society, including higher education, which has not been immune to its effects. This study, therefore, examines COVID-19 from the perspective ...
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