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Head teachers’ expectations of a quality teacher produced through distance education
(2010-11)
Distance education has been viewed internationally as a viable option for improving access to, and the equity and quality of basic education in various settings (McQuaide, 2009). It is a way to educate people who would ...
The use of information technologies to expedite information flow between Open and Distance Learning (ODL) learners and their educational providers
(2010-11)
This is a study in the use of information technology, specifically the use of BULK Text messaging (SMS) service as a way of improving and expanding service delivery to the Open and Distance learning (ODL) learner. The paper ...
Enhancement of Learning for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children Through Information and Communication Technologies in Open and Distance Learning
(2013-11)
There is need to transform education in Africa even among the orphanage and vulnerable children (OVC) in order to become more competitive and competent in a globalising society through e-learning. Information and communication ...
Contextual Background to supporting Learning in the Digital Age: A comparative Study of Botswana and Lesotho
(2010-11)
The government of Botswana in line with its Vision 2016, the National Development Plans – NDP-8 and NDP-9, developed a National ICT Policy which envisioned to position Botswana for sustainable growth in the digital age by ...
Open and Distance Learning and Information and Communication Technologies: Implications on Formal and Non formal Education: Kenyan Case
(2013-11)
The Population; female (% of total) in Kenya was last reported at 50.05 in 2011, according to a World Bank report published in 2012. Despite this higher percentage, women in Kenya are not well represented in education and ...
Open and Distance Learning (ODL): Experiences from Biology Learners of the Distance Learning Institute, University of Lagos
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
This study examined a survey of the challenges facing Biology learners in Distance Learning Institute, University of Lagos. The study was conducted using qualitative and quantitative approaches. The population of study ...
Technology Assisted Open Learning - the Alternative to Increasing Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
Nigeria is a developing country struggling to reach the Millennium Development Goals of
universal primary education. The population profile of the country, 2005, shows a high population
figure of children and adolescents ...
Mobile Learning: Reaching the Disadvantaged
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
Business and leisure have long benefited from the use of mobile devices, such as mobile phones, but
research in the use of mobile phones in learning is recent (Alexander, 2004; McNeal & van’t Hooft, 2006).
The aim of ...