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Application of Interactive Methods in a Distance Education Programme
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
The Faculty of Education of the Open University of Sri Lanka has incorporated interactive
techniques such as interactive day schools and assignments to the teaching-learning process of
a teacher education programme ...
Guiding Learners in New Higher Education Spaces: What Role for UNESCO?
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
The pace of change in higher education is accelerating. Enrolment rates of around 40-50
% of the relevant age group are now thought necessary for a country to function well in a
competitive and interdependent world. In ...
Quality School Education through Open and Distance Learning (ODL)
(2008)
In their endeavour for “reaching the unreached” and human resource development, the
developing countries are up scaling their Open Schooling programmes; thus providing
appropriate responses to the challenges of number, ...
Reaching the Unreached: A Challenge for Rural Development
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
Even in the beginning of the 21st Century the most important stumbling block in the way to rapid
socio-economic development in the developing countries like India, is undoubtedly the illiteracy in
general and the ...
Women’s Participation in Online Learning in Sri Lanka
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
In Sri Lanka, women’s representation in total undergraduate enrolment increased from 47.7 % in
1978 to 54.4 % in 2006. However, women’s representation varies in different disciplines of study.
In 2005/06 the percentage ...
Environment Education of Teachers Through Technology Mediated Open and Distance Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
The earth’s environment is in crisis mainly because it is being abused beyond its capacity by human
beings. The present paper examines the need for environmental education and awareness in the
present times. The paper ...
Examination - On Demand (E-OD) : An Innovation In Exam System
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
When i start the day with morning news paper, it’s very sad to learn that-“Exam
System drives Kids to Suicide - 6000 died of exam in 2007 in India” which
means 16 youths a day. Unbelievable to me and to the world. The ...
Teaching and Learning (Language) at a Distance in a Multilingual context: Issues and Challenges
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
The importance of language in literacy for the development of a nation cannot be
overemphasized, because language is central to access learning. According to Obanya (2004
p.234), “Human development through Education seeks ...
Improving Junior and Senior Open Learning Classes for “Push Overs” (Drop-Outs) in Zambia
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
Open and Distance Learning has over time been given paltry attention at all levels of
education administration and management in Zambia. In the Ministry of Education the
Directorate for Open and Distance Education (DODE) ...
The Use of Tracer Studies for Enhancing Relevance and Marketability in Online and Distance Education
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
Over the last two decades online and distance education has been greatly developed as a
methodology for providing education for those who formerly may have found further education
inaccessible for various reasons. As ...