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Skilling a Nation’s Future
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-11-07)
Presented at the 14th International Conference on Information (ICI-14), Delta University of Science & Technology (DUST) in Gamasa, Egypt on 7 November 2015 by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO (co-written with Dr K. ...
Distance Education: Threats and Opportunities: Selected speeches and website blogs of Sir John Daniel and colleagues 2009-2010
(commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2010)
This selection of speeches from 2009 and 2010 is entitled Distance Education: Threats and Opportunities. It also
includes some entries from the blog that COL has introduced since the publication of the previous booklet.
Open, ...
Can Mobile Learning Empower Women and Girls?
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2015-02-27)
Transcript and presentation slides from a presentation given at a research seminar, UNESCO Mobile Learning Week, Paris, France, 27 February 2015. Presented by Prof. Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, co-written with Alexis Carr, ...
National Qualifications Framework in South Africa: A Critical Review
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2014-10-29)
Transcript and presentation slides of a Public Lecture at the University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education, (HKU SPACE), 29 October 2014. Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar and co-written with ...
Advancing Research in ODL: Where are the Missing Links?
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2014-10-28)
Transcript and presentation slides from the Opening Keynote at the 28th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities, Hong Kong, China, 28 October 2014. Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, and co-written ...
Women Leaders in Development
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2014-07-25)
Transcript and presentation slides from 4th Global Leadership Lecture Series Acsenda School of Management, Vancouver, Canada, 25 July 2014, Women Leaders in Development. Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar (co-written with ...
Is Modern ICT the Answer to Extension?
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2012-09-24)
My topic today is: ‘Is modern ICT the answer to extension?’ which will be examined in the context of the Commonwealth of Learning’s work in Lifelong Learning for Farming. This presentation has been prepared jointly with ...
Knowledge Transfer for a Horticultural Revolution: The Lifelong Learning for Farmers Model
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2010-08-22)
Our title is Knowledge Transfer for a Horticultural Revolution: The Lifelong Learning for Farmers Model. We argue that the current approach to agricultural extension, which is based on the green revolution, is unsuitable ...
Developments in Distance and Online Learning: Can They Address Development Challenges?
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2014-03-10)
My topic today is ‘Developments in Distance Education and elearning: can they address emerging challenges?’, which I have prepared jointly with my colleague Dr K Balasubramanian. I will first look at the context of higher ...
Women Leaders in Sustainable Development
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-11-24)
Presented at CHOGM Malta 2015 at the Commonwealth Women’s Forum on 24 November 2015 by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO (co-written with Dr K. Balasubramanian, Vice President and Ms Rosanne Wong, Gender Equality Manager).