Browsing 2006-2010 by Subject "Quality Assurance"
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Achieving Quality in Distance Education
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008-04-04)Today we want to launch our interactive session with some brief and simple remarks about achieving quality in distance education. -
Background to the Transnational Qualifications Framework
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008-02-25)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. -
Can Invitational Institutional Audits make a Cost-Effective Contribution to Quality Enhancement?
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2007-09-17)Second International Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Africa, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 17-19 September 2007, Can Invitational Institutional Audits make a Cost-Effective Contribution to Quality ... -
Commonwealth of Learning: Review and Improvement Model
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2010-01-28)In countries where quality assurance systems are not well established universities can find it useful to invite external visitation panels to advise them on quality improvement and wider issues. However, these can be costly. ... -
Cultural Imperialism or Global Public Goods: Dilemmas of International Education
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2006-04-09)Mentioning international partnerships raises another question, which is our title today: Cultural Imperialism or Global Public Goods: Dilemmas of International Education. Is international involvement in expanding higher ... -
Distance Education across Borders
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008-10-14)We shall first point out that education across borders - even distance education across borders - is not a new development. However, there are new trends within this activity that we must explore. We shall focus particularly ... -
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, ... -
The First Meeting of the Management Committee of the Transnational Qualifications Framework
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008-10-06)Transcript of Opening Presentation at the first meeting of the Management Committee of the Transnational Qualifications Framework held in Singapore from 6 to 10 October 2008. Opening Presentation by Sir John Daniel and ... -
Higher Education in the 21st Century: The Iron Triangle’s Critical Angle of Quality Assurance
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008-02-11)I'm here today to talk about quality in higher education in keeping with the theme of Quality Assurance Week, "Promoting Quality in Tertiary Education through Leadership."// I'm going to tell you a bit about the Commonwealth ... -
Higher Education, Teacher Education, Distance Education: What is Quality and Who says so?
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2006-02-13)I have entitled these remarks Higher Education, Teacher Education, Distance Education: What is it and Who says so? These workshops are about Material Development for Quality Assurance in Higher Education. So we are talking ... -
New Approaches to Quality and Standards for New Forms and Modes of Learning?
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008-07-08)So my title is: New Approaches to Quality and Standards for New Forms and Modes of Learning? There is a question mark at the end of the title. Whether new forms and modes of learning actually require new approaches to ... -
New Providers, New Approaches: Towards a World of Mass Higher Education
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2007-09-13)Third Global Forum on International Quality Assurance, Accreditation and the Recognition of Qualifications, Learners and New Higher Education Spaces: Challenges for Quality Assurance and the Recognition of Qualifications, ... -
Open and Distance Learning for National Development and Reconciliation
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2009-06-22)Launch of the Quality Assurance Toolkit for Distance Higher Education, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22 June 2009 , Open and Distance Learning for National Development and Reconciliation , Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning ... -
Opening Ceremony of the Officials Meeting on the Transnational Qualifications Framework, VUSSC
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008-02-25)Many governments are struggling to respond to increased demand, knowing that their Age Participation Rates in higher education are well below what is needed for sustained national development. APRs are now between 40-50% ... -
Promoting Quality in Distance, Flexible and ICT-based Education: Reflections on the Meaning of Quality in Open and Distance Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2006-09-03)This paper, whilst recognising the significance of the quality movement for ODL, makes the case that rather than quality in ODL programmes being addressed in terms of inputs - best practices and procedures - quality should ... -
Quality Assurance and Cross Border Higher Education in the Commonwealth: The Work of the Commonwealth of Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2006-09-21)We shall begin by looking at the current situation of Crossborder Higher Education (CBHE) in the Commonwealth and ask whether crossborder HE providers are latter-day pirates or contribute significantly to the educational ... -
Quality Assurance and Open Educational Resources
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2010-05-03)Stamenka will begin our proceedings by recalling some of the conclusions of the World Conference and suggesting how OERS might help us take some of its recommendations forward. After she has spoken I will come back with ... -
Quality Assurance for Open, Distance and eLearning: Issues for Developing Countries
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2006-06-18)Asha and I have taken the title: Quality assurance for open, distance and eLearning: Issues for developing countries. Our comments will draw on a recent book in COL 's series Perspectives on Distance Education co-edited ... -
Quality Indicators For Professional Education
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2007-08-14)Workshop on Performance Indicators for Quality Assurance in Distance Higher Education, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 14-16 August 2007, Quality Indicators for Professional Education By Professor Mohan Menon, Commonwealth of Learning ... -
Reflections on Quality Assurance in Open Distance Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2007-08-14)Workshop on Performance Indicators for Quality Assurance in Distance Higher Education, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 14-16 August 2007, Reflections on Quality Assurance in Open Distance Learning by Professor Mohan B. Menon, Commonwealth ...
