Browsing 2016-2020 by Title

    • Launch of the COL-Coursera Workforce Recovery Initiative in Barbados 

      Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-08-19)
      Speech delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President and CEO, at the online ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Barbados on 19 August 2020.

    • Leadership and Innovation for the Future of ODL 

      Kanwar, Asha; Balasubramanian, K (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-11-06)
      Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, at the EduXchange International Conference, 6 November 2016 held in Shanghai Open University, Shanghai, China.

    • Leadership and Innovation for the Future of ODL 

      Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-05-10)
      Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, at the 2nd High Level Roundtable for Vice Chancellors & Heads of ODL Institutions, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 10 May 2018.

    • Learners Our Common Wealth: Towards Lifelong Learning for All 

      Kanwar, Asha; Mishra, Sanjaya (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-05-23)
      Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning at the Council for Education in the Commonwealth Annual Conference 21 to 23 May 2019. Prepared with Dr Sanjaya Mishra, Education Specialist: ...

    • Learning in the Era of Digital Transformation 

      Kanwar, Asha; Balaji, Venkataraman (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-05-08)
      Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, at a public lecture, Wawasan Open University, Malaysia, 8 May 2018. Co-written with Dr Venkataraman Balaji, COL.

    • Learning to Live Together: Can Technology Help? 

      Kanwar, Asha; Balasubramanian, K; Carr, Alexis (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-09-14)
      Presented via Skype by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, at the The 9th Olympiad of the Mind, 14 September 2017, Chania, Crete, Greece. Co-written with Dr. K. Balasubramanian, Vice President ...

    • Learning with Virtual Reality 

      Abeywardena, Ishan S (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-08-30)
      Presented by Dr Ishan Abeywardena, Adviser - Open Educational Resources, Commonwealth of Learning, on 30 August 2018 as a guest lecturer at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad, Pakistan.

    • Looking Ahead for COL: Reimagining the Future of Learning 

      Kanwar, Asha; Balaji, Venkataraman (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-07-11)
      Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, at the International Forum on ICT and Education 2030, 11 July 2017, Qingdao, China. Co-written with Dr Venkataraman Balaji.

    • Making Mobile Learning Highly Viable in Contexts with no Connectivity or Grid Power: A Recent Implementation 

      Balaji, Venkataraman; Ally, Mohamed; Shinde, Vanita; Mose, Mose (Commonwealth of Learning (COL);Qatar Foundation;Athabasca University;Mann Deshi Foundation;The National University of Samoa, 2017-03-22)
      Workshop presentation by Dr. Venkataraman Balaji (Commonwealth of Learning), Dr. Mohamed Ally (Athabasca University), Vanita Shinde (Mann Deshi Foundation), and Mose Mose (National University of Samoa) for Mobile Learning ...

    • Making ODL Inclusive: The Role of Technology 

      Kanwar, Asha; Cheng, Ricky (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-12-20)
      Keynote address presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, at the 6th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Accessibility, 19 December 2017, Muscat, ...

    • Massive Open Online Courses for Development (MOOC4D) 

      Balaji, Venkataraman (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11-27)
      Presented by Dr. Ventakaraman Balaji, Director - Technology and Knowledge Management, Commonwealth of Learning, at a Faculty Workshop on a MOOC on Life Skills for Engineers, Kanpur, India, 27 November 2017.

    • Massive Open Online Courses for Development (MOOC4D) 

      Kanwar, Asha; Balaji, Venkataraman (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-10-17)
      Presentation by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO and Dr Venkataraman Balaji, Director of Technology and Knowledge Management, Commonwealth of Learning. Delivered by Dr Venkataraman Balaji at the Pre-Conference Symposium ...

    • Message at Round Table Conference of State Open Universities 

      Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-06-27)
      Video message delivered at the Round Table Conference of State Open Universities held at Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) in Nashik, India by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of ...

    • MOOCs for Development: the COL Experience 

      Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-06-16)
      Presented at the official launch of the publication "Making Sense of MOOCs: A Guide for Policy Makers in Developing Countries" at UNESCO, Paris, France, 16 June 2016 by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth ...

    • MOOCs, e-Content Development and OER 

      Mishra, Sanjaya (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-09-07)
      Keynote address at the National Webinar on “MOOCs, e-Content Development and Open Educational Resources” at Sambalpur University, India on September 7, 2020.

    • New Learning Technologies and their Potential/Limitations for Teaching and Learning 

      Bates, Tony (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-12)
      Dr Tony Bates in collaboration with COL has prepared five pre-recorded keynotes on key issues in online and digital learning with the intention is that these can be streamed during virtual conferences, included in education ...

    • ODL 2020 and Beyond 

      Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-10-16)
      Video presentation presented by Professor Asha Kanwar at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities, 14-16 October 2019 / Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore, Pakistan.

    • ODL in the Fourth Industrial Age: Opportunities for Africa 

      Kanwar, Asha; Mishra, Sanjaya (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-03-24)
      A presentation from Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, for the 1st RETRIDOL Annual Colloquium, National Open University of Nigeria, 24 March 2020.

    • OER for Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education: From Commitment to Action 

      Kanwar, Asha; Mishra, Sanjaya; Balasubramanian, K (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-05-29)
      Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, at the Pacific Open Educational Resources Regional Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, on 29 May 2017. Co-written with Dr K. Balasubramanian, ...

    • OER for Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education: From Commitment to Action 

      Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-09-18)
      Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, at the 2nd World OER Congress, 18 September 2017, Ljubljana, Slovenia.