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Caribbean Regional Capacity Building Workshop on Open Educational Resources (OER): Policies and Practices

Commonwealth of Learning, / (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-01-29)

A regional capacity building workshop on ‘Open Educational Resources: Policies and Practices’ was organised by COL in collaboration with UNESCO, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Ministry of Education, ...

COL Quality Assurance Workshop Report

South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2008)

This document is a report of the Commonwealth of Learning workshop that was run by the South African Institute for Distance Education ((SAIDE) for Open Schools within Commonwealth countries. The workshop took place at ...

COL-AVU eLearning Workshop: Evaluation Report

Dunlop, Catherine C (Simon Fraser University, 2004)

The main objectives of the Workshop were to present and explore issues around eLearning and online educational applications relevant to Universities in Africa. The initial two days were spent in plenary sessions bringing ...

Commonwealth of Learning Capacity Building Workshop: Developing Digital Content

Mindset Schooling (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2007)

This research evaluated a capacity building workshop offered by Mindset Network, South Africa, and initiated by Frances Ferreira of the Commonwealth of Learning. The objectives of the workshop were to build capacity in the ...

The Development of Open Education Resources (OER) for the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) Assessor Training

Mead Richardson, Alison; Whiteman, Pauline (Commonwealth of Learning (COL)National Training Agency of Trinidad & Tobago (NTATT), 2017-05-12)

This is a presentation on the development of online OER for the Caribbean Vocational Qualification Assessor Training—a project supported by COL’s Technical and Vocational Skills Development (TVSD) programme in partnership ...

Development, Use and Assessment of OER

Kanwar, Asha; Abeywardena, Ishan S (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-07-05)

Workshop presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, at the International Conference on Open and Innovative Education (ICOIE), Hong Kong SAR, 5 July 2018. Co-written with Dr Ishan ...

Education Technology 2000 : A Global Vision for Open and Distance Learning

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1997)

Educational Technology 2000: A Global Vision for Open and Distance Learning, held in August 1996, was an opportunity for nearly 200 educators and technologists from 38 countries to gather in Singapore to share, discuss and ...

Education Technology 2000 : A Global Vision for Open and Distance Learning

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1997)

Educational Technology 2000: A Global Vision for Open and Distance Learning, held in August 1996, was an opportunity for nearly 200 educators and technologists from 38 countries to gather in Singapore to share, discuss and ...

Evaluation report on the Sri Lanka University Grants Commission External Degrees Retreat

Hope, Andrea (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2004)

In 2001 preliminary discussions took place between Professor B.R.R.N. Mendis, Chairman of the UGC of Sri Lanka, and Professor G. Dhanarajan, President of COL, about the status of external degree provision in Sri Lankan ...

Forum on Flexible Education: Reaching Nomadic Populations in Africa

de Souza, Alba (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2007)

The Forum was held in Garissa, Kenya, from 20-23 June 2006. It was hosted by the Kenyan Ministry of Education and UNICEF, and funded by the Commonwealth of Learning and the Commonwealth Secretariat. The objectives of the ...

Forum on Open Schooling for Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Fentiman, Alicia (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2004)

In response to the growing demand and commitment to primary education, there has been an increase in the number of children who complete primary school throughout subSaharan Africa. The success in increasing completion ...

Fostering Governmental Support for OER Internationally (FGSOERI): Caribbean

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver and UNESCO, 2012-01)

As part of the project Fostering Governmental Support for Open Educational Resources Internationally (FGSOERI), six regional policy forums will be held, one in each UNESCO region, between January and May 2012. The objectives ...

Fostering Governmental Support for Open Educational Resources Internationally (FGSOERI): Africa

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver and UNESCO, 2012-02)

As part of the project Fostering Governmental Support for Open Educational Resources Internationally (FGSOERI), six regional policy forums will be held, one in each UNESCO region, between January and May 2012. The objectives ...

Fostering Governmental Support for Open Educational Resources Internationally (FGSOERI): Europe

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver and UNESCO, 2012-04)

As part of the project Fostering Governmental Support for Open Educational Resources Internationally (FGSOERI), six regional policy forums will be held, one in each UNESCO region, between January and May 2012. The objectives ...

Fostering Governmental Support for Open Educational Resources Internationally (FGSOERI): Latin America

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver and UNESCO, 2012-03)

As part of the project Fostering Governmental Support for Open Educational Resources Internationally (FGSOERI), six regional policy forums will be held, one in each UNESCO region, between January and May 2012. The objectives ...

From Cherry Picking to Convergence – Migrating E-Learning Delivery to an LMS (Learning Management System) – the COLeLIO Experience

Kwan, Angela; Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2012-06)

The Commonwealth of Learning e-learning for International Organizations (COLeLIO) (www.col.org/colelio) Initiative engages appropriate technology to custom design and deliver just-in-time (JIT) workplace e-learning for ...

Gender issues and barriers to information and communications technologies

Commonwealth of Learning; International Development Research Centre (IDRC); New Zealand Agency for International Development (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2002)

An invitational meeting for regional representatives from the developing parts of the Commonwealth was held in Ottawa in June 2002, in partnership with Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Participants ...

Gender issues and barriers to information and communications technologies:summary report

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2002)

An invitational meeting for regional representatives from the developing parts of the Commonwealth was held in Ottawa in June 2002, in partnership with Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Participants ...

ICTs for higher education

Balasubramanian, K; Clarke-Okah, Willie; Daniel, John; Ferreira, Frances; Kanwar, Asha; Kwan, Angela; Lesperance, John; Mallet, Joshua; Umar, Abdurrahman; West, Paul (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2009)

A background paper from the Commonwealth of Learning for the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education; Paris, 5-8 July 2009.

Identifying Barriers Encountered by Women in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) for Open and Distance Learning in Africa: Country Presentations

Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2000-03)

Regional expert meetings convened by Commonwealth of Learning (COL) - COL and its network are continuing work in addressing gender barriers, such as those encountered by women, to the use of information and communications ...