Browsing by Subject "Aptus"

    • Aptus 

      Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2014-04)
      Introductory videos of Aptus, the Classroom Without Walls. A large number of learners and teachers in the developing world operate in "unconnected" environments – unconnected to the power grid and to the Internet. There ...

    • Aptus 

      Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2016-11-25)
      Promotional brochure explaining Aptus - a device developed by the Commonwealth of Learning to facilitate elearning in remote and disconnected areas. (Revised June 2018).

    • APTUS Deployment in Samoa 

      Mose, Mose (Commonwealth of Learning (COL);The National University of Samoa, 2017-03-22)
      Workshop presentation by Mr. Mose Mose, The National University of Samoa, for Mobile Learning Week 2017 in Paris, France, on 22 March 2017.

    • Aptus: A Potential Support System for Education in Emergencies 

      Balaji, Venkataraman (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-03-22)
      Workshop presented by Dr. Venkataraman Balaji, Director - Technology and Knowledge Management, Commonwealth of Learning, for Mobile Learning Week 2017 in Paris, France, on 22 March 2017.

    • Connections (vol. 27, no. 1)  

      Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03)
      COL Newsletter published March 2022.

    • DELIVERING APTUS - OER IN OFF-GRID, OFF-LINE SITUATIONS: REACHING THE UNREACHED 

      Balaji, Venkataraman; Cheng, Ricky; Gruda, Michelle (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-02-24)
      Presented at Mobile Learning Week 2015, UNESCO (24 February 2015) held in Paris, France by Dr. Venkataraman Balaji (co-written with Mr. Ricky Cheng and Ms. Michelle Gruda), Commonwealth of Learning.

    • Do Tablets and Aptus Contribute to Improved Learning Outcome? Results from an Applied Research Project in Swat Region, Pakistan 

      Balaji, Venkataraman; Cheng, Ricky (Commonwealth of Learning (COL)Reach Out to Asia (Member of Qatar Foundation), 2016-04)
      This is a report of findings from the Project for Innovative Delivery of Education Using Mobile Technology, Pakistan. It contains an analysis of results of activities under collaborative project of the Commonwealth of ...

    • An Evaluation of the Usefulness and Ease of Use of the Aptus Within the Samoan Education Context 

      Mow, Ioana T C; Temese, Edna; Mose, Mose N; Patu, Tara; Mauai, Elisapeta; Sinclair, Ioana; Lafaele, Fiafaitupe; Namulauulu, Joseph; Tanielu, Misioka; Soon, Agnes W; Chan, Vensal (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)
      This paper describes the findings of the first trial of the Aptus device within the National University of Samoa. The Aptus is a device that enables wireless access to valuable educational resources in the absence of ...

    • Expanding Access, Openness and Flexibility 

      Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-10-17)
      Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, at the World Conference on Online Learning: Teaching in a Digital Age - Re-thinking Teaching & Learning, 17 October 2017, Toronto, Canada.

    • Field Trials of Aptus Prototype: An overview of results from 15 countries 

      (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2014-07)
      Aptus is a server with its own WiFi router. It can be deployed in areas with no access to grid electricity or data connectivity, and the users (with Tablets, smart phones or Laptops) can access several thousand Open ...

    • Innovative Digital Solutions 

      Malik, Naveed (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-09-20)
      Innovative Digital Solutions: Keynote address delivered virtually by Dr Naveed Malik, Special Adviser: Technology & Innovation at the 2021International Conference on Education held in Kuala Lumpur, 20 September 2021.

    • 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 ...

    • OERs Taking Schools from Resource Poor to Resource Rich 

      Thomson, Ian (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
      A rapidly growing number of schools in developing countries are introducing packages of OERs through offline solutions such as APTUS, Rachel, Internet In A Box etc. Such solutions typically deliver thousands of teaching ...

    • Open and Innovative Schooling: An Implementation Experience in Fifteen Secondary Schools across Mozambique 

      Cossa, Sérgio Paulo; Nakala, Lurdes Patrocínia Matavela; Cherinda, Nilsa Adelaide Issufo Enoque Pondja (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-10-19)
      This case study explores the open and innovative schooling model piloted in fifteen secondary schools across all regions of Mozambique in the period 2018 to 2020. The model involved provision of access to curriculum-based ...

    • Speech at Canada House Reception for the Ninth Pan-Commonwealth Forum 

      Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-03-12)
      Delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, at the launch of the Ninth Pan-Commonwealth Forum, 12 March 2019, Canada House, London, UK.

    • Use of Aptus: Manndeshi's Experience 

      Shinde, Vanita (Commonwealth of Learning (COL);Mann Deshi Foundation, 2017-03-22)
      Workshop presentation by Ms. Vanita Shinde, Manndeshi Foundation, for Mobile Learning Week 2017 in Paris, France, on 22 March 2017.

    • Use of Tablet Computers to Improve Access to Education 

      Ally, Mohamed; Nasir, Zarmina; Abdulbaki, Anwar; Cheng, Ricky (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
      A research project was carried out in using mobile learning to increase access to education. This project is contributing to the achievement of Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “inclusive and equitable ...

    • Use of Tablet Computers to Improve Access to Education in a Remote Location 

      Ally, Mohamed; Balaji, Venkataraman; Abdelbaki, Anwar; Cheng, Ricky (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-07)
      A research project was carried out in using mobile learning to increase access to education. This project is contributing to the achievement of Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which is to “Ensure inclusive ...