Browsing by Author "Balaji, Venkataraman"
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Agricultural Higher Education in the 21st Century: Non-traditional educational models
Kanwar, Asha; Balasubramanian, K; Balaji, Venkataraman (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-06-16)Speech delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar at 'Agricultural Higher Education in the 21st Century: A global challenge in knowledge transfer to meet world demands for food security and sustainability'. Zaragoza, Spain June 2015. -
Changing Roles of Agricultural Extension: Harnessing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Adapting to Stresses Envisaged Under Climate Change
Meera, Shaik N; Balaji, Venkataraman; Muthuraman, P; Sailaja, B; Dixit, S (2011)The linkages between agriculture and climate are pronounced and often complex. Agricultural systems are most sensitive to extreme climatic events such as droughts, floods and hailstorms, and to seasonal variability and ... -
Changing the Tune: MOOCs for Human Development? A Case Study (Pre-print)
Balaji, Venkataraman; Kanwar, Asha (2015-06)The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is covered in critical analysis as well as in popular media as a development exclusively bearing on the Higher Education sector (The Economist, 2014). This term has also acquired an ... -
Collaborate, Complement and Connect
Balaji, Venkataraman (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-01-24)Presented by Dr Venkataraman Balaji, Vice-President, Commonwealth of Learning, at the Education Ministers Action Group (EMAG), London, UK, 24 January 2019. -
The Commonwealth of Learning
Kanwar, Asha; Naidoo, Vis; Ferreira, Frances; Umar, Abdurrahman; Kaushik, Madhulika; Lesperance, John; Mead Richardson, Alison; Balasubramanian, K; Pringle, Ian; Bullen, Mark; Balaji, Venkataraman; McEachern, Doris (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2013-04-11)The Commonwealth of Learning’s presentation to the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, Canada, 11 April 2013, Vancouver, Canada // It gives me great pleasure to formally welcome, for the first ... -
Communication and capacity building to advance adaptation strategies in agriculture in the context of climate change in India
Balaji, Venkataraman; Ganapuram, Sreedhar; Devakumar, C (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-04)Climate change is perhaps the most serious issue that affects food security of a very large number of human beings and animals. Impacts of climate change will be particularly significant in South Asia where most of food ... -
Connected Learning and Ag Extension: Shall the twain meet?
Balaji, Venkataraman (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-01-05)Presented by Dr. V. Balaji at the 8th Global Communications Research Association in Bangalore, India, 5-7 January 2016. -
Contemporary information and knowledge management: impact on farming in India
Kumar, R Ajith; Balaji, Venkataraman; Guntuku, Dileepkumar; Prabhakar, T V; Yaduraju, N T (2011)Farming is an important part of Indian economy and it involves a wide range of stakeholders, of whom the small holder farmers are the largest group. Information sharing on new production processes with farmers was prominent ... -
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 ... -
Fostering Community Preparedness to Cope with Drought: new initiatives and results from a study involving ODL and ICT from South Central India
Kiran, Neelam L; Naresh, Kumar V R; Sreedhar, Ganapuram; Sylvester, Asil G; Balaji, Venkataraman (2010-11)Drought has emerged as a key concern in the context of climate variability induced by Climate Change processes and over a billion people are vulnerable, according to UN estimates. Drought preparedness is recognized as the ... -
Future of Education: Advances and Trends in AI, Blockchain And 5G
Balaji, Venkataraman (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-01)Presented at at the Focal Points Meeting for the Caribbean, St Lucia, 28 January 2020 -
How to Run a MOOC: Management of a MOOC
Balaji, Venkataraman (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) & Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2014-09)Week 5: How to Run a MOOC, module 4 of the MOOC on MOOC course offered by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) & Commonwealth of Learning (COL), September 2014. This resource contains a video link, slides as ... -
How to Run a MOOC: Planning for a MOOC
Balaji, Venkataraman (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) & Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2014-09)Week 5: How to Run a MOOC, module 3 of the MOOC on MOOC course offered by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) & Commonwealth of Learning (COL), September 2014. This resource contains a video link, slides as ... -
ICT Capacity Building: Game Changers on the Horizon?
Balaji, Venkataraman (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2012-09-24)Slides from the Keynote Presentation of the 22nd IFIP World Computer Congress (WCC2012), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 24 September 2012. Presented by Balaji Venkataraman, Commonwealth of Learning. -
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. -
Life After the World OER Congress?
Kanwar, Asha; Balaji, Venkataraman (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2012-06-22)As we come to the close of the 2012 World OER Congress, the next question is: where do we go from here? The adoption of the Paris Declaration is an important outcome of this Congress as Member States move from action to ... -
Making It Matter: Supporting Education in the Developing World Through Open and Linked Data
Balaji, Venkataraman (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2014-05-16)Video presentation at the Making it Matter Workshop organised by the LinkedUp Project and the Commonwealth of Learning, London, United Kingdom, 16 May 2014. Duration: 17:03 // Resource contains link to video as well as a ... -
Making Sense of MOOCs: A Guide for Policy-Makers in Developing Countries
Patru, Mariana; Balaji, Venkataraman (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-06)The Guide is designed to raise general awareness amongst policy makers in developing countries as to how Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) might address their concerns and priorities, particularly in terms of access to ... -
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.
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