Browsing by Author "Panda, Santosh"

Academic Silver Linings in a Philippine State University Amid the Early Stages of Pandemic Cases

Toquero, Cathy Mae (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)

The primary role of the academe is knowledge building, however, due to the prevailing digital divide, some institutions of higher learning were not able to offer even Emergency Online Teaching (EOT) for continuous formal ...

Achieving Community Development through an Agricultural Extension Programme: Technology Dissemination for Mushroom Farmers

De Silva, Nilantha; Wijeratne, Mahinda (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)

Mushroom production is a small-scale business unit in rural areas. The Life Long Learning for Farmers (L3F) Programme aims to enhance the socio-economic conditions for them, increasing their access to and use of knowledge ...

Book Review: Transforming Universities with Digital Distance Education: The Future of Formal Learning

Olcott, D J (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11-20)

"Transforming universities with digital distance education: The future of formal learning" arrives at a timely demarcation point to consider the future for digital universities. The author provides an insightful and ...

Challenges to the Effective Teaching and Learning of Geography through ODeL at the Zimbabwe Open University

Tanyanyiwa, Vincent Itai; Madobi, Rejoice (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)

ODeL offers a lot of opportunities and unique challenges for adult learners. In this paper, the authors sought to examine the main problems that influence the effective teaching and learning of geography and environmental ...

Children and the Internet: Learning, in the Times to Come

Mitra, Sugata (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11-20)

It is proposed that the purpose of education is to enable people to live happy, healthy and useful lives — now and in the future. A curriculum and framework for children’s education is derived from the above purpose. Using ...

Community Radio in Bangladesh: Emergence of a new School of Open Non-formal Education (ONFE)

Rahman, Mizanoor; Panda, Santosh (2013-11)

Bangladesh Open University (BOU) runs both formal and non-formal education (NFE) programmes using open and distance learning (ODL) mode where broadcast media (radio-TV) plays a vital role. BOU extensively uses electronic ...

Contradictions in Learner Interactions in a Blended-Learning Writing Course in the ODL Context: An Activity Theory Analysis

Pullenayegem, Judy; De Silva, Radhika; Jayatilleke, Gayathri (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)

This paper reports on the use of Engeström’s (1987) Activity Theory (AT) framework to gain insights into the contradictions that emerge within the activity system of the online component of an advanced writing skills course, ...

Covid-19 - A Two-Week Transition from Campus to Online at the Acsenda School of Management, Canada

Daniel, John (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11-20)

In March 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic obliged Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in many countries to vacate their campuses and operate at a distance. We narrate the experience of the Acsenda School of Management (ASM) in ...

COVID-19 and Technology Enhanced Teaching in Higher Education in sub-Saharan Africa: A Case of the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Mtebe, Joel S.; Fulgence, Katherine; Gallagher, Michael (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)

This article aims to share an experience on the process taken by the University of Dar es Salaam to adopt and deliver technology-enhanced teaching and learning during the COVID-19 crisis. The university started by forming ...

Covid-19 School Closures in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Emergent Perspectives on the Role of Educational Technology

Jordan, Katy (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11-20)

The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in school closures at an unprecedented scale and prompted educational systems to find alternative teaching models at short notice. The role for educational technology in low- and middle-income ...

Data for Development: Shifting Research Methodologies for Covid-19

Traxler, John; Smith, Matt (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-11-20)

Successful and appropriate informal digital learning can help individuals and communities build sustainable and meaningful livelihoods, strengthen social cohesion and resilience, preserve and enhance cultural traditions ...

Developing Multimedia Programmes for Out-of-School Girls: The Case of GIRLS Inspire in Tanzania

Gasuku, Samwel (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-03-19)

Learning resources such as audio, video and online content are developed as supplementary learning resources to print-based materials. This study focuses on the development of multimedia learning in adult education programmes ...

Developing Partnerships to Acquire Impact: The Role of Three Regional Centres’ Capacity Building Efforts for ODL Adoption in the Emerging World

Perris, Kirk; McGreal, Rory (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-07-20)

Partnerships are central to the awareness, implementation and development of open and distance learning (ODL). It is an attribute that is distinct in the higher education sector, where ODL has made a large footprint by ...

Developing Skills to Unlock Kenya’s industrial Growth: The Influence of Provision of Modern Teaching and Learning Equipment in TVET in Kenya

Musyimi, Caroline (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-03-19)

This study explores the influence of modern teaching and learning equipment on improving vocational education quality and employment rates and its long-term effect on Kenya’s journey to achieve industrialisation by the ...