01. Research & Publications: Recent submissions

    • Report to Commonwealth Education Ministers: from Response to Resilience 

      Kanwar, Asha; Daniel, John (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-06)
      This brief to Ministers of Education provides examples of how governments and institutions made it possible for people to continue their education during the COVID-19 pandemic and identifies factors that contributed to success.

    • Open and Distance Learning: Key Terms and Definitions 

      Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-05)
      This document identifies and defines several key terms related to Open and Distance Learning (ODL). Terms and definitions are current as of May 2020.

    • Guidelines on Distance Education during COVID-19 

      Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-05)
      Guidelines on Distance Education during COVID-19 offer policy advice and practical tips on the use of distance-education (DE) methods, tools and appropriate technology, and provide a road map for decision makers and ...

    • Keeping the Doors of Learning Open COVID-19 

      (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-03-13)
      With an increasing number of states, provinces and even whole countries closing institutions of learning as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 363 million learners worldwide are being impacted (UNESCO, 2020). COL has ...

    • President's Message for Commonwealth Day 2020 

      Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-03-09)
      A message from Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, on Commonwealth Day, 10 March 2020.

    • President's Message for International Women's Day 2020 

      Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-03-08)
      A message from Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2020.

    • Report on the Baseline Study of Technology-Enabled Learning at Kaimosi Friends University College 

      Omieno, Kelvin K; Shirandula, Ayub; Bonareri, Mercy M (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-03)
      This baseline survey report offers insights about the perceptions, practices and enabling environment of technology-enabled learning (TEL) at Kaimosi Friends University College (KAFUCO), Kenya. The report addresses the ...

    • Connections (vol. 25, no. 1) 

      Angheli-Zaicenco, Natalia (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-03)
      COL Newsletter published March 2020.

    • Report of the Massive Open Online Course on Introduction to Technology-Enabled Learning (TEL MOOC 4) 

      Cleveland-Innes, Martha; Ostashewski, Nathaniel; Wilton, Daniel; Jensen-Tebb, Carmen (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-01-20)
      This is a report on the third offering of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Introduction to Technology-Enabled Learning (TEL) organised by Athabasca University, Canada in collaboration with the Commonwealth of ...

    • TEL MOOC long-term impact evaluation study 

      Perryman, Leigh-Anne (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-01)
      This report presents the findings of a theory of change-based evaluation of the massive open online course on Introduction to Technology-Enabled Learning jointly offered by the Commonwealth of Learning and Athabasca ...