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Agriculture MOOCs: Learnings from Five AgMOOCs

Mishra, Gaurav (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016)

IIT Kanpur and the Commonwealth of Learning delivered five agriculture based massive open online courses (MOOCs). This report provides insights on learners’ feedback on the course pedagogy and its relevance, content, ...

Appraisal of Distance Education at the University of the West Indies: First Impressions

Renwick, William (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1991)

The Art of the Possible: issues of learner support in open and distance learning in low income countries

Creed, Charlotte; Allsop, Terry; Mills, Roger; Morpeth, Ros (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2005)

Although the quotation above uses language which sounds rather dated fifteen years on, questioning the assumption that distance learning practices established in one context can translate into new ones remains valid. As ...

Assessment of the Zambia College of Distance Education (ZACODE)

Ellis, Justin (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2009)

This study was carried out at the request of the Ministry of Education, Zambia. The Commonwealth of Learning contracted Turning Points Consultancy CC, a Namibian company, who provided the services of Justin Ellis, to “carry ...

Barriers to Participation of Women in Technological Education and the Role of Distance Education

Evans, Karen (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 1995)

1. Introduction (excerpt) - The significance now attached to increasing the participation of women in technology and technological education reflects two world-wide trends. The first is the way in which technology is ...

Baseline Study for Distance Technical and Professional Education in Mozambique

Romiszowski, Alexander (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-07)

This baseline study has been undertaken to describe and analyse the current situation with respect to TVET, in order to evaluate the needs and the viability of employing open and distance Learning (ODL), and in particular ...

A Baseline Study on Technology-Enabled Learning in the African and Mediterranean Countries of the Commonwealth: Report

Isaacs, Shafika (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-09)

The study reports the findings of a desk review derived from Internet-based searches on the status of technology-enabled learning (TEL) in the African and Mediterranean countries of the Commonwealth in June 2015. Wherever ...

A Baseline Study on Technology-Enabled Learning in the Asian Commonwealth

(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-08)

This report presents the findings of a study of technology-enabled learning in Commonwealth Asia to identify the basic mileposts in these countries’ vision and mission regarding ICT in education policies. The study looked ...

A Baseline Study on Technology-Enabled Learning in the Commonwealth Pacific Island Countries: Report

Vaa, Leatuaolevao R (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-11)

This report presents an overview of the developments related to technology-enabled learning in the nine Commonwealth countries of the Pacific as in June 2015. The author provides in-depth analyses of specific country ...

Baseline Study on the Current State of Open and Distance Learning in Cameroon

Ndongfack, Michael N (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-03)

Meeting in Mauritius in May 2014, COL Focal Points from Africa and the Mediterranean Regions reviewed the state of ODL in their respective countries and proceeded to map out their strategic plans for 2015–2018. The report ...

Baseline Study on the Status of Open and Distance Learning in Rwanda

Mukama, Evode (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-07)

The purpose of the study was to gather current baseline data on the status of open, distance and eLearning (ODeL) in Rwanda. This data is vital to the planning of projects and initiatives that support the use of ODeL in ...

Baseline-Endline Report: Reaching the Unreached (RtU) through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan

Ferreira, Frances; Cruz, Charisse; Smith, Kristina (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-01)

This report documents the baseline–endline study by the GIRLS Inspire team’s Reaching the Unreached project to examine the implications of skills training and education for women’s and girls’ empowerment and sustainable ...

Baseline–Endline Report: Preventing Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) through Open, Distance and Technology- Based Education in Bangladesh, Mozambique, Pakistan and Tanzania

Smith, Kristina (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-08)

This report explores the results of the Baseline-Endline study conducted throughout the project to capture its long-term impacts, and was conceptualised through the Performance Measurement Framework (PMF). Surveys were ...

Benefits and Challenges of OER for Higher Education Institutions

Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2010)

Paper commissioned by the Commonwealth of Learning for workshop discussions at the Open Educational Resources (OER) Workshop for Heads of Commonwealth Universities, Cape Town, South Africa, 28 April 2010, and workshop ...

Best Practice in Education Portals: Research Document Prepared for The Commonwealth of Learning and SchoolNet Africa

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

A key feature of the ongoing growth of the Worldwide Web over the past five years has been a proliferation of web portals that focus on supporting school education. While many such sites require subscription and registration, ...

Boys' Underperformance in Education: Revisiting the Issue in the Commonwealth

Jha, Jyotsna; Menon, Niveditha; Chatterjee, Debanita (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2017-11)

Every child, regardless of gender, has the right to an education that offers not only academic learning but also training in the skills they will need to be successful in their particular environment. However, as recent ...

Climate, Communications, and Innovative Technologies: Potential Impacts and Sustainability of New Radio and Internet Linkages in Rural African Communities

Boulahya, Mohammed; Cerda, Macol S; Pratt, Marion; Sponberg, Kelly (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2002-12)

Community radio case studies: case one. Prepared by the Commonwealth of Learning and UNESCO (BREDA) and presented at the UNESCO Conference of Ministers of Education of African Member States, (MINEDAF VIII), Dar es Salaam, ...