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Sustaining and Scaling Pedagogic Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Grounded Insights for Teacher Professional Development
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)
Developing sustainable and scalable educational initiatives is a key challenge in low-income countries where donor-funded short-term projects are limited by both contextual factors and programme design. In this concept ...
Student Perceptions of the Creation and Reuse of Digital Educational Resources in a Community Development-Oriented Organisation
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)
This case study explores students’ perceptions of the creation and reuse of digital teaching and learning resources in their work as tutors as part of a volunteer community development organisation at a large South African ...
Book Review: Open: The Philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)
Democratisation of education is the need of the hour across the globe. Before it is done, education needs to be liberated from the cost circumference in addition to removing other barriers. The “Open” movement is one such ...
Informal Lifelong Learning for Development in Papua New Guinea: A Case Study from the Margins into the Mainstream
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)
This article traces the impact of the Ginigoada Foundation on the educational development of thousands of children and adults in Papua New Guinea (PNG). // Port Moresby, capital city of Papua New Guinea (PNG), had been ...
Editorial: Meeting sustainable development goal 4: Some key contributions
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-04)
The articles in this issue all provide important contributions towards meeting SDG4. They highlight the role of informal learning (Kidu), community development (Pascevicius & Hodgkins-Williams), Open Educational Resources ...
Editorial: Open Education, Open Educational Practice and the Concept of Openness: Issues and Challenges
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-07)
All the articles in this issue contribute to the debates surrounding Open Education, including Open Universities, Open Educational Resources (OER) and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
Implementing a Blended/Online Learning Policy on a Face-to-Face Campus: Perspectives of Administrators and Implications for Change
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-07)
Many universities are currently exploring the factors that impact implementation of blended learning policies and institutions. In the Caribbean this is particularly important as financial support by governments in the ...
Challenges of Adopting Open Educational Resources (OER) in Kenyan Secondary Schools: The Case of Open Resources for English Language Teaching (ORELT)
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-07)
Kenya, like many African countries, has faced enormous challenges in the production of and access to quality relevant teaching and learning materials and resources in primary and secondary school classrooms. This has been ...
Open and Distance eLearning in Asia: Country Initiatives and Institutional Cooperation for the Transformation of Higher Education in the Region
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-07)
This paper is an attempt to describe the situation of higher education in Asia including the challenges it faced as well as the open and distance elearning initiatives by different countries and universities. Data gathering ...
Learning for Development in the Context of South Africa: Considerations for Open Education Resources in Improving Higher Education Outcomes
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2018-07)
Education is at the core of South Africa’s national development. The National Development Plan recognizes the potential of education to transform individuals and drive attainment of other development goals. The country’s ...
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