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Innovations in Learning and Development: A Case from the Arab World
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2014)
The twenty-first century is witnessing innovative practices in the advancement of learning in the developed world as a consequence of the technological revolution of the period and the increased demand for higher education ...
The Role Distance Learning has to Play in Offender Education
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2014)
This article looks into the uses of digital and online tools in distance learning to improve literacy and numeracy of offenders in New Zealand prisons. Looking at the benefits and restrictions of digital education within ...
Widening Access to Science-Oriented Programmes in Tertiary Institutions in Ghana Through Distance Education
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2014)
An initiative in Science and Technology disciplines was introduced to expand access to KNUST programmes by distance. This study examined the level of access and challenges faced by learners in science oriented programmes ...
Promoting Developmental Research – a Challenge for African Universities
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2014)
There are two well-known and often-quoted facts about Sub-Saharan Africa. One is that, in spite of significant progress made in recent years, Africa remains the least developed region in the world and is unlikely to achieve ...
What Learning for What Development?
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2014)
After reviewing the evolution of attitudes to poverty and education we note how it influenced the early provision of schooling and the emergence of a global agenda for international development and universal education. At ...
Curricular Innovation and Digitisation at a Mega University in the Developing World – The UNISA ‘Signature Course’ Project
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2014)
As part of the endeavor to reposition itself in the open distance and e-learning arena, the University of South Africa (UNISA) has designed and developed six modular courses (one module per College) referred to as ‘Signature ...
Book Review: Selwyn, Neil (2013). Education in a Digital World: Global Perspectives on Technology and Education. New York: Routledge.
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2014)
This is a relatively short book but in its 164 pages and eight chapters, Selwyn manages to present a penetrating analysis of the role of educational technology in international development and the often hidden ideologies ...
Harnessing OER to Develop Teachers: The Guyana Experience
(Commonwealth of Learning, 2014)
The Ministry of Education in Guyana has prioritised increasing the number of qualified teachers by providing opportunities to both pre- and in-service teachers to gain relevant qualifications. This paper describes the ...
Book Review: Moon, Bob. (2013). Teacher Education and the Challenge of Development: A Global Analysis. New York: Routledge.
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2014)
This is a wide-ranging, ambitious book that sets out to explore the connectivities between teacher education and the development agenda, in the context of low and middle-income economies. In four distinct sections, it ...
Book Review: Chinedu I. O. Okeke & Comfort B.S. Mndebele (2013) Education Reform in the SADC Region: Challenges and Responses in the 21st Century. Scientific & Academic Publishing, USA.
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2014)
This book promised much; a series of vignettes and critical studies of innovations, initiatives and debates across different education sectors in Southern Africa from local academics with a variety of discipline backgrounds ...
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