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Application of Interactive Methods in a Distance Education Programme
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)The Faculty of Education of the Open University of Sri Lanka has incorporated interactive techniques such as interactive day schools and assignments to the teaching-learning process of a teacher education programme ... -
Broadening access to Education in Namibia through a range of innovative ODL Programmes and delivery methods at the Namibian College of Open Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)Based on the mandate to “provide opportunities for adults and out-of-school youths to upgrade their professional and vocational skills, to contribute toward the social and economic development of Namibians through open ... -
Building an effective ‘Open Education Resource’ (OER) Environment for Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: The TESSA Experience
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)The provision of basic education for all children by 2015 is one of the world’s major educational objectives. Through UNESCO’s Education for All (EFA) commitments and the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) national ... -
Capacity Building in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) for Agricultural Development in Zambia
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)In its efforts to reduce poverty and improve food security, the Government of Zambia has given priority to agriculture. However, this sector faces a lot of challenges such as the need for trained human resource. // In ... -
Commonwealth Secretary General
(Nexus TV, 2008)Interview with Commonwealth Secretary General, HE Kamalesh Sharma at the Fifth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, London, July 2008. -
Considerations of Design and Development Aspects of Collaborative Technologies to Facilitate Ideas on Open Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)Interests on access to open learning, some tangential while others significant, have surfaced as the shared agenda of much debate in the educational community. This emergence of current technologies possesses unimaginable ... -
Developing Citizens: BBC News for Children and Young People around the World
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)Workshop Session: The BBC has developed complementary strategies to enable young people and children in the UK and around the world to develop as Global Citizens through the News. In a 90 minute participatory workshop ... -
Enrichment of Learning Experience of Rural Children through Interactive Multimedia
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)Learning is a process of active engagement with experience. It is what people do when they want to make sense of the world. It may involve an increase in skills, knowledge, understanding, values and the capacity to ... -
Environment Education of Teachers Through Technology Mediated Open and Distance Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)The earth’s environment is in crisis mainly because it is being abused beyond its capacity by human beings. The present paper examines the need for environmental education and awareness in the present times. The paper ... -
Erasing the Margins: A Case Study of Alternative Opportunities to Schools in Vanuatu
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)The University of the South Pacific (USP) serves a unique region of the Commonwealth. It is a major provider of tertiary education to its twelve member countries of which each have their own individual educational ... -
Examination - On Demand (E-OD) : An Innovation In Exam System
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)When i start the day with morning news paper, it’s very sad to learn that-“Exam System drives Kids to Suicide - 6000 died of exam in 2007 in India” which means 16 youths a day. Unbelievable to me and to the world. The ... -
Examination On-Demand: Implementation Strategies in Open Schooling System
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)The present day examination system is characterized by memorization in the baneful effects of the phenomenon. The existing examination system is more or less a test of rote memory with little emphasis on understanding ... -
Expanding the Horizon of Education: The Case of Presidents's Special Initiative on Distance Learning, Ghana
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)The paper presents the experiences of the President’s Special Initiative on Distance Learning (PSI-DL) in providing distance education at the pre-tertiary level as an alternative means of expanding access to education ... -
Fifth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2008)Highlights of the keynote presentations at the Fifth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, Lon . Includes: 1. Sir Graeme Davies, Vice Chancellor, University of London, opening remarks.(Duration:08:07) - 2.Sir John ... -
Generating Mass Movement for Creating Quality School Education for All
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)This paper reports an initiative by a group of institutions and individuals who have worked together to develop school and teacher education programs on e-Platform developed by MKCL. Its goal has been to develop a new ... -
Girl Learners Using Mobile Phones in the Classroom for Mathematical Education
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)The UN defines South Africa as a middle-income country, yet there are concerns about quality of education, especially in poorer areas. This concern, linked with unemployment figures of between 27 and 40% (over 5 million ... -
Guiding Learners in New Higher Education Spaces: What Role for UNESCO?
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)The pace of change in higher education is accelerating. Enrolment rates of around 40-50 % of the relevant age group are now thought necessary for a country to function well in a competitive and interdependent world. In ... -
Highlights of the Fifth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF5)
(Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2008)Highlights of COL's Fifth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning; University of London, July 2008. Commonwealth of Learning. Duration: 9:32. -
ICT in South Africa: Opportunities and Challenges from a NGO Perspective
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)The area of ICT, health and education were identified as priority areas by the South African government (for example, the e-Education white paper of 2004, and the e-Health policy of 2006). The e-readiness ranking of the ... -
Improving Junior and Senior Open Learning Classes for “Push Overs” (Drop-Outs) in Zambia
(Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)Open and Distance Learning has over time been given paltry attention at all levels of education administration and management in Zambia. In the Ministry of Education the Directorate for Open and Distance Education (DODE) ...
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