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- ItemOpen AccessBuilding Appropriate Distance Education Options from the Ground Up(2002-07) George, Nancy A; Rand, DavidPCF2 // Working paper presented by Nancy A George and David Rand at the Second Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF2) in Durban, South Africa. //
- ItemOpen AccessSelected Issues in the Transformation of the College of Arts Science and Technology (CAST) into the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTECH): Considerations in Developing a Learner-Centred Curriculum and Quality Assurance Measures for Open Learning and Distance Education(1999-03) George, Nancy APCF1 // Working paper presented by Nancy A George at the First Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF1) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. //
- ItemOpen AccessSouth-South-South Collaboration: Using e-Mail to Develop ICT Policy in African Polytechnics(2008-09) George, Nancy APCF5 Sub-theme: Livelihoods // The Commonwealth Association of Polytechnics in Africa (CAPA) with support from the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is assisting its members to develop relevant institutional policies to support the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for open and distance learning in their respective contexts. // The participating polytechnics are Ho Polytechnic in the Volta Region of Ghana, Kenya Polytechnic University College in Nairobi, Kenya, the Technical and Vocational Teachers’ College in Lusaka, Zambia, and Eastern Polytechnic, in Kenema, Sierra Leone. Authorised by the heads of their respective institutions, designated staff members in these four polytechnics worked with an ICT policy developer experienced in ODL who lives in the Caribbean to develop a viable framework for an institutional ICT policy that can be used both in African polytechnics and shared more widely to draft relevant ICT policies supporting open and distance learning in a tertiary educational context. // Using traditional methods of face-to-face meetings at some location central to the four institutions located on opposite sides of the African continent would have been impractical because of the cost; however, the collaborative use of Dgroups, a relatively simple and innovative software platform developed and supported by Bellanet of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), allowed designated individuals to communicate and share electronic resources with each other via e-mail, making discussion and communication among the participants both economically viable and convenient. // This paper will present the background of the initiative and its progress from conception to final product. It will highlight the successes and challenges in using the Dgroups modality to develop institutional ICT policy to support open and distance learning (ODL) in TVET, and present the policy framework emerging from the initiative. // Paper ID 408
- ItemOpen AccessUsing Appreciative Inquiry (AI) for Planning ODL An Experiential Workshop(2008-09) George, Nancy APCF5 Sub-theme: Cross-cutting Themes // In situations of social conflict and organisational change, institutions frequently undertake planning initiatives to address the challenges they face. Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a valuable tool for initiating positive change and encouraging implementation of the results. // Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is one of the best kept secret in strategic planning. The system was developed by David Cooperrider and Suresh Srivastva at CASE Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management in1987. Since that time, it has become a major revolutionary tool in planning institutional change in education, the private sector and NGOs. Through its positive approaches to planning, participants involved in AI workshops collaborate in identifying planning solutions that are practical and engaging in a positive and constructive way. // This workshop will demonstrate the AI methodology. In the latter part of the workshop, participants will be able to explore opportunities for using the AI methodology to generate “buy-in” and active commitment to strategies necessary to implement ODL successfully in an institutional environment. Since this planning strategy is participatory, those choosing to participate in it at the conference will be required to do some preliminary preparation. // Paper ID 459