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- ItemOpen AccessBook Review: Adoption and Impact of OER in the Global South(2018-07) Perris, Kirk; Gaskell, AnneAdoption and Impact of OER in the Global South takes the reader around the world to learn about developments in open educational resources (OER) from a range of emerging world perspectives. Contributions emanate from South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South and Southeast Asia, offering the reader coverage of more than half the world’s population.
- ItemRestrictedDeveloping an ODL Policy: A Commonwealth Perspective(2018-06-22) Kanwar, Asha; Perris, KirkPresented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, at the University of the Gambia, Banjul, The Gambia, 22 June 2018. Co-written with Dr Kirk Perris, Adviser, Education, Commonwealth of Learning.
- ItemOpen AccessEvaluation and Lessons Learned from Professionalising Youth Work Micro-credentials in Fiji and the Bahamas: A Comparative Analysis(2022-09) Perris, Kirk; Naidu, Som; Pluim, Gary; Johnson, Janelle; Newman, Mairette; Bhartu, Deepak; Semeniuk, JanaPCF10 Sub-theme: Inspiring Innovations [PRESENTATION] // Since 2019, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) has worked with partners to develop micro-credentials aimed at professionalising youth workers, or aspiring youth workers. Youth workers are individuals on the front lines who engage directly with youth, mainly through government, non-government and civil society organisations. // COL, with research and capacity-building support from Lakehead University in Canada, developed two online, facilitated micro-credentials, each comprised of six courses; in the Pacific in 2020-21 and then in the Bahamas in 2021. In the Pacific, course delivery was facilitated by the Pacific Centre for Flexible and Open Learning for Development, located at the University of the South Pacific. In the Caribbean, course delivery was facilitated by the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute. Data collected in the Pacific initiative included participation data from 2,503 registered learners, and pre- and post-course experience surveys. Data collected in the Bahamas, which is at an earlier stage of implementation, included data from 6 interview and focus groups of ministry and post-secondary education professionals. // In this workshop we will focus on two halves. In the first half, we will offer a description of each project including youth issues, selection of stakeholders, and contextualisation. In the second half, we will engage participants to reflect on the first half presentation and then be organized into small groups to engage in varying activities that will also be informed by their own experiences in multi stakeholder projects. The workshop will close with an open discussion in plenary. // The outcomes of the workshop are to: Advance understanding on mechanisms that may enable fruitful engagement across international and cultural boundaries; the centrality and value of co-development in such activities; and problematizing international partnerships in the context of project management and participatory action research with a view to forming some generalizations to the benefit of all attendees. // Paper ID 8625
- ItemOpen AccessMassive Open Online Course (MOOC) on MOOCs: Course Evaluation(2015) Perris, KirkThe MOOC on MOOCs course offered jointly by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT‐K), and the Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP), in the fall, 2014, had enrolment of 2,344 participants from 91 countries (1,688 participants were characterized as active based on volume of activity). In total, 310 participants earned a certificate of participation and among these, 111 participants earned a certificate of competence. The course was characterized by its openness. Registration required no personal or demographic information (save an email address for verification). Participants’ desire for assessment once the course had begun was met, and the course was lengthened to accommodate more time for learning and to meet assessment requirements. The MoM course was run on a beta version of the mooKIT platform, designed by IIT‐K
- ItemOpen AccessPartnership for Enhanced Blended Learning: Quality Assurance Workshop(2018-04-17) Perris, Kirk; Mohee, RomeelaPresented by Professor Romeela Mohee, Education Specialist: Higher Education, COL, and Dr Kirk Perris, Adviser: Education, COL, at a quality assurance workshop (as part of the Partnership for Enhanced and Blended Learning (PEBL) project), Nairobi, Kenya, 17-20 April 2018.
- ItemOpen AccessTechnology Enabled Learning: Dual-Mode Institutions Workshop: Day 1(2018-04-11) Perris, KirkPresented by Dr Kirk Perris, Adviser: Education, Commonwealth of Learning, at a 2-day workshop on technology-enabled learning (TEL), National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja, Nigeria, 11-12 April 2018.
- ItemOpen AccessTechnology Enabled Learning: Dual-Mode Institutions Workshop: Day 2(2018-04-12) Perris, KirkPresented by Dr Kirk Perris, Adviser: Education, Commonwealth of Learning, at a 2-day workshop on technology-enabled learning (TEL), National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja, Nigeria, 11-12 April 2018.