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PublicationReport of the Workshop on Distance Education( 1989)The workshop was convened by educational leaders in Namibia to discuss ... The workshop quickly generated ideas about possible roles. -
PublicationTechnical and vocational education and training by distance: Report of an International Conference Convened by The Commonwealth of Learning( 1990)Education and training in all countries can no longer rely on traditional methods alone to meet the needs and demands ofstudents, industry and governments. Indeed, the changing expectations of individual and corporate clients require a complete overhaul of public education and training.
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PublicationEducation Technology 2000 : A Global Vision for Open and Distance Learning( 1997)Educational Technology 2000: A Global Vision for Open and Distance Learning, held in August 1996, was an opportunity for nearly 200 educators and technologists from 38 countries to gather in Singapore to share, discuss and debate many of the important issues in open and distance learning. This collection of keynote addresses and conference papers is rich in diversity, containing thoughtful analyses and challenges for the future.
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PublicationEducation Technology 2000 : A Global Vision for Open and Distance Learning( 1997)Educational Technology 2000: A Global Vision for Open and Distance Learning, held in August 1996, was an opportunity for nearly 200 educators and technologists from 38 countries to gather in Singapore to share, discuss and debate many of the important issues in open and distance learning. This collection of keynote addresses and conference papers is rich in diversity, containing thoughtful analyses and challenges for the future.
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PublicationBarriers to Information and Communication Technologies Encountered by Women: Country Presentations( 1998)Education and training opportunities provided through distance and open learning are one of the few educational areas in which women in the developing world are well represented. Open and distance learning helps to overcome some of the challenges that women and girls face when the only other opportunities for education are provided through conventional means. However with the increased use of the new information and communications technologies (ICTs) to deliver open and distance learning, it is feared that this trend may be reversed and women may become marginalised due to issues relating to the access to, and their confidence and ability to use these new technologies.
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PublicationBarriers to Information and Communication Technologies Encountered by Women: Summary Report( 1998-11)Commonwealth of Learning Abstract: Regional expert meetings convened by Commonwealth of Learning (COL) - COL and its network are continuing work in addressing gender barriers, such as those encountered by women, to the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for education and training, and especially for open and distance learning. From 1998 to 2001, COL convened four regional expert group meetings to identify barriers to information and communications technologies (ICTs) in education based on gender differences. Reports from these meetings are available here, in Acrobat PDF format. The symposiums have been held in India, Barbados, Tanzania and New Zealand and relate to the discussions around the "digital divide", which have identified a particular need to address the implications of the ICT revolution for women, especially if they are not to be deprived of the opportunity to participate fully in the emerging economy likely to shape the 21st century.
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PublicationKnowledge Management Roundtable: Report and proposals for action( 1999)Commonwealth of Learning hosted a " Knowledge Management Roundtable" at its Vancouver headquarters 19 - 21 October 1999. Experts in distance education libraries and information databases discussed the changing nature of knowledge management and available technologies and examined how COL and its Information Resource Centre can best meet the needs of stakeholders around the Commonwealth.
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PublicationIdentifying Barriers Encountered by Women in the Use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) for Open and Distance Learning in the Caribbean: Summary Report( 1999)Open and distance learning methodologies help girls and women overcome some of the challenges they face in attaining education when the only opportunities available to them are provided through conventional means. With the onslaught of the new information and communications technologies (ICTs) to deliver open and distance learning, however, it is feared that this trend may be reversed and that women may become marginalised in accessing distance education due to issues relating to the use of these technologies. Further, the influx of the new technologies may have an impact on the staff employed to work in distance learning environments. If women are disadvantaged in accessing and using the new technologies, this may influence the type of positions for which they are employed
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PublicationThe Transformation of Distance Education in Africa( 1999-03)PCF1 // One of the major developments in the field of education in Africa this century, apart from the taking over by Africans of the running of their education systems from departing colonialists, has been the relative growth of distance education. Emerging a century earlier in the circuitously pioneered offerings through colonial intervention, it has experienced some level of growth as to warrant an examination of its transformation. A quick appraisal of the nature of such transformation is the focus of this paper. // The acceptance of the system of instruction in Africa as an additional approach to teaching and learning has reasons that are not totally different from global ones. While geographical and socio-economic circumstances, problems of educational imbalance, the establishment of adult education units and departments in African universities were major factors, others such as improved communication systems and the introduction of the postal system in Africa were also noticeable. The diffusion of foreign educational practices from the colonies, and the growth of the entrepreneurial spirit in education were also major factors in the transformation of the system. //
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PublicationThe Management of Distance Education in Nigerian Universities: Achievements, Problems and Prospects( 1999-03)PCF1 // Working paper presented by Bade A Agboola at the First Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF1) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. //
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PublicationNon-Formal Education Programmes in Bangladesh: A First Step for Developing Countries( 1999-03)PCF1 // Working paper presented by Alamgir, A K M at the First Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF1) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam //
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PublicationThe First Graduates of the Makerere University External Degree Programme in Uganda( 1999-03)PCF1 // Working paper presented by Jessica N. Aguti at the First Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF1) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam //
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PublicationOne Year of Virtual University Experience at Makerere University in Uganda( 1999-03)PCF1 // Working paper presented by Aguti, Jessica N at the First Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF1) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.
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PublicationStaff Training in Distance Education at Bangladesh Open University( 1999-03)PCF1 // Working paper presented by Md. Shafiqul Alam at the First Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF1) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam //
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PublicationEvaluation of Some Distance Learning Programmes at Nigerian Universities( 1999-03)PCF1 // Working paper presented by Anthony Ali at the First Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF1) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam //
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PublicationA Critical Assessment of Learner Support Services Provided by the Zimbabwe Open University( 1999-03)PCF1 // Working paper presented by Timothy E. S. Benza, Ruben Chitsika, Farai S. Mvere, Darlington Nyakupinda, and Julius G. Mugadzaweta, at the First Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF1) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. //
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PublicationOpen and Distance Learning: From a Second Class Alternative to Stimulating New Educational Strategies?( 1999-03)PCF1 // Working paper presented by John E Anderson at the First Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF1) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. //
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PublicationAcademic Standards of Extension and Satellite Programmes of Nigerian Universities: Management and Control( 1999-03)PCF1 // Working paper presented by Anthony Ali at the First Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF1) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. //
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PublicationSupporting Open Learning Students in a Developing Country: A South African Experience( 1999-03)PCF1 // Working paper presented by Paul Beneke at the First Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF1) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. //
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PublicationMulti-Purpose Learning Centres in an Open Learning Environment in South Africa( 1999-03)PCF1 // Working paper presented by Ginger Bester at the First Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF1) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. //