06. Speeches & Presentations

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    15th Triennial Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers
    ( 2003-10-30) Perinbam, Lewis
    Notes for Remarks to Commonwealth Education Ministers 15th triennial Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (15CCEM) Edinburgh, Scotland, 30 October 2003 by Mr. Lewis Perinbam, O.C. Chairman of the Board of Governors, Commonwealth of Learning // As the new Chairman of the Commonwealth of Learning I am honoured to speak to you briefly on behalf of COL's Board of Governors. I count it a privilege to have been asked to become its Chairman. I accepted this invitation because of my respect and admiration for COL's impressive achievements since it was created fifteen years ago - and my desire to contribute to its advancement. And because I consider that COL adds new dimensions to Commonwealth cooperation and enhances the Commonwealth.
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    Access to Learning for Development
    ( 2007-05-17) Daniel, John
    Launch of the 5th Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, University of London, 17 May 2007, Access to Learning for Development, Remarks by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning // It is a great pleasure to be here with our colleagues from the University of London to participate in the launch of the 5th Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning. I am particularly delighted that my former UNESCO colleague Dr Abdul Khan was able to give the keynote address. He and I were appointed Assistant Directors-General at UNESCO at the same time at the end of the year 2000 but our links go back longer than that. We have both led open universities, he in India, me in the UK, and we have both worked for the Commonwealth of Learning. Today UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning are working together to harness information, communications and educational technologies to development. I thank him for his inspiring words. // The Commonwealth of Learning is delighted to be working with the University of London to put on the 5th Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning here in London in July next year. Let me begin with a few words about the Commonwealth of Learning before I talk about the Forum itself.
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    Achieving Lifelong Learning for All: What are the possibilities?
    ( 2021-05-23) Kanwar, Asha
    Event Cancelled. Video presentation was to be delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar at the online Global Education Conference 2021, Experts Group for Lifelong Learning, 23 May 2021.
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    Adding Global Value
    ( 2015-11-28) Kanwar, Asha
    Presented at CHOGM Malta 2015 at the Foreign Ministers’ Roundtable on 28 November 2015 by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO.
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    Addressing the Teacher Gap through Open and Distance Learning: the Work of the Commonwealth of Learning
    ( 2009-06-22) Uvalić-Trumbić, Stamenka ; Umar, Abdurrahman ; Daniel, John
    Meeting of the International Task Force on ‘Teachers for Education for All’, UNESCO HQ, Paris, 22 June 2009, Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić (UNESCO), Abdurrahman Umar & Sir John Daniel (COL) // In its Teacher Education work COL starts from the challenge of the desperate shortage of teachers in both developing and developed countries. Many millions of teachers need training or retraining. This is a challenge of scale that, in COL’s view, can only be addressed by using technology, particularly the technologies of open and distance learning, ODL.
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    Africa Focal Points Meeting
    ( 2020-04) Kanwar, Asha
    Presentation by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President and CEO, at the online Focal Points Meeting for Africa and Europe, April 28-29, 2020.
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    As I Take Up My Position As President
    ( 2012-06-07) Kanwar, Asha
    Transcript of After-dinner remarks at the COL Board of Governors, Farewell Dinner for Sir John Daniel, 7 June 2012. Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, Commonwealth of Learning.
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    Asa Briggs Lecture: Communications, the Commonwealth and the Future
    ( 1994-05-10) Dilks, David
    The Inaugural Commonwealth Lecture (since renamed to the Asa Briggs lecture) delivered in The Middleton Hall of The Universily of Hull on 10 May 1994, by Professor David Dilks, Vice Chancellor, The University of Hull.
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    Assistance to Member States
    ( 2017-10-02) Kanwar, Asha
    Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, at the 34th Diplomats Induction Programme, 2 October 2017, London, UK.
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    “Brave New World” That Has Such Education Futures
    ( 2020-12-01) Kanwar, Asha
    Virtually presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at Educa Berlin (OEB) 2020 on 1 December 2020.
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    Building Resilient Education Systems
    ( 2020-11-25) Kanwar, Asha
    Video presentation by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO delivered at the ICDE Presidents' Forum, 25 November 2020.
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    CADE and COL / L’ACED et COL
    ( 2005-05-09) Daniel, John
    Canadian Association for Distance Education / Association canadienne de l'éducation à distance, 2005 Annual Conference / Congrès annuel 2005, CADE and COL / L'ACED et COL, Welcoming remarks / Mot de bienvenue, 9 May 2005 by: Sir John Daniel, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning // In 1987 Canada hosted both the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, known as CHOGM, and the Sommet de la Francophonie. Prime Minister Mulroney made proposals to both meetings for new programmes that would apply technology to education, proposals that were developed with the help of a number of CADE people. As a result, at the CHOGM meeting the Heads of Government decided to create the Commonwealth of Learning. // COL is an intergovernmental development agency. What do I mean by development? Nobel laureate Amartya Sen defines development simply as the enhancement of freedom. A nation develops by the enhancement of the freedoms that its people enjoy. Freedom is not only the aim of development, but also the means by which it is reached. That is because people, acting as free agents, are the most effective drivers of development.
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    Can Open Learning Transform Society?
    ( 2017-12-16) Kanwar, Asha ; Balasubramanian, K ; Mishra, Sanjaya
    Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, at Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University (KKHSOU), 16 December 2017, Guwahati, India. Co-written with Dr. K Balasabramanian, Vice President, COL and Dr. Sanjaya Mishra, Education Specialist: eLearning, COL.
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    Caribbean Focal Points Meeting: Saint Lucia
    ( 2020-01-27) Kanwar, Asha
    Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar at the COL Focal Points Meeting - Caribbean region, 27 January 2020, Saint Lucia.
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    Celebrating COL's 25th Anniversary
    ( 2013-06-13) Whiteman, Burchell
    Remarks at COL’s Board of Governors Reception, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 13 June 2013 by The Honourable Burchell Whiteman, O.J., Chair, COL Board of Governors // It is a particular honour and a real pleasure to be the Chair of this major Commonwealth organisation when it marks the successful completion of its first quarter of a century of operation. The Commonwealth of Learning is undoubtedly one of the outstanding examples of Commonwealth visioning and Commonwealth cooperation and I join with all of you in paying tribute to those who have made this institution what it is today.
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    Celebrating COL's 25th Anniversary
    ( 2013-06-13) Kanwar, Asha
    Remarks at COL’s Board of Governors Reception, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 13 June 2013 by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth of Learning // Thank you for joining us for our 25th anniversary celebrations. Twenty five years ago the Commonwealth Heads of Government met here in Vancouver and decided to establish an organization that would use distance learning and technologies to promote education and training in Member States and to strengthen Commonwealth cooperation. Today we can say that COL has fulfilled that vision and become a well-respected organization that helps governments and institutions to expand the scale, efficiency and quality of learning that leads to development.
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    COL Activities in the Caribbean
    ( 2023-01-30) Newman, Mairette
    Presented by Dr Mairette Newman, Education Specialist: VUSSC at the Regional Focal Points Meeting – CARIBBEAN held in Jamaica, 30-31 January 2023.
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    COL and Kenyatta University: A Multi-Dimensional Partnership
    ( 2022-04-26) Kanwar, Asha
    "COL and Kenyatta University: A Multi-Dimensional Partnership", presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, on 26 April 2022.
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    COL Board of Governor's Reception
    ( 2014-06-11) Kanwar, Asha
    Remarks COL Board of Governor's Reception, 11 June 2014 by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning
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    COL Governance
    ( 2019-11-21) Kanwar, Asha
    Delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar at the 36th Commonwealth Diplomats Induction Programme, London, UK.