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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    21st Century Skills for Sustainable Development
    (2020-12-04) Mays, Tony
    Presented by Dr Tony Mays, Education Specialist: Open Schooling at the Distance Education Association of Southern Africa (DEASA) 2020 Virtual Conference on 4 December 2020.
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    61st Annual Convocation address of Chief Guest prof. Asha Kanwar
    (2011-12-07) Kanwar, Asha
    A video of Professor Asha Kanwar's Convocation Address at the SNDT Women’s University (7 December 2011) held in Mumbai, India. Duration: 15:28
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    A Green Learning Agenda
    (2022-08-03) Kanwar, Asha
    Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO, at the Fourth Pan-Commonwealth Training Programme on Women and Leadership in Open and Distance Learning in collaboration with Wawasan Open University in Penang, Malaysia, on 3 August 2022.
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    A Green Learning Agenda
    (2023-01-31) Kanwar, Asha
    Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the Regional Focal Points Meeting – CARIBBEAN held in Jamaica, 31 January 2023.
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    Academic Leadership
    (2014-06-18) Kanwar, Asha
    Presentation slides from 2nd International Conference on Open and Distance e-Learning, Manila, Philippines, 18 June 2014, Academic Leadership, by , Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning
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    Acceptance Speech at the Convocation of the Open University Sri Lanka
    (2016-05-17) Kanwar, Asha
    Acceptance Speech by Professor Asha Kanwar, President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, upon receiving an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters (D. Lit.) Honoris Causa from the Open University of Sri lanka on 17 May 2016.
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    Acceptance Speech at the Convocation of the University of Swaziland
    (2016-10-15) Kanwar, Asha
    Acceptance speech by Professor Asha Kanwar, President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, upon receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Swaziland on 15 October 2016.
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    Acceptance Speech at the Convocation of the Wawasan Open University
    (2016-11-24) Kanwar, Asha
    Acceptance speech by Professor Asha Kanwar, President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, upon receiving an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia on 24 November 2016.
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    Acceptance Speech at the Special Convocation of The Open University, London
    (2016-04-22) Kanwar, Asha
    Distance education and technologies have opened up infinite possibilities for millions across the Commonwealth. Achieving sustainable development remains an aspirational goal for all of us. How can we meaningfully contribute to our own development and that of our societies in a sustainable manner? How can we make this a more prosperous, more equitable world where the futures of coming generations are not compromised?
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    Access to Education: A Guarantee of a Less Divided World?
    (2001-07-02) Macdonald, H Ian
    Access to Education: A Guarantee of a Less Divided World? The Sixth G. Ram Reddy Memorial Lecture, Gyan Darshan Educational Channel of Doodarshan, Indira Gandhi National Open University, The Commonwealth of Learning, New Delhi, India 2 July 2001 by Dr. H. Ian Macdonald, Chairman, The Commonwealth of Learning // I hope that Ram Reddy would have approved of the title of my Lecture- Access to Education: A Guarantee of a Less Divided World? I am sure that he would. During the all too brief period when I was privileged to work with him on the Board of Governors of The Commonwealth of Learning, I became instantly aware of two qualities: first, he insisted on knowing the objective of any course of action; second, he was in every sense a citizen of the world. And so, although he was a pioneer in the methodologies of distance education and open learning, he was forceful in forever raising the issue of the basic purpose of education. That purpose was no narrow or self-serving end; rather, it had a relationship to the concept of making the world a better place, both locally and globally. That is the task with which I wish to wrestle in my reflective monologue today. // For many years and in most places, philosophers have argued about the purpose of education: is it for individual betterment as an end in itself, or should it be for occupational preparation? In his famous discourses in 1852, Cardinal John Henry Newman argued: "Knowledge is capable of being its own end. Such is the constitution of the human mind, that any kind of knowledge, if it be really such, is its own reward." And yet, at that very time, the great universities of Oxford and Cambridge were also designed for occupational preparation: to produce teachers, lawyers, ministers, doctors and public servants.
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    Access to Justice
    (2022-11-25) Kanwar, Asha
    Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting (CLLM) in Mauritius, on 25 November 2022.
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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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    Access to Success
    (2009-10-10) Daniel, John
    Remarks by Sir John Daniel, Commonwealth of Learning at the ceremony to launch preparations for the, 6th Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, Chennai, India, 10 October 2009 // The title we have chosen for PCF6 is Access and Success in Learning: Global Development Perspectives. We want to stress the importance of successful learning. We know now that with technology we can take learning to scale. We also know from examples that it is possible to take learning to scale with high quality. What we must do is achieve quality at scale consistently in the most cost-effective manner. That is where the global exchange of experience is invaluable. // The programme of PCF6, which will be developed under the able leadership of Dr Ramanujam, will aim for an integrated blend of themes and sessions, some originating in COL’s own programme of work, some in the papers submitted for presentation. This blend should not be difficult to achieve because COL’s programme of work for 2009-2012 was developed in the light of Commonwealth needs, contemporary trends, and government priorities – all in a perspective of global development.
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    Accessible OER: Where to Start?
    (2017-12-20) Kanwar, Asha; Abeywardena, Ishan S; Mishra, Sanjaya
    Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, at the 6th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Accessibility, 20 December 2017, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Co-written with Dr. Ishan Abeywardena, Adviser: Open Educational Resources, COL and Dr. Sanjaya Mishra, Education Specialist: eLearning, COL
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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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    Achieving Lifelong Learning for All: what are the possibilities?
    (2021-12-10) Kanwar, Asha
    Achieving Lifelong Learning for All: what are the possibilities? Keynote presented virtually by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the Global Education Conference 2021, India 10 December 2021.
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    Achieving Lifelong Learning for All: Where are We Now? What Next?
    (2019-02-11) Kanwar, Asha; Carr, Alexis; Balasubramanian, K; Mishra, Sanjaya
    Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning at the ICDE Lillehammer Lifelong Learning Summit 2019, 11 February 2019. Co-written with Ms Alexis Carr, Research Coordinator, COL, Dr K Balasubramanian, former Vice President, COL, and Dr Sanjaya Mishra, Education Specialist: eLearning, COL.
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    Achieving Lifelong Learning in the Age of Digitisation: What are the possibilities?
    (2021-10-14) Kanwar, Asha
    Achieving Lifelong Learning in the Age of Digitisation - What are the possibilities?: Presented virtually by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the 20th China International Conference on Distance Education, hosted by the Open University of China, Beijing, October 14-15, 2021.
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    Achieving Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age: the Role of Open Universities
    (2021-11-24) Kanwar, Asha
    "Achieving Lifelong Learning in the Digital Age: the role of Open Universities", virtually presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO at the 2021 Lifelong Education Forum, Zhejiang Open University, China, on 24 November 2021.